tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-349486862024-03-27T10:43:43.334-07:00KEEPING UP WITH THE KENDALLSDebbie and Rodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986108966724961009noreply@blogger.comBlogger230125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34948686.post-35832477505214678612011-12-30T19:17:00.001-07:002011-12-30T20:11:12.692-07:00Super Simple Salsa<p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-XlWRHqXm2g8/Tv5wsA5eCwI/AAAAAAAAP8Q/DPFxaHA2aZ4/s1600-h/DSC_0658%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0658" border="0" alt="DSC_0658" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-qJOG0yt_YFg/Tv5wuqudiFI/AAAAAAAAP8Y/w6krRoWK1ho/DSC_0658_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">1 large can whole tomatoes drained</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">1 onion</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">1 jalapeno (seeds and all, but no stem)</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">2 or 3 cloves garlic</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">1 TBSP Italian seasoning</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">1 bunch of cilantro</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Juice of 1 lime</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Throw it all in a blender till smooth</font></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript" language="javascript1.2" src="http://weatherreports.com/jscript.html?width=120&height=600&theme=lblue_no_search_box&location=33323&units=f">
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</div>Debbie and Rodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986108966724961009noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34948686.post-7991648020372116952011-08-20T10:27:00.001-07:002011-08-20T10:43:59.747-07:00Philly Phamily and New York City<p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Every Thursday evening my sister, Tina has dinner at her house for all her kids and grandkids and whoever else can make it.  That’s A LOT of people in her house but what a GREAT idea to be able to see your family at least once a week.  Everybody is always so busy with work and kids activities it can be hard to make time for the rest of your family.  This way the meal is prepared and cooked so all you have to do is show up.  I’ve seen this “happening” on Facebook for quite sometime now and was always jealous of the family time.  This time I got to participate!!  THREE TIMES!!!</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">It really does get crowded but everybody just picks a spot and doesn’t move!  Clockwise from me, Rick, Joyce, Josh, Jim, Janel, Tina, Rod, Megan, Colleen, Andrew, and Shannon.  There are more in the house but it was much cooler outside on the porch.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ON4UQlaxtA4/Tk_sHB1M2bI/AAAAAAAAPyw/ESMliTYGGM0/s1600-h/DSC_0073-1%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0073-1" border="0" alt="DSC_0073-1" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-bE7Ic6eEsZU/Tk_sJtN8qNI/AAAAAAAAPy0/aTLqn7Ac88E/DSC_0073-1_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Bridget</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-rDyMYPoKzKY/Tk_sNb5nykI/AAAAAAAAPy4/xYzy0UHbtok/s1600-h/DSC_0107-1%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0107-1" border="0" alt="DSC_0107-1" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-GZXoIo_qnj8/Tk_sP4oO0uI/AAAAAAAAPzA/zCs5M9s40lA/DSC_0107-1_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Johnny and Abby</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-PUxH3I6fdLk/Tk_sTUiqOBI/AAAAAAAAPzE/mdHhwGhnQRI/s1600-h/DSC_0062-1%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0062-1" border="0" alt="DSC_0062-1" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ZUUzzX7U54E/Tk_sW10j6bI/AAAAAAAAPzM/rVvewuyZrFY/DSC_0062-1_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">GG is learning how to use Aunt Joyce’s camera</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-OsE5SN7JIrI/Tk_sZ8XJhYI/AAAAAAAAPzQ/I0guukrF59c/s1600-h/DSC_0080-1%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0080-1" border="0" alt="DSC_0080-1" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-VufOErb0Vfo/Tk_sbxpPAOI/AAAAAAAAPzU/NbYd0hyvGow/DSC_0080-1_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">The next day we drove over to Tina’s early in the morning and piled into the van for the drive to New York City.  Jim had taken the day off so he got to go with us too!  We were planning on taking the double decker bus around and then getting off where we wanted afterwards.  Well, with that famous New York City traffic it took us almost 2 hours just to get to our first stop.  Needless to say, we didn’t get off anywhere.  That’s okay though.  We still got to see most of the city from the top of the bus.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Going into the city through the Holland Tunnel</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-RXNwv1alqQY/Tk_sfFAcDSI/AAAAAAAAPzY/5P8bL1UYlh8/s1600-h/DSC_0117%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0117" border="0" alt="DSC_0117" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ply7AHTrDQ8/Tk_sh0q0KfI/AAAAAAAAPzc/MuTsMh6_YVk/DSC_0117_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-YANtXJcPGbU/Tk_snyW784I/AAAAAAAAPzg/4DqWNztCUYs/s1600-h/DSC_0120%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0120" border="0" alt="DSC_0120" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-LmSfLu--6bU/Tk_srgcq-FI/AAAAAAAAPzk/SjoTu7JOtqY/DSC_0120_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-dEYU5zGZjPI/Tk_sw7yODvI/AAAAAAAAPzo/9lFRcp2s2ks/s1600-h/DSC_0122%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0122" border="0" alt="DSC_0122" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-CVAyhYIFfRI/Tk_szialGvI/AAAAAAAAPzs/mFxuA6xvMsg/DSC_0122_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Times Square</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-QiiKNVCZgck/Tk_s3wULsRI/AAAAAAAAPzw/mP3CYc1Kiq8/s1600-h/DSC_0126%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0126" border="0" alt="DSC_0126" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-_HW_214J1UU/Tk_s6dTgRaI/AAAAAAAAPz0/w9tRZuEBpec/DSC_0126_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Empire State Building</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-wQh6eOqquJA/Tk_s88lEKPI/AAAAAAAAPz4/55KZJp8vgBg/s1600-h/DSC_0136%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0136" border="0" alt="DSC_0136" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-OXQ_l8Bvagk/Tk_s-2jmdBI/AAAAAAAAPz8/QZvlf9LkIbc/DSC_0136_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="270" height="404" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Rebuilding the Twin Towers</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-3kx8coEAX2E/Tk_tCMdAi6I/AAAAAAAAP0A/0_WmrxRz6sU/s1600-h/DSC_0150%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0150" border="0" alt="DSC_0150" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-6Ju5VtvqLs8/Tk_tEaE8AoI/AAAAAAAAP0E/VLgvy2U5_XM/DSC_0150_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="270" height="404" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Lady Liberty</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-hiUZK-Zx_1k/Tk_tGeo2M4I/AAAAAAAAP0I/vumwb_4llzY/s1600-h/Lady%252520Liberty%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Lady Liberty" border="0" alt="Lady Liberty" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-thxCz43X8ME/Tk_tIWznUdI/AAAAAAAAP0M/tJSX8lw4758/Lady%252520Liberty_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="335" height="404" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Ellis Island</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-mlEZdPyYLUw/Tk_tLchKS0I/AAAAAAAAP0Q/rAvkZWFurwk/s1600-h/DSC_0169%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0169" border="0" alt="DSC_0169" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-zXhk-yZXL4g/Tk_tNRKqvSI/AAAAAAAAP0U/_gEG1B05j3Y/DSC_0169_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Sad place to be…</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-kUvmsd9MJVQ/Tk_tRRjgjlI/AAAAAAAAP0Y/kUTGpIgB8ro/s1600-h/DSC_0157%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0157" border="0" alt="DSC_0157" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-LiVTQZt3Tec/Tk_tTiqyc2I/AAAAAAAAP0c/9dfFZk80ils/DSC_0157_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Rockefeller Plaza (much smaller than I thought)</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-_z3xI_CSsg0/Tk_tXsasaSI/AAAAAAAAP0g/i_CjL62uEKM/s1600-h/DSC_0244%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0244" border="0" alt="DSC_0244" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-UjusrtZXEt4/Tk_taTmObgI/AAAAAAAAP0k/XKQ3zOMAECg/DSC_0244_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Radio City Music Hall</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-C_XDikZ9EOs/Tk_tduvL5NI/AAAAAAAAP0o/e52e9-MPJ6c/s1600-h/DSC_0252%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0252" border="0" alt="DSC_0252" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-WLkN6ixrazs/Tk_tgNgLsPI/AAAAAAAAP0s/5LEYry5rEj0/DSC_0252_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="270" height="406" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Apollo Theater in Harlem</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-TUJ1Bk6c1dM/Tk_tkb4V1uI/AAAAAAAAP0w/DW4KObPXs4I/s1600-h/DSC_0277%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0277" border="0" alt="DSC_0277" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-fH5rewnJYeI/Tk_tmWNVqyI/AAAAAAAAP00/GseBjY5E8fo/DSC_0277_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">United Nations</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-8-9kxFKhwHg/Tk_toylsP3I/AAAAAAAAP04/ialX6ur3amw/s1600-h/DSC_0239%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0239" border="0" alt="DSC_0239" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-VqGM8Fd7T-I/Tk_trNPA6WI/AAAAAAAAP08/DphcZ1-3GS0/DSC_0239_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="270" height="404" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">The Dakota building where John Lennon was shot</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-VU_JcfFbunA/Tk_tuIc1MlI/AAAAAAAAP1A/WZibbQEijyw/s1600-h/DSC_0257%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0257" border="0" alt="DSC_0257" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-3t1jjBhWGCI/Tk_twTxTZlI/AAAAAAAAP1E/Q1xnwn2dFm0/DSC_0257_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="270" height="404" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Carnegie Hall</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-EnTw3YiIzIk/Tk_t0Hn6UtI/AAAAAAAAP1I/LIVYGaQb9Ic/s1600-h/DSC_0289%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0289" border="0" alt="DSC_0289" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-dmk1-TJtMlo/Tk_t2gnD-EI/AAAAAAAAP1M/6sVCKDFANpo/DSC_0289_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Brooklyn</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-SllLBQz0CrM/Tk_t6Nad4PI/AAAAAAAAP1Q/EbV9XlNXgq0/s1600-h/DSC_0191%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0191" border="0" alt="DSC_0191" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-0T_LTe7h-y4/Tk_t8Vkxl0I/AAAAAAAAP1U/J_IDjbSY8wQ/DSC_0191_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">I love the Brownstones</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-5xcYRiJ-S3g/Tk_uBIj7-jI/AAAAAAAAP1Y/_OvvfDNy_HU/s1600-h/DSC_0218%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0218" border="0" alt="DSC_0218" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-aMPKH52rfoI/Tk_uDtwR9VI/AAAAAAAAP1c/uenfhVnSpas/DSC_0218_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Dinner!</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-aMya-Q_Eduw/Tk_uG0bI_aI/AAAAAAAAP1g/TG8D0boB_tk/s1600-h/DSC_0298%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0298" border="0" alt="DSC_0298" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Znoag3noAqk/Tk_uJT4v6JI/AAAAAAAAP1k/_TzlcGMujCI/DSC_0298_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">They brought Tina’s van back from somewhere in the parking garage</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ucaBL3gLYH4/Tk_uPFh8-II/AAAAAAAAP1o/V1esX0JXw4w/s1600-h/DSC_0300%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0300" border="0" alt="DSC_0300" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Wsto2r6tWXo/Tk_uRBm4cTI/AAAAAAAAP1s/Pci_Bkb0Il8/DSC_0300_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Then it was time to fight that famous New York traffic back to Philadelphia</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-zq0Af2yvAIc/Tk_uVasjwJI/AAAAAAAAP1w/6LfLTNhMwpY/s1600-h/DSC_0292-1%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0292-1" border="0" alt="DSC_0292-1" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-7-jaLp4-QfM/Tk_uX2BBnmI/AAAAAAAAP10/mHtbe0yQEsw/DSC_0292-1_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Where did all these people <em>come</em> from???</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-m82a128WEbU/Tk_ucDbnxhI/AAAAAAAAP14/30svV1rPEGg/s1600-h/DSC_0295%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0295" border="0" alt="DSC_0295" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-fwGE6HS2miY/Tk_ueSpQGxI/AAAAAAAAP18/aw1dJNEx9Rk/DSC_0295_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Tina did a fantastic job of driving and got us safely home.</font></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript" language="javascript1.2" src="http://weatherreports.com/jscript.html?width=120&height=600&theme=lblue_no_search_box&location=33323&units=f">
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</div>Debbie and Rodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986108966724961009noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34948686.post-72920912255272372272011-08-16T20:22:00.001-07:002011-08-16T20:22:07.086-07:00Philadelphia Tour<p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">We drove from our hotel in New Jersey to Tina and Jim’s house.  Since Jim had to work Tina was taking us on a tour of Philadelphia.  We decided to take a double decker bus so she wouldn’t have to drive all over downtown and then try to find parking when we wanted to see something.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Philadelphia has as much, if not more history than Washington, D.C.  It was founded on October 27, 1682 by William Penn.  By the 1750s it was the largest city and busiest port in the original 13 colonies.  During the American Revolution it served as the  meeting place for the Founding Fathers, who signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 and the Constitution on September 17, 1787.   The city served as the temporary national capital from 1790 to 1800 while Washington, D.C. was under construction.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">William Penn statue on top of City Hall</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-4yE1OOv6K3I/TkspuEPW-oI/AAAAAAAAPrk/EjGk0jh9-C0/s1600-h/DSC_0150%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0150" border="0" alt="DSC_0150" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-7Vz4s9P0_pE/TksqiuAoXDI/AAAAAAAAPro/vlBfOr7h4f8/DSC_0150_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">“<em>The statue was the central figure in a local legend known as the "Curse of Billy Penn." For years, Philadelphia, as most cities tended to do at the time, had an "unwritten rule" that no building rise taller than the brim of the hat that was atop the William Penn statue's head. However, when several skyscrapers were constructed in the late 1980s and early 1990s in order to compete with other growing metropolises, notably New York City, this "rule" was broken.</em></font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS"><em>Thus, the "Curse of Billy Penn" was unleashed: since the statue was dwarfed by the skyscrapers surrounding City Hall, no Philadelphia professional sports team won a championship in any of the major sports (MLB, NFL, NBA or NHL). In the 1990s, attempts to "break" the curse were undertaken: a metallic Philadelphia Phillies cap was placed atop the statue during the 1993 MLB playoffs and a Philadelphia Flyers hockey jersey was draped over the statue during each team's respective playoff runs. Neither team won the final championships. <br />With the completion of the Comcast Center, workers put a small replica of the statue atop, making his hat the highest point in Philadelphia. On October 29, 2008, the Philadelphia Phillies broke the "curse" by winning the World Series in 5 games over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.”</em></font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">When William Penn was placed on top of City Hall they failed to notice what he looked like from the side.  <img style="border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-left-style: none" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-winkingsmile" alt="Winking smile" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/--a6ULHrMA30/TksqoEaJ5_I/AAAAAAAAPrs/D9TbK87u5H4/wlEmoticon-winkingsmile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" /></font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-dsjSi8ZR18U/TksqtJtcBiI/AAAAAAAAPrw/Pq3IVCmKOvM/s1600-h/DSC_0026-2%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0026-2" border="0" alt="DSC_0026-2" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Nr_8ucdNDys/TksqyUdvcVI/AAAAAAAAPr0/Bbs9kNuCh20/DSC_0026-2_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">People all over town were dressed in “period clothing”.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-JPqUKI-SN8w/Tksq3_upq8I/AAAAAAAAPr4/i-zajBRnF5E/s1600-h/DSC_0030-2%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0030-2" border="0" alt="DSC_0030-2" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ALx_mjxBzIk/Tksq8PhWiaI/AAAAAAAAPsA/u-k6DxLLkLg/DSC_0030-2_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Our first stop was the Liberty Bell but the line went around the building so we decided to hop on the bus and catch that later.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-BWnsyKCZGT4/TksrBfjiL5I/AAAAAAAAPsI/k53bjJPJsQI/s1600-h/DSC_0049%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0049" border="0" alt="DSC_0049" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ym5UIEXmLm8/TksrET5wKtI/AAAAAAAAPsM/JYrF2mIC67M/DSC_0049_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">The famous Rocky steps at the Art Museum</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Ff0omME8E2o/TksrJfuSYPI/AAAAAAAAPsQ/Cl0hUyMxX3g/s1600-h/DSC_0126%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0126" border="0" alt="DSC_0126" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-AXafngCDocI/TksuFeUQSwI/AAAAAAAAPso/lpSfuqMim8I/DSC_0126_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Rocky statue on the right</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-G9mkkTH6IoY/TkswPHRwtmI/AAAAAAAAPss/o3sg0TJrmUk/s1600-h/DSC_0129%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0129" border="0" alt="DSC_0129" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ZqyqqyKKumU/TkswQ5Mnc6I/AAAAAAAAPsw/6TRQfWhMg0c/DSC_0129_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-jlZEQpMkRcw/TkswTNatDuI/AAAAAAAAPs0/Xe3BA-evvG8/s1600-h/DSC_0188%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0188" border="0" alt="DSC_0188" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-XKcCIsxyjP4/TkswUvfWiuI/AAAAAAAAPs4/dX7XjH2R7uk/DSC_0188_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Benjamin and Deborah Franklin’s gravesite</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-qVSsCaKoA1g/TkswWEA3wMI/AAAAAAAAPs8/XLE85uWm_PM/s1600-h/DSC_0191%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0191" border="0" alt="DSC_0191" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-YFVBnlAupa8/TkswXlGgwAI/AAAAAAAAPtA/mrCrmBc4668/DSC_0191_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-TyN-hgYgMVo/TkswZyfyXHI/AAAAAAAAPtE/xTbA4tCtpF0/s1600-h/DSC_0060%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0060" border="0" alt="DSC_0060" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-DQbaqRZbESw/TkswbLr_A0I/AAAAAAAAPtI/9sMcVUoHa5E/DSC_0060_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-laOnggL5D3A/TkswdGaPmQI/AAAAAAAAPtM/F0KIqM2pfXE/s1600-h/DSC_0061%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0061" border="0" alt="DSC_0061" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-jIe65ASye18/TksweBN7fsI/AAAAAAAAPtQ/uVR28pj7pbM/DSC_0061_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Eastern State Penitentiary (no longer occupied)</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-AINra6YsrtI/TkswhDOResI/AAAAAAAAPtU/trTE00VRy-k/s1600-h/DSC_0110%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0110" border="0" alt="DSC_0110" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-jBW7-nMsqx8/TkswkWJsahI/AAAAAAAAPtY/HoS8vZ2iozo/DSC_0110_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">No pictures were allowed anywhere inside the Mint but we did see them making pennies.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-HqszSo2ZzBo/TkswneOFOAI/AAAAAAAAPtc/VVzGe5RJAik/s1600-h/DSC_0204%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0204" border="0" alt="DSC_0204" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-JCRIo6Wop5s/TkswqgYx2OI/AAAAAAAAPtg/1jonfQtbXkA/DSC_0204_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Independence Hall was under renovation</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-We-fuR9SHFQ/Tkswu11uXzI/AAAAAAAAPtk/PjgWT4Zg4Qg/s1600-h/DSC_0041-1%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0041-1" border="0" alt="DSC_0041-1" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-oE3Ptrv4eoo/Tkswwb37vuI/AAAAAAAAPto/384yk4stLd4/DSC_0041-1_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-zi2h3_wqwAc/TkswyTN4AjI/AAAAAAAAPts/szQKic0_XGQ/s1600-h/DSC_0232%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0232" border="0" alt="DSC_0232" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-viHgc_9iLxQ/Tkswzv5klII/AAAAAAAAPtw/DMypZJr0aDo/DSC_0232_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">The room where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-6SbRnwYU_k0/Tksw3ZYswgI/AAAAAAAAPt0/RQElleRyd7Q/s1600-h/DSC_0215%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0215" border="0" alt="DSC_0215" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-U7m62_bC6DE/Tksw4iO9euI/AAAAAAAAPt4/wx83ICadTWg/DSC_0215_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">This painting is on the wall where it shows all the signers faces except Jacob Broom who is signing with his back turned because they didn’t have a portrait of him so they didn’t know what he looked like.  