Crowne Plaza Hotel Richmond-E Canal, Va

... legs from cramping with fatigue. Catherine had a hot dog which was in a French roll, slit down the middle and had cheese on top; the whole thing was then squashed flat in a panini press. It looked very odd, but I&#8217;m sure it was fine.<br><br>After our tour of most of the major landmarks of Paris, we went to the neighborhood that I think is called the Latin Quarter, not because people speak Spanish there, but because there is a university there ...

... of crazy and not to be messed with.<br><br>Well, it only went downhill from th**e. He started by asking me if I liked drugs, to which I answ**ed no, and thought for a minute he was going to off** me some. But then he continued with the questioning, asking if I liked "******s". Aware that 90% of the people in the bus station, including the guy sitting on the oth** side of me, w**e in fact african-am**icans, I became quite uneasy about what ...

... the trip the price for the same tickets had reached $1600 with very limited seating choice.<br><br>Hotel for 3 ranged from $95-$295 per night (all included an Israeli breakfast)<br><br>The $295 included dinner as well. <br><br>In my research I discovered that adding a third person to a room was always a significant increase probably because of the added food cost.<br><br>An average nice hotel ran $200-$300 a ...

... 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. <br>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!<br><br>We were finally on the bike and headed south towards Cary, North Carolina to visit Luba&#8217;s family at about 12pm. <br><br>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&#8217;s so much different from the west coast riding where there a lot of open space.

... confederate flag hat, and a big black family was waiting in line behind him... <br><br>So off we went. For the next 7 hours, we rode on 4 rollercoasters (Dominator, Volcano, Stunt Double?, and Flight of Fear) and a kiddie swing type of ride. That's right. 7 hours and 5 rides. This is why the Flash Pass at 6 Flags is the greatest invention ever. The rollercoasters themselves were really, really fun and sometimes even ...

... drivers who would not give an inch to allow us to merge into the many interstates around town. Drving through West Virginia was a nightmare with the curvey mountain roads that we had to pay to ride on. They sure do need Obama's stimulus money! Charleston was very dirty; we couldn't leave fast enough.<br><br>We are home now ...

... 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 ...

... please still send me emails with updates on your lives and what is going on in the States (hardle5@wfu.edu). I am leaving Thursday the 28th from Richmond and meeting the rest of my group at JKF before the long flight to Africa. Hopefully I will have quite the adventure, meet a lot of new people, and learn a lot about health issues in South Africa... here I go!

Each year funds from A Moment in Time are set aside for research that will lead to future episodes that focus on international personalities and subjects. This adds a level of cultural richness that enhances the program for its audience. This year we visit two European capitals, Prague, Czech Republic and Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany. We will also take two side trips. The first to Weimar, the burial place of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and ...