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Day 3 - New York City
... got on the subway downtown to the Bowling Green stop on line 4. A short walk from the station led us to the Staten island ferry port - there were emergency rescue and recovery trucks everywhere and some rather nice looking US navy guys in full uniform! Not a great deal of evidence of the super storm having hit, the worst we spotted was an uprooted tree on it's side. The ferry had just started service again and so we took advantage and took the free ride across so we could get ...
Paula's office & NY Yankees baseball
Sunday 14th October 2012: After yesterday's cool day, 8-21 degrees today. Paula had a much deserved sleep in until 9.00am, then she and I got takeaway coffee at Joe's and pampered ourselves at QQ Nails and Spa with a manicure, pedicure and neck & shoulders massage - so cheap over here. John ...
WJW's Introduction to The Lincoln Highway
... of the Mormons, is next as The Lincoln Highway speeds west into Nevada. We are using Highway 50 now and one of the unique portions of the Lincoln is coming up. Route 50 from Ely to Fallon is known as ‘The Loneliest Road in America’. 250 miles of absolutely nothing! You are advised to fill your tank up before you start, and take drinking water just in case your vehicle breaks down.
The Lincoln ...
Hello Met, have we met?
... apartment his wife and kids lived in, in conditions that today we can hardly imagine. In a third apartment restored to 1911, we were told the story of another Jewish family of 8. This family's two teenage daughters worked in the high-rise factory lofts that replaced the home-based garment shops the individual families used to run in their own homes at the turn of the century. Through the lens of their experience, we were told about the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire ...
Sweet or sour ? ... Breathtaking
... there is more space than in a normal plane. Viva Singapor airlines hehe.
Finally, I land in Frankfurt on Tuesday the 7th of August. And almost immediatly I feel like in a freezer : the weather is cooler, the buildings are like empty and the people are more distanced. Welcome back :). But this impression is jsut for a very short time. As soon as I arrive in Heidelberg I am so warmly welcomed by all my friends that I feel happy. Thanks guys!
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