BROTHER (- IN LAW) ARJEN VISITING US !!!
Friday 4 September / Monday 7 September 2009
Meeting and getting to know our French Family (18 September + 6 October 2009)
Family Delpierre(- Marchand) / 2nd + 3rd Cousin of David and Denis
BACK TO OUR HOMEPAGE
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%20Nice%20Dinner%20at%20Outback%20Restaurant%2C%20Lake%20Forest.JPG "d) Nice Dinner at Outback Restaurant, Lake Forest.JPG")
%20Nice%20Dinner%20at%20Outback%20Restaurant%2C%20Lake%20Forest.JPG "e) Nice Dinner at Outback Restaurant, Lake Forest.JPG")
%20Saturday%205-Sept-09%2C%20Going%20For%20An%20Errand.JPG "f) Saturday 5-Sept-09, Going For An Errand.JPG")
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%20Lunch%20%2B%20Chilling%20Out%20At%20Home.JPG "h) Lunch + Chilling Out At Home.JPG")
%20Lunch%20%2B%20Chilling%20Out%20At%20Home.JPG "i) Lunch + Chilling Out At Home.JPG")
%20Lunch%20%2B%20Chilling%20Out%20At%20Home.JPG "j) Lunch + Chilling Out At Home.JPG")
%20Lunch%20%2B%20Chilling%20Out%20At%20Home.JPG "k) Lunch + Chilling Out At Home.JPG")
%20Lunch%20%2B%20Chilling%20Out%20At%20Home.JPG "l) Lunch + Chilling Out At Home.JPG")
%20Lunch%20%2B%20Chilling%20Out%20At%20Home.JPG "m) Lunch + Chilling Out At Home.JPG")
%20Lunch%20%2B%20Chilling%20Out%20At%20Home.JPG "n) Lunch + Chilling Out At Home.JPG")
%20End%20Day%20Climbing%20Up%20The%20Hill%20Behind%20Our%20Condo%20(Complex).JPG "o) End Day Climbing Up The Hill Behind Our Condo (Complex).JPG")
%20Rancho%20Santa%20Margarita%20%2B%20SaddleBack%20Mountains.JPG "p) Rancho Santa Margarita + SaddleBack Mountains.JPG")
%20O'Neill%20Regional%20Park.JPG "q) O'Neill Regional Park.JPG")
%20O'Neill%20Regional%20Park.JPG "r) O'Neill Regional Park.JPG")
%20Overlooking%20Rancho%20Santa%20Margarita.JPG "s) Overlooking Rancho Santa Margarita.JPG")
%20Overlooking%20Cota%20de%20Caza.JPG "t) Overlooking Cota de Caza.JPG")
%20The%20View%20From%20Our%20Hill.JPG "u) The View From Our Hill.JPG")
%20What%20Started%20as%20a%20278%20Acre%20Land%20Donation%20in%201948%2C%20by%20the%20O'Neill%20Family...JPG "v) What Started as a 278 Acre Land Donation in 1948, by the O'Neill Family...JPG")
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%20...%20of%20Lush%20Shade%20Trees%20and%20Shrub%20Covered%20Hills.JPG "x) ... of Lush Shade Trees and Shrub Covered Hills.JPG")
%20Being%20located%20in%20the%20Foothills%2C%20of%20The%20Santa%20Ana%20Mountains...JPG "y) Being located in the Foothills, of The Santa Ana Mountains...JPG")
%20%2C...%20Provides%20O'Neill%20Park%20With%20Fresh%20Running%20Streams%20and%20a%20Variety%20of%20Abundant%20Wildllife.JPG "z) ,... Provides O'Neill Park With Fresh Running Streams and a Variety of Abundant Wildllife.JPG")
%20Tijeras%20Creek%20Trail.JPG "za) Tijeras Creek Trail.JPG")
%20We%20Used%20to%20MountainBike%20That%20Trail%20Frequently.JPG "zb) We Used to MountainBike That Trail Frequently.JPG")
%20Okay%20...%3B-).JPG "zc) Okay ...;-).JPG")
%20Brother%20Arjen%20in%20Southern%20California!.JPG "zd) Brother Arjen in Southern California!.JPG")
%20Concluding%20that%20USA%20is%20Very%20Different%20From%20Europe%20%3B-).JPG "ze) Concluding that USA is Very Different From Europe ;-).JPG")
%20After%20Little%20Stroll%20On%20the%20Trail%20Loop%20Back%20Home%20Via%20Antonio%20Road.JPG "zf) After Little Stroll On the Trail Loop Back Home Via Antonio Road.JPG")
%20In%20Front%20Of%20Our%20Home%20(Upper%20Condo).JPG "zg) In Front Of Our Home (Upper Condo).JPG")
%20Casafina%20Condominium%20Complex.JPG "zh) Casafina Condominium Complex.JPG")
%20Casafina%20Condominium%20Complex.JPG "zi) Casafina Condominium Complex.JPG")
%20A%20Little%20Tour%20Around%20the%20Area%20For%20Couple%20of%20Hours%20-%20Ending%20With%20Irvine%20TrainStation.JPG "zj) A Little Tour Around the Area For Couple of Hours - Ending With Irvine TrainStation.JPG")
%20Sunset%20at%20Irvine%20TrainStation.JPG "zk) Sunset at Irvine TrainStation.JPG")
%20Sustainability%20In%20The%20USA%20-%20Electric%20Cars%20%3B-).JPG "zl) Sustainability In The USA - Electric Cars ;-).JPG")
%20Before%20Dinner%20(Thai%20Take-Out).JPG "zm) Before Dinner (Thai Take-Out).JPG")