LOL</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Oh7CARd2aVU/Tksw6S76c7I/AAAAAAAAPt8/uYhBwlZN4AU/s1600-h/glanzman-s%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="glanzman-s" border="0" alt="glanzman-s" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-OXUPnMEDm1g/Tksw7Q5KfjI/AAAAAAAAPuA/U_vPmjJKpa0/glanzman-s_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="255" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ib9jQYBFln0/Tksw9z8DQAI/AAAAAAAAPuE/LopVJM0urcg/s1600-h/DSC_0222%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0222" border="0" alt="DSC_0222" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-PM_QqI5v5ng/Tksw_rNng7I/AAAAAAAAPuI/8nC_F30wJ4k/DSC_0222_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">The Liberty Bell is in the Liberty Bell Center but Tina, having lived in Philadelphia all her life, remembers when it was in the steeple at Independence Hall.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-G9jXkAYfPaQ/TksxBpUrPfI/AAAAAAAAPuM/3nzZCyo9kBk/s1600-h/DSC_0031-1%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0031-1" border="0" alt="DSC_0031-1" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-fMxsYYNKnpM/TksxDQJUjJI/AAAAAAAAPuQ/JHBCmkvAYmo/DSC_0031-1_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-VlF9IjMG9tE/TksxFZxTXPI/AAAAAAAAPuU/JJEiSVnhIi4/s1600-h/DSC_0230%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0230" border="0" alt="DSC_0230" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-k4bN6jGRgu4/TksxGzfJxSI/AAAAAAAAPuY/JXK8-cOebEM/DSC_0230_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">As we were walking back to the car Colleen called Tina and found out where we were and “buzzed us”.  She’s an EMT for an air ambulance and was on the way to a call.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-KKOpqzWV0Ns/TksxIttKTDI/AAAAAAAAPuc/Q2DNz9iIrbE/s1600-h/Helicopter%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Helicopter" border="0" alt="Helicopter" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-R7sn4a8_L1I/TksxJ1BhlxI/AAAAAAAAPug/GCjP_NyNHDU/Helicopter_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="262" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">From there we headed to the famous Pat’s Steaks for a Philly Cheesesteak.  You have to know exactly how to order your sandwich.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-sJwWbeQkVBg/TksxMOSY08I/AAAAAAAAPuk/bumuEhKjlE4/s1600-h/DSC_0254%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0254" border="0" alt="DSC_0254" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-wjw7xNxqNiM/TksxNr2Eb5I/AAAAAAAAPuo/iYATCDJEKdI/DSC_0254_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-KQ2br710FCU/TksxQDQpuZI/AAAAAAAAPus/wA1t-hMybJw/s1600-h/DSC_0259%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0259" border="0" alt="DSC_0259" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-X2L5awzWuXk/TksxUDZSbCI/AAAAAAAAPuw/x7sUQ0x8fdo/DSC_0259_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">I ordered mine “wit-out & cheez whiz”.  I wouldn’t normally order <strong><em>anything</em></strong> with cheez whiz but it’s a Philly tradition.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-qbc6QE0OP3w/TksxYHBvplI/AAAAAAAAPu0/Y8Toloib1xU/s1600-h/DSC_0260%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0260" border="0" alt="DSC_0260" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-iv6ysSLUAEs/TksxZxzBTxI/AAAAAAAAPu4/NmVwNbRzydQ/DSC_0260_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">I saw this in the back window.  EWWWWW</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-vYc63J9PIeo/TksxbbURPPI/AAAAAAAAPu8/Bwy6z0m2-oI/s1600-h/DSC_0262%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0262" border="0" alt="DSC_0262" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-5A2KQhgZknw/Tksxc14OXDI/AAAAAAAAPvA/b7BCxO7Lxw0/DSC_0262_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">We got back to the car and Tina decided to drive around town once more so we could see it at night.  It was beautiful.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-DjomF5LIYsE/TksxozA2jpI/AAAAAAAAPvE/4fkvnW9VWNU/s1600-h/DSC_0270%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0278" border="0" alt="DSC_0278" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-NS-dcNHixbI/TkszwZ0GV5I/AAAAAAAAPv0/-mHFUxnOJ5M/DSC_0278_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="270" height="404" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Rocky statue</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-MeclIYiLBIw/Tkszxm_hpQI/AAAAAAAAPv4/-E9unIoaqYw/s1600-h/DSC_0282%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0282" border="0" alt="DSC_0282" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Zeh5G5-o5gg/TkszyrnD3KI/AAAAAAAAPv8/8_jLviymS5s/DSC_0282_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="270" height="404" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">From there we decided to go visit Colleen at work.  The helicopter had landed so we got to have a nice visit and also got a chance to use the facilities.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-QAjtM2u51Zs/Tkszz-WN3AI/AAAAAAAAPwA/JgLBHGsqUO4/s1600-h/DSC_0290%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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</div>Debbie and Rodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986108966724961009noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34948686.post-77990638488261406592011-08-12T16:08:00.001-07:002011-08-12T16:08:30.306-07:00Spending Time in Pennsylvania<p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">We ended up going straight to Philadelphia instead of spending time in New Jersey.  The parks were all crowded and expensive.  They’re pretty expensive everywhere up in this area.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Since my sister, Tina, was still in Jamaica for her daughter’s wedding we decided to check out Amish country out by Lancaster.  We had a great time shopping at the farmer’s markets, the farms and the delis.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-_hrh9zKXD1c/TkWyKTkiRLI/AAAAAAAAPnY/qTDySnKw5c8/s1600-h/DSC_0027%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0027" border="0" alt="DSC_0027" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-d1uTrJ7yAYk/TkWyKuehKQI/AAAAAAAAPnc/OJnNIlTTpOY/DSC_0027_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-IU1IrXK6LGI/TkWyLL0YZGI/AAAAAAAAPng/j3-397oHMRY/s1600-h/DSC_0026%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0026" border="0" alt="DSC_0026" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-sqxNCGB4dtY/TkWyLpn34WI/AAAAAAAAPnk/mAqOnj0aoaE/DSC_0026_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-dCR3OgYahv4/TkWyL_2OVoI/AAAAAAAAPno/_d2eyAuKOZ8/s1600-h/DSC_0028%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0028" border="0" alt="DSC_0028" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-eDt4kLU3WDk/TkWyMTxn-gI/AAAAAAAAPns/JjaDIM89kSE/DSC_0028_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">We had dinner at an Amish house where they brought TONS of food to your table.  Some of it we loved and some of it, not so much.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">There are some towns here with very interesting names.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-8c8NKja__UE/TkWyMlp44AI/AAAAAAAAPnw/3-N8DBrnHoc/s1600-h/DSC_0022%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0022" border="0" alt="DSC_0022" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-89YaJf2n7II/TkWyNTxACKI/AAAAAAAAPn0/QWQZ3tf2t_8/DSC_0022_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Tina and the rest of her family finally got home so we hopped in the car and went for a visit.  We’re not exactly close to their house but there aren’t many campgrounds in this area.  It’s just over an hour (when there’s no traffic).</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">After meeting a few of the kids we all decided to head out to Dave & Buster’s for dinner.  The kids got to play lots of games too and the adults could talk in peace.  LOL  There are LOTS of kids and grandkids in this family so it can get pretty loud at times in Tina’s house.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-jAx0JDFBgZI/TkWyNwIVSQI/AAAAAAAAPn4/dYY0MuX9Qoo/s1600-h/DSC_0003-2%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0003-2" border="0" alt="DSC_0003-2" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ak8GQq-A7jk/TkWyOZf_piI/AAAAAAAAPn8/vOdY3Qz7IJM/DSC_0003-2_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Even Abby turned around for the picture.  LOL</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-_Pmf7JwYSso/TkWyOvjX1bI/AAAAAAAAPoA/o8YynFP1y-Q/s1600-h/DSC_0005-1%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0005-1" border="0" alt="DSC_0005-1" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-qFMjagvrSKg/TkWyO-ps6UI/AAAAAAAAPoE/9l2vR8SGWWo/DSC_0005-1_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Since Tina’s son, Jimmy and his family were vacationing on the Jersey shore we decided to take a drive over there with Tina to meet them.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-4K_i1OJRwac/TkWyPIg1RQI/AAAAAAAAPoI/teXo6wcOEYY/s1600-h/DSC_0026-1%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0026-1" border="0" alt="DSC_0026-1" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-m7kIyD6YAdM/TkWyPs6puoI/AAAAAAAAPoM/BRVtfvf02Xs/DSC_0026-1_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-iUzzZBkok1k/TkWyP8WfFrI/AAAAAAAAPoQ/3zubIR0ue4c/s1600-h/DSC_0032-1%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0032-1" border="0" alt="DSC_0032-1" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-4FVz39nQDWw/TkWyQNU3HmI/AAAAAAAAPoU/ewYCnRKLVZE/DSC_0032-1_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-M4IY4WYwuCM/TkWyQspUGBI/AAAAAAAAPoY/eF6brFyhKKo/s1600-h/DSC_0034%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0034" border="0" alt="DSC_0034" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-2HPZLMrRQUE/TkWyQzKOfTI/AAAAAAAAPoc/WKWcntu50W8/DSC_0034_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">From bottom left, Johnny, Shannon, Jimmy, Marissa, Kassidy, Keira, Tina, and Rod</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-009EFYgAw0Q/TkWyRTju4_I/AAAAAAAAPog/oTYVjbC_iEY/s1600-h/DSC_0036%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0036" border="0" alt="DSC_0036" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-8iQ3wqQzDHE/TkWyRnf42_I/AAAAAAAAPok/FhpZtHgLCfo/DSC_0036_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Tina’s grandkids were having so much fun having their pictures taken.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-JsmUjXwGmG8/TkWyR8WlvII/AAAAAAAAPoo/tNlTrLYetRI/s1600-h/DSC_0039%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0039" border="0" alt="DSC_0039" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-690vd9NW8gY/TkWySGGhWxI/AAAAAAAAPos/FyXLL8ZupUk/DSC_0039_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">My sister, Joyce, and her husband, Rick, arrived about a week later.  We all decided to check into a hotel for a week closer to Tina’s so we could have nice visits into the evening without having to drive so far home.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">One of the things Joyce wanted to do while they were here in Philadelphia was visit Atlantic City, New Jersey.  She was born there and hasn’t been back since she was a baby.  We just wanted to go to try our luck in the Casinos.  We didn’t have much luck.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-5NcjXaClkc4/TkWySkDlUMI/AAAAAAAAPow/ERHdr_of7MI/s1600-h/DSC_0009%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0009" border="0" alt="DSC_0009" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-E3Vit-mCIRc/TkWyS8KUtWI/AAAAAAAAPo0/oM6rEAmUTN4/DSC_0009_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-aXtHlFFaN8w/TkWyTBfvNkI/AAAAAAAAPo4/gg98pFXqwNU/s1600-h/DSC_0012%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0012" border="0" alt="DSC_0012" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-wYy5VX8N8m0/TkWyTbcBdoI/AAAAAAAAPo8/PJEZk3kSOOA/DSC_0012_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-CDIp21aSNnw/TkWyT6yT7yI/AAAAAAAAPpA/16TKqKP-DwQ/s1600-h/DSC_0013%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0013" border="0" alt="DSC_0013" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-j_qRbQr-IuU/TkWyUFYjyJI/AAAAAAAAPpE/gVDSLZORWDI/DSC_0013_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">The boardwalk on the beach was pretty cool too.  Lots of “shopping” for cheap souvenirs, which none of us bought.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-szWYhlnIGsY/TkWyVSuESFI/AAAAAAAAPpI/K9YELveLBtc/s1600-h/DSC_0026%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0026" border="0" alt="DSC_0026" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-HLqnkv_guSg/TkWyVjQ1QXI/AAAAAAAAPpM/Ti9eS-XSQIc/DSC_0026_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-HIUQfrrQYbk/TkWyWOX9jAI/AAAAAAAAPpQ/RiS41o3oeu0/s1600-h/DSC_0049%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0034" border="0" alt="DSC_0034" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-TyG_rwy8uzM/TkWyXrf9bZI/AAAAAAAAPpk/Omnrp70iGZc/DSC_0034_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Joyce, Me, Tina, Jim & Rod</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-v4S5dgB9LUQ/TkWyYPgg5qI/AAAAAAAAPpo/Y9vYEwArR0w/s1600-h/DSC_0044%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0044" border="0" alt="DSC_0044" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-CQDdHqH5EwQ/TkWyYlS1sXI/AAAAAAAAPps/BNbUFfzzU8E/DSC_0044_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Rick taking a picture of me taking a picture.  LOL</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-kvuvTvLY6EQ/TkWyZTp-utI/AAAAAAAAPpw/rqtqGy74Hes/s1600-h/DSC_0022%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0005-14" border="0" alt="DSC_0005-14" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-9nGiZGUN9JI/Th9NQt0PWII/AAAAAAAAPYs/_DCcNZzbXVg/DSC_0005-14_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">We drove down the coast looking for some little beach towns that we like so much but for the most part the beaches are private communities with no access to the beach.  Bummer.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">We did find a public beach and had to pay to park.  That’s fine, I think it was a couple of quarters.  All I wanted was some pictures anyway.  The water looked gross.  Not the beautiful blue of the Pacific.  This looked more like the brown water at Corpus Christie, Texas.  At just over 90 degrees it was also PACKED with people.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-9PVFJNaFM2A/Th9NTgwk08I/AAAAAAAAPYw/2zBBbHxverc/s1600-h/DSC_0007%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0001" border="0" alt="DSC_0001" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-sIblMxiZGfY/Th9Ni3IagaI/AAAAAAAAPZI/UUx5nPS-o50/DSC_0001_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">I posted this picture on Facebook and was told (by Molly) that it looks like an osprey.  Cool!</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-viudCHOFqlE/Th9NlvBRCPI/AAAAAAAAPZM/WZ0cEJONPbY/s1600-h/Bird%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Bird" border="0" alt="Bird" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-1qBXlbNOcCI/Th9Nngb9fvI/AAAAAAAAPZQ/yICO5iIdBv4/Bird_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="286" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">There is a ferry that goes from Lewes to the southern tip of New Jersey at Cape May.  We went to the ferry dock to see just how much it would cost to take the motorhome over.  At a little over $100, I think we’ll pass.</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-3eAf9OePqxs/Th9Nrc271SI/AAAAAAAAPZU/JdBEy2jJxeY/s1600-h/DSC_0022%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0171-1" border="0" alt="DSC_0171-1" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-coH8yTVflAU/ThZxCYEKOdI/AAAAAAAAPQg/pslJVpVYQlc/DSC_0171-1_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="270" height="404" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">The coupon said we had to stay at least 3 hours so I guess it’ll be $17 to park if we make it back in time.  First we had to take our coupon to the Information Desk and exchange it for a voucher.  The information desk wasn’t easy to find but we did and the lady took our coupon and asked for our parking ticket.  Apparently we parked at the wrong one so no voucher for us!</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Nothing is included with that $25 fee either.  If you want to see any of the movies or shows that’s another fee for each one.  They are definitely trying to make money here.  There are gift shops everywhere you turn.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">This aquarium was very confusing and hard to find our way around.  It’s a huge building with several floors.  It’s not all aquariums either but I have to say, the Australia exhibit was pretty cool.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">It was packed with people too and a lot of the aquariums you couldn’t even get up to the glass to see what was in it.  I know that it’s summer but I swear all the kids we saw in D.C. last week decided to come to the aquarium today.  LOL</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">I wish I could remember the names of everything we saw.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-TrH4_tl0XBw/ThZxC2Yc7NI/AAAAAAAAPQk/jZUhE6B-OOU/s1600-h/DSC_0003-10%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0007-9" border="0" alt="DSC_0007-9" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-EGnDiY604q4/ThZxFXKJFlI/AAAAAAAAPQ4/nJYP8Ec9aRs/DSC_0007-9_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">I loved the jellyfish</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-rMcnGaKkbwU/ThZxF-1e-rI/AAAAAAAAPQ8/IOpABVf5pj8/s1600-h/DSC_0023-11%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0023-11" border="0" alt="DSC_0023-11" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Qxws-gvJeGM/ThZxGu3scPI/AAAAAAAAPRA/ao3sbJ31aNA/DSC_0023-11_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-YfUJ6cSwftM/ThZxHO0yeBI/AAAAAAAAPRE/XaKa0uyfBEU/s1600-h/DSC_0031-10%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0031-10" border="0" alt="DSC_0031-10" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-rARM7epPGos/ThZxH1Cb8yI/AAAAAAAAPRI/flQ2RA5Nmms/DSC_0031-10_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-lyDdD4wsgPU/ThZxIaAOQ8I/AAAAAAAAPRM/ljmXlUTNH34/s1600-h/DSC_0025-12%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0025-12" border="0" alt="DSC_0025-12" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Ht7inNRZuLk/ThZxIwJXlsI/AAAAAAAAPRQ/3rAy1AkHft8/DSC_0025-12_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Upside down jellyfish</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-sHBWEpsgJCs/ThZxJYX6T_I/AAAAAAAAPRU/o70jX0h03yU/s1600-h/DSC_0034-10%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0034-10" border="0" alt="DSC_0034-10" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-0gsHUvJ2g8Y/ThZxJ_iysJI/AAAAAAAAPRY/rTw8WQjfb9c/DSC_0034-10_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">The Australia exhibit</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-VSXZPlv3Xv8/ThZxKtkp7VI/AAAAAAAAPRc/m7gFItqX3mo/s1600-h/DSC_0049-10%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0049-10" border="0" alt="DSC_0049-10" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Lt5nw4H2dac/ThZxLJVX3eI/AAAAAAAAPRg/LnOnTinD8r8/DSC_0049-10_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="270" height="404" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-HXf6RWFTxBk/ThZxMqykS3I/AAAAAAAAPRk/orhYx48m7_g/s1600-h/DSC_0051-9%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0051-9" border="0" alt="DSC_0051-9" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-4ZEFDmf-_tI/ThZxNNQqglI/AAAAAAAAPRo/nWM7LUJYAoE/DSC_0051-9_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-KVNaXXCVbWU/ThZxNrJIdAI/AAAAAAAAPRs/UYi-w37L_io/s1600-h/DSC_0103-4%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0103-4" border="0" alt="DSC_0103-4" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Ng9iUg21fnI/ThZxN8n5adI/AAAAAAAAPRw/4ZSkNDJReyE/DSC_0103-4_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-JSpCzMgB-sQ/ThZxOlFgaOI/AAAAAAAAPR0/VXFYdEFIe2o/s1600-h/DSC_0042-11%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0042-11" border="0" alt="DSC_0042-11" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-0QZHFKagApc/ThZxO3AefaI/AAAAAAAAPR4/aUTCWriTtiI/DSC_0042-11_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-0XyZONOk26w/ThZxPTquxSI/AAAAAAAAPR8/nMJfMgroFpg/s1600-h/DSC_0101-4%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0101-4" border="0" alt="DSC_0101-4" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-MbjhTwplsYQ/ThZxP4HXORI/AAAAAAAAPSA/Q6Eg_jAwnE4/DSC_0101-4_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Poisonous dart frogs</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-meSyNPt6M1w/ThZxRNlWHPI/AAAAAAAAPSE/-kr9pVI71AI/s1600-h/DSC_0118-3%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0095-4" border="0" alt="DSC_0095-4" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-X-ZnK73MqSo/ThZxTmFKyKI/AAAAAAAAPSY/Veix5Au2bAs/DSC_0095-4_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Crocodile</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-6A8YEq_gWpM/ThZxUvMcmqI/AAAAAAAAPSc/5ZS1Hm5Vqlc/s1600-h/DSC_0059-10%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0059-10" border="0" alt="DSC_0059-10" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-oOKoIVU8qjQ/ThZxW9xZg8I/AAAAAAAAPSg/QAH5ZOQkvBw/DSC_0059-10_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Seahorse</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-rEmKce2CtHo/ThZxY-HZzXI/AAAAAAAAPSk/TGvrq3358fc/s1600-h/DSC_0073-7%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0073-7" border="0" alt="DSC_0073-7" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-P6gQl6Kp4Zc/ThZxaLNmgXI/AAAAAAAAPSo/x0pGM_N3eoo/DSC_0073-7_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Anemone</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-4ZZkWgOpFsw/ThZxbCWXUwI/AAAAAAAAPSs/rWLE_h95opE/s1600-h/DSC_0068-8%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0068-8" border="0" alt="DSC_0068-8" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-X_am5uBKFr0/ThZxc1l8YKI/AAAAAAAAPSw/VGmKnE5D_3s/DSC_0068-8_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">They have volunteers who come and feed the stingrays and the rescued turtle that had its flipper amputated due to an infection</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-sJaHMP0j5_k/ThZxebHlMmI/AAAAAAAAPS0/dJ1AAk6cOC8/s1600-h/DSC_0138-3%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0158-1" border="0" alt="DSC_0158-1" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-FXG3jMwYGeQ/ThZxhiMxvpI/AAAAAAAAPTI/EXPLe8NKBOU/DSC_0158-1_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">More fish</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-VIAiLtx7f-U/ThZxiGxGqzI/AAAAAAAAPTM/EPXkTtBwxO8/s1600-h/DSC_0148-2%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0148-2" border="0" alt="DSC_0148-2" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-AiJykpFRrg4/ThZxiQsoGMI/AAAAAAAAPTQ/ZKXHGNtSiAM/DSC_0148-2_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">This fish was swimming on its side</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-TE3WBlUhzME/ThZxjk8D9aI/AAAAAAAAPTU/nZSKpZBvXQQ/s1600-h/DSC_0142-4%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0142-4" border="0" alt="DSC_0142-4" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-nHbFqByA0IQ/ThZxj_HwAQI/AAAAAAAAPTY/ZRbADLGxpag/DSC_0142-4_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Sawfish which is also known as a Carpenter Shark</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ircwz_v0Ql8/ThZxkaxlHuI/AAAAAAAAPTc/hNMpf6mP4MI/s1600-h/DSC_0150-2%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0150-2" border="0" alt="DSC_0150-2" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Qco4P8re1lA/ThZxk_2vFeI/AAAAAAAAPTg/6B2ito2XC7o/DSC_0150-2_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">We stopped at one of the cafes in the building to buy a water for me and a soda for Rod ($5.82 total!!) and then left for the parking garage which ended up costing us $22 since we were there for just over 3 hours.  Whew, very expensive day for us.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">We got turned around leaving and ended up in “Little Italy” and saw some restaurants that we’d like to try so we figured we’ll just have to come back up to Baltimore tomorrow for dinner!</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">The upside of the day was that I marinated a flank steak before we left so that was waiting for us to barbecue when we got home.  Along with a salad, fried potatoes and baked beans we ended up with a GREAT meal!</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS"> </font></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript" language="javascript1.2" src="http://weatherreports.com/jscript.html?width=120&height=600&theme=lblue_no_search_box&location=33323&units=f">
