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Buffalo in Yellowstone

Posted on August 20, 2019 by forstegrupp

When we drove into Yellowstone park from the Grand Tetons, we were headed to Mammoth Hot Springs. We drove through Hayden Valley at twilight and saw elk and bison. Even a single buffalo will cause a traffic slow down, so … Continue reading →

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Nantucket Weekend

Posted on July 1, 2019 by forstegrupp

For the second year in a row, SH was invited to speak at a conference given by a certain private equity firm. As an added perk, he is allowed to bring a + one. Thank goodness he still wants me … Continue reading →

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Dogs in the Rijksmusem

Posted on June 17, 2019 by forstegrupp

Yesterday SH and I went to this museum and spent most of our time on the second floor in the 1600-1700 galleries. Given the vast number of paintings by famous artists, including Rembrandt’s “The Night’s Watch,” I decided for this … Continue reading →

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Yarn Tourism in Amsterdam

Posted on June 16, 2019 by forstegrupp

Yesterday we arrived early in the morning and after a brief nap, SH and I went our separate ways for a few hours. He had to go in to load his slides for his talk the next day and I … Continue reading →

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Australia — hello and goodbye

Posted on April 2, 2019 by forstegrupp

Our time together in Australia passed so very quickly, but we created many wonderful memories: hiking through tropical forests, listening to the rushing water of several waterfalls, riding a ferry to Manly, gazing rapturously at the Sidney Opera House, actually … Continue reading →

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Iran: the preparations

Posted on August 12, 2016 by forstegrupp

Sometimes it is extremely nice to have a famous SH who gets invited to give speeches about his research. This is definitely one of those times. He got me to Paris in July and now it will be Iran!!!!! We … Continue reading →

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Cooling off in the Rhein

Posted on July 2, 2015 by forstegrupp

For our vacation (and husband’s work), we traveled to Switzerland. The first part of the stay was in Grindelwald and the second part in Basel. Basel (and Europe) is suffering in a heat wave with temperatures about 100 F or … Continue reading →

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