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... the back seat.  The university itself is a spectacle and all the students there wear spectacles, brainiacks.  Anyway, Georgetown is full of college-age kids, which makes it a lot of fun, but the area is very expensive compared to Lawrence, Kansas.  Today, Ellen Makowsky and I are going to The National Art Gallery and we'll see where the rest of the day takes us.  I'll try harder to keep my updates fresh, but for now I'm out.  Take care.

Max

... not like they dont speak English right!) i think it might be the Essex Accent!

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Hope everyone is OK abck in the UK - and enjoying the sun - let it be known it has rained here for 2 days straight and now on flood warnings!

Love Zoe & Gigs

... no crowds to speak of, and there have been moments when locals have stopped to offer directions when we were obviously lost. I think the aloha spirit has found its way to our capital! And no wonder since our president is from the islands! We started off in the castle, the visitor's center of the Smithsonian Museums and then made a dash ...

... a walk down Pennsylvania Ave took us to the Archives Museum where Christopher was keen to see the original Declaration of Independance. We finished our day at the Smithsonean Air and Space Museum which houses the Wright brothers plane amongst many other interesting items. As darkness descended we headed back to our car. Although we knew we were heading in the general direction as got 'closer' there was some debate as to the acutal direction we ...

... turned east, which is something I don't experience too often since I fly to California most of the time. We passed the Cascades, which were absolutely beautiful from up above. I could see alpine lakes and snow capped peaks and I thought about how some of the places I was looking at have more than likely never seen humans. The landscape abruptly changed to eastern Washington flatness and farmland, and then came the Columbia. Scattered along the route were lots of wind turbines, which ...

... a window seat but was assigned an isle seat n this 757 plane."

There was an Asian girl in my seat and I told her to "Stay put, I will sit one row forward." Told her also, "That way, u2 can stay together." Nodding at both of them.

She rose and said "Sorry mister, I got wrong row. He is NOT my boyfriend!"

OOPS!! She sat one row up and I tried to make bad good but couldn't.

I removed my backpack from my shoulder ...

... security. It is the first International airport I can remember like this. Of course, I wondered why then don't they have signs or why doesn't the guidebook tell you this. Maybe there is a conspiracy to spread Chinese currency throughout the world? Whatever, I now have another 'souvenir'. On the flight home, United Airlines should be ashamed of themselves. My seat had the expected no legroom but what wasn't ...

... Paris Bercy Double Family Sleeper (Bed 42,46) Yllen Eiffel, 196 Rue de Vaugirard, Paris, France Phone 33-1-45676767 Check In: May 14 Check Out: May 18 Friday, May 18, 2007 5:55 PM Paris (CDG) Terminal 2F (end of check- 5:25 PM) AF 2048 7:40 PM Arrive Barcelona (BCN) Front Maritim, Paseo Garcia Faria, Barcelona, Spain Phone 34-933-034-440 Check In: May 18 Check Out: May 21 ...

... were finally open and we were able to cross. I made my way to the hostel, excited to dump the luggage and spend my last day shopping. Only to be told that it's Thanksgiving weekend and most shops are closed. F**k. What the heck is Thanksgiving and what are these people giving thanks for? This is supposed to be the city that doesn't sleep. Whaddaya mean the shops are closed?! How do I spend my tourist dollars then? It was only ...

... celebraties go to hide. Fortunately none were there. Before this visit, went to the Getty Museum in L.A. and spent the night in Manhattan Beach. After JT, flew to Phoenix for a national conference. Highlight was trip to ballpark to see Diamondback vs Cardinals.