Destination: Yellowstone Park Road Trip 2008 – Day 1 August 2008 Driving from Home to Brainerd, MN On Saturday, August 2nd, 2008, our 14-day vacation started when we closed the garage doors. This time we only traveled by car to see more of America than only the pleasant and crowded suburbs of the Chicago area. […]
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Starved Rock State Park, A World Apart! Illinois March 2022 Our Adventures at Starved Rock State Park Saturday, March 30, 2019 7.50 mi 2:10:58 hrs We decided to take a short drive southwest of Naperville to visit Starved Rock State Park after several parents had recommended it to us. The moment we arrived, we immediately
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Visiting The Big Apple – New York City New York April 2008 Wednesday, April 2, 2008 – Day 4 After thanking our friend for his hospitality and breakfast, we went by metro to see the United Nations building. From there, we walked to the Empire State Building. Of course, we went to the top to
Visiting The Big Apple – New York City New York April 2008 Tuesday, April 1, 2008 – Day 3 We checked out of the hotel room at around 11.00 am and left the luggage in the hotel’s storage room, where we would pick it up around 16.00 pm. We took the metro to the Little
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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