%20After%20Dinner%20%3B-).JPG "zn) After Dinner ;-).JPG")
%20After%20Dinner%20%3B-).JPG "zo) After Dinner ;-).JPG")
%20Sunday%206%20September%2C%20San%20Juan%20Capistrano.JPG "zp) Sunday 6 September, San Juan Capistrano.JPG")
%20Los%20Rios%20Street%20Historic%20District.JPG "zq) Los Rios Street Historic District.JPG")
%20The%20Los%20Rios%20District%20Lies%20Directly%20Across%20the%20Railroad%20Tracks%20From%20the%20Capistrano%20Depot%20...JPG "zr) The Los Rios District Lies Directly Across the Railroad Tracks From the Capistrano Depot ...JPG")
%20...And%20is%20the%20Oldest%20Neighborhood%20in%20California.JPG "zs) ...And is the Oldest Neighborhood in California.JPG")
%20Today%2C%20Although%20Most%20of%20the%20Homes%20are%20Private%20Residences...JPG "zt) Today, Although Most of the Homes are Private Residences...JPG")
%20%2C%20...There%20are%20Many%20Businesses%20Open%20to%20the%20Public%20During%20Business%20Hours.JPG "zu) , ...There are Many Businesses Open to the Public During Business Hours.JPG")
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%20Capistrano%20Depot.JPG "zw) Capistrano Depot.JPG")
%20Good%20Timing!%20%3B-).JPG "zx) Good Timing! ;-).JPG")
%20Amtrak%20California.JPG "zy) Amtrak California.JPG")
%20The%20SurfLiner.JPG "zz) The SurfLiner.JPG")
%20Quick!%20The%20Train%20Be%20Departing%20Shortly.JPG "zza) Quick! The Train Be Departing Shortly.JPG")
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%20And%20a%20Nice%20Lunch%20(Subway%20Sandwich)%20in%20Laguna%20Beach.JPG "zze) And a Nice Lunch (Subway Sandwich) in Laguna Beach.JPG")
%20Continuing%20On%20the%20Pacific%20Coast%20Hwy%20all%20the%20way%20to%20Venice%20(Beach).jpg "zzf) Continuing On the Pacific Coast Hwy all the way to Venice (Beach).jpg"){kind=small}
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%20Smile%20!!!%20%3B-).JPG "zzh) Smile !!! ;-).JPG")
%20Back%20In%20Our%20HotelRooms%20-%20Our%20Room%20With%20View%20Out%20on%20the%20CourthYard.JPG "zzi) Back In Our HotelRooms - Our Room With View Out on the CourthYard.JPG")
%20The%20Inn%20At%20Venice%20Beach%2C%20A%20Cute%20Hotel.JPG "zzj) The Inn At Venice Beach, A Cute Hotel.JPG")
%20Full%20Moon!.JPG "zzk) Full Moon!.JPG")
%20MondayMorning%207%20September%20(LaborDay).JPG "zzl) MondayMorning 7 September (LaborDay).JPG")
%20David%20Enjoying%20the%20HotelBreakfast%20in%20the%20CourthYard.JPG.JPG "zzm) David Enjoying the HotelBreakfast in the CourthYard.JPG.JPG")
%20Hi%20Darling!%20%3B-)%20.JPG "zzn) Hi Darling! ;-) .JPG")
%20Later%20On%20Arjen%20Showed%20Up%20For%20Breakfast.JPG "zzo) Later On Arjen Showed Up For Breakfast.JPG")
%20Hi%20Brother!%20%3B-)%20The%20Next%20Day%20Arjen%20Would%20Take%20Flight%20to%20NewYork%20(Bike%20Slam%20NewAmsterdam%20Event).JPG "zzp) Hi Brother! ;-) The Next Day Arjen Would Take Flight to NewYork (Bike Slam NewAmsterdam Event).JPG")
%20We%20Said%20GoodBye%20and%20Took%20a%20Quick%20Stroll%20Along%20the%20Beach%20Ourselves.JPG "zzq) We Said GoodBye and Took a Quick Stroll Along the Beach Ourselves.JPG")
%20David%20Waiting%20Patiently%20(So%20Do%20The%20Surfers%20%3B-).JPG "zzr) David Waiting Patiently (So Do The Surfers ;-).JPG")
%20Venice%20Beach%20on%20Labor%20Day.JPG "zzs) Venice Beach on Labor Day.JPG")
%20The%20Pier%20is%20Okay%20(But%20the%20Beach-Boulevard%20is%20Disturbing%20...).JPG "zzt) The Pier is Okay (But the Beach-Boulevard is Disturbing ...).JPG")
%20In%20Our%20Rental%20Car%20to%20Garden%20Grove%2C%20Labor%20Day%20Barbeque%20(Family%20First%20%2B%20Family%20Villalva).JPG "zzu) In Our Rental Car to Garden Grove, Labor Day Barbeque (Family First + Family Villalva).JPG")
 LaborDay-Sept09.jpg)
 LaborDay-Sept09.jpg)
 FridayEve 18Sept09 - Guy and Francois Marchand (Guy is the Son of Raymonde, Full Cousin of Odette - David's Mother).JPG)
 Meeting Them For a Couple of Hours at Their Hotel in Commerce, LA Area (French Tour Group - American Holiday).JPG)
 Tues 6 Oct09 - Meeting Jean Claude, Full Cousin of Odette, at her House in Garden Grove (Inherited by David+Denis).JPG)
 Sebastian (Friend of the French Family, who is a Flight Attendant for Air France), Accompanied Jean Claude.JPG){kind=small}