The Westin Richmond

... he thought Paris was too much like D.C. Now that I have been here, I can see what he meant. The very strong the French influence is visible in not only the layout of D.C., but in the gilded statues on the bridges and the architecture of the government buildings. One thing that I think the French have done particularly well is modify very old structures with modern amenities. They also have generally done a good job of adding modern structures in ...

... ov** the edge if I didn't reply. Once he did this really fast punching action into the air infront of him which made me flinch. In the end, though, he didn't give me any trouble and got up and walked away to find someone else to share his hatred with. I was glad for my ally on the oth** side, and we chatted about the crazies you see at the bus station. Needless to say, I was one of the first to get back into the line when the bus arrived!<br>

Travel pointers:<br><br>Except for telAviv and Jerusalem&#8230;.have a car. I can't tell you how many travelers we met that envied us with having a car. Especially in Galilee this gives you tremendous freedom and flexibility.<br><br>In a restaurant always ask for the check when you are ready.<br><br>10% is a standard tip, but be nice, play the friendly tourist and tip 15% for good service.<br><br>Respect customs ...

Well we started off right, but we hit lots of traffic on Rt. 95 heading into Mt.Vernon and Richmond. Made a historic pit stop at Mt. Vernon. Pretty impressive place. I almost embarrassed Kristi and had us kicked out for rubbing my face on General Washington's pillow. They take that stuff very seriously nowadays.<br><br>Then off to Richmond where we met Ryan and Kelly. First night...hotel...not bad. <br>We hit ...

Sunday July 26, 2009<br><br>Luba and I slept in until about 830am. Bevil and Stewart were, of course, up, dressed and waiting for us. Bevil and Stewart took us to O'Doul&#8217;s for breakfast and then afterwards took us to visit the family plot at the Hollywood Cemetery. It was great to see that Luba was actually interested to see where my father and family were buried. After a short ride through Richmond we headed back to the ...

... doing and took a sip of her milk. She just watch as he did this then when he put it down she moved it to the other side of the table so he could not reach it. Grandpa said the only thing missing were the RED-HATS. <br><br>We left Bumpass on Tuesday July 28th around 8:00 am to start our trip home. It will be good to get home but also I will be sad to miss my family in VA., but they are coming to visit us in September so it won't be to long

From Austin, we went back to Virginia to spend a couple more weeks with my mom and Chuck. It was great getting to bookend our trip by spending time with them. Winter was snowy and pretty, then spring was beautiful. We went camping in Virginia, then took a quick trip to Florida (by quick I mean a 13-hour drive followed by an identical return trip a couple of days later). Camping was fun. We made smores. My mom and Lindsey love them some chocolate. <br><br>We ...

We were planning on staying in NYC for just 3 days. I did want to stay longer, see more of the city, and visit some friends I have living there. But winter is not the ideal time for touring, and we were eager to get to our families. So we will be back again for a week at the end of our trip. On our second evening in NYC, Dane got sick with some kind of stomach virus, and we ...

... staying in Queens in Johns appartment so he had some of his friends come over. Lol funny cats. I enjoyed their company. After drinks &amp;&amp; laughs, that long drive/car ride got to me &amp;&amp; I was knocked out in no time.... I woke up at a reasonable &amp;&amp; looked out at Queens. First day there...Seeing the neighborhood in the day time was beautiful from the second floor. I noticed Johns roof extended out from ...

Hello All, This is my first entry in my travelogue. I wanted to set something up so I can update all my awesome friends and family on how / what I'm doing in Haiti. I'm not sure how often I am going to have internet access, but I hope to be able to get to a computer at least once a month. I hear that the most exciting thing to a Peace Corps Volunteer is to get mail from home, SO if anyone wants to (PLEASE!) send me anything, here is my address (at ...