Category Archives: Faraway Trips and Local Outings

La Rochelle and College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine

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On our last afternoon on Mount Desert Island, we visited La Rochelle Mansion and Museum and walked around the campus of the College of the Atlantic. La Rochelle La Rochelle is a waterfront mansion built in 1903 in the Georgian … Continue reading

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Bangor, Maine

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On our fourth full day in Maine, we drove to Bangor which is one hour from Bar Harbor to spend the day. A veteran’s memorial statue and garden Bangor public library What impressed me the most about this library is … Continue reading

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Acadia National Park – A borderline mystical place

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Bar Harbor sunrise at 5am On our second full day in Maine, we managed to catch a 5am version of harbor sunrise. This one was not as intense as the one at 4am on the previous morning, but it was … Continue reading

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Bar Harbor, Maine – An anniversary adventure

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To celebrate the 21st anniversary of us knowing each other, David and I traveled to Maine. We remember very well meeting each other for the very first time in August, 2000 in Thailand and had peculiarly good feelings about one … Continue reading

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Fourth of July in Campbellsville

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People in Campbellsville are very proud of their Fourth of July celebration tradition. They take pride in having the biggest parade in the State of Kentucky for this most important American holiday. Therefore there was a lot of sadness in … Continue reading

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Tybee Island, Georgia

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As we cruised down the main “drag” on Tybee Island, we felt as if we had been transported back to Hua Hin, the beach resort town in Thailand where David and I met 21 years ago. This town has an … Continue reading

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Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta

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On our way to Tybee Island in Georgia for a beach vacation, we stopped in Atlanta to visit Georgia Aquarium, the largest aquarium in the world with the biggest salt-water tank in the Western hemisphere. The shark and beluga whale … Continue reading

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Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden

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This zoo is the second oldest in the country and is so immense that we walked around there for almost 3 hours but still couldn’t see everything. The 15-minute train ride helped us see some exhibits we couldn’t cover on … Continue reading

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Adventure Science Center in Nashville, Tennessee

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Last weekend we went to Nashville for the first time and visited the Adventure Science Center. After we finished talking to the ticket attendant, Jacob and James ran straight to the sound/music making area and stayed there for 15 minutes … Continue reading

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Ward-Meade Park Botanical Gardens in Topeka, Kansas

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For Spring break fun this year, we headed to the heartland to visit our Aunt Karen and David’s hometown. Usually when we drove to Kansas through Indiana and Illinois, we would see corn fields along the whole way. This time … Continue reading

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