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SAN FRANCISCO: Swedish Saturday

We’ve started our Swedish itinerary this Saturday at the opening day of a new exhibit at the Legion of Honor: Anders Zorn: Sweden’s Master Painter. It was an extraordinary beautiful exhibit and a rich day, although we’ve missed the Anders … Continue reading →

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MOVIE NIGHT: Magic Silver

Magic Silver was a magic movie for all family. While the movie is not a trip through Norway, it reveals universal childhood stories in a Norwegian fairy tale winter setting, right on time for the season to come. We’ve watched … Continue reading →

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Bay Area Science Festival: Discovery Days

A fun event that we wish would happen more than once a year! Outdoor science, perfect October weather, myriads of science experiments that will satisfy every curious mind, and surprisingly, not extremely crowded… on short a day to remember and … Continue reading →

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Halloween Movie Night: A Troll in Central Park

A Troll in Central Park was such a sweet movie for Halloween! Not to mention the imaginary itinerary to Central Park 🙂

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HOLIDAY: Happy Halloween!

Have a Happy Healthy Halloween! Enjoy some of our favorite books, films, games and music for Halloween!

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MOVIE NIGHT: Le Petit Nicolas

Le Petit Nicolas Based on the series of children’s books by RenĂ© Goscinny. http://vimeo.com/57446662

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BOOK: Butterflies on Carmen Street

Butterflies on Carmen Street/ Mariposas en la calle Carmen by Monica Brown Today is the day Julianita and her friends have been waiting for–they’re going to learn about monarch butterflies.

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Santa Cruz: Natural Bridges & Monarch Butterflies

A fall or winter visit to Natural Bridges is like an annual ritual to see the monarchs. Planned or unplanned, we somehow end up here almost every year. Some years have fewer monarchs, but this October was already bright with … Continue reading →

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MOVIE NIGHT: Going to School in India

Going to School is a beautiful and powerful movie!

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BOOKS: Ancient Greece

A Coloring book of the Odyssey from the art of Ancient Greece Adventures in Ancient Greece by Linda Bailey Adventures in Ancient Greece is an exciting mix of adventure and historical information about life in Greece in the fifth century … Continue reading →

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