Two SOB's
Our travels, our adventures, our memories
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The Forbidden City
May 23, 2016Today was an optional tour to Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. Tiananmen Square is the largest urban square in the world. It can hold up to a million people. Our tour guide, Forest, provided us with lots of information about the buildings surrounding the square. Tom was expecting to…
Race Day!
May 21, 2016Race day is finally here. It started very early with a 2:30a.m. wake-up call for a 3:30 departure. On the way to the wall we heard a pop and I wasn't sure if we blew a tire or ran something over. The bus driver pulled over and checked it out,…From Rickshaws to Subways
May 21, 2016We had a later start time this morning of 9:00, so that of course meant I was up in plenty of time at 4:00a.m. Err - don't think I've quite overcome the jet lag yet. After the buffet breakfast we were on our way to the Hutong area of Beijing.…
Who’s Idea Was This?
May 20, 2016Everyone was excited to head to the Great Wall of China today to check out the wall portion of the race course. We left the hotel at 6:30a.m. for the almost 2 hour bus ride to the wall. We arrived at the wall with plenty of time before the mandatory…
Summer Palace and Acrobatic Show
May 18, 2016I went to bed at midnight on Tuesday night, and I slept relatively well throughout the night. I got up at 6:30 feeling refreshed. After another buffet breakfast at the hotel we were on our way to the Summer Palace. The Summer Palace is a man made palace/gardens for the…Temple, Silk, and Scorpion
May 17, 2016Seeing as I was super exhausted when I went to bed last night, I thought for sure I would sleep the night through, but no that darn jet lag got me. I was up at 11:30p.m. and again at 2:00a.m. Unfortunately when I woke up at 2:00 I wasn't able…China – Our Next Adventure
May 17, 2016The trip that has been in the making for a few years has finally come! It all started in October 2010, when Tom and I were on our European adventure when we walked by the end of a half/full marathon in Paris. At that time, I thought it would be…
Zion National Park… the final park.
June 20, 2015The final park and leg of our vacation is Zion National Park. We were out the door around 7:30a.m. and with a short 5 minute drive (and about the same amount of wait to get into the park) we were parked at the visitor's center and ready to hop the…
Beautiful Bryce Canyon!
June 20, 2015Today's national park was Bryce Canyon. It was a cool day that I don't think got above 62 degrees, which is great hiking weather. The first hike we did was a 3 mile hike into the canyon. The canyon was so beautiful. Every corner you turned there was another amazing…Arches National Park!
June 13, 2015We woke up to cool, cloudy day. Although the grey clouds are disappointing for photography, it does make excellent hiking weather. After a short stop at Arches National Park visitor's center, we went directly to the Delicate arch. With the anticipation of rain, we wanted to make sure we were…Canyonlands here we come!
June 11, 2015So in the last blog post I said I set the alarm for 6:00a.m. right? Well it was 6:00a.m. in Wisconsin, but unfortunately my phone was not set for auto update of date and time, so when the alarm went off it was really 7:00a.m. Fail! We got ready in…Mesa Verde National Park!
June 10, 2015We headed out this morning towards the Four Corners where Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah meet. The Four Corners Monument is the only place in the United States where four states share the same border and simply makes for a photo op. We took our turns and captured pictures…
