Trips

How I Stole From a Monastery

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Randy

So, I have a confession to make. Randy Aldrich is a thief. I stole from a Monastery back in 1998. Not much, but it happened. We stopped at Ettal on our way to Neuschwanstein & I took a little booklet that described the abbey and the monastery. At the time I thought they were free. … Continue reading »

Categories: Memories, Trips | Tags: book, church, confession, ettal, Germany, ken stoker, monastery, Randy, Randy Aldrich, stole, thief | 8 Comments

1998 Europe Travel Journal

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Randy

I found the following Travel Journal in a bag of my old stuff given to me by my mother. It’s from my from my Trip to Europe with school in 1998. I’ve provided it below, unedited And awesome. I’ve left it mostly intact and punctuation preserved for your enjoyment. Go ahead and laugh, I did. … Continue reading »

Categories: Memories, Trips | Tags: austria, blast from the past, books, Bus, castle, chicago cultural center, concentration camp, dachau, double high tide, Europe, Germany, high school, innsbruck, italy, joseph addison, ken stoker, lucerne, ludwigg II, neuschwanstein, old, old stuff, public transportation, quotes, Randy, rothenburg, salzburg, switzerland, travel journal, trip, vacation, venice, verona | 13 Comments

Our First Climb – Crane Mountain

Posted on January 23, 2010 by Randy

In 2005 we climbed our first mountain (Crane Mountain) together. I had climbed a few in the past but this was our first together. We were spending a week in the Lake George area and what better way to explore the region than from above? While not the tallest mountain we’ve climbed, it was pretty … Continue reading »

Categories: 2005 Lake George, Adirondack Life, Memories | Tags: Adirondack Mountains, Adirondacks, baby aldrich, Crane Mountain, first, hiking, intense, Lake George, mountain, mountain climbing, mountains, Rachel, Randy, steep | 1 Comment

We Came We Saw We Crawled (In Rome)

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Randy

When Charles, Rachel and I visited Rome in 2005 the last thing I expected to do was drink until the sun came up. That’s exactly what happened. We stayed in the Yellow Hostel in the middle of Rome and, although we didn’t know it until the second night, we were bunking(in the same room not … Continue reading »

Categories: 2005 Rome, Memories | Tags: 2005 London, 2005 Rome, Australia, bars, bj contest, Bus, Charles, drinking, flying, girl, Milan, pub crawl, Rachel, random girl, Randy, ryan air, spanish steps, t-shirt, we came we saw we crawled, yellow hostel | 3 Comments

Pittsburgh is an Awesome City

Posted on December 17, 2009 by Randy

Drinking and Star Wars all with a DD? or my wife rules part deux? Awesome. Rachel and I went to Pittsburgh for Star Wars in Concert a few weeks ago. Before we went I learned a little about the city because, honestly, I knew nothing. Pittsburgh is in the middle of the mountains? Why did … Continue reading »

Categories: 2009 Pittsburgh | Tags: anthony daniels, arch the transformer, beer, c3po, cable car, chauffeur, church brew works, close to home, concert, dd, ice rink, interstate 81, interstate 90, monongahela incline, mount washington, mountains, orchestra, palace, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, ppg place, Rachel, rockefeller center, shuttle, star wars, star wars in concert, transformer, tug hill plateau, view, wyndham, wyndham pittsburgh university place | 2 Comments