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</div>Debbie and Rodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986108966724961009noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34948686.post-31266059495751789392011-07-05T08:14:00.001-07:002011-07-05T08:14:45.339-07:00Twelfth Day in Washington, D.C.<p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Yesterday we didn’t do much all day but hang around at home and play Facebook games.  We weren’t planning on going into the city until much later to see the fireworks show at the Washington Monument.  There was a parade but that started at 11:45 am but we didn’t want to spend ALL day in the city.  There was also a concert starting at 8 pm by Jo Dee Messina, a country music star.  We’re not country music fans so we didn’t go to that either.  We just hung around the monument and waited for the fireworks to start.  The crowd wasn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be.  We had a nice seat on the curb of one of the closed off streets and had a clear view of the fireworks.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Police presence was everywhere</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-VHdSJBsskK0/ThMqKzpp4ZI/AAAAAAAAPNA/PVHeNwdc42M/s1600-h/DSC_0002-9%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0316" border="0" alt="DSC_0316" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-hWNvo6lKUuk/ThMqZKJneeI/AAAAAAAAPOE/WO_C5s2k8BI/DSC_0316_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">When the show was over there was a mass exodus to the Metro station.  The closest one to us was about 4 blocks away.  We really didn’t know <em>where</em> it was but we just followed the crowd of over 100,000 people.  Yep, that ended up to be the right thing to do because we found it along with ALL the rest of the people.  Metro was adding extra trains just for this.  The station we found ended up being a straight shot to our station with a few stops in between and we actually got a seat.  By the time we had gone a few stops it was <strong>PACKED!</strong></font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">It was a short ride for us to the station where the car was parked and we were back at home by 11:00.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">This holiday was the reason we came to Washington, D.C. and I’m so glad we did.  I’d do it again!</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">I’m not sure what’s on our agenda today.  Maybe just hang around at home.</font></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript" language="javascript1.2" src="http://weatherreports.com/jscript.html?width=120&height=600&theme=lblue_no_search_box&location=33323&units=f">
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</div>Debbie and Rodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986108966724961009noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34948686.post-71764207955167619042011-07-03T19:30:00.001-07:002011-07-04T07:20:21.332-07:00Eleventh Day in Washington, D.C.<p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Today we decided to take a driving tour of the George Washington Memorial Parkway.  It starts where we were yesterday and ends at Mount Vernon, the beloved home and final resting place of George and Martha Washington.  It was a hot, humid day so a drive was perfect.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">We realized by our map that we’d going right by the Marine Corps Memorial.  I was so glad because it’s not one that most people get to see on their visit to Washington, D.C.  It’s not close to any Metro stop or bus stop and it not within walking distance from the city.  Since we had the car it was no problem.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">The story goes that when the Marines captured Mt Suribachi on February 23, 1945 they raised the flag.  It actually included a Navy Corpsman.  A journalist named Joe Rosenthal took a picture of it and it became the most famous picture of World War II.  It was the ONLY picture to win the Pulitzer Prize for Photography in the same year as its publication.  Felix de Weldon used the photograph when he designed the Memorial</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-N3vuYeBKQHM/ThElUqqXSbI/AAAAAAAAPJ8/38E6Xe1k7Ks/s1600-h/DSC_0006-10%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0006-10" border="0" alt="DSC_0006-10" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-G-oAlk33VvI/ThElVV74VVI/AAAAAAAAPKA/BKJR_9G1TzE/DSC_0006-10_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-2-Sq5WCArRs/ThElWSylpkI/AAAAAAAAPKE/m4FCZ07LFdg/s1600-h/DSC_0008-9%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0008-9" border="0" alt="DSC_0008-9" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-4Zu6Cxlfiko/ThElXsPrUzI/AAAAAAAAPKI/ZmF4KinqlOw/DSC_0008-9_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">From there we headed down the Parkway to George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens.  This is where he lived from 1754 until his death in 1799 and is buried along with his wife, Martha and her children and grandchildren.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-cxj9GmJSDoY/ThElYvrPzGI/AAAAAAAAPKM/X0MaEBjQflk/s1600-h/DSC_0017-9%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0017-9" border="0" alt="DSC_0017-9" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-04pCKOKXcds/ThElZBcFZHI/AAAAAAAAPKQ/lcr-XgLZmuo/DSC_0017-9_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Martha was a widow with two children when Washington married her and they had no children together.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">My friend, Lisa Craik Lindell (we visited in Louisville) is the great-great-great-great granddaughter of Dr James Craik, a longtime friend and personal physician of George Washington.  He was one of the doctors that was there when Washington died.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-PLLCF-_7Uek/ThElaIUDcmI/AAAAAAAAPKU/WmpWn72OowI/s1600-h/DSC_0061-9%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0061-9" border="0" alt="DSC_0061-9" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-YYtXcz2eyvc/ThElapHJrjI/AAAAAAAAPKY/p8hePVK_C9c/DSC_0061-9_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="270" height="404" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">One of the other doctors wanted to do a tracheotomy on Washington the next day to bring him back to life because he believed Washington had epiglottis and would be able to breathe with the tracheotomy but Martha refused.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-AClH3rOcu70/ThElbDcTSJI/AAAAAAAAPKc/DPnFl89cVWA/s1600-h/DSC_0058-8%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0058-8" border="0" alt="DSC_0058-8" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-fUhAgIUFhCI/ThElb0XJGVI/AAAAAAAAPKg/Mu5iGs7u-Q0/DSC_0058-8_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Ju0JrLyoEds/ThElcO-mFHI/AAAAAAAAPKk/bAOxGvf5XkU/s1600-h/DSC_0059-9%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0059-9" border="0" alt="DSC_0059-9" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-I4YQ6EooUzE/ThElckgFDyI/AAAAAAAAPKo/6VMpZpW7H_A/DSC_0059-9_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">He wasn’t originally buried in this tomb but it took so long to build that he was buried in another place on the grounds and then his body exhumed and put in this tomb in 1831 along with Martha and other family members.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-rj9YIbjTiW8/ThEleAfPTFI/AAAAAAAAPKs/WZMoq73swqQ/s1600-h/DSC_0030-8%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0030-8" border="0" alt="DSC_0030-8" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-DigQ2xa2A20/ThEletLht8I/AAAAAAAAPKw/vNoFD1W9Ndk/DSC_0030-8_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Martha on the left, George on the right and other family members behind that black wall.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-tVYMBnL69Ig/ThElfZChRII/AAAAAAAAPK0/f5z0IzyjOwU/s1600-h/DSC_0032-8%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0032-8" border="0" alt="DSC_0032-8" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-qvLQ5Ap_0j4/ThElfq0v_XI/AAAAAAAAPK4/UuayUnuv4mc/DSC_0032-8_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">We paid for a tour ticket to see the inside of the mansion and were given a time of 4:10.  We <em>thought</em> that meant our tour would <em>start</em> at 4:10.  When we went to the place where the tour was supposed to start we were told that 4:10 was the time we were supposed to line up and then it would be a 30 minute wait to get in.  Ugggghhh, no thanks!  It was WAY too hot and muggy to stand out there any longer.  <strong>AND</strong> no pictures were allowed!</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">The outside of the mansion</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-lgYDfO7Je2A/ThElgPPGGWI/AAAAAAAAPK8/GJo_fB8TEqE/s1600-h/DSC_0038-9%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0038-9" border="0" alt="DSC_0038-9" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-qIoFxl4vzH4/ThElhGdrUYI/AAAAAAAAPLA/z2AltOd1kEo/DSC_0038-9_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">The view from the back of the mansion</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-IY-K8zztJx0/ThElhwT4vvI/AAAAAAAAPLE/KwP7NdPjIaE/s1600-h/DSC_0040-8%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0040-8" border="0" alt="DSC_0040-8" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-e4Kn8gL4q80/ThEliWRWzyI/AAAAAAAAPLI/EJMaMcXKUMk/DSC_0040-8_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">We preferred the cool A/C in the museum so <strong>that’s</strong> where we chose to be.  Some of the places you could take pictures but no pictures of the galleries of collections nor could I take any pictures of Washington’s dentures, which by the way, were made by Paul Revere.  Supposedly, they were very uncomfortable and some say is the reason he didn’t smile much in pictures.  LOL</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Washington’s swearing in ceremony</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-M--0NYk_-4M/ThElijH4pKI/AAAAAAAAPLM/sHmpY0IjIf8/s1600-h/DSC_0056-9%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0056-9" border="0" alt="DSC_0056-9" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-BdbYMGq7zMw/ThEli5ux3GI/AAAAAAAAPLQ/0S-MpmM6-Cs/DSC_0056-9_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Official portrait</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Mnw78RcxPzk/ThEljn0ugaI/AAAAAAAAPLU/3AvK915ftdE/s1600-h/DSC_0057-9%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0057-9" border="0" alt="DSC_0057-9" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/--Xo0-cj2qzg/ThElkEgTaqI/AAAAAAAAPLY/q69KQjDxm0E/DSC_0057-9_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="270" height="404" /></a></font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Bronze bust</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-hmpyPX-tG00/ThEllErWaQI/AAAAAAAAPLc/L68_w030gG8/s1600-h/DSC_0035-9%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0050-9" border="0" alt="DSC_0050-9" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-_Vp-tf4CeyI/ThElosjrynI/AAAAAAAAPLw/Y86WARK5WXw/DSC_0050-9_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">From there we drove back up the Parkway stopping at a few pull offs to see the Potomac River.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-jBNpgEGkGoE/ThElp78JnpI/AAAAAAAAPL0/w56llZgF4Os/s1600-h/DSC_0063-9%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0063-9" border="0" alt="DSC_0063-9" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-dG0ArNQMJIU/ThElqpZjrPI/AAAAAAAAPL4/0u6D37wZRlc/DSC_0063-9_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-o5LcvclWj3g/ThElrRgya8I/AAAAAAAAPL8/jdoAVAs7dDg/s1600-h/DSC_0065-9%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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</div>Debbie and Rodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986108966724961009noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34948686.post-1503596399849425752011-07-02T18:23:00.001-07:002011-07-02T18:23:23.124-07:00Tenth Day in Washington, D.C.<p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Oops, today was NOT spent in Washington, DC.  Instead we took a break away from the city and drove up to Baltimore to see Fort McHenry.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Fort McHenry is the birthplace of the “Star Spangled Banner”, our National Anthem.  The words were written by Francis Scott Key when he saw the flag still flying over the fort after a brutal battle with the British during the War of 1812.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">He wasn’t actually <strong><em>at</em></strong> the fort because he was being detained on an American flag-of-truce ship in the Chesapeake Bay while doing a prisoner of war exchange.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">The song </font><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">was made the national anthem by a congressional resolution on </font><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">March 3, 1931</font><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">, which was signed by President Herbert Hoover.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-P-f9k529VAM/Tg_ERkErxCI/AAAAAAAAPGc/xLOHLIYM9EI/s1600-h/DSC_0005-9%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0005-9" border="0" alt="DSC_0005-9" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-tTJQ4QoAirY/Tg_ER3dF1nI/AAAAAAAAPGg/0AlsmAEfmD0/DSC_0005-9_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">We saw a movie about the war and then as the Star Spangled Banners started playing the curtain slowly rose and there was our flag.   It was quite moving.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/--3DIwUw-N_g/Tg_ESR7XyTI/AAAAAAAAPGk/oHW4hVpu0a4/s1600-h/DSC_0018-8%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0018-8" border="0" alt="DSC_0018-8" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-TgxhETQmabU/Tg_ESoqfqII/AAAAAAAAPGo/emSYd-a0tms/DSC_0018-8_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS"></font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Hand written draft</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-OgAs6jBoplo/Tg_ETMsZrlI/AAAAAAAAPGs/MIKXUJNPgX0/s1600-h/DSC_0009-8%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0009-8" border="0" alt="DSC_0009-8" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Il-3KPL4h_4/Tg_ETaNgX1I/AAAAAAAAPGw/UsMlZTWGwmE/DSC_0009-8_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="270" height="404" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Every weekend in the summer employees dress in period costumes and do reenactments.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Drum and fife corps</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-DYyHhkdseEA/Tg_ET4A2SCI/AAAAAAAAPG0/t0XarBj44Bk/s1600-h/DSC_0035-8%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0035-8" border="0" alt="DSC_0035-8" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Mba4ypgn0-Q/Tg_EUdu99KI/AAAAAAAAPG4/CgsTTlxi-A8/DSC_0035-8_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Firing the cannons</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/--bWC4iPs1ew/Tg_EUupRElI/AAAAAAAAPG8/YLovYMySR7Y/s1600-h/DSC_0070-7%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0070-7" border="0" alt="DSC_0070-7" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-INJ14zlAcPc/Tg_EU-lzRBI/AAAAAAAAPHA/uV4ejlfeFmA/DSC_0070-7_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">The “tavern”</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-2Uf01LHt7EM/Tg_EVeBKRLI/AAAAAAAAPHE/GIglunikALQ/s1600-h/DSC_0076-5%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0076-5" border="0" alt="DSC_0076-5" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-wMTqurbtv0w/Tg_EVt1BTKI/AAAAAAAAPHI/TXvbXH_91tk/DSC_0076-5_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">The bottles were never labeled, they knew what was in them by their shape</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-KuXWPn0yVAw/Tg_EWdSeGcI/AAAAAAAAPHM/tfhZuCuiSDQ/s1600-h/DSC_0080-4%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0080-4" border="0" alt="DSC_0080-4" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-1gMym8XF8IQ/Tg_EWw9T3AI/AAAAAAAAPHQ/KsXGeYUlK2w/DSC_0080-4_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">The barracks</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-RHL_t-pt1ew/Tg_EXAwF7xI/AAAAAAAAPHU/iOH-R3sKofc/s1600-h/DSC_0053-8%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0053-8" border="0" alt="DSC_0053-8" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-cdd3-_nj7cA/Tg_EXQQW5DI/AAAAAAAAPHY/8TA_mQBSjgs/DSC_0053-8_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Inside the barracks</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-tUce36qwpj4/Tg_EX9sWRdI/AAAAAAAAPHc/oslqbIzvQGM/s1600-h/DSC_0057-8%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0057-8" border="0" alt="DSC_0057-8" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-OlDKFIFr_Hk/Tg_EYfm161I/AAAAAAAAPHk/aHPl2mwjO98/DSC_0057-8_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Wow, who knew my Canadian friend not only fought in the war for America but he must be REALLY old and he left his stuff behind!  LOL</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-z6LUq17wJJ0/Tg_EYqNMxGI/AAAAAAAAPHo/KWpfn2Hdx9U/s1600-h/DSC_0061-8%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0061-8" border="0" alt="DSC_0061-8" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-B_-XO3sqf70/Tg_EZNl3ZZI/AAAAAAAAPHs/pwz6sFY56w0/DSC_0061-8_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="270" height="404" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">LOTS of cannons here</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-_QpfOXBe-ig/Tg_EZbfzeVI/AAAAAAAAPHw/8NLSXn5yd1E/s1600-h/DSC_0044-8%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0041-8" border="0" alt="DSC_0041-8" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-DRFjbCJyg6w/Tg_EbUFz-qI/AAAAAAAAPIE/XfhHHO5UFus/DSC_0041-8_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">From there we headed to Clara Barton’s House.  Clara Barton organized, and was the first president of the Red Cross.  She was a teacher, humanitarian and a nurse.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">I used to love to read biographies when I was a kid and a few that I remember vividly were Clara Barton, Amelia Earhart, and Florence Nightingale.  How cool to visit this site.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-gyaqTTDKCkY/Tg_Eb8gtesI/AAAAAAAAPII/gBc2RjGznCQ/s1600-h/DSC_0100-3%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; 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</div>Debbie and Rodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986108966724961009noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34948686.post-46902030681936125602011-07-01T18:32:00.001-07:002011-07-01T18:32:54.693-07:00Ninth Day in Washington, D.C.<p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Today we were out early again and headed to the Metro.  What we found out about the parking garage is that they have some spaces on the 2nd floor that are reserved from 2 a.m. until 10 a.m.  After 10:00 anybody can park there so we made sure to get there at exactly that as I’m sure they probably get taken pretty fast.  How nice it is to not have to circle and circle and circle from the 6th floor!</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">We got off at our stop and headed for the Capitol.  I had ordered our tickets (free) online so I had a voucher that I needed to trade in for our tickets.  Our tour wasn’t until 12:40 but we were there before 11:00!  We knew we were going to be early but we wanted to check out the Visitor’s Center before our tour.  