Blackwood Howard Johnson Express Inn

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Day 3:
Continue south on 101 and stop at Kalaloch Beach, home to plump sunning sea lions and Kalaloch lodge, lunch!
Drive on to Mount Rainier National Park & do an afternoon hike.
Stay at the Paradise Inn

Day 4:
take Route 410 thru Rainier's eastern border and climb above the tree line at Chinook Pass (open may-Nov)

... Aquatic Center and walk along the seawall to Spokes Bicycle Rentals (1798 W. Georgia St) www.vancouverbikerentals.com, $20/half day
Bike the 5.5 mile Stanley Park Seawall which borders the 1,000 acre Stanley Park, Canada's largest city park.
Spend the afternoon shopping and people watching on Robson St

Saturday:
Grab breakfast at Elixir, the hotel ...

Got up this morning early so we could have a quick shower then head into the city with Andy on his way to work for a few hours.

When we got dropped off it started to rain a little so Andy loaned us his Umbrella which turned out to be a life saver for the rest of the day.

We did the tour and seen the actual letter that was used and read out for the independece in the square, but realised at this point that we missed the signed copy that was ...

... and the fact it wasn't allowed.

So from then on we had to make a move to fit everything in. 1st up was the Lincoln memorial. THe a jog for about 2kms to Arlington cemetry for some more pics.
Then it was a jog back to the Washington memorial. We actually got tix for this as we were there so early....Went up and snapped more pics before then running for the hotel and booking out to get the 12.00 bus back to Phili.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States tman7deuce

... and a small hat she was wearing.
Not a good thing to say about NY, but 9/11 has certainly got them running scared around the security checks......but to think that we can still jump on any subway out of the city and cruise straight into any Manhattan station with no questions asked........But wait there's more to follow...this was just the start of the day.

We boarded the ferry and headed across to the island and departed soon after landing. We headed into the area and Linda ...

Just a quick one to say hi to all my mates from another US city of the revolution (a couple of hundred years ago) now the city of Brotherly Love & soft cheese ! Have spent a few days eating and drinking and catching up with Andy's former life / acquaintances etc - lots of rowing talk and seemingly collecting specimens for a stacked boat at Henley 2010. Back to London on Monday night and work shortly thereafter yeuck.

... aside, I'm fairly physically fit so it wasn't because I couldn't hack it.) If you are a runner or enjoy biking, that might also be a good way to explore the park since you'll see more of it. Also, if you are a fan of wildlife, the place is crawling with deer and birders will have a field day checking out the many species of birds who call this hallowed ground home. Enjoy my pics and if you go, enjoy the park!

... if Israel gets included in future programming, a tri-lingual approach. Working in both English and Russian would make many of the participants feel more confident in their ability to interact, but it would also give us the opportunity to show these 20-something immigrants that Russian is a language of Jewish culture - a message not always reinforced by their families, friends or communities. The group warmed up quickly as we debated the merits of the ...

... I feel like a complete dork when I am looking for Florence on an Italian map and all I can find in the general area is "Firenzi." The PC part went like this. We arrived in Napoli and walked around the city. My study partner, turned girlfriend/travel partner kept kept telling me how surprised she was to see so many, "African-Americans" in town. (Blacksin Napoli tended to wear traditional African garb). Anyway, I started messing with her from the start by saying ...

For some reason porridge is an acceptable christmas eve dinner in norway and if your lucky enough to find an almond at the bottom of your bowl then you win a marzepan pig... makes alot of sense hey! ... well so does climbing brown hill and eating traditional homemade cinammon buns in the christmasmobile (1996 nissan pulsar).