Clarion Hotel Chester

... he thought Paris was too much like D.C. Now that I have been here, I can see what he meant. The very strong the French influence is visible in not only the layout of D.C., but in the gilded statues on the bridges and the architecture of the government buildings. One thing that I think the French have done particularly well is modify very old structures with modern amenities. They also have generally done a good job of adding modern structures in ...

... out of the corn** of my eye that she had should**-length red hair and was wearing a tight-ish white tank top.

I didn't really think anything of it, nor have a reason to really look at h** prop**ly until I realised she had really bad BO, that you would normally only smell coming from some kind of smelly man. Wond**ing what kind of woman would make such a stench, I looked ov** at h** only to find that she was a really creepy ...

... in dress even though you may not agree.

Don’t look at or smile at a merchant in Jerusalem unless your ready to dicker

Don’t be afraid to speak English, even though all you hear is Hebrew of Arabic, most everyone speaks some English.

Also don’t forget you are in Israel. Don’t have an expectation that everyone should be able to understand and speak English.

Richmond, Virginia, United States leafmold

... couple bars and played "The Night they Drove Old Dixie Down" five times on the jukebox and we sang every word like it was 1865. We became the hit of the party after asking the bartender to turn it up and to put on the Yankees-Red Sox Game.
We hit the road early in the morning and knew we were going to have a good day when we read signs that said we were entering "Goochland". Next stop...Western Virginia.

... to change, pack up and head out!

We were finally on the bike and headed south towards Cary, North Carolina to visit Luba’s family at about 12pm.

The ride south was very pleasant. I really enjoy riding on small highways with really tall trees along both sides of the highway. It just seems like a much more peaceful ride. It’s so much different from the west coast riding where there a lot of open space.

... it will take a week to get everything straightened out. The spiders loved our house while we were gone. We tooks thousands of pictures, and no, we won't make you look at all of them.

Praise God for a safe trip through 19 states and over 13,100 miles.

A few words of advice - "Go West, young man (and woman), go West!"

nach einem langen tag im auto heute ein langer tag auf den beinen.

am morgen eine bustour über die us-marinebasis in norfolk (die größte basis der welt), dann weiter ins herz der amerikanischen geschichte: jamestown - erste britische siedlung auf dem amerkianischen kontinent und ...

... country for at least 7 months. But I just wanted to show a couple of photos I have from the last week or so (since I got my new camera!) Still haven't gotten the hang of it, so they're a little rough, but good enough to show. Here are a couple of Graduation Weekend ...

... out Colonial Williamsburg. I was unimpressed. Watching people in historical costumes alternate between texting and bad acting isn't worth $40 to me. But the buildings were nice, and it was a pleasant little town to stroll around. But at no point did I feel I had been transported back to the 18th century. There's something less than authentic about vending machines with $3 bottles of water and ads announcing "Ye Must Be Thirsty. Quencheth It You Scallywag!" I ...

... that were marching south from Fredericksburg. Confederate forces, attempting to prevent this maneuver, were defeated just south of Hanover Courthouse after a stiff fight. The Union victory was moot, however, for McDowell's reinforcements were recalled to Fredericksburg upon word of Banks's rout at First Winchester. Result was a Union victory." After I finished my Civil war visits, I met John Dandridge Nelson and his wife, Mabel - a great experience. We ...