Fun Things we did on our Trip
Today, we resumed our third trip after a two week delay to get Steve’s Mom through the hospital stay and settled into rehab. We skipped over Providence, Boston, Concord, Wiscasset, Acadia, Augusta, Mt Washington, Montpelier, and Norwich. We will catch those locations another time. We got back on schedule just in time to attend our […]
September 10, 2019 : Trip 3, Day 9 – A Slight Gap Before a Birthday Party Read More »
At 4:30 this morning, we got a phone call that Steve’s Mom fell and was on her way to the hospital for surgery on a broken leg. We packed up immediately and headed for home. We will continue the trip, with a few modifications, at a later date.
August 28, 2019 : Trip 3, Day 8 – Trip Interrupted Read More »
We covered a lot of ground today. Our day began in Trenton, New Jersey and ended in New Haven, Connecticut. Our first stop was the New Jersey State House. The building is undergoing a massive rehabilitation, so our tour only covered a part of the building. Unlike yesterday’s trip, this State House is massive. There
We started our day at the Smithsonian Castle. The castle is actually the first building of the Smithsonian Institution and the original museum. The Castle is a unique structure in Washington DC. The entire institution was originally funded in 1835 by British scientist James Smithson’s will “for the increase and diffusion of knowledge”. What makes
August 24, 2019 : Trip 3, Day 4 – A Castle and Two Museums Read More »
Today was a rainy day. It was still a great day. We did not walk as far as we did yesterday, and we managed to be inside for most of the day. We started our day at the Air and Space Museum. The Air and Space Museum covers the history of flight very well. It
August 23, 2019 : Trip 3, Day 3 – Museums, The Capitol, & The Supreme Court Read More »
The second day of our trip involved quite a bit of walking. We stayed in Arlington, Virginia. It was about a ten minute walk to the Metro Station. From there, we rode five minutes to the front of Arlington National Cemetery. For the rest of the day, we walked everywhere to see the White House
August 22, 2019 : Trip 3, Day 2 – The White House & 5 DC Memorials Read More »
We were on a trip to New York and Vermont to visit our family. We decided to visit a few places on our list on the way back home. Our journey began in Vermont. We drove to Hartford Connecticut to see the capitol. Parking for the capitol is across a large highway. To simplify access
June 17, 2019 : Trip 2, Day 1 – A Three City Tour Read More »
Because most of the packing was completed the night before, we got an early start for our trip home. We left between 8 and 9 am. The return trip was uneventful. It was our longest drive of the trip. It was about 625 miles and about 9 and one half hours. The traffic was easy
May 8, 2019 : Trip 1, Day 24 – Return to Greensboro, North Carolina Read More »
Today was supposed to be spent at Hollywood Studios in Walt Disney World. Instead, we spent a restful day at our hotel in Kissimmee, Florida. Marlene still had some pain in her ribs so that she could not ride some of the bouncier rides. We could have continued our trip and skipped those rides, except
May 7, 2019 : Trip 1, Day 23 – Resting in Kissimmee, Florida Read More »
Today is our second day in Walt Disney World. We are spending the day at the Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow, EPCOT. We began our day in Future World West . Our first stop was at the Disney and Pixar Short Film Festival. It was a unique combination of old Disney cartoons and Pixar technology.
May 6, 2019 : Trip 1, Day 22 – EPCOT Read More »