Courtyard By Marriott Topeka

... have the really big barrel cones. The lane was narrow to begin with and one of the cones was off line of the others. Well something sticking out on the top of the barrell clipped the bottom of the awning. Lets just say there was a big thud. We pulled over and found the wheel well was damaged, the support for the awening, that is attached to the side of the rv was damaged, and ...

... by their injuries and not to worry, they are well cared for. I was amazed by that we had encountered so many keeper working in their exhibits and eager to talk to us. <br><br>The path suddenly became a wooden deck way leading to an observation area for the black bear exhibit. Country Black Bear carvings ornamented signs, benches, and the walkway. it was a very cute setup.<br><br>Corporate sponsorship is strong at the Topeka Zoo. We found many of the structures and exhibits ...

... was nothing short of terrific! We went to the Brookville Hotel, they only serve on meal, fried chicken with busicuts gravy creamed corn and everyone gets a half of a chicken and as much of everything else as they want it is all served family style and homemade icecream for dessert.<br><br>The ride today was a bit of a surprise after days of flats we ...

... pick us up. We had lunch at "On the Border" in Topeka, which was quite good - we'd never been to that Mexican Restaurant before! Then they took us for a ride to show us some of the sights in the area. We went to the First Presbyterian Church to see the beautiful Tiffany stained glass windows that they have there. There are very few of the original Tiffany windows in existence, and we've been lucky enough to go see TWO ...

... raised the banners for Big 12, Final Four, and 2008 National Championship. Also, props to Scottie for saving us a spot in line. Favorite quote of the night goes to P-Man: "That (banner raising/video/crowd reaction) ranks right below the birth of my two kids and right above my wedding as far as life events" as he was looking for a tissue to dry his tears.

... saw some oil wells. They look a lot smaller than the ones on TV. Maybe those are in Texas. As they say; everything's bigger in Texas. We did stop for some ice cream. DQ banana splits. We had dinner at Red Robin even though there was a Denny's in town. Our Waiter/bartender Brandon Hall is also a biker. He rides an 03 red Honda Shadow 750 Spirit. Erin and Randa our hostesses offered some ...

... has been mostly driving to get where we want to be.  As usual we changed our route a little but still going to the same places.  Decided to go to Colorado next instead of last. They have already been having alot of snow out there.  Well tonight we stayed at  Quality Inn not near as nice as the one last night but couldn't find a Drury Inn tonight. Gosh I miss my margarita.  Did have fairly good supper at cracker barrel.     Till next time Eva and Bill Life is good

We're not in Kansas anymore Toto. Wait... yeah we are, never mind. We're in Topeka. Heh, thats fun to say... Topeka Topeka Topeka..yeah Kali's weird... :]] Alrightt, entry 3 here we go. We started out the day in Wyoming, and got free breakfast in the hotel we. stayed at. There was cereal, mini bagels [they were sooo cute, Mom and I ate some :D], mini cinnamon rolls, 4 types of juices, muffins, and I forgot what else... but the bagels and rolls were yummy. ;D ...

OK. Almost 10pm and our flight leaves in 13.5 hours and finally almost everything is done so I can start packing. There's always so much to do at work and at home to get ready to be gone for 2.5 weeks. But why should I complain?! We're going to Italy!

A week from today we leave for Bejing and on to our trip of a lifetime! I have been reading as much as I can about China,thinking a lot about packing, and getting all of the stuff together they say we'll need. OAT, our tour company, gives us lots of tips about what to bring along and what to leave behind. We have had to ...