There are so many rules about visiting the Capitol.  No pictures, no backpacks, no liquid (even water!), no aerosol (huh?).</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-OPCOI5BKoRI/Tg50-TVOXaI/AAAAAAAAPDA/mIOXTy9sdSY/s1600-h/DSC_0002-7%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0002-7" border="0" alt="DSC_0002-7" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-hqiCpc9bshw/Tg50_TkrAyI/AAAAAAAAPDE/1JVYNYt4tGU/DSC_0002-7_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-AzDPVwM9DLw/Tg50_oK7yVI/AAAAAAAAPDI/GvE722QWB7Q/s1600-h/DSC_0005-8%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0005-8" border="0" alt="DSC_0005-8" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ZjRrYzq05sA/Tg51ALKcIxI/AAAAAAAAPDM/U86nGWzplug/DSC_0005-8_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="270" height="404" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-rPH1hfUCH9g/Tg51An5rAHI/AAAAAAAAPDQ/jS1I9PfxKNA/s1600-h/DSC_0006-8%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0006-8" border="0" alt="DSC_0006-8" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-GrRFusUAHm4/Tg51BJXNzmI/AAAAAAAAPDU/FDwidz3nEyw/DSC_0006-8_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">We asked a volunteer where to go and he noticed that we were really early and asked if we wanted tickets to the House of Representatives before our tour.  Sure!  They were not in Session but we could still see the room.  Again, no picture taking allowed.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/--GZ0cyoib0M/Tg51BrbOj7I/AAAAAAAAPDY/Fz0RZSaZjnU/s1600-h/DSC_0019-8%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0019-8" border="0" alt="DSC_0019-8" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-OaYtU0378DU/Tg51CJL1y7I/AAAAAAAAPDc/qMvTQhGZIO0/DSC_0019-8_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">I copied this picture from their website but you have to imagine the room completely empty of people.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-bFMYBNNxQZ0/Tg51CVAoN9I/AAAAAAAAPDg/zBKeGMtpx_Q/s1600-h/House-of-Reps%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="House-of-Reps" border="0" alt="House-of-Reps" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-4Ov9C2fOtbw/Tg51C3A8vKI/AAAAAAAAPDk/XEZoK7OFeN8/House-of-Reps_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="264" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">We picked up our tickets for our tour and the girl asked us if we wanted to go on an earlier tour since we were so early.  Wow, everybody wanted to take care of us for being early.  LOL.  We declined because we had our own agenda of things to do before our tour.  One of those was to find something to eat so we used the restaurant they have there.  Really good food too!</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">I’ll let you read all about the Capitol <a href="http://www.aoc.gov/cc/capitol/index.cfm" target="_blank"><font style="background-color: #ffff00">here</font></a>.  There’s way too much history about it and it would be way too long but it really is interesting.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">The Rotunda where they also have State Funerals.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-IlRz1p2OsbU/Tg51DeXg4qI/AAAAAAAAPDo/OH2yVjlHIPk/s1600-h/DSC_0023-8%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0023-8" border="0" alt="DSC_0023-8" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-nFtVbhbvlfk/Tg51D8gyA8I/AAAAAAAAPDs/0akHr3Dw-t0/DSC_0023-8_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Directly beneath the Rotunda there is a room full of columns to support the Rotunda and an empty crypt under the floor.  It was put there for President Washington but he was already buried at Mt Vernon by the time the crypt was completed and legal complications prevented his body being moved so the crypt is actually empty.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Inside the Capitol dome</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-m79CjTwq_eg/Tg51ETed3NI/AAAAAAAAPDw/GHXuAcW1974/s1600-h/DSC_0024-7%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0024-7" border="0" alt="DSC_0024-7" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-i8fFsP6wfgQ/Tg51E0-OIVI/AAAAAAAAPD0/23zjz6ouVLQ/DSC_0024-7_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">The National Statuary Hall is statues donated by individual states to honor persons notable in their history. The entire collection now consists of 100 statues contributed by 50 states. All 50 states have contributed two statues each.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">This is South Dakota’s (our resident state), Harrison Beadle</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Wtm6jOsz-AQ/Tg51FJn_5nI/AAAAAAAAPD4/YRLqcx7DccM/s1600-h/DSC_0034-7%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0034-7" border="0" alt="DSC_0034-7" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-kADZMvQAK0o/Tg51FibC_EI/AAAAAAAAPD8/ew0t2uREAAM/DSC_0034-7_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="270" height="404" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">I thought this one was interesting although it’s not actually <em>in</em> the Statuary Hall</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-4O_C8Hvb-2o/Tg51FytBuvI/AAAAAAAAPEA/1zFXPx7O6EM/s1600-h/DSC_0013-7%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0013-7" border="0" alt="DSC_0013-7" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-eXkSNhBz8zA/Tg51GXpcb3I/AAAAAAAAPEE/QX97Ongf6-I/DSC_0013-7_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="270" height="404" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">The only woman in the Hall, Frances Willard, organized the Prohibition Party in 1882 and was very good friends with Susan B. Anthony</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-rZwVydTtUF0/Tg51Gw4o4dI/AAAAAAAAPEI/ljMfAtkmll0/s1600-h/DSC_0035-7%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0035-7" border="0" alt="DSC_0035-7" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-oIjIEpgiWF0/Tg51HPBaVqI/AAAAAAAAPEM/QNW5OI1WYp0/DSC_0035-7_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="270" height="404" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">From there we found a tunnel that led to the Library of Congress so we thought we’d check that out on our way to the White House.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-SPFz6CD4u_U/Tg51HSA-VCI/AAAAAAAAPEQ/z8Cq6SjkB0M/s1600-h/DSC_0037-7%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0037-7" border="0" alt="DSC_0037-7" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-nPNAhiQXkW0/Tg51Hjx9CDI/AAAAAAAAPEU/Au820OEyAww/DSC_0037-7_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-UkSrCZuxVNA/Tg51IMwLX_I/AAAAAAAAPEY/RuQTXopHv0U/s1600-h/DSC05612%25255B10%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC05612" border="0" alt="DSC05612" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-rakKvSSQsYw/Tg51ITwSN0I/AAAAAAAAPEc/RA1XjIgXOxE/DSC05612_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">The building is actually divided into three sections that holds the collections of more than 147 million items including more than 33 million cataloged books and other print materials in 470 languages; more than 63 million manuscripts; the largest rare book collection in North America; and the world's largest collection of legal materials, films, maps, sheet music and sound recordings.  You can only see the rare collections if you have a library card.  Huh?  Can’t anybody get a library card?</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">The building itself was beautiful but <strong>again</strong>, no pictures of the collections allowed.  I can tell you, though, Thomas Jefferson’s collection of books was <strong>HUGE!!</strong></font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-qJgK4iTvwt8/Tg51I2tEO0I/AAAAAAAAPEg/0u_3yUygnvc/s1600-h/DSC_0044-7%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0044-7" border="0" alt="DSC_0044-7" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-v8GxeNXu1Uw/Tg51JNC3PFI/AAAAAAAAPEk/-toyGpagJXE/DSC_0044-7_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="270" height="404" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">From there we headed to the White House.  We weren’t taking a tour.  You have to contact your Congressman no less than 21 days before you arrive to get tickets.  Oh well.  We never know where and when we’ll be somewhere.  I’ve also been on the tour before.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">There is a great Visitor’s Center for the White House though.  I was able to get a stamp for my National Parks Passport there.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">They also had pictures of the rooms that you’re allowed to visit.  There are very few of them that you can actually go into.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-yHMPyfJiyAY/Tg51JtVQFWI/AAAAAAAAPEo/D_dXRnoZTMs/s1600-h/DSC_0052-7%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0055-7" border="0" alt="DSC_0055-7" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-UIFOYi71Nvk/Tg51NS_CciI/AAAAAAAAPFM/B5VpJHeSnI4/DSC_0055-7_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Most of the collections we saw here we also saw in the American History Museum but it was still impressive.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">We left there and headed up Pennsylvania Avenue to that famous address, 1600.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">They forgot to leave me the key!</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-N6sN9_4RpGE/Tg51N-_cTlI/AAAAAAAAPFQ/iLlXS_95sms/s1600-h/DSC_0062-7%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; 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border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0063-7" border="0" alt="DSC_0063-7" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ynLMviT6kCE/Tg51P7gIQOI/AAAAAAAAPFk/4L3k1Cc0ht8/DSC_0063-7_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Police presence is everywhere, even on horseback and these guys were thirsty!</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-3I9mK9pTBLY/Tg51Qb4n9LI/AAAAAAAAPFo/1kbSHreWeL0/s1600-h/DSC_0066-7%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0066-7" border="0" alt="DSC_0066-7" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-TWmLbs_JoCs/Tg51QtI_SHI/AAAAAAAAPFs/Mo0Vr2HYONc/DSC_0066-7_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">They are even watching from up top</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-zvqLeVH4YIQ/Tg51Q4iTrJI/AAAAAAAAPFw/toX9o8AgWU8/s1600-h/DSC05623%25255B13%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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</div>Debbie and Rodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986108966724961009noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34948686.post-16385366668072919542011-06-30T18:51:00.001-07:002011-06-30T18:51:02.627-07:00Eighth Day in Washington, D.C.<p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Today we were up and out early and headed to the Bureau of Printing and Engraving.  We passed it yesterday and there was a ticket booth where you had to reserve a time and ticket to get in.  We passed by at 3:00 in the afternoon and all the tickets were gone.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">While looking at their website last night I found out you have to get there fairly early because once the tickets were gone that was it for the day.  They’re free but they have to limit the number of people inside.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">We arrived at the ticket booth by 10:30 and got the next available tour which was at 1:45.  We decided that while we were waiting we’d go to the Holocaust Museum, which was right next door.  Pictures were not allowed in most of the museum so I just got what I could.  I had resisted seeing this museum because the whole Holocaust thing is very disturbing to me and I didn’t want to see any more pictures of dead bodies piled up in graves.  There weren’t any displays of that unless you got tickets and we didn’t have time for that.  It was mostly the history of the Nazis, their propaganda, and anti-Semitism.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-sCBHxNZ_wc4/Tg0nU10JxxI/AAAAAAAAPAQ/fULU2qo_Fv0/s1600-h/DSC_0007-6%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0020-6" border="0" alt="DSC_0020-6" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-800X_piPMx4/Tg0nWxCeKOI/AAAAAAAAPAk/ODi_c9Yme7U/DSC_0020-6_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="270" height="404" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">There are still so many people that have never been seen again since being separated from their families.  Most don’t know if their missing family member is alive or dead since 1,100 of those were children.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-YMBuflg1Nvs/Tg0nXTuyJGI/AAAAAAAAPAo/RjnGS4oRzdw/s1600-h/DSC_0023-7%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0023-7" border="0" alt="DSC_0023-7" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-btz3eEjNOJA/Tg0nXlEA96I/AAAAAAAAPAs/52FMx8lsmX0/DSC_0023-7_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">You can light candles to remember those killed at the various Concentration Camps</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-QyoCJzN7j7o/Tg0nY8rM-3I/AAAAAAAAPAw/ltpTiGMfyjk/s1600-h/DSC_0030-5%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0025-7" border="0" alt="DSC_0025-7" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-aPJhHuHkL7A/Tg0ndGxJahI/AAAAAAAAPBU/VOY1Mn9hel8/DSC_0025-7_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">From there we headed next door for our 1:45 tour of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.  First we had to go through the Visitor’s Center while waiting for our tour.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-K_yH3FgcyWY/Tg0neH3xnNI/AAAAAAAAPBY/RUioLDw7sGA/s1600-h/DSC_0033-6%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0033-6" border="0" alt="DSC_0033-6" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-HUQbIJrEBfI/Tg0neWhskDI/AAAAAAAAPBc/0qbDuaIvwhE/DSC_0033-6_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-lfFRHD8954M/Tg0nfWElMKI/AAAAAAAAPBg/BjQHjsBQU84/s1600-h/DSC_0032-6%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0032-6" border="0" alt="DSC_0032-6" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-_MPGeFZtuyM/Tg0ngJO6McI/AAAAAAAAPBk/qdQAeAxNJx4/DSC_0032-6_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Every museum we’ve been to we’ve had to go through Security checks</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-0E1pVH5U80Q/Tg0nlDeC0tI/AAAAAAAAPBo/yiPMAeB8VuY/s1600-h/DSC_0034-6%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0034-6" border="0" alt="DSC_0034-6" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-fpuUXkP6cNQ/Tg0nnKzRELI/AAAAAAAAPBs/Vv-7DVeA10E/DSC_0034-6_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">The only place I could take pictures in this museum was the Visitor’s Center.  They wouldn’t let anybody take pictures of the printing of the money.  LOL</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">This is what One Million Dollars looks like in ten dollar bills.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-YHv9DSFZOUs/Tg0nvCUxxlI/AAAAAAAAPBw/PEfXO7ooWpw/s1600-h/DSC_0040-5%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0040-5" border="0" alt="DSC_0040-5" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-EIjPQnW0V5A/Tg0nwfqS4gI/AAAAAAAAPB4/HwcMPxZssfU/DSC_0040-5_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">The U.S. Department of the Treasury first issued paper U.S. currency in 1862 to make up for the shortage of coins and to finance the Civil War. There was a shortage of coins because people had started hoarding them; the uncertainty caused by the war had made the value of items fluctuate drastically. Because coins were made of gold and silver their value didn't change much, so people wanted to hang onto them rather than buy items that might lose their value.  Paper money really isn’t paper at all but 25 percent linen and 75 percent cotton.  The largest denomination printed today is the one hundred dollar bill and is mostly used by tourists.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-eJgdRHWxT-I/Tg0n8GvZOlI/AAAAAAAAPCA/OmMDrUZmffo/s1600-h/DSC_0035-6%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0035-6" border="0" alt="DSC_0035-6" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-WhElpAvqK2A/Tg0n8t_Hm5I/AAAAAAAAPCE/rBMCu894qaE/DSC_0035-6_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/--AyZaeYnRd0/Tg0n9y-LYRI/AAAAAAAAPCI/Q60l_w9QP08/s1600-h/DSC_0036-6%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0036-6" border="0" alt="DSC_0036-6" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-9PchrlTMttE/Tg0n-DPJO4I/AAAAAAAAPCM/ZO8l8FFeoYw/DSC_0036-6_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Looks like I’m worth $1,491,200</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-GAvL9OegfZI/Tg0n-hemDhI/AAAAAAAAPCQ/NUBG9xoxwJY/s1600-h/DSC_0055-6%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0055-6" border="0" alt="DSC_0055-6" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-CV0fiiaql1w/Tg0n_NwF93I/AAAAAAAAPCU/xWSNLHoDmVM/DSC_0055-6_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Since they don’t make these anymore maybe I could have one…</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-IHjM8qtlYgA/Tg0n_ZBtLPI/AAAAAAAAPCY/pkXCkL8Nu0I/s1600-h/DSC_0044-6%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0044-6" border="0" alt="DSC_0044-6" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-f1zDr9OmPcY/Tg0n_72KBvI/AAAAAAAAPCc/Zfs5AlVCqko/DSC_0044-6_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">We finished up in the gift shop and stepped outside just as two Marine helicopters flew over headed in the direction of the White House.  Could it be the Prez or the Veep??</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Vn5qzXF1SrQ/Tg0oADvaxaI/AAAAAAAAPCg/8GezYKuUw2k/s1600-h/DSC_0062-6%25255B15%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0062-6" border="0" alt="DSC_0062-6" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-od0HVPamZpU/Tg0oBerMlyI/AAAAAAAAPCk/lVg-VIlNx7c/DSC_0062-6_thumb%25255B9%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">From there we headed back to the Metro and hopped on the train home.  After we got off we stopped on the way home at a Chinese Buffet that we’ve passed every single day.  It was disappointing food but at least we got that craving out of the way.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Not sure where we’re going tomorrow but we’re thinking we might just go to the White House and do the tour and then to the Capitol for that tour.</font></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript" language="javascript1.2" src="http://weatherreports.com/jscript.html?width=120&height=600&theme=lblue_no_search_box&location=33323&units=f">
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</div>Debbie and Rodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986108966724961009noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34948686.post-41399277590990709272011-06-29T20:18:00.001-07:002011-06-29T20:18:34.193-07:00Seventh Day in Washington, D.C.<p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Today we hopped on the Metro to Union Station where we booked a tour to Arlington Cemetery.  We had passed it on our Double Decker Tour but didn’t stop.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-8TsNtkjNzXA/TgvqLj1_SWI/AAAAAAAAO7Y/A09lp4OspD8/s1600-h/DSC_0012-5%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0012-5" border="0" alt="DSC_0012-5" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-U_zMqJ3iQeU/TgvqMBdY0ZI/AAAAAAAAO7c/7ijM9SM2YF4/DSC_0012-5_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-wGZ6kqTo4iI/TgvqM6ebNlI/AAAAAAAAO7g/ArGeUVfh-7U/s1600-h/DSC_0018-5%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0018-5" border="0" alt="DSC_0018-5" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-3l3pKn4ItXc/TgvqNQ7zVwI/AAAAAAAAO7k/m67YTkTWHFw/DSC_0018-5_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-e5ZkyTU-4A4/TgvqN1U5qXI/AAAAAAAAO7o/O_SUKUK76XU/s1600-h/DSC_0079-2%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0079-2" border="0" alt="DSC_0079-2" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-j-cYHEoFpm4/TgvqOz_fF7I/AAAAAAAAO7s/gC2_M0M980s/DSC_0079-2_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Arlington Cemetery is across the Potomac River in Virginia.  It’s a very sad and humbling place to visit.  It’s unbelievable how many graves are there.  They used to use large grave markers but now they are all the same size, shape and color.  It used to be that anybody who served and their families could be buried there but they are running out of room so now, only active duty or retired soldiers having served 20 or more years can be buried here.  Dependent children under the age of 21 can also be buried here. There are certain others who can be buried here as well.  If you click <a href="http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/funeral_information/guide.interment.html" target="_blank"><font style="background-color: #ffff00">here</font></a> it shows the entire list.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">One of the most famous buried here is President John F. Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline Kennedy.  They also have 2 newborns buried with them.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">President Kennedy and William Taft are the only two presidents buried at Arlington.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-CbYQcYxDX-0/TgvqPjtkVlI/AAAAAAAAO7w/vIQ0oupyzIo/s1600-h/DSC_0020-5%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0020-5" border="0" alt="DSC_0020-5" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Sgx_l42NwnI/TgvqQUCRwRI/AAAAAAAAO70/4nM0SxvHv7A/DSC_0020-5_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Mrs. Kennedy had expressed a desire to mark the president's grave with an eternal flame similar to that of the French Unknown Soldier in Paris. The Washington Gas Company was contacted and a propane-fed torch was selected, as it could be safely lit during the funeral the following day.