South America 2008

FINNEGAN/DANIEL DR 16 September    AR1255            Rio de Janeiro-Buenos Aires (Ezeiza)     1310/1625 23 September    AR 1532           Buenos Aires (Aeroparque)-Cordoba      1700/1820 26 September    PU 293             Cordoba-Montevideo                              1530/1710 29 September    AR 1203           Montevideo-Buenos Aires (Aeroparque)  0830/0915 29 September    AR 1256           Buenos Aires (Ezeiza)-Rio de Janeiro     1455/175 5  

Bulgaria 2008

In August of 2008 Judith and I went to Vera and Lubo’s wedding at the cathedral in Sofia.  The wedding service was sung by two priests while the attendees stood. We also made a trip to Koprivshtitsa.

Festival of Aix

Every year we attend the Aix Festival, usually going to at least one opera with David.     2018 — Seven Stones (Adámek) Ariadne auf Naxos (Strauss) 2017 Erismena (Cavalli) The Rake’s Progress (Stravinsky)         2016 — Oedipus Rex/Symphony of Psalms (Stravinsky)   Pelléas et Mélisande (Debussy) Iolanthe/Persephone (Tchaikovsky/Stravinsky)   2015 — A … Read more

Annual Cheeseburger Party

Starting in 2008 we hosted an annual poolside American Cheeseburger Party in late summer.  The guests varied but generally included David and Wenner, Tom and Tim (always), Evelyn and Louie, Bernadette, Michele, Patrick and Micheal (if in town), Jurgen and Martha.

Papua New Guinea 2008

After a week in Brisbane, we flew to Papua New Guinea. SUMMARY – 14 to 24 May 2008 1 night   Gateway Hotel, Port Moresby 3 nights   Ambua Lodge, Southern Highlands 3 nights   MV Sepik Spirit Cruise 2 nights   Rondon Ridge, Mt Hagen 1 night   Gateway Hotel, Port Moresby ITINERARY IN BRIEF Wed 14 May: Upon … Read more

Villa St. Joseph, Mane France

    525504300RUE HAUTEMANE922181.36319250.45.7676448591440543.9372098597957 We found Villa St. Joseph in the summer of 2007 and closed on the purchase in early 2008. STATUTS SCI THE FINNEGAN RESIDENCE  

Ballooning the Alps 2008

In January of 2008 Judith and I attended the Château-d’Œx International Hot Air Balloon Festival in Switzerland with the American ballooning team led by Stan Hess. Hot Air Ballooning in the Alps 2008

David Galloway

We were introduced to David soon after we bought our house in Mane.  David quickly became a close friend.  We met at Art Basel Miami Beach in 2008, traveled together to Berlin and Japan in 2011 and Uzbekistan in 2014.

Tom and Tim

We met Tom and Tim when we were first looking for a house in France.  They helped us find our house.  They supervised multiple remodeling projects.  They visited us in Buenos Aires in 2013.