Red Roof Inn Utica

... climbed all the way to the dome (320 steps...) and the view was amazing. Rick Steves has added alot to Rome, with his audio tours. Highly recommended!!<br><br>Tonight we had a real taste of Italy, eating at a real 'ma and pa' pizza place near Andrew and Jenny's accomodation... sensational pizza and such a nice atmosphere too, right away from all those tourists!! Was excellent being able to catch up with Andrew and Jenny again. <br><br>Wednesday<br ...

... are surprised that when we are taking our bags up to our room that the people before us were holding open the door for us with one hand whilst in the other held the leash to a Doberman and a Labrador. Pets must have been allowed who would have thunk it.<br><br>Any way we had paid 81 dollars for the room and as it was Sunday the next day all you could eat breakfast for 6 dolllars was on the menu for the morning. Off to bed to recharge

... lots of Rummy (I won). Laila enjoyed the playground. We had a campfire going - even during the day. <br><br>My two polar bears swam in the frigid campground pool. I watched from the sunny spot on the deck.<br><br>It was heaven. And Chris handled the sewage like a pro. <br><br>It was a wonderful weekend and I look forward to all of our new adventures.<br>

... level to stay warm, you are going to beat the luggage to the hotel. I had lunch today soaking wet, but the hot chocolate was the best I have ever had. Now I am in my hotel room with the heat on (drying my shoes that I will need tomorrow), the hot shower was also the best I have ever had. It's nice to be warm!

... it. <br>Whats wrong with a bit of rain in the summer? Both great cities have a<br>wonderful choice of Hotels, Guest Houses and Bed &amp; Breakfasts.<br>We can't choose. If we had our way we would spend a week in both locations, seeing, eating, drinking, relaxing and enjoying.

... for the kids to get ice cream. Then we loaded up and headed to Brooks BBQ. Imagine my surprise and total disappointment to find out that they are closed on Mondays!! After that we headed home - my vacation was over. <br><br>We arrived home and quickly unloaded and reloaded the camper in preparation of our next trip. Chris quickly made plans to go to his girlfriend ...

... br><br>As a side note, while admission to the was museum was only $10, after visiting Madame Tussaud's we were disappointed to see a limited number of was figures. And all of the wax figures were behind glass or had barriers set up so that you could have pose with them for pictures. We did enjoy reading the biographies of the players, though.<br><br>We ...

... of Doubleday field around noon in preparation of today's game. The weather was very fickle - one minute very dark clouds were overhead and we were bracing for the rain; the next minute the sun was out.<br><br>I was invited into the dugout for the first few innings to take pictures - what fun! The boys started out slow going into the fourth inning behind 0-1. <br><br>My brother ...

... through internet / Mafia Wars withdrawal. I cannot get access on my broadband card. Fortunately, they have WiFi available in the game room! Woo Hoo!! Sami and I made a dash to the pavilion with our laptops before the rain started again :-)<br> Tomorrow is the big day -- Kevin's baseball team is playing on Doubleday field in Cooperstown, New York. Let's hope the rain finishes today!!

On the way back, the border guard asked us 2 questions as opposed to when we were going into Canada. I guess it's not hard to get "into" the USA. We did the River Dr. again except this time it was on this side of the border. On our drive we saw a parade of '50 and ...