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Fall treetops and the water from Eagle Tower, Door County

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Door County, and Ming's wedding

Our first time in Wisconsin: Serial Number One in Milwaukee, Ming and Kyra's wedding in Oshkosh, a slow day in Kohler, and fall color and a fish boil in Door County.

Before the blog

From the road

Soovadeep and Apurba in front of the Eiffel Tower — Paris, France

Soovadeep and Apurba under the stained glass of Sainte-Chapelle — Sainte-Chapelle, Paris

A gilded reliquary in the Notre-Dame treasury — Relic of the True Cross, Notre-Dame, Paris

Soovadeep in a grand painted hall in the Doge's Palace — Doge's Palace, Venice

Michelangelo's David under the dome of the Galleria dell'Accademia — Michelangelo's David, Florence

Apurba in front of Florence Cathedral at night — Florence Cathedral at night

Soovadeep and Apurba in front of the Colosseum at sunset — Colosseum, Rome

Soovadeep and Apurba in front of the Pantheon — Pantheon, Rome

Apurba in front of the Sagrada Família — Sagrada Família, Barcelona

Apurba on a stone stairway in Park Güell — Park Güell, Barcelona

Soovadeep and Apurba walking hand in hand on a meadow below the Alps — Interlaken, Switzerland

Apurba and Soovadeep taking a selfie with snowy peaks behind — Mt. Titlis, Switzerland

Soovadeep and Apurba by Marina Bay with Marina Bay Sands behind — Marina Bay, Singapore

Wat Arun lit up at night — Wat Arun, Bangkok

Turquoise water between limestone cliffs at Maya Bay — Maya Bay, Thailand

Soovadeep and Apurba on the ruins at Teotihuacan with hot-air balloons overhead — Teotihuacan, Mexico

Apurba under a giant flower decoration in the Zócalo — Zócalo, Mexico City

Soovadeep and Apurba at the Grand Prismatic Spring — Yellowstone, USA

A wooden cabin on the plain below the Teton Range — Grand Teton National Park

Apurba standing on the white Bonneville Salt Flats — Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah

Soovadeep and Apurba on the rocks by a river in Denali — Denali, Alaska

Soovadeep and Apurba at an overlook in the North Cascades — North Cascades, Washington

Mossbrae Falls spilling over a mossy cliff — Mossbrae Falls, California

The ornate facade of Hearst Castle — Hearst Castle, San Simeon

Fields of colored lights at Sensorio at night — Sensorio, Paso Robles

Apurba under a cherry tree in bloom — Cherry blossoms, Hakone Gardens, Saratoga

Apurba and Soovadeep with snow tubes in Tahoe — Snow tubing, Tahoe

Apurba in a bamboo forest on the Big Island — Big Island, Hawaii

Apurba kayaking among cypress trees in Congaree — Kayaking, Congaree National Park

The walls of Fort Sumter by a rocky shore — Fort Sumter, Charleston

St. Louis Cathedral with a horse carriage in front — French Quarter, New Orleans

Soovadeep holding a plate of mango sticky rice in Phuket, Thailand — Phuket, Thailand

The Little Magazine pavilion at the Kolkata Book Fair — Kolkata Boi Mela

Apurba and Soovadeep on a red scooter at Sula Vineyards — Sula Vineyards, Nashik

Things we've eaten

Salmon tartare cornet on a silver stand at The French Laundry — The French Laundry, Yountville

Apurba at a table loaded with plates at the Bacchanal Buffet — Bacchanal Buffet, Las Vegas

Two Chicago-style hot dogs held up in front of the skyline — Chicago dogs, Chicago

Hot chicken with mac and cheese and slaw at Hattie B's — Hot chicken, Hattie B's, Nashville

A rack of ribs with beans, slaw and Texas toast — Ribs, Memphis

A table of Cajun and Creole plates — Cajun and Creole, New Orleans

Apurba with chopsticks over a poke bowl — Poke, Hawaii

Lūʻau stew with rice and mac salad — Lūʻau, Hawaii

Coq au vin in a copper pot at Le Procope — Coq au vin, Le Procope, Paris

Apurba digging into a pan of seafood paella — Paella, Barcelona

Baby squid over fried eggs in a skillet at a market counter — Baby squid, El Quim de la Boqueria, Barcelona

A plated course by the chef of Noor, cooking as a guest at Manresa — Noor at Manresa Rituals, Los Gatos

Two spritzes and snacks on a tray by the Venice lagoon — Spritz by the lagoon, Venice

A bowl of risotto on a white tablecloth — Risotto, Venice

A sliced Florentine steak on a board with pasta and risotto alongside — Bistecca and friends, Florence

A plate of tacos held over the counter — Michelin-starred tacos, Mexico City

A bowl of escamoles with a jamaica drink — Escamoles, Mexico City

Pad kaprao with a fried egg at Phed Mark — Pad kaprao, Phed Mark, Bangkok

Crab omelette and fried shrimp at Here Hai — Crab omelette, Here Hai, Bangkok

Apurba in a crab bib with a plate of black pepper crab — Black pepper crab, Singapore

Hainanese chicken rice on a tray at a hawker center — Hainanese chicken rice, Singapore

Soovadeep holding up two kathi rolls at a street stall — Kathi rolls, Kolkata

Chelo kabab with rice, kebabs and a fried egg — Chelo kabab, Peter Cat, Kolkata

Seekh kebab and galouti kebabs with a paratha — Kebabs, Dum Pukht

A wedding meal served on a banana leaf — A traditional Tamil wedding feast

A bowl of homemade biryani next to a book — Biryani, at home

Golden fried pithe on a flowered plate — Mom's pithe

A homemade mango mousse cake on a patio table — Mango mousse cake, homemade

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