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-EvMi-tfCxLg/TgvqQ3Ke-hI/AAAAAAAAO74/XSux85Lhz70/s1600-h/DSC_0021-6%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0021-6" border="0" alt="DSC_0021-6" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Q2C3lugRwgU/TgvqRdXavVI/AAAAAAAAO78/IaSeM26X_nQ/DSC_0021-6_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-UNC6L2d7l_g/TgvqSPGFwcI/AAAAAAAAO8A/h8ZFekw5CeM/s1600-h/DSC_0022-5%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0022-5" border="0" alt="DSC_0022-5" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-YjgwUTVjP6s/TgvqSqegy0I/AAAAAAAAO8E/TfiIWMfQJc8/DSC_0022-5_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">President Kennedy’s brothers, Robert and Edward (Teddy) are also buried here and are the only ones to have a white cross.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-_h6Qjz5yFSo/TgvqTrOyiUI/AAAAAAAAO8I/2mE2WyFjb74/s1600-h/DSC_0024-5%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0024-5" border="0" alt="DSC_0024-5" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-IXBiWLFQgA8/TgvqULH3bbI/AAAAAAAAO8M/9qhPwq0sExM/DSC_0024-5_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-PndnXPMRgoQ/TgvqU5NOJPI/AAAAAAAAO8Q/CQ_pFcWXW1Y/s1600-h/DSC_0028-5%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0028-5" border="0" alt="DSC_0028-5" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-NCNusDGw7Cw/TgvqVLplLqI/AAAAAAAAO8U/BSDkoXMRQV4/DSC_0028-5_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">From there we headed to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers.  There are three interred there.  One from World War I, one from World War II and one from the Korean War.  There used to be one from the Vietnam War.  However, due to modern day technology, the one from the Vietnam war was identified from DNA and no longer is there.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">We got there just as they were doing the Changing of the Guard.  There is a Marine from the 3rd US Infantry maintains vigil around the clock.  He paces 21 steps alongside the tomb, pauses 21 seconds, then returns.  The Changing of the Guards takes place every half hour during the summer.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">The inscription reads, “HERE RESTS IN HONORED GLORY AN AMERICAN SOLDIER UNKNOWN BUT TO GOD”</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Ur584oWqTV8/TgvqV4bWS5I/AAAAAAAAO8Y/nReyVQjg8NM/s1600-h/DSC_0032-5%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0032-5" border="0" alt="DSC_0032-5" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-m4A_1fqnk7U/TgvqX-qVosI/AAAAAAAAO8c/AXroT-mwrII/DSC_0032-5_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="270" height="404" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ub5X1Am9DXQ/TgvqY5iroII/AAAAAAAAO8g/Kwj9pn_5p90/s1600-h/DSC_0054-5%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0054-5" border="0" alt="DSC_0054-5" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-IMKdI39_C0U/TgvqaALyjnI/AAAAAAAAO8k/x3xmak3iiL4/DSC_0054-5_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Y1rbg_hpZkI/Tgvqa75TZnI/AAAAAAAAO8o/HPX2WAm1DDk/s1600-h/DSC_0053-5%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0053-5" border="0" alt="DSC_0053-5" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-AxDaLBXlC-Y/TgvqbM9VifI/AAAAAAAAO8s/-iT-8iEfaR0/DSC_0053-5_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="270" height="404" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">The USS Maine Memorial is the mast from the battleship.  It honors the 260 men who were killed when the ship was sunk off Cuba in 1898.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-1Twyf-RSvLg/Tgvqb1vdCgI/AAAAAAAAO8w/-W6P_CRv_Nw/s1600-h/DSC_0071-5%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0071-5" border="0" alt="DSC_0071-5" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-30Ba0N1NbCE/TgvqcXsrKrI/AAAAAAAAO80/ayn2lip9rVo/DSC_0071-5_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="270" height="404" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">There are also memorials for the Space Shuttle and the soldiers killed in a botched rescue attempt for the Iran hostages</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-i5hDMAnHE-M/TgvqdcYAv3I/AAAAAAAAO84/IDx16lFn6lc/s1600-h/DSC_0075-4%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0075-4" border="0" alt="DSC_0075-4" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-WsR879wXLUI/Tgvqd94PhcI/AAAAAAAAO88/_Mne5U3YDic/DSC_0075-4_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="270" height="404" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-d2JdtDvW12I/TgvqemfAhiI/AAAAAAAAO9A/Wc2_BFjslIE/s1600-h/DSC_0073-4%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0073-4" border="0" alt="DSC_0073-4" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-xNfA6NP7LcI/TgvqfSqH9CI/AAAAAAAAO9E/QOSTqEOrrY0/DSC_0073-4_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="270" height="404" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-zewCuDP5aog/TgvqgB7AZjI/AAAAAAAAO9I/2rhWmLr7DwA/s1600-h/DSC_0074-4%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0074-4" border="0" alt="DSC_0074-4" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-N4YXEt8MPsw/TgvqhaD12bI/AAAAAAAAO9M/c6CeZh4FCHg/DSC_0074-4_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="270" height="404" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Audie Murphy, the most decorated soldier of World War II is buried here.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-2M-oQXBAtvA/TgvqiEzAQKI/AAAAAAAAO9Q/AyE2MLo8nFM/s1600-h/DSC05536%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC05536" border="0" alt="DSC05536" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-2GbSS5JHMR8/Tgvqiuh45KI/AAAAAAAAO9U/9NzH6rodWi8/DSC05536_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="359" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">That was the major part of our day but there are SO many memorials around we had to tear ourselves away and go back to D.C.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">We were going to take a rest on a bench in this park but as we walked toward the bench we noticed a bunch of soldier statues in the park.  We realized we were right by the Korean War Memorial.  Well, we couldn’t miss that!  This has to be the most impressive memorial of all!</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-0pikXhUO92w/TgvqjZ2npXI/AAAAAAAAO9Y/zhoEvkDMpIQ/s1600-h/DSC_0093-3%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0115-2" border="0" alt="DSC_0115-2" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Ep7eO6DDESM/TgvqqpJPrjI/AAAAAAAAO-A/mopL7Pt13fQ/DSC_0115-2_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS"></font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Lincoln Memorial (I’m shooting right into the sun)</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-fvsapbBze9A/TgvqraxQHyI/AAAAAAAAO-E/8NAsDUkhFzs/s1600-h/DSC_0114-2%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0114-2" border="0" alt="DSC_0114-2" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ZhhrQFSaHgw/Tgvqry7gtqI/AAAAAAAAO-I/TX8fUpLfuTw/DSC_0114-2_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-NilJrrNpusM/Tgvqs3Eg7DI/AAAAAAAAO-M/s8JpytlHhtU/s1600-h/DSC_0122-2%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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</div>Debbie and Rodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986108966724961009noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34948686.post-51777127943662513712011-06-28T19:28:00.001-07:002011-06-28T19:36:56.890-07:00Sixth Day in Washington, D.C.<p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Today we headed out to the Metro into town to finish up the Natural History Museum.  What a difference a day makes.  The weekend weather was perfect but today was a hot, muggy day.  Good thing is all the workers were already gone.  Bad thing is we had to park all the way up on the 6th floor.  It’s okay because no matter where you park you still have to take the elevator unless you’re lucky enough to find a spot on the 1st floor.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">The crowds at the museum weren’t anywhere near what they were on the weekend.  A few groups of kids with their summer camp but not the large groups we encountered before.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">We needed to finish the Gems & Minerals gallery and this time Rod went out to sit on a bench and wait for <strong><em>ME!!</em></strong>  LOL, I LOVED looking at the jewelry!!  Gosh, it was SO hard trying to pick which pictures I was going to post.  They were ALL so pretty!!</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-nXvbqfGW_SE/TgqNKe4glcI/AAAAAAAAO2U/UyQdPQaBZAo/s1600-h/DSC_0114-1%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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</div>Debbie and Rodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986108966724961009noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34948686.post-72239676909431645842011-06-27T08:42:00.001-07:002011-06-27T12:50:03.871-07:00Fifth Day in Washington, D.C.<p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Yesterday we headed out with the intention of finishing the Natural History Museum but as we got off the Metro and were about a block away we noticed there was a street completely blocked off.  Then I saw a sign that said it was a BBQ Competition.  We quickly took a little detour and headed that way.  This was one of the bigger competitions with big name barbecue teams.  I found out today that Pork Barrel BBQ was the Grand Champion.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">As winner of the only barbecue championship in Washington, DC sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbeque Society, the team receives an automatic invitation to two of the top prestigious contests on the professional barbecue competition circuit – the American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational Contest in Kansas City, Missouri and the Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational in Lynchburg, Tennessee.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-mrIqHFXLcbc/TgiknOw6SdI/AAAAAAAAOyc/9kIDdJaQe_0/s1600-h/DSC_0001-3%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0005-4" border="0" alt="DSC_0005-4" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-qtS3DZq5xHg/TgikpPiQZNI/AAAAAAAAOyw/vojtLCAsC1o/DSC_0005-4_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Now, that’s one big grill!!  They can grill 2,800 brats an hour on that thing!</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-xsjUFbv7PNY/TgikpuEoaMI/AAAAAAAAOy0/b6uRU4pAMmE/s1600-h/DSC_0028-3%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0028-3" border="0" alt="DSC_0028-3" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-R9y4AnvPIXo/Tgikp8rwoVI/AAAAAAAAOy4/xIDermVyMDw/DSC_0028-3_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Myron Mixon, of <a href="http://www.jacksoldsouth.com/" target="_blank"><font style="background-color: #ffff00">Jack’s Old South</font></a> and the winning-est bbq’er in the nation being interviewed by TV station</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-zVOqxEyF6y0/Tgikqi1MyJI/AAAAAAAAOy8/8tjc95FGEAc/s1600-h/DSC_0027-3%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0027-3" border="0" alt="DSC_0027-3" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-GbMuv36TaGY/Tgikqxdu2MI/AAAAAAAAOzA/0P0iS42VyoA/DSC_0027-3_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">My favorite was Famous Dave’s.  I’ve had their ribs in their restaurants before and wasn’t impressed but <em>these</em> were the best ribs I’ve ever had.  Maybe it’s because they were freshly cooked and not sitting under a warmer.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Kq26aq9dxTo/TgikrTx9tiI/AAAAAAAAOzE/bpcVsX-h7iA/s1600-h/DSC_0008-3%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0008-3" border="0" alt="DSC_0008-3" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-oZ9Hmmvkehg/Tgikr3wZ1XI/AAAAAAAAOzI/xzS5vxsMnC8/DSC_0008-3_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-JgZE3BVg_hA/TgiksRB4l5I/AAAAAAAAOzM/g2tFdYY4Fe4/s1600-h/DSC_0034-3%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0034-3" border="0" alt="DSC_0034-3" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Hy9e36imd4w/Tgiks-8030I/AAAAAAAAOzQ/Vm92XUGS4Fk/DSC_0034-3_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Rod, of course,<em> had</em> to have his usual turkey leg</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-a_EJ0ue6MNU/TgiktRkCzGI/AAAAAAAAOzU/Am83sDlTQGU/s1600-h/DSC_0015-3%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0015-3" border="0" alt="DSC_0015-3" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-3kASTwDvV38/Tgikt9XVT3I/AAAAAAAAOzY/m0MJDVgqgF4/DSC_0015-3_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-bfv1Og4814k/TgikubFmbZI/AAAAAAAAOzc/94CwPxxb6EQ/s1600-h/DSC_0031-3%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0031-3" border="0" alt="DSC_0031-3" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-XwNRHCFjHzY/TgikuqO7hmI/AAAAAAAAOzg/CdyX92tEV4w/DSC_0031-3_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">With all those barbecues and smokers I swear the temperature had to be 20 degrees warmer than the other part of the city and after having had more than enough of the crowd we left to finish up the museum.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">We walked into the museum and were again overwhelmed by the crowds.  We haven’t experienced this since we got here.  It must be because it’s the weekend.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">We were being pushed and shoved trying to get into the room where the 45.52 carat Hope Diamond is displayed and we couldn’t even see the display cases in the Gems and Minerals gallery.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">The really nice thing about the Hope Diamond is that it’s on a rotating display and stops for a few seconds so you can take a picture (<em>if</em> you can get close enough).</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">The Hope Diamond got its name from, Henry Thomas Hope. Long before the fabled bad luck associated with its owners, the Hope Diamond had a history. It was discovered centuries ago in southern region of India, where it was believed to have a great mystical powers that surrounded this unusual size and unique color, a deep indigo blue. The Hope supposedly adorned the statue of a Hindu idol.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">After Harry Winston purchased it he donated it to the Smithsonian in 1958.  To commemorate the 50th anniversary he had his jewelry designers come up with a new setting and this was the winner selected by the American people.  It will be displayed for a limited time and then returned to its historic setting.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-L405TqQSndc/TgikvA8trFI/AAAAAAAAOzk/NOMFLEaKtfk/s1600-h/DSC_0041-3%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0041-3" border="0" alt="DSC_0041-3" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-zHzLpvEMEkc/TgikvePfA8I/AAAAAAAAOzo/plf0qsT1lxY/DSC_0041-3_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">When were in the Postal Museum we saw the package that the diamond was mailed in for a measly $145.29 and the diamond at that time was valued at one million dollars!</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-LJRn8An6dEo/TgikwcRopmI/AAAAAAAAOzs/LW_3CoxvEAk/s1600-h/DSC_0011-2%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0011-2" border="0" alt="DSC_0011-2" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-UOezc3C3vxc/TgikwkTMwLI/AAAAAAAAOzw/QU_H340UjrY/DSC_0011-2_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Not wanting to fight the crowds anymore and knowing that we can come back another day we headed outside and sat on a bench just “people watching” until we heard from Pennye.  They were right next door at the American History Museum so we headed over there to meet up with them and go see some of the memorials.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">I <strong><em>finally</em></strong> got a picture of Pennye and her family.  Pennye, Dave, Hugh and Austin</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-e7iEhohvA0A/TgikxGwgLSI/AAAAAAAAOz0/azXX1Y9vxb8/s1600-h/DSC_0050-3%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0050-3" border="0" alt="DSC_0050-3" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-fcxLaKYXuqo/TgikxvH1OfI/AAAAAAAAOz8/c1-QJ2zcVBQ/DSC_0050-3_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS"><font size="4"><font color="#0000ff">First we went to the World War II Memorial.  The memorial honors the 16 million who served in the armed forces of the U.S. during World War II, the more than 400,000 who died, and the millions who supported the war effort from home.  The fountain in the middle is surrounded by</font><font color="#0000ff"> 56 pillars that are inscribed with the names of the then 48 states, the District of Columbia, and the Alaska Territory and Territory of Hawaii, the Commonwealth of the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.</font></font></font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/--xIAsxDQ5hc/TgikyXi8VtI/AAAAAAAAO0A/pa1JbbFEDsE/s1600-h/DSC_0055-3%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0055-3" border="0" alt="DSC_0055-3" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-_fk_4LRT4E8/TgikyqrwfyI/AAAAAAAAO0E/JV67rgvt_GE/DSC_0055-3_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">My “resident” State</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-W7HNLULqeJU/TgikzHmBRzI/AAAAAAAAO0I/9SOJTVf4Mgw/s1600-h/DSC_0054-3%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0054-3" border="0" alt="DSC_0054-3" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-_IX_I_NlfJs/Tgikzup2kMI/AAAAAAAAO0M/DS01U-ntUhA/DSC_0054-3_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="270" height="406" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">From there we headed to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.  But, on the way we passed by the Vietnam Nurses Memorial</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-6E-hxTdv5c8/Tgik0tF586I/AAAAAAAAO0Q/7sbKXtFMXEE/s1600-h/DSC_0062-3%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0062-3" border="0" alt="DSC_0062-3" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-iYlqHALtOuQ/Tgik0wKXiYI/AAAAAAAAO0U/jBdLWKEApUc/DSC_0062-3_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Entrance to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-OByTj2_s4SU/Tgik1foiJiI/AAAAAAAAO0Y/ob_7X8sJlZ0/s1600-h/DSC_0065-3%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0065-3" border="0" alt="DSC_0065-3" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-tifUwPNWH70/Tgik11pv2NI/AAAAAAAAO0c/6rTIF8K8lps/DSC_0065-3_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-CAlnO6WbeCI/Tgik2epb0FI/AAAAAAAAO0g/7tLMSyDgE9I/s1600-h/DSC_0071-3%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0071-3" border="0" alt="DSC_0071-3" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-KId2D3ewewY/Tgik2uVB9GI/AAAAAAAAO0k/TTYSvNQWkTU/DSC_0071-3_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">There was a Park Service volunteer who was explaining things about the wall and mentioned 3 names.  Those names ended up being his buddies that he was with when they were killed.  You could really hear the sadness in his voice.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-QA2uNpM1mjY/Tgik3OrkgrI/AAAAAAAAO0o/B3PVDEyk4G4/s1600-h/DSC_0069-3%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0069-3" border="0" alt="DSC_0069-3" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Qg_tJxuxa8w/Tgik3ZKi6UI/AAAAAAAAO0s/qRPjV7ga6U8/DSC_0069-3_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">People leave things at the wall all the time as respect to people they knew or just for respect</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-CP6e5WixFlc/Tgik36uJrmI/AAAAAAAAO0w/rq15RuLQMlk/s1600-h/DSC_0067-3%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0067-3" border="0" alt="DSC_0067-3" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-OnboALhJLNc/Tgik4FQhuRI/AAAAAAAAO00/LiIY-4IfZkY/DSC_0067-3_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-lxH0hIF8e4o/Tgik4mOpVDI/AAAAAAAAO04/ZToa8lZoESs/s1600-h/DSC_0072-3%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0072-3" border="0" alt="DSC_0072-3" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-FJS5RjShKxQ/Tgik4zD6gtI/AAAAAAAAO08/VgXhGQnen-g/DSC_0072-3_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">From there we headed out looking for a place to eat.  We came up to a Thai place called Thai Place.  LOL  Best food we’ve had since being in Washington, D.C.!!  Rod had some curry thing, I had dumplings and chicken satay.  Everybody said how good their food was too!</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-BJ9-f4GsJNo/Tgik5C4ahjI/AAAAAAAAO1A/TOOeiogXHB4/s1600-h/DSC_0075-2%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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</div>Debbie and Rodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986108966724961009noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34948686.post-79664658001839350272011-06-26T07:56:00.001-07:002011-06-26T07:56:57.289-07:00Fourth Day in Washington, D.C.<p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Yesterday was another very late day for us again.  Not so much of a long day as we didn’t leave our motorhome until about 11:00.  By the time we got into the city it was lunchtime so our destination was Union Station where there is a food court.  I had roasted chicken nuggets and green beans and Rod had teriyaki chicken.  I’ve never had roasted chicken nuggets before but it ended up being roasted chicken cut into little pieces.  LOL</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Right outside Union Station is the Postal Museum.  We weren’t meeting up with Pennye and her family until later because they were on one of those on/off tour buses and were doing an “express” tour of the city since they only have the weekend to see as much as they can.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Now, those of you who know Rod know that he’s a retired postal worker and LOVES museums.  He can spend an entire day in just one room reading every single thing.  You can imagine what I was thinking as we entered a POSTAL MUSEUM!!