Doubletree Oak Ridge

... I decide I want to watch that.

We try and head to Calhoun's for dinner, passing yet another car that has slid off the road, but it is mobbed. That is expected for the night before a game. I figure anything near the University will be packed so we eventually head over to the south side of the river. Of course that was after we drove through the revived old town area. I am glad to ...

... of really good design - and yes, they too have cherry wood cabinets, black corian typed worksurfaces and matching black fume cabinets. It looks wonderful.

We talked about evidence that was submitted by CSI's and how if there are any issues that need to be addressed this is done. The laboratory staff are very goos at letting police know if their evidence collection and submission processes can be developed further and this honest and necessary feedback is good for all ...

... has worked for them really well. Needless to say we put the world to rights over dinner and I must say that the Tennessee hospitality is first class. Thank you Nathan.

Nathan is flying out to Seattle tomorrow so his colleague Robert is taking me out for the day to visit the CSI department and also the new forensic lab that has been built to service this third of the state. I cant wait.

Time for bed as it has been a very long day travelling!

Well, not much to say about Knoxville as we arrived late due to trying to sort out an extra day car hire as we realised we wouldn't make it to Washington D.C. by 11:00 the next day. By the time we got there we just wanted to relax so we went to Ruby Tuesday's for a late lunch and then I went and sat by the pool. We ended up watching back to back movies of Get Shorty and Be Cool (which always makes us laugh).

The next day it was the big pull to Washington D.C.

... tomorrow, but won't plan on it because it depends how much time we spend in the Chattanooga area.

We are staying in a Holiday Inn Express. Only about 5 months old and in very good shape. Bradley is impressed with the 2 king-sized beds in our rooms. I was more impressed with the pool which was a combination of indoor/outdoor--which was separated by a waterfall!

... me a little dizzy and nauseous.
While I've been trying to sort them out, however, I've been looking back through them. We really did make a mad dash around Japan. I would love to go back someday and spend more time in certain places, really get my fingernails dirty with the culture, especially in the more rural places.
Overall, I loved the country of Japan and its people. There were times when the "spectacle" feeling of being ...

Thank you Lord for a wonderful and safe trip! We made it home today! We had a few relaxing days in Townsend before we came on home. We discovered some beauty that we had never seen before while in the Mountains. We took the Blue Ridge Parkway and the scenery was breath taking. As long as we have lived here we had never been down that road. I am so glad we took that trip. We will visit it again on a clear day so I ...

We drove through the Great Smokey Mountains National Park and stopped at some viewing points and trails along the way. WE hiked 2.4 miles to Laurel Falls, which was quite pretty as you can see in the photos and we also went to Clingmans Dome which is the highest point in Tennessee at over 6,500 feet. After a tiring day we checked into the motel.

On Thursday we drove into ...

Well, we got up Friday morning and made our way to the airport. From the time we got up in our room in London, to the time we got home was just about 24 hours. We were so sleepy that Michael couldn't evenmake it home. He had to stop at a rest stop about 20 miles from home jut to be able to close his eyes and make it ...

... are allowed to visit the Historic Graphite Reactor. The world's oldest nuclear reactor, it was built during World War II and later used for peacetime applications. Active until 1963, it's a National Historic Landmark and is open daily. Down the road in tiny New Bethel Church you can see pictures and mementos of the Old Bethel community before Oak Ridge was built. Other "energy" attractions are the Oak Ridge ...