Visiting The Big Apple – New York City New York March 2008 Monday, March 31, 2008 – Day 2 After an elaborate continental breakfast in the hotel, we went out for a walk at around 11.00 am. The person nearby the entrance of the hotel wanted to sell us umbrellas because it was drizzling. We […]
Visiting The Big Apple – New York City New York March 2008 Sunday, March 30, 2008 – Day 1 We spent all day walking around in New York City. At about 9.30 am, we landed at LaGuardia airport in New York City and immediately went to the Hilton Hotel in Manhattan. We left our luggage,
Frank Lloyd Wright, A Genius Ahead of His Time! Illinois March 2008 Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio An enjoyable afternoon! We went to Oak Park, IL, to visit the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio. The architect lived here before his name became internationally recognized – he is the “Guggenheim Museum and Falling Water”
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A Florida Farewell at Kennedy Space Center Florida August 2007 A Day at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center On our last day in Florida, we visited Kennedy Space Center. We did the special guided bus tour to see the whole complex and saw the massive Vehicle Assembly Building (where they assemble rockets for space missions), saw
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Three Days Enjoying Disney’s Magic Florida August 2007 A Long Day at Disney, Magic Kingdom and Epcot Monday, August 6, 2007 Moderate Breeze Disney, here we come! We spent the whole day in the Magic Kingdom Park and Epcot, from early in the morning until late in the evening! In the evening, around closing time,
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Exploring Seminole Culture at Billie Swamp Safari Florida August 2007 The Billie Swamp Safari Experience Today, we drove three hours to the Florida Everglades, a vast and unique “river of grass” ecosystem, to visit the Billie Swamp Safari on the Big Cypress Seminole Reservation.The Seminole Tribe of Florida created the safari as a way to
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A Taste of Florida Wine Florida August 2007 A Splendid Afternoon at Lakeridge Winery, Clermont We visited the largest winery in Florida, Lakeridge Winery, located on the hills of Clermont, a family-run company that was established in 1989. First, we viewed an informative video presentation that covered the history of the Florida Muscadine grapes, the
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From Chicago to Kissimmee, Our Vacation Journey Florida March 2022 Our Orlando Vacation Begins On Saturday, August 4th, we flew from Chicago Midway Airport to Orlando, Florida, for a one-week vacation. We arrived about 3 hours later at the airport. After picking up our rental, we drove to our apartment in Kissimmee in under an
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