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Bloomington Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Bloomington, United States
Tigers!!!
... hunting in Belfast last year, we went to look at a flat together and kinda stayed in touch since. She lives in Bloomington which is a University town, so I thought it would be cool to be there for the inauguration. I almost ...
Made it to first base...
At the Central Illinois Regional Airport on the outskirts of Bloomington. I included a photo of the closest sign to where I parked my car. Not so I can show all my friends the wonderful parking sign. It's so I can check it to remember where I parked ...
Quick description of the Itenerary
Tomorrow at approximately noon US central time, I will fly from Bloomington, IL to Atanta where I will meet my Mother, who will arrive about an hour after me on a flight from where city of residence in Jacksonville, FL. I don't think I can add her flight ...
T minus 61 hours 42 minutes. Packing the suitcase
First of all, this is a really confusing and frustrating site to use. I was trying to link this entry to a photo I uploaded. I somehow left this in draft mode. I may just go to a regular blog site. I'm busy getting ready for the actual trip. I ...
The suitcase is pretty much packed....
....had a dry run on actually attempting to close it. Don't worry, all safety precautions were observed and no small animals, small children, big children, small adults, really large imaginary animals, or ears of corn from the farmlands across the street ...
Oh the weather outside is frightful
... areas had 3 or 4 sets of passengers from different flights waiting because things were so backed up. Our flight to Bloomington was waiting on a stewardess which is a joke because that flight is so short that they don't really do anything but ...
Dog Show
My daughter and I drove to Bloomington to attend a UKC dog show held at the Orange Empire Dog Club clubhouse. We didn't get there until the very end of the show, so we only saw Best in Show and Best Puppy. But it was fun anyway. The breeder that sold ...
Bloomington
Well, stayed here all day to p/u stuff for a 3 stop NM load. Stops will be Las cruces, Alamogordo, and Hobbs. Nice weather here in CA-about 80 degrees F; unlike Phoenix where it's about 106 degrees. ...
Shop till You Drop
... and unless I am on the hunt for something specific the eyes start to glaze over and I go into a catatonic state. We got to Bloomington ahead of schedule (see previous entry for the reason) and were able to get checked in and unloaded quickly. The hotel is ...
Pictures in a Holding Pattern
I guess it's alright to backtrack a little with some pictures that didn't get inserted into their proper timeline - blogger rookies ! Included are shots from our westshore sendoff with some of our favorite Lakeside friends, Mallery's dorm room and ...
Pardon The Interruption and Leslie Lynch King!
... in the museum. Lots of other cool stuff. Rutherford B. Hayes (1822-1893) was the 19th President of the United States; the one directly after Ulysses S. Grant. He was a lawyer (Harvard educated) man who started his legal ...
Mall of America
It's huge! We toured around, saw the roller coaster and ate dinner at Famous Dave's. We've driven through 6 states and will have reached 7 before the day is ...
Day 1 - Arriving at IU
Well I arrived safely in Indianapolis, rented a car and drove the hour and a half to Bloomington Indiana. It is beautiful out here. Even though this is a college town (with a lot of the student body returning to their apartments while I'm here) the speed ...
We made it
... , we are home and it feels bittersweet. You travel junkies know what I mean. The numbers break down as follows... 11 states 9 hotels 3319.3 miles 2 waterslides 1 high train ride 12 new flavors of soda and the bones from every creature to ever live on ...
Counting Down!
We are getting excited to start our adventure this Saturday! After months of anticipation and preparation, we are counting the days and hours until we leave (4 days, 8 hours & 20 minutes to be exact). We have both started to pack and make lists. ...
Life is good.
Please look at this for the days I do not have time to write a full entry if you would like to know I am safe. I will update it frequently. June 12th: Im safe in Oslo today. Ill update this ...
Cultural Opportunity
This summer I went to Bloomington with my classmates to see "The Tempest" by Shakespeare. Our trip was very interesting. I car pooled with Mary, Jamaal, Courtney, and Ashley. I will just say that I was not bored at all on our trip and ...
A day around the Uni.
... to write an article for the daily newspaper, edit that and desktop publish it. We ended up with journalists from many US states. Strangely, non of these students had a laptop or tablet and only one sent the article by texting. The rest wrote it on ...
On a whim
So I am sitting here looking at Europe online and decided that I should go. So my dad and I found a place in Rome. And we are off in a week and a half ...
Mall of America
We spent the day at Mall of America....took a few pictures, lot of stores, lots of walking. Just about anything you want from food to fashions you could find there. They had a Amusement park in the middle of the of the mall, they also had a ...
Not far from Normal
It's Normal, Illinois where Shawn lives--not actually Bloomington. And that's why when we were walking down the street with him and happened on a t-shirt shop we absolutely HAD to stop and buy this FAR FROM NORMAL t-shirt. Now ...
The Tempest
I enjoyed my time at the Shakespeare Festival in Bloomington. I was very intrigued at the use of cast in this production. The paint job on the spirits was amazing and they played them perfectly. As usual, Shakespeare did a wonderful job. ...
Mall of America
... all day. They have a roller coaster and water ride and many other fun kid rides. We stayed at the Sheraton in Bloomington but beware. The hotel says "at Mall of America" but it's really 7 miles away. There are many closer ...
A John Deere Kinda Day
... We are going to meet them on Friday and stay with them a couple of days before heading off to Grand Forks, ND. Traffic in the Bloomington/Minneapolis area was pretty busy as of course it was 4:00 pm when we arrived. I hadn't used the TomTom for the ...
Cultural Opportunity #3
Capote I studied this with Mary to do our Literary Salons so I thought I would do a cultural opportunity on him. I found him very interesting considering everything that he did. I was amazed to learn that at the age of eleven he started ...
Cultural Opportunity - The Tempest
For my play cultural opportunity, I chose to see The Tempest, which was written by Shakespeare. I chose this play because some of the class was going, and it seemed like a good chance to fulfill this cultural opportunity. Also, although I have heard ...
Leaving Home and Scalding Tea
DAY -1 Leaving home was a tough one. My mom joked that Neel tried to lock me into my room so I wouldn't leave for the summer.. to be honest I almost did the same thing to myself. Luckily, I had Chris there to calm my nerves a little. It's funny how he ...