Category Archives: U. S. Travel

Can’t Tame the Lion

This would be our first full day in Las Vegas. We slept until a reasonable time (that’s subjective) and headed out to get breakfast. Normally, a full fledged restaurant-type  breakfast isn’t on our agenda. I’m fine with coffee until, well, … Continue reading

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Vegas Nights

The sun was setting so we were now in prime time to see the neon lights of Old Vegas. I really had no idea that the swanky hotels of the Strip and the gritty, “Elvis and Lil’ White Wedding chapel” … Continue reading

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Let’s Go to Las Vegas

When one approaches a certain age a “Bucket List” starts to form. Time’s a tickin’ away here, folks. I’ve crossed a few items off recently, well some just technically, but we’re forging ahead. Our goals for this trip were to … Continue reading

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Just a Little Bit of Rain

We awoke from our slumber and set out to get some breakfast. Luckily our hotel was just steps from Chicago’s Eataly. This is a multi-story, Italian food extravaganza. There are several locations in the states, including their latest in Boston … Continue reading

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Meet Me In Chicago Part 2

We had the briefest of a window with no rain, so we took advantage and headed over to Millennium Park for a stroll. This space was conceived to commemorate entering the third millennium…it didn’t open until 2004. Apparently the construction … Continue reading

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Meet Me In Chicago

Ever since our son Matt moved to Illinois for work a year and a half ago, we’ve been wanting to pay him and the city of Chicago a visit. Now, the boy doesn’t live in Chicago proper, his home is … Continue reading

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Drivin’ My Life Away

We bid adieu to Nashville. Our next destination was a mere twelve hours away! Can you tell I’m getting road weary? Thankfully we had some kinfolk at the halfway point who were kind enough to let us breeze in, mess … Continue reading

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Down on Music Row

Up and At ’em and six hours later, you know the drill, we arrived at our next destination, Nashville Tennessee. Ok, not quite. Our room was in Murfreesboro, about thirty minutes away. We chose this spot because my daughter stayed … Continue reading

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Mayberry RFD

We had a good night’s sleep at our Air BnB, but there was no coffee to be found.  A quick visit to the local Starbucks and we were off on a six hour drive to our next destination, Mount Airy … Continue reading

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Baltimore to Washington Part II

This morning we were planning to have coffee in the room and then truck on off to our next destination, Washington D.C. However, we couldn’t get the coffee maker to work for us. Not to worry! This gave us an … Continue reading

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