</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-FvUiqT6dhtY/TgdIScqEF6I/AAAAAAAAOus/UCku4F50MwY/s1600-h/DSC_0032-2%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0032-2" border="0" alt="DSC_0032-2" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-6l_tJo0Nk70/TgdISyTCeKI/AAAAAAAAOuw/Mjcwf_7iWgg/DSC_0032-2_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">And he’s off…</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ro31nQo9pN4/TgdITfLRD_I/AAAAAAAAOu0/j6I1SsaThaM/s1600-h/DSC_0006-3%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0006-3" border="0" alt="DSC_0006-3" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-MJ3mbV__Nds/TgdIT4O0s0I/AAAAAAAAOu4/WFnyiNCu5AQ/DSC_0006-3_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-4d-UFVFcnYY/TgdIVjoj8CI/AAAAAAAAOu8/3o45P520qmU/s1600-h/DSC_0027-2%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0027-2" border="0" alt="DSC_0027-2" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-1UJOfG8uRYc/TgdIWNQfWxI/AAAAAAAAOvA/RyWElMiOxlY/DSC_0027-2_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-l9QadcdGpVE/TgdIYWGzVcI/AAAAAAAAOvE/QqPSybjfFCc/s1600-h/DSC_0008-2%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0008-2" border="0" alt="DSC_0008-2" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-z0SbeOt_n_w/TgdIZAo1hnI/AAAAAAAAOvM/Y8e-vmEKfmM/DSC_0008-2_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">LOL, it really wasn’t that bad and we really didn’t spend <strong><em>ALL</em></strong> day in there.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">They used to deliver mail directly to your door but it was taking people too long to answer so they made people have mailboxes or slots in the door</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-C7GWynUJcM8/TgdIZlwdFII/AAAAAAAAOvQ/re2vqadJiHU/s1600-h/DSC_0022-2%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0022-2" border="0" alt="DSC_0022-2" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-OIyeY822VnU/TgdIZwi0Y7I/AAAAAAAAOvU/NiAJ09N_nB0/DSC_0022-2_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Irish Stamps</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Dp1fWU9C3sQ/TgdIbPYpQLI/AAAAAAAAOvY/lwASaxARLn8/s1600-h/DSC_0024-2%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0024-2" border="0" alt="DSC_0024-2" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-zjB_5lNVhVQ/TgdIbnYzQhI/AAAAAAAAOvc/1Ih_PbrNn9o/DSC_0024-2_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Ben Franklin, who was the first Postmaster General</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-a-MRqd07bIE/TgdIcEzAiOI/AAAAAAAAOvg/C8WNnJnPu2A/s1600-h/DSC_0007-2%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0007-2" border="0" alt="DSC_0007-2" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-joWwYc5AXVI/TgdIcuKPCzI/AAAAAAAAOvk/K8AQQ2P9Xbg/DSC_0007-2_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="270" height="406" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">This building used to be used as the post office.  It’s still in the same building, just on the other side now</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-dXnIv_k2GV8/TgdIdA5m9gI/AAAAAAAAOvo/FulrLc1bN7Q/s1600-h/DSC_0030-2%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0030-2" border="0" alt="DSC_0030-2" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Jv9kFBaVfNA/TgdIdmX6b0I/AAAAAAAAOvs/e3lRGVP-9NU/DSC_0030-2_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Postal Inspectors (by the way, if you click on any picture it is larger and easier to read)</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-MTKolpcZNBg/TgdId04-ipI/AAAAAAAAOvw/sTh_rvjXmwI/s1600-h/DSC_0014-3%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0014-3" border="0" alt="DSC_0014-3" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-WhoZVE8mcUI/TgdIec4zDXI/AAAAAAAAOv0/JodQ5jLqr7Q/DSC_0014-3_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="270" height="406" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-DKCCxJOBGC0/TgdIfbXEZiI/AAAAAAAAOv4/XP7ScoUGkAk/s1600-h/DSC_0013-2%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0013-2" border="0" alt="DSC_0013-2" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-4DXzdFtFcPA/TgdIf7ccslI/AAAAAAAAOv8/Pm3dL-3azM0/DSC_0013-2_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Mailboxes from around the world</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-aq3eH6jmDA4/TgdIgd6O1-I/AAAAAAAAOwE/AksLOHr19Ts/s1600-h/DSC_0028-2%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0028-2" border="0" alt="DSC_0028-2" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ogqRTcnQRqg/TgdIg3LOdVI/AAAAAAAAOwI/ScTFeZxsfzs/DSC_0028-2_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">From there we headed over to the Museum of Natural History.  This is another HUGE museum!  It has four floors and several galleries on each floor.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Dinosaur Exhibit</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Xz5F-hLtCqk/TgdIh_ds2-I/AAAAAAAAOwM/YGxDyPuWOtQ/s1600-h/DSC_0053-2%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0053-2" border="0" alt="DSC_0053-2" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-YrU9Ve2uQNw/TgdIixcptUI/AAAAAAAAOwQ/LAg_zhTU20c/DSC_0053-2_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-QArhD0ACIAo/TgdIjREWh4I/AAAAAAAAOwU/lOTb3ZWC1Pw/s1600-h/DSC_0051-2%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0063-2" border="0" alt="DSC_0063-2" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-9rM0rp5zVcM/TgdIqsDHKXI/AAAAAAAAOxI/VNzGDndDKfQ/DSC_0063-2_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">One of the largest sheets of copper ever found was in Michigan</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-4tSh83PQ8jM/TgdIrGtHalI/AAAAAAAAOxM/NRor97uiALw/s1600-h/DSC_0064-2%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0064-2" border="0" alt="DSC_0064-2" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-do7Sl-0J8ok/TgdIrgbyJkI/AAAAAAAAOxQ/Io0i6A5h4xY/DSC_0064-2_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Gold!!!</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-WAdTRTCQ1n8/TgdIsG4ZcoI/AAAAAAAAOxU/SnCtzmZ0WC0/s1600-h/DSC_0071-2%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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</div>Debbie and Rodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986108966724961009noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34948686.post-16037303128804799062011-06-25T07:20:00.001-07:002011-06-25T07:20:10.055-07:00Third Day in Washington, D.C.<p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Yesterday we set out a little bit later because we weren’t catching the bus.  We drove to the Metro Station and parked the car in the parking garage there.  It costs $4.25 to park so it is actually 25 cents cheaper for us to park than it is to take the bus.  I’m sure we spent that 25 cents on gas to get there though.  LOL</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Here comes the train</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-FPNBmjnY5Co/TgXuaH4fw3I/AAAAAAAAOr4/18-p-CUkFeE/s1600-h/DSC_0001-1%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; 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border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0006-2" border="0" alt="DSC_0006-2" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Awd7zo_LAnE/TgXubhbCbjI/AAAAAAAAOsM/YVfUtc4xfUc/DSC_0006-2_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Apollo Anton Ohno’s skates</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-FiA9M65RXx0/TgXuby06iVI/AAAAAAAAOsQ/2LFiSgIcSj8/s1600-h/DSC_0011-1%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0011-1" border="0" alt="DSC_0011-1" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-dC_GXWi2k44/TgXucA_qgWI/AAAAAAAAOsU/DqrPZc8aCKM/DSC_0011-1_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">How’s THIS for a doll house??</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ET-tnm5ViX4/TgXucXV56jI/AAAAAAAAOsY/_JJFefBGj18/s1600-h/DSC_0023-2%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0040-1" border="0" alt="DSC_0040-1" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-kTjp7urG2hQ/TgXui8erTLI/AAAAAAAAOtc/rXIL4OIYo3I/DSC_0040-1_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">From there we headed to the Archives.  That’s where we saw the Constitution of the United States, the Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Independence, the Magna Carta and the Emancipation Proclamation.  Awesome to see but no pictures whatsoever are allowed in this entire building.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">There was also a gallery called What’s Cooking, Uncle Sam about the role the government has had in food production.  VERY interesting.  One of the things I remember about it was the Butter Act.  It explained that the manufacturer had to sell margarine white in color to differentiate it from butter so they included a little yellow dye pack so you could make it yellow yourself.  It was a law and two people actually went to prison for two years for selling yellow margarine.  </font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">his is an excerpt from the exhibit brochure:</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">“</font><em><font face="Comic Sans MS"><b>Washington </b>- "Eat more cottage cheese; you'll need less meat," a World War I-era government poster exhorted. Herbert Hoover, then head of the Food Administration, pushed the cost-saving protein alternative as a patriotic choice, saving meat for our troops.</font></em></p> <p><em><font face="Comic Sans MS">That's just a taste of the federal government's efforts over the years to influence what and how Americans eat. "What's Cooking, Uncle Sam" - a new exhibit at the National Archives - offers a smorgasbord of examples. They touch on global plant-gathering expeditions and garden pesticide recommendations, farm subsidies and food safety, exploding home-canned ketchup and vitamin-enriched doughnuts, protectionist trade policies and paeans to convenience foods.</font></em></p> <p><em><font face="Comic Sans MS">This is the archives' first exhibit on food since its inception in 1934.<font color="#0000ff" size="4">”</font></font></em></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-AMtBvMuw0Wc/TgXujLbzNwI/AAAAAAAAOtg/58RqvE_5ikg/s1600-h/DSC_0058-1%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0058-1" border="0" alt="DSC_0058-1" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-RHrmMKQ5XpE/TgXujYuIJsI/AAAAAAAAOtk/KB6xHnOR-xo/DSC_0058-1_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">This is the LONG line we had to wait in to get in</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-GoWq-VTAYIY/TgXuj_7DLXI/AAAAAAAAOto/EB9CJZnNRUQ/s1600-h/DSC_0060-1%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0060-1" border="0" alt="DSC_0060-1" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/--bHDicduUNA/TgXukHuB1uI/AAAAAAAAOts/gTTpCeUfL6I/DSC_0060-1_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">From there we decided to go find a place to sit down and have a beer.  We asked one of the guards and he sent us to a sports bar around the corner.  We had a few beers while waiting for our friends from Florida to arrive for the weekend.  They were our neighbors when we lived in Sunrise, FL before selling our house.  I was SOOOOO excited to see them and I didn’t even take pictures.  Pennye, Dave, their son Austin and Pennye’s dad all met us for dinner.  Then we set out to do some more exploring and ended up walking ALLLL the way to the Jefferson Memorial.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-0UtLM6isUuU/TgXukZo-lMI/AAAAAAAAOtw/Pi3ogXdCKyc/s1600-h/DSC_0081-1%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0081-1" border="0" alt="DSC_0081-1" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-38d3rjMpJH0/TgXukyQVYyI/AAAAAAAAOt0/9fU8S8jMKEw/DSC_0081-1_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">It looks really pretty at night</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-t4hY8zCzWz8/TgXulbn2QXI/AAAAAAAAOt4/OBgv-PDwwng/s1600-h/DSC_0086-1%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0086-1" border="0" alt="DSC_0086-1" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-LaYT0Q0tcIw/TgXulvDEAaI/AAAAAAAAOt8/ZZoYwN4r36Y/DSC_0086-1_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-obGhlfYT7Fc/TgXulz9tzxI/AAAAAAAAOuA/vkehustbAKE/s1600-h/DSC_0090-1%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0090-1" border="0" alt="DSC_0090-1" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-gor0duSEKBk/TgXumKzRL8I/AAAAAAAAOuE/rjQmqZArTG8/DSC_0090-1_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="270" height="404" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">From there we ALL piled into a cab and went to Pennye’s hotel where Rod and I caught the Metro back to the RV Park.  My gosh, it was a long day but, again, well worth every minute!</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Today we’re meeting up again and going who knows where.</font></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript" language="javascript1.2" src="http://weatherreports.com/jscript.html?width=120&height=600&theme=lblue_no_search_box&location=33323&units=f">
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</div>Debbie and Rodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986108966724961009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34948686.post-42293563123504255322011-06-23T19:46:00.001-07:002011-06-23T19:46:47.468-07:00Second Day in Washington, D.C.<p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Today we took the third leg of our 2 day Double Decker Bus tour.  This one had some repeat stops that were on the other two tours but still had lots of new ones.  The place we were looking for was another one of my food shows but this one is on TLC and is called DC Cupcakes.  It’s located in Georgetown and is called Georgetown Cupcakes.  They make LOTS of different kinds and there is a long line everyday.  Today wasn’t too bad.  We waited in line only about 15 minutes.  It was well worth the wait!</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-oeKK6b_o8NA/TgP33l_tI0I/AAAAAAAAOnY/9ygLe9aYrZ4/s1600-h/DSC_0043%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0043" border="0" alt="DSC_0043" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Hr7Ec4W6jWc/TgP36lnXh-I/AAAAAAAAOnc/xsaIieO-kEY/DSC_0043_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">The line</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-jaQeXmshUPQ/TgP4AixB5gI/AAAAAAAAOng/tzZJxkyVS2g/s1600-h/DSC_0044%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0044" border="0" alt="DSC_0044" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-hKmjwsf_EDc/TgP4EvnCT5I/AAAAAAAAOnk/qGYsdvDkf_U/DSC_0044_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">YAY, we made it inside!</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-qIvogPb1TDo/TgP4IR57kpI/AAAAAAAAOno/UIGRudZlSw4/s1600-h/DSC_0046%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0072" border="0" alt="DSC_0072" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-YJmNt0xF1Ek/TgP4xCUJ_FI/AAAAAAAAOoc/A1ImRPm3jYg/DSC_0072_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Then we saw an exhibit honoring all the First Ladies and their gowns.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Martha Washington’s gown</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-p18ni0THg0c/TgP41MihgAI/AAAAAAAAOog/cK70gDV0mF4/s1600-h/DSC_0078%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0078" border="0" alt="DSC_0078" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-135YRKqCBEA/TgP44CFjFPI/AAAAAAAAOok/OJBTZU7TJFs/DSC_0078_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">The inaugural ball gowns</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-n7Ee4m2EKPU/TgP47DAoIQI/AAAAAAAAOoo/l3QB6ewsn1E/s1600-h/DSC_0081%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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</div>Debbie and Rodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986108966724961009noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34948686.post-71339432602681104922011-06-22T18:09:00.001-07:002011-06-22T18:41:18.713-07:00First Day In Washington, D.C.<p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Today we caught the last Express Bus going to the Metro Station.  The bus comes right into the RV Park that we’re staying in.  The last Express Bus comes in at 10:00 so that was perfect for us.  There are other buses that come but they are the regular type that stop every few blocks.  This one took us right to the Metro Station at the University of Maryland.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">The Metro is a subway system that goes all over the D.C. area.  Once you get the hang of it, it is SO easy and SO convenient.  We only had one little boo boo by not getting off at one of our stops.  No biggie, we just got on another train going the other way.  LOL</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">This is a map of the Metro.  Looks confusing at first but really is easy and FUN!</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ltVun7UTM-Y/TgKQntc67HI/AAAAAAAAOjY/VzFTzbf-6iY/s1600-h/metromap%25255B99%25255D.gif"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="metromap" border="0" alt="metromap" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-jf9E983xDgQ/TgKQraFN-VI/AAAAAAAAOjc/6hFHL_IgsDo/metromap_thumb%25255B97%25255D.gif?imgmax=800" width="363" height="344" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Our bus driver</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-OPCYb_HQ39w/TgKQ1vycOlI/AAAAAAAAOjg/nGMTG4qs94o/s1600-h/DSC05245%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC05245" border="0" alt="DSC05245" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-CiqBt_qgdl8/TgKQ6hzbQvI/AAAAAAAAOjk/BiC59A2f4RA/DSC05245_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="359" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-qMX90oybplo/TgKQ7D8A_1I/AAAAAAAAOjo/ih9IBktw3js/s1600-h/DSC05246%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC05246" border="0" alt="DSC05246" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-4toKxysaokY/TgKQ7mcRAkI/AAAAAAAAOjs/tTyMyqOHXNQ/DSC05246_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="359" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">We decided today to go to Union Station and do the Double Decker Bus Tour to get a “lay of the land”.  Tomorrow we’ll go back to see the things we saw on the tour that seemed interesting to us.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Rod didn’t know that Union Station was a real working train station so I thought maybe there were others that didn’t know this.  It’s an Historic building but it’s really a train station and there are people all over the place hauling their luggage around and taking a train somewhere.  Amtrak and MARC (Maryland Area Rail Commuter Service) have gates that look just like airport gates.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-K5IMimkgft4/TgKQ8f6ndfI/AAAAAAAAOjw/pMBX3fz1awE/s1600-h/DSC05249%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC05249" border="0" alt="DSC05249" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-us78FwEOfWk/TgKQ89fIf4I/AAAAAAAAOj0/q6md7m0rQVs/DSC05249_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="359" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Grv_RG29xZM/TgKQ9kT4EdI/AAAAAAAAOj4/sd3zMnLYgmE/s1600-h/DSC05312%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC05312" border="0" alt="DSC05312" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-nxNFHtCAmi0/TgKQ-Gflc4I/AAAAAAAAOj8/4K_0zMLbgus/DSC05312_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="359" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">This is the outside of Union Station.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-6mzk5A_ogmk/TgKQ_IvsXjI/AAAAAAAAOkA/6E5M3-03Bdk/s1600-h/DSC05251%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC05251" border="0" alt="DSC05251" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-4H0mnuhG61Q/TgKRABZ65nI/AAAAAAAAOkE/lp05dL5_RxI/DSC05251_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="359" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">The Double Decker Bus.  By the way, for those that are visiting soon the bus cost us $40 each for unlimited on/off for two days.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-uSu0limQDFM/TgKRCpcnVqI/AAAAAAAAOkI/wXMGKOB6_bM/s1600-h/DSC05311%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC05311" border="0" alt="DSC05311" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-CJGVUI9ccYI/TgKREiBZdBI/AAAAAAAAOkM/ruu9mQwJukc/DSC05311_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="359" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Most of the blog is going to be pictures of buildings because we didn’t get off and visit the insides of any of them today.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">The Postal Museum that you <strong><em>KNOW</em></strong> we’ll have to visit tomorrow</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Nog3KS68Dzo/TgKRGf1K5ZI/AAAAAAAAOkQ/w7A6b7ffd2A/s1600-h/DSC05255%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC05255" border="0" alt="DSC05255" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-SrIEkut3rzU/TgKRI_Z4CHI/AAAAAAAAOkU/Buw1KOtOSPc/DSC05255_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="359" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">The Capitol Building</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-i7hVnLsIoMs/TgKRKHa-CtI/AAAAAAAAOkY/3uFWMDgoJCA/s1600-h/DSC05257%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC05257" border="0" alt="DSC05257" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-J2HHdFQDfbY/TgKRLURIMfI/AAAAAAAAOkc/mCXyYA6kK8I/DSC05257_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="359" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Another thing we found out that we didn’t know is that ALL the Smithsonian Museums are FREE!!  This is one we’ll probably be seeing.