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Brussels

In mid-October we took the Eurostar to the capital of Europe (and Belgium), Brussels. We loved the chocolate and enjoyed the city very much. We arrived into town on Friday…

Off to Wales

For the late August Bank holiday (unlike in the states where holidays have special names, here they just call them Bank Holidays) we drove west to visit Wales. Wales is…

Are you ready for some football?

In order to maintain contact with the motherland on important events, I upgraded our satellite dish subscription so I can pick up NFL games on Sunday nights. Sky Sports is…

Our trip to Scotland, part 2

We spent one day in Scotland’s capital city of Edinburgh with our newlywed friends Chuck and Janet. It’s a beautiful city, if a bit touristy, but we loved it and…

Our trip to Scotland, part 1

In June we spent four great days in the two major cites in Scotland. We flew up to meet some recently married friends, one of whom was raised in Glasgow….

Watch our for pickpockets

A few weeks ago we had a visit from an old Virtual I-O coworker, Diana Reid. She had just finished up a six-week walking trip in Northern Spain and came…

A coworker with quite the holiday story

The lead programmer in my group here at Onyx went to France a few weeks ago to climb Mont Blanc. On the way back he and his mates stopped at…

Madrid

After four days of sunny and warm Barcelona we paid a visit to hot and dry Madrid. Not as charming as its northern cousin, Madrid still had lots of wonderful…

Barcelona, part 2

The second set of photos from our trip to Barcelona involve some of the architecture we saw as well as a sample of the street life.

More fun with frozen food

Shopping at our local Sainsbury last week I came across this little gem in the freezer. I think it’s a type of meatball, but I’m not sure. Let me know…