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Planes, Traines & Automobiles
Planes, Trains & Automobiles - ok so Laura is the one getting the plane today, I'm just getting the train and car however I had to squeeze that title in somewhere! So we left the Roosevelts' this moring, they have been so welcolming. It was a very relaxing couple of days and just what Laura and I had needed! I should really formaly introduce Laura as I realises I haven't, Laura is the Nottingham Roosevelt Nurse Scholar, when we found out about each other when the Scholarships had ...
The Roosevelts
... worked in New Bedford as a whaler wrote the book Moby Dick. It was great to see the history of Whaling however it was also sad to see the realities of what this entailed. The whale skeletons are huge! Especially in comparison with the human skeleton (spot the anatomical issue in the picture of the skeleton, I did want to jump over the barrier and correct it but I ...
A whale of a time
... of pics which I'll add on when I can. That evening we had a guest for dinner-Morgan, the Roosevelt's neighbour from their summer house. He was getting ready to go down to Florida for the winter- much warmer! We had a nice dinner and chatted about lots of things...mainly American and British TV and the recent scandals in both countries which are hitting the news (the CIA boss and Jimmy Saville...two deprecate issues of course- gosh, that really would get the press going wouldn't ...
The Roosevets
... to show his gratitude to America for its help during the war and sent 3 young professionals to be goodwill ambassadors. It was their role to travel around the US for up to 3 months, investigating a project related to their profession, to generally absorb the culture and to create friendships and links with the Americans. This has stood the test of time and has continued ...
An Old Seaport, Famous Pizza, and a Nuclear Sub
... So then we had to buy some cellophane and create our own taillight cover out of cellophane and duct tape. MacGuyver would be proud.
When we finally made our way out of town, I talked the girls into stopping by Foxwoods Casino Resort. Being a big poker geek, I knew that this was the site where the World Poker Open stop on the World Poker Tour is held. So we took a quick tour, and I snapped a few careful pics (casinos generally don't appreciate cameras). We ...
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