Fairfield Inn By Marriott Chattanooga

... br>· Walnut Street Bridge – The longest pedestrian only bridge – it’s about 1200ft long.

· Coolidge Park - This is where the 540 passenger riverboat “Delta Belle” is moored.



The landmark of Chattanooga is LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN where we also toured:

· Incline Railway – The 73 degree assent takes you 1000ft to the top of Lookout Mountain for a ...

... ha, ha, ha. We can't decide if it helps with the homesickness or makes it worse, but we are enjoying their deliciousness.

It's been an educational and fun time here in Chattanooga and we have enjoyed the natural beauty of the area. The fall colours came to their peak colour for the season and then all the leaves fell, it was incredible, like nothing we have ever seen before.

Love and Peace, the train visiting a train, Bek and Jesse.

We have arrived in Chattanooga and found ourselves a bargain basement priced little wooden cabin to keep us out of the rain and in the warmth, yay! This is just a short entry. This week we will be staying here in Chattanooga checking out the surrounds and making a few day trips to neighbouring states.

We will keep you updated. Lots of Love, the warm, Bek and Jesse Train

... I did see that they had a 1903 Springfield. I’ll have to remember to tell Shaun.

We decide it is a good time to hit the auto tour before the bus load of children head there. We head out and follow the battle. I like trying to guess which monuments are for which state. Each state provided the monuments for their units. Most of the really big ones are for confederate states. There is a HUGE Georgia spiral we see ...

... for a touring bike - a lot of ruts and unstable due to gravel. It was a sunny day and the view was spectacular. Dan & Darla had visited the overlook a month earlier and it was an overcast day. This day was clear and the visibility was immense.

We left the overlook and when we reached the end of the gravel road we turned right and turned ...

... Decker "Hop on, Hop off" tour for the first day, and we also took advantage of the London Pass so that we can skip the lines at the Tower of London and other attractions.

Taking the Eurostar into Paris- the city I am most looking forward to- we will really be using the Metro a lot which I hear is quite efficient. I have been brushing up on my (crude) French in anticipation of the Parisians' supposed rudeness (although I do hope, despite my friends' warnings, that this reputation is ...

... And they have every accessory you'd ever think of for having fun in the kitchen. Spring is blooming on every shelf in the store this month. Check out the new acrylics in bright blues and greens and yellows. Are you ready for outdoor grilling? They have a slew of grilling merchandise, picnic baskets with everything but the food inside, and a new kind of soft tote for your beverages. Maybe you're a regular customer in their gourmet ...

... fishing experience, we can sit at Tom's table, tie flies, and learn to match the hatch. When should we use the stone fly nymph or the elk wing caddis? What time of year is the conehead woolly booger the best choice? Talk it over with Tom. There are more streams in our area than we can fish in 20 lifetimes. Guess we'd better get started this Saturday. See you there. Osprey Fly Fishing Shop, Frazier Avenue, Chattanooga

... manicured lawns filled with glorious flowers and trees, in six of Knoxville's most prestigious neighborhoods. Or hop a free bus at Market Square and relax during the drive around the city. There also are over 100 public and private gardens that are open during the festival and enough events to please everybody. Are you interested in quilts? photography? architecture? tennis? dancing? cars? storytelling? arts ...

... Company, and finally, Digge & Berry Mortuary, the last ones to let you down! This HO guage railroad was started in 1973 as a joint venture between the Chattanooga Area Model Railroad Club and the Chattanooga ChooChoo Company. Valued at over half a million dollars, the 174-foot-long layout has 320 structures, 3,000 feet of track, 150 switches, 120 locomotives, 1,000 freight cars, 80 passenger cars, 3 major yards and 4 passenger stations.