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-hF6WF_xckpY/TgKRN6wP0-I/AAAAAAAAOkg/0Ibki8HCoaU/s1600-h/DSC05260%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC05260" border="0" alt="DSC05260" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-hynmK4kim4A/TgKROmqzzEI/AAAAAAAAOkk/AgynalZxz4I/DSC05260_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="359" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">The Washington Monument</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-SA5Of1r04mo/TgKRPOLJPzI/AAAAAAAAOko/HUgA8fcEcz0/s1600-h/DSC05286%25255B24%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC05286" border="0" alt="DSC05286" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/--ZNocdFE71g/TgKRP0Kzy9I/AAAAAAAAOks/GaGNTB0zNrE/DSC05286_thumb%25255B21%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="270" height="359" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">The Jefferson Memorial</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-lqH5e-wh8LM/TgKRRXOvMfI/AAAAAAAAOkw/JqBk3IaQTAg/s1600-h/DSC05272%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC05272" border="0" alt="DSC05272" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-4XIFxUg39ZQ/TgKRSoW7o3I/AAAAAAAAOk4/uQ2YRbgGLAU/DSC05272_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="359" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Ford’s Theatre where President Lincoln was shot</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-uABTpJb9ZQM/TgKRWwLSIBI/AAAAAAAAOk8/6wOZhvwEF-4/s1600-h/DSC05294%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC05294" border="0" alt="DSC05294" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-b3J5sprq_ZY/TgKRZ457MwI/AAAAAAAAOlE/jqLQr0Pb-LI/DSC05294_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="359" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Smithsonian Castle (same architect that designed the St Patrick Cathedral in New York City)</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-f1sGhjPtbsc/TgKRcwB2ZAI/AAAAAAAAOlI/jwSe8lfhT30/s1600-h/DSC05265%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC05291" border="0" alt="DSC05291" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-TQ-sJuXtJ8o/TgKRjMJtsYI/AAAAAAAAOlg/8xs6KSNmK4I/DSC05291_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="359" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">The Old Post Office which is shops and restaurants now.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-_YgtvNuhwTA/TgKRk4s_aYI/AAAAAAAAOlk/yliLl_gniFg/s1600-h/DSC05302%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC05302" border="0" alt="DSC05302" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-W1KV3W88G6s/TgKRmjUG-JI/AAAAAAAAOlo/r1eScbJdtjI/DSC05302_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="359" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">The White House</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ssXGc5mthdU/TgKRrwzjK0I/AAAAAAAAOls/amjcH3ouqk8/s1600-h/DSC05320%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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</div>Debbie and Rodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986108966724961009noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34948686.post-48857171905702757692011-06-20T17:15:00.001-07:002011-06-20T19:27:55.130-07:00Visiting Baltimore<p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Today our plan was to head out on the Metro to “the city”.  Washington, D.C., that is, and hop on and off the double decker bus.  Well, when we got up it was raining and I really didn’t want to sit on the top of the bus in the rain.  So, plan B it was.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">We decided to drive up to Baltimore.  It was only a 35 mile drive.  We didn’t really have a plan other than to go to <a href="http://www.charmcitycakes.com/about" target="_blank"><font style="background-color: #ffff00">Charm City Cakes</font></a> and take pictures.  Anybody that knows me knows that I’m a Food Network fanatic.  Charm City Cakes is owned by Duff Goldman who has a show on the Food Network called <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/ace-of-cakes/index.html" target="_blank"><font style="background-color: #ffff00">Ace of Cakes</font></a>.  He makes the most amazing cakes but they’re VERY expensive.  They don’t do any tours and you can’t go inside but I knew that already so I was just going to take pics of the building.  Well, as we pulled up Duff himself walked out of the building!!  Since I was driving I couldn’t snap a picture but trust me, we saw him!  LOL</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-G9hRgmfIqcY/Tf_iXqcI9MI/AAAAAAAAOgI/EkiMagi76UQ/s1600-h/DSC05237%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC05235" border="0" alt="DSC05235" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-dHHGQ4bFI08/Tf_ibfHYzCI/AAAAAAAAOgc/Ig6XfWyXOR8/DSC05235_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="359" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">From there we headed to the Light Street Pavilion because I found out you can buy Charm City Cakes merchandise at a store there called Best of Baltimore.  I was looking for a reusable water bottle.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">We found the store easy enough but they only sell t-shirts, hats and aprons so I guess I’ll have to order it online.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">The Pavilion was gorgeous!  It kind of reminded me of Bayside Marketplace in Miami but cleaner.  It still had the usual assortment of homeless people and a few with mental issues though.  I’m not a shopper so I can’t tell you what all the stores were.  I just went to one store.  LOL</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-J5aBd2eyNxo/Tf_icLwoDLI/AAAAAAAAOgg/ELdbDwUmwvQ/s1600-h/DSC_0018%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0018" border="0" alt="DSC_0018" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-AAQ7WwKYr8w/Tf_ictMjM-I/AAAAAAAAOgk/Q4JGvtW6GrA/DSC_0018_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">There was a beautiful Visitor Center where these men were making a replica of a tall ship</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ntM89RxoYb0/Tf_idSKgggI/AAAAAAAAOgo/AXaqblKSfIc/s1600-h/DSC_0019%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0019" border="0" alt="DSC_0019" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-csSGcjAj0eM/Tf_ie1IrPvI/AAAAAAAAOgs/FFXhSkrQPa4/DSC_0019_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">We found a Thai restaurant that I can’t remember the name of but the food was amazing and we left stuffed!  Can you believe that we didn’t have crab <em>anything</em>??  We’ve got to come back another day.  I want to see the aquarium anyway.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Back to the mall where we just HAD to get some fresh fudge.  The best part was that if you bought two you got another one free!</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">That’s ALL fudge right there!!</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-8tz3NQiKoTA/Tf_ifsYeOEI/AAAAAAAAOgw/qJKkHCz-R2U/s1600-h/DSC_0021%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0024" border="0" alt="DSC_0024" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-RzooOmX9Fvc/Tf_iiyEnxpI/AAAAAAAAOhE/Ioa4w9uHcRk/DSC_0024_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">From there we decided to see if we could find Edgewood Arsenal.  That’s the place where Rod was born back in 1944 while his Dad was in the Army designing bomb fuses.  He has never been back since leaving when he was only a year old.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Finding the city of Edgewood was easy enough so we took a turn off one of the side streets to turn around and as we drove down the road we found the base!!  The man at the gate was very nice but politely told us we couldn’t go in nor could we take any pictures.  Oh well, at least Rod got to see where he was born.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/--UFdKoFd7Fg/Tf_ijeXdOmI/AAAAAAAAOhI/pvzQ392ZI40/s1600-h/DSC_0025%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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</div>Debbie and Rodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986108966724961009noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34948686.post-6321872108085675932011-06-19T19:43:00.001-07:002011-06-19T19:43:29.205-07:00Meandering Around The South<p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">I can’t believe it’s been this long since I’ve done a blog!!  It’s just been so easy to put updates on Facebook that I’ve neglected my blog.  Sorry to all those that don’t follow on Facebook.  I’ll just do a quick synopsis of where we’ve been because we are now in Washington, D.C. and I’ll try to update a lot more.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">The last I wrote we were in Mississippi.  We spent a few weeks there seeing a few of the sites.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-qYmf9oNKBCA/Tf6vWaTkW-I/AAAAAAAAOac/npSmYFS6pm0/s1600-h/DSC_0065%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0065" border="0" alt="DSC_0065" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-rlN0XjqFbyw/Tf6vZLqq49I/AAAAAAAAOag/pXUOFbPfdI8/DSC_0065_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-fFmTb8i-Ae4/Tf6veIDmePI/AAAAAAAAOak/H4YXZt45qwk/s1600-h/DSC_0080%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0080" border="0" alt="DSC_0080" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-v3t91R3cZVg/Tf6vgkDMOII/AAAAAAAAOao/KxNg6MpVorw/DSC_0080_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-lebhWCxvCQQ/Tf6vkRs3puI/AAAAAAAAOas/sQ7CCqrHv84/s1600-h/DSC_0088%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0088" border="0" alt="DSC_0088" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-MnG4PuzpTmE/Tf6vnDESgrI/AAAAAAAAOaw/sJycCAhiNeY/DSC_0088_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">We left Mississippi and headed for Red Bay, Alabama to the Tiffin Motorhome factory and service center.  We had a few small repairs to attend to and some modifications we wanted to have done.</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#0000ff">All the windows in the front were replaced due to the seals having gone bad for the double pane <font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">windows.</font></font></font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-GUg2qGw2FUo/Tf6vqaby_qI/AAAAAAAAOa0/FASaQNSCu-k/s1600-h/DSC_0017%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0017" border="0" alt="DSC_0017" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-luM3H826Ros/Tf6vsyFXwOI/AAAAAAAAOa4/dPz_RcllJjk/DSC_0017_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Our motorhome came with a booth dinette that we wanted removed and replaced with cabinets.  Chris Berry Woodworks did the work and we’re SOOOO happy with the results.  He also put in a few shelves for some cabinets we had that had a lot of wasted space.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Before</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-TOE5q_TTp18/Tf6vwQkJNVI/AAAAAAAAOa8/vbxtaKCWVMw/s1600-h/DSC_0001-2%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0001-2" border="0" alt="DSC_0001-2" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-MJupj2dF-0c/Tf6vy9IsJOI/AAAAAAAAObA/GGFOZAQc-H8/DSC_0001-2_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">During</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-t82s47OzKVU/Tf6v2YIo2RI/AAAAAAAAObE/Bh5e_0yzZus/s1600-h/DSC_0007%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0001-1" border="0" alt="DSC_0001-1" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-camaEHA24Qs/Tf6wEy_mVII/AAAAAAAAObc/4CvNQJa-wg4/DSC_0001-1_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Coon Dog Cemetery</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-mAHGLrA2IqY/Tf6wJ-wsbvI/AAAAAAAAObg/b85ORCIkCqE/s1600-h/DSC_0051%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0051" border="0" alt="DSC_0051" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-6m9NWrR5BJc/Tf6wMtotqSI/AAAAAAAAObo/eWknAKQJDqw/DSC_0051_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-dbYfDh_6vkA/Tf6wRGatZ-I/AAAAAAAAObs/0CnK8IU3yP0/s1600-h/DSC_0054%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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</div>Debbie and Rodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986108966724961009noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34948686.post-71856325050455320152011-05-03T18:10:00.001-07:002011-05-03T18:10:40.617-07:00Still Heading East<p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">We had an uneventful trip to San Antonio where we spent about week visiting with John & Erica, taking care of Doctor appointments, catching up on laundry and waiting on mail delivery.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">John & Erica spent Easter weekend at <a href="http://www.fortclark.com/" target="_blank"><font style="background-color: #ffff00">Fort Clark Springs</font></a> with her Dad, his girlfriend and her family.  We were invited to come out and stay at the RV Park there but we couldn’t get a refund where we were staying so we just went out and visited for the day on Saturday before Easter.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Fort Clark Springs is a privately owned community in Brackettville, Texas but Julio (Erica’s Dad) is allowed to have guests stay there.  They all stayed at the hotel there.  There is a giant spring fed pool with lots of picnic areas so they brought several barbecue grills to cook up LOTS of food.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcCkjnXo51I/AAAAAAAAN2A/MDk1fbkzyrA/s1600-h/DSC_0066%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0066" border="0" alt="DSC_0066" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcCkmQpjl7I/AAAAAAAAN2E/s_LlHuCFC4A/DSC_0066_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Hope manning the bbq as John looks on</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcCkqW8O4FI/AAAAAAAAN2I/zjosktq7LZs/s1600-h/DSC_0003-8%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0003-8" border="0" alt="DSC_0003-8" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcCktPYbYGI/AAAAAAAAN2M/3UfrMZdGWao/DSC_0003-8_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcCkxV6hGWI/AAAAAAAAN2Q/dQzKp3vuFhQ/s1600-h/DSC_0006-5%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0006-5" border="0" alt="DSC_0006-5" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcCk0HgErGI/AAAAAAAAN2U/tNitPz0vdTk/DSC_0006-5_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Erica got plantar fasciitis and ended up with this cute little boot</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcCk4TFuRDI/AAAAAAAAN2Y/U-KBnmgvk3M/s1600-h/DSC_0001-12%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0001-12" border="0" alt="DSC_0001-12" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcCk69vjCeI/AAAAAAAAN2c/PByfUzf4Ptc/DSC_0001-12_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">It was so hot and humid that day that it didn’t take long for the giant squirt guns to come out.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcCk_SKNrTI/AAAAAAAAN2g/Wa1trZ_qsMY/s1600-h/DSC_0034%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0034" border="0" alt="DSC_0034" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcClCPexpLI/AAAAAAAAN2k/El2Tt1SSIzA/DSC_0034_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><font size="4">And then the <font color="#0000ff">piñata came out</font></font></font></font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcClHii_SnI/AAAAAAAAN2o/uXNQPBfVWoc/s1600-h/DSC_0040%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0040" border="0" alt="DSC_0040" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcClK-mjSjI/AAAAAAAAN2w/v-60-kczVFo/DSC_0040_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcClP_TfftI/AAAAAAAAN20/lXDtXz0I9dU/s1600-h/DSC_0042%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0042" border="0" alt="DSC_0042" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcClS5JmoBI/AAAAAAAAN28/7RfRntKl_gw/DSC_0042_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Cascarones (confetti eggs) are believed to date back to the Renaissance days when Italian men filled emptied eggshells with perfume or cologne and tossed them to women as a sign of affection. Nowadays, children (and adults) crack the eggs on the heads of others and make a wish. If the eggshell breaks and showers you with confetti, it is said the wish will come true.  Now it’s a Mexican custom at Easter to have these eggs and they had a TON of them.  Nobody was spared either.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">No matter how many times Julio brushed himself off the kids kept coming back</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcClXkfvZLI/AAAAAAAAN3A/dD6E-ZpLJP0/s1600-h/DSC_0044%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0044" border="0" alt="DSC_0044" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcClaM2WnpI/AAAAAAAAN3E/5sq58tmMRgU/DSC_0044_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#0000ff" size="3"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: medium 'Times New Roman'; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: rgb(0,0,0); word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif'; font-size: small" class="Apple-style-span"></span></span></font><font color="#0000ff" size="4">It could have been because Erica kept passing them out!</font></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#0000ff" size="4"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcCld9zFLdI/AAAAAAAAN3I/ARsoH7M_ztA/s1600-h/DSC_0046%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0046" border="0" alt="DSC_0046" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcClgNKCnmI/AAAAAAAAN3M/OUWKd21Co-Q/DSC_0046_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></font></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#0000ff" size="4">There is also a museum there to visit</font></font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcClj8uSwjI/AAAAAAAAN3Q/q7fL2azaUN8/s1600-h/DSC_0025%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0025" border="0" alt="DSC_0025" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcClmt3zugI/AAAAAAAAN3U/bM3nPK8XkQs/DSC_0025_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcClqGT8RgI/AAAAAAAAN3Y/PD7PvdA4whM/s1600-h/DSC_0026%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0026" border="0" alt="DSC_0026" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcCls6W2swI/AAAAAAAAN3c/ZFvC6VFgHlQ/DSC_0026_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcClwfyTFmI/AAAAAAAAN3g/SK5K2KdBxN0/s1600-h/DSC_0031%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0031" border="0" alt="DSC_0031" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcClymR2WnI/AAAAAAAAN3k/6cccyJ6ESFM/DSC_0031_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#0000ff" size="4">From there we headed to Beaumont, Texas for a few days.</font></font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">We headed out to Sea Rim State Park to have a look but it ended up being a really ugly beach with LOTS of broken glass on it.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcCl0lmyPGI/AAAAAAAAN3o/eIv0EaykBFI/s1600-h/DSC_0016-12%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0016-12" border="0" alt="DSC_0016-12" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcCl3CQoWEI/AAAAAAAAN3s/1L1Wm1FUnqI/DSC_0016-12_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcCl59S-FvI/AAAAAAAAN3w/EUR7hk046u8/s1600-h/DSC_0021-10%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0021-10" border="0" alt="DSC_0021-10" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcCl76mYT3I/AAAAAAAAN30/eJ9FpO-8GyE/DSC_0021-10_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">There is A LOT of oil and natural gas production in this area</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcCl-g0BM0I/AAAAAAAAN34/QnQV0lCaKK4/s1600-h/DSC_0023-10%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0023-10" border="0" alt="DSC_0023-10" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcCmBwHuBWI/AAAAAAAAN38/ytImq1s7AZw/DSC_0023-10_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">There was Big Thicket National Preserve where I was able to get a stamp for my National Parks passport.  The main trails were closed due to a wildfire so we could only visit the displays at the Visitor Center.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcCmGQIN0DI/AAAAAAAAN4A/vUt2n4BJxLI/s1600-h/DSC_0004-9%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0004-9" border="0" alt="DSC_0004-9" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcCmJZFiz7I/AAAAAAAAN4E/RpI07ulxi34/DSC_0004-9_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcCmNgA3RlI/AAAAAAAAN4I/Tc5FN0VOnNI/s1600-h/DSC_0005-5%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0005-5" border="0" alt="DSC_0005-5" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcCmQKcYDxI/AAAAAAAAN4M/Q15Y0zL769c/DSC_0005-5_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#0000ff" size="4">I saw on a map we had that there was a Windmill Museum in Nederland which was in the area.  That sounded really interesting so that’s where we headed next.  It ended up not really being anything about windmills.  It was about the Dutch that came from Holland to live in Texas.</font></font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcCmUA8-3zI/AAAAAAAAN4Q/vzSgPaD2lh4/s1600-h/DSC_0012-1%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0012-1" border="0" alt="DSC_0012-1" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcCmWUhUWmI/AAAAAAAAN4U/bytRkwEYMgw/DSC_0012-1_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcCmZZibaHI/AAAAAAAAN4Y/VdZ4ZbaEVbo/s1600-h/DSC_0015-1%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0015-1" border="0" alt="DSC_0015-1" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcCmcOgLWnI/AAAAAAAAN4c/XkTBFGBTrZY/DSC_0015-1_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#0000ff" size="4">Right next door there was a small Cajun Museum</font></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#0000ff" size="4"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcCmha2rjuI/AAAAAAAAN4g/msE1uRS38rw/s1600-h/DSC_0022%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0022" border="0" alt="DSC_0022" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcCmjjPHPAI/AAAAAAAAN4k/JsWBBRXG44s/DSC_0022_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></font></font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcCmnoa9ggI/AAAAAAAAN4o/7DKgZ-sddFA/s1600-h/DSC_0018%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0018" border="0" alt="DSC_0018" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcCmp65jgMI/AAAAAAAAN4s/26q08OmGobg/DSC_0018_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#0000ff" size="4">Since we were close to Baton Rouge and we knew we were going to stop and see some friends I knew I had to call our friends, <a href="http://ginathurston.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><font style="background-color: #ffff00">Rollie & Gina</font></a>, who live in Denham Springs, right outside of Baton Rouge.  Imagine my surprise when I got a phone call a few days later from Rollie who was sitting outside on our picnic bench.</font></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#0000ff" size="4">Rollie’s been working in Houston during the week and going home on the weekends so he thought he’d just stop by and have a quick visit.  What a nice guy!  He did have to tell us, though, that Gina is in Grenada with their daughters recuperating from surgery so we wouldn’t be seeing her on this visit.  <img style="border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-left-style: none" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-sadsmile" alt="Sad smile" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcCmrmi4TbI/AAAAAAAAN4w/5SR93wY9c6o/wlEmoticon-sadsmile%5B2%5D.png?imgmax=800" /> Get well, Gina!!</font></font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">We mentioned how we were looking forward to getting into Louisiana and having some good crawfish étouffée.  Well, Rollie being Rollie decided he would just make us some.  Doesn’t get any better than that!  Not only did he make it but he also delivered it on the day we arrived in Baton Rouge.  He also brought me some fresh crawdad tails so I can freeze them and make my own another day.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcCmuztyolI/AAAAAAAAN40/P0tRfMHv5Hs/s1600-h/DSC_0002-6%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0002-6" border="0" alt="DSC_0002-6" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcCmxT_jHWI/AAAAAAAAN44/GbBofPyY_fY/DSC_0002-6_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcCm00E9PLI/AAAAAAAAN5M/-KeFgh1PTXs/s1600-h/DSC_0003-4%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0003-4" border="0" alt="DSC_0003-4" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcCm3n_4AmI/AAAAAAAAN5Q/9jJchRbDyi0/DSC_0003-4_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcCm7WNlpmI/AAAAAAAAN5U/F99jstAl1b4/s1600-h/DSC_0004-4%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0004-4" border="0" alt="DSC_0004-4" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcCm9maY22I/AAAAAAAAN5Y/ZSP7vPGbwNM/DSC_0004-4_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">We also got in a quick visit with my very good friend Marvina’s daughter, Rikki, her husband, Jared and their kids, Jonathan & Finley.  It was really good to see them since we hadn’t seen them in quite some time.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Rikki & Jared</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcCnAh3QcMI/AAAAAAAAN5c/vlgVKbZDov0/s1600-h/DSC05206%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC05206" border="0" alt="DSC05206" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcCnD90OviI/AAAAAAAAN5g/fsKlf9Q4dxQ/DSC05206_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="359" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Jonathan (not really wanting a picture taken)</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcCnGaGC67I/AAAAAAAAN5k/YHRJCHKVBnI/s1600-h/DSC05207%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC05207" border="0" alt="DSC05207" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcCnI7McNFI/AAAAAAAAN5o/lqPvUpuAkwk/DSC05207_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="359" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Finley is so darned lovable!</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcCnL-ST4nI/AAAAAAAAN5s/bcjqNMmmcYg/s1600-h/DSC05210%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC05210" border="0" alt="DSC05210" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcCnOKNjRDI/AAAAAAAAN5w/jVDsXTR8bm4/DSC05210_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="359" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Rikki, Finley & Me</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcCnQw_9a2I/AAAAAAAAN50/_KhmS-_UkUk/s1600-h/DSC05214%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC05214" border="0" alt="DSC05214" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcCnTvANG_I/AAAAAAAAN54/QIuNUb7ELpI/DSC05214_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="359" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">We left Baton Rouge this morning with no idea where we were going.  All we knew was that we were heading east.  LOL</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcCnXrmL2mI/AAAAAAAAN58/6-Ep3etbBoI/s1600-h/DSC_0006%5B9%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0006" border="0" alt="DSC_0006" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcCnaNnczoI/AAAAAAAAN6A/LpZpCyxld5g/DSC_0006_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">We saw a sign on the freeway just as we entered Mississippi for Buccaneer State Park.  We didn’t know anything about it so we stopped at the Welcome Center.  The lady inside was very helpful and told us the park had just reopened last year.  It was heavily damaged by hurricane Katrina and was under 20 feet of water back in 2005.  There are only two loops open but there’s hardly anybody here.  There are three other campers besides us.  The cost is $24 a night for full hookups (water, electric and sewer).  There are some really nice spots right on the beach but they’re $35 a night and no sewer hookup.  It’s really cold here right now so we took a site in one of the inside loops and may just move to the beach if the weather gets warmer.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TcCnejgJvnI/AAAAAAAAN6E/A1Yi3PNsnms/s1600-h/DSC_0007%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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</div>Debbie and Rodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986108966724961009noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34948686.post-73474087468474689332011-04-11T16:22:00.001-07:002011-04-11T16:22:27.395-07:00Moving Across Texas<p><font color="#0000a0" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS"><strong><font color="#ff0000">WARNING:  Long blog, LOTS of pics</font></strong></font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">The last time I wrote we were in Yuma enjoying the company of some good friends and visiting with Rod’s sister and her husband.  We had a great time there but we had to get a move on.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">We headed over to Apache Junction to check in on my mom and met up with <a href="http://www.justravelin.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><font style="background-color: #ffff00">Jim & Ellie</font></a> again.  We did a little bit of exploring in the area and even had my mom over for a bbq.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">She really enjoyed being in the campground.  We used to camp a lot with my parents and they continued camping even when us kids were all grown and gone from home.  They had to stop when my Dad’s health got bad and then he passed away so she hasn’t been camping in many, many years.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Jim being smoked out at the bbq</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOIQaOTPDI/AAAAAAAANao/If2sXo1rbnE/s1600-h/DSC_0001-26%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0001-26" border="0" alt="DSC_0001-26" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOITe9wQnI/AAAAAAAANas/50FQys62vTg/DSC_0001-26_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000a0" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Ellie and Mom enjoying the burgers</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOIYUDdr_I/AAAAAAAANaw/JIRyzrjTTyA/s1600-h/DSC_0002-21%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0002-21" border="0" alt="DSC_0002-21" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOIauj8x8I/AAAAAAAANa0/QmQBpJb98EY/DSC_0002-21_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000a0" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Mom had all of us over to her house for dinner</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOIeYO1-UI/AAAAAAAANa4/dCzlQDrkino/s1600-h/DSC_0022-7%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0022-7" border="0" alt="DSC_0022-7" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOIgnr4oTI/AAAAAAAANa8/XWuzYppaovU/DSC_0022-7_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000a0" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Mom’s backyard feeder</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOIjRUWdMI/AAAAAAAANbA/PN7uq0vz0LU/s1600-h/DSC_0019-8%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0019-8" border="0" alt="DSC_0019-8" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOIlzcpOjI/AAAAAAAANbE/kvuosvfwpBk/DSC_0019-8_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000a0" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Other pictures from the Apache Junction area</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOIpaTwtPI/AAAAAAAANbI/EPjmyCLgWQw/s1600-h/DSC_0021-6%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0021-6" border="0" alt="DSC_0021-6" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOIrwGL4WI/AAAAAAAANbM/Zkqs0Xil_qc/DSC_0021-6_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOIvSccQKI/AAAAAAAANbQ/n8vKUOdg56g/s1600-h/DSC_0010-9%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0010-9" border="0" alt="DSC_0010-9" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOIytf4tZI/AAAAAAAANbU/4rlZlCap7VQ/DSC_0010-9_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000a0" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Roosevelt Dam</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOI2vG-wDI/AAAAAAAANbY/uLIxrQ9iiyA/s1600-h/DSC_0142%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0142" border="0" alt="DSC_0142" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOI5biDjmI/AAAAAAAANbc/EZtRDJ4UmGU/DSC_0142_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000a0" size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">The bridge had to be built so traffic didn’t go across the dam</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOI8_CwowI/AAAAAAAANbg/TkeL4VE5X4o/s1600-h/DSC_0145%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0145" border="0" alt="DSC_0145" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOI_GueIEI/AAAAAAAANbk/UGZ3tanCcZ8/DSC_0145_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000a0" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Tortilla Flat for burgers</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOJCf0ylgI/AAAAAAAANbo/yLJpsGfUcbE/s1600-h/DSC_0052-1%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0128" border="0" alt="DSC_0128" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOJSO0NIRI/AAAAAAAANb8/_P11kpDhel0/DSC_0128_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000a0" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Desert flowers</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOJWvKvaFI/AAAAAAAANcA/SbW-um7FsoM/s1600-h/DSC_0074%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0074" border="0" alt="DSC_0074" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOJY6fEGLI/AAAAAAAANcE/f1T3iqfoQks/DSC_0074_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOJbiipUoI/AAAAAAAANcI/_clnpw87uVs/s1600-h/DSC_0085%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0085" border="0" alt="DSC_0085" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOJeMIvQBI/AAAAAAAANcM/rFPbKJHzNEY/DSC_0085_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOJiSukUHI/AAAAAAAANcQ/iV1vqlLBrlU/s1600-h/DSC_0106%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0106" border="0" alt="DSC_0106" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOJ8so3dnI/AAAAAAAANcc/02oijvoC_UE/DSC_0106_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOKAf3zxoI/AAAAAAAANcg/WpjcEsE9XXM/s1600-h/DSC_0053-2%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0053-2" border="0" alt="DSC_0053-2" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOKDiMhWEI/AAAAAAAANck/DRRTBA32cjs/DSC_0053-2_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOKG7rxhhI/AAAAAAAANco/WXVNZfmJMmM/s1600-h/DSC_0069-1%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0069-1" border="0" alt="DSC_0069-1" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOKIzeYyfI/AAAAAAAANcs/zYLe1XSLsKQ/DSC_0069-1_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOKMitYtKI/AAAAAAAANcw/VQe2SUwwCgA/s1600-h/DSC_0011-16%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0011-16" border="0" alt="DSC_0011-16" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOKPBWFusI/AAAAAAAANc0/cD4s4QUWGho/DSC_0011-16_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOKTc3XmrI/AAAAAAAANc4/7s9KPudGxak/s1600-h/DSC_0015-13%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0015-13" border="0" alt="DSC_0015-13" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOKVgyfXQI/AAAAAAAANc8/KeakY0sKDYg/DSC_0015-13_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000a0" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">This was in a cage inside the Visitor’s Center</font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOKYmlu0eI/AAAAAAAANdA/HmBHpGq8w24/s1600-h/DSC_0025-7%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0025-7" border="0" alt="DSC_0025-7" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOKa3B15nI/AAAAAAAANdE/03bgC6Y44cg/DSC_0025-7_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">We got the opportunity to see a reptile demonstration at the Apache Junction Museum.  It was really interesting and we found out some things we didn’t know before.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">A Gila Monster</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOKeJAOqyI/AAAAAAAANdI/zGHiKsixo40/s1600-h/DSC_0008-12%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0008-12" border="0" alt="DSC_0008-12" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOKgKYd8KI/AAAAAAAANdM/i_lssEZw3nk/DSC_0008-12_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000a0" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">A Scorpion</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOKjbXbxgI/AAAAAAAANdQ/EpFK2uxuYIY/s1600-h/DSC_0012-14%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0012-14" border="0" alt="DSC_0012-14" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOKlVYwfbI/AAAAAAAANdU/8xZNM9gi0mM/DSC_0012-14_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000a0" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">A Coral Snake</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOKoll62aI/AAAAAAAANdY/MUhrjizJRD0/s1600-h/DSC_0017-9%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0017-9" border="0" alt="DSC_0017-9" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOKq7eDhPI/AAAAAAAANdc/II55hH0hAio/DSC_0017-9_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000a0" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">And a Rattle Snake</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOKuAAJc3I/AAAAAAAANdg/7frQayP_Cu0/s1600-h/DSC_0018-8%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0018-8" border="0" alt="DSC_0018-8" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOKwzSFP-I/AAAAAAAANdk/VhtJe-_9PxE/DSC_0018-8_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000a0" face="Comic Sans MS">He had the rattler go into a tube and then he could hold on to it</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOKzmDlzhI/AAAAAAAANdo/6y-a-jqaDmM/s1600-h/DSC_0031-4%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0031-4" border="0" alt="DSC_0031-4" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOK3FZ6JgI/AAAAAAAANds/fsJ6qGNwX8o/DSC_0031-4_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000a0" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Another one of our day trips took us out to Maricopa to visit our Canadian friends, JB & Brenda.  Brenda had a feast prepared for us and it was very yummy!</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOK7vGdU_I/AAAAAAAANdw/i7DHQjGVU1Q/s1600-h/DSC_0002-23%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0002-23" border="0" alt="DSC_0002-23" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOK-9CtM6I/AAAAAAAANd0/7ls0N2BFDK8/DSC_0002-23_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000a0" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">One last road trip took us out to Grease Wood Flat.  We had heard they had really good burgers here.  They sure did.  It’s a biker’s hangout but what I want to know is when did the bikers get so old???  LOL</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOLCvxjcFI/AAAAAAAANd4/_DI0Bn_9p7M/s1600-h/DSC_0038-4%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0038-4" border="0" alt="DSC_0038-4" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOLE3FLcaI/AAAAAAAANd8/xvBBMJSANSk/DSC_0038-4_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOLJbNlxwI/AAAAAAAANeA/NAtNUqO892k/s1600-h/DSC_0040-4%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0040-4" border="0" alt="DSC_0040-4" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOLL-U-VhI/AAAAAAAANeE/0oPEtktxYuw/DSC_0040-4_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOLQobGbkI/AAAAAAAANeI/BF0m-7CsZFk/s1600-h/DSC_0049-3%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0049-3" border="0" alt="DSC_0049-3" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOLTTcG3LI/AAAAAAAANeM/LnZaYKhLqjc/DSC_0049-3_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000a0" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">We went out for a farewell dinner at <a href="http://www.carrabbas.com/" target="_blank">Carrabba’s Italian Grille</a> with <a href="http://www.justravelin.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Jim & Ellie</a>.  We are separating after 4 1/2 months traveling together.  We need to head east for the summer and they need to head north for their daughter’s wedding.  It will be eight months before we see them again out in the desert next winter.  We'll miss them terribly.  Travel safe, my friends.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOLWjYwWKI/AAAAAAAANeQ/sMmphiLY_d4/s1600-h/DSC_0010-14%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0010-14" border="0" alt="DSC_0010-14" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOLZH_pF4I/AAAAAAAANeU/KXQrAlJ87rc/DSC_0010-14_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOLcTHhFZI/AAAAAAAANeY/xjBXxZUx-jY/s1600-h/DSC_0006-18%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0006-18" border="0" alt="DSC_0006-18" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOLeomIhGI/AAAAAAAANec/27GV26YCN54/DSC_0006-18_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="270" /></a></p> <p><font color="#0000a0" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">From Apache Junction we went to Deming, New Mexico and spent the night at the Escapee’s Dreamcatcher RV Park.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">The next morning we were on the road again and ended up in Balmorhea, Texas.  We had some long driving days but we find it so much easier now that we have a motorhome.  We can stop for a quick lunch that I can make myself and back on the road.  We aren’t beat to death by the rough ride of the truck we used to have.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">We had an unexpected (and unwelcome) visitor in Balmorhea.  Rod went out to the car and stopped in his tracks when he heard the unmistakable rattle of a rattlesnake!  The snake was trying to swallow a bird it had just killed but was having trouble as the bird was way to big to swallow.  He had the bird in his fangs in the middle.  I think if he had tried to swallow it from either end he would have been successful.  Don’t really know, just my opinion.</font></p> <p> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TaOLiETlnDI/AAAAAAAANeg/POtDkmkN95Q/s1600-h/DSC_0010%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-left-style: none" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" alt="Smile" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TYJ_6WDjMnI/AAAAAAAANPU/ihn-kStD59s/wlEmoticon-smile%5B2%5D.png?imgmax=800" /></font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0" size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">We had some new visitors come to stay.  </font><a href="http://www.mytripjournal.com/ourdream" target="_blank"><font style="background-color: #ffff00" color="#0000a0" size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">Doug & Joann</font></a><font color="#0000a0" size="3" face="Comic Sans MS"> liked it so much that they came back from Tucson after Doug’s doctor appointments and </font><a href="http://justravelin.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><font style="background-color: #ffff00" color="#0000a0" size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">Jim & Ellie’s</font></a><font color="#0000a0" size="3" face="Comic Sans MS"> friends from South Dakota, Larry & Geri came out too.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0" size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">Before we left we all decided it was time to go visit Palm Canyon.  </font><a href="http://www.tinteepeelogcabin.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><font style="background-color: #ffff00" color="#0000a0" size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">Janna & Mike</font></a><font color="#0000a0" size="3" face="Comic Sans MS"> and </font><a href="http://www.ginathurston.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><font style="background-color: #ffff00" color="#0000a0" size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">Rollie & Gina</font></a><font color="#0000a0" size="3" face="Comic Sans MS"> had all gone there while they were staying out in the desert so we decided we needed to to go check this place out too.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0" size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">All the girls (Me, Ellie, Joann and Geri) got in Ellie’s car and the boys (Rod, Jim, Doug and Larry) all piled into our car to take the one hour drive there.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0" size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">We all took the 1/2 mile hike to the canyon.  Sounds easy but that 1/2 mile is pretty much straight up.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0" size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">The trees are called California Fan Palms.  They are not date bearing palms like the ones in Palm Springs or El Centro.  According to the National Wildlife brochure they are probably the descendants of palms growing in this region during the last periods of North American glaciation.  Some botanists theorize that the trees gradually spread into these canyons as the climate warmed to desert conditions.  Other researchers think they may have been spread into these canyons by birds or coyotes carrying seeds in their digestive tracts from other palm groves.</font></p> <p><font color="#0000a0" size="3" face="Comic Sans MS">Since palm trees do not produce annual growth rings like shade trees, it’s very difficult to say how old the trees might be.  It’s pretty cool to see these in the desert anyway.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_TcL2AgQg8oc/TYJ_9BDXu1I/AAAAAAAANPY/Li4Um0sJrbQ/s1600-h/DSC_0004-13%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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