Capitol Building We started the day with a visit with to the Capitol building. In my head were images of Trump supporters overtaking the building and I was a bit uneasy. But it seems Security is bit tighter now. Tours are much different than I … Continue readingWashington DC
I’ve visited a lot of places, but I’ve never visited Philadelphia. As we entered the city, I thought it strange because it seemed like there were joggers everywhere. Then I realized it was Saturday and these were weekend warriors. Our first stop was the steps … Continue readingPhiladelphia
From Poughkeepsie, NY, we traveled to Lancaster, PA. I’ve been around Amish all my life, near Erie, PA, Ohio, New York and even Florida, but I’ve never visited Lancaster. There are more Amish here than in any of those other places. You don’t have to … Continue readingAmish Country
This is our second day in the New York City area. Originally we were supposed to tour the Culinary Arts Institute and have lunch there. But apparently Fantasy had such a bad experience with them last year they changed the schedule. Darn, I was looking … Continue readingRoosevelt
Oh, Ophelia You’ve been on my mind girl since the flood Oh, Ophelia Heaven help the fool who falls in love. (You can find the song/video here.) It rained all day yesterday and all night as well. I got a knock on my door this … Continue readingOh, Ophelia
Well, not all is sunshine and roses when you’re on vacation. This was definitely not my favorite day. I should have stayed in bed when I heard the rain on this tin roof when I woke up this morning. What’s with all these hurricanes in … Continue readingNewport, Rhode Island
I am continuing my trek down the East Coast. Today we visited Mystic Seaport in Mystic, CT. It seems when most people hear of Mystic, their first thought is of the movie Mystic Pizza starring an early Julia Roberts. So lets get that photo out … Continue readingMystic, Connecticut
Today was all about Pilgrims. I’ll start off with the Mayflower II ship we visited, a replica of the actual Mayflower used by the Pilgrims, build in England. Mayflower II is a reproduction of the original Mayflower, built in England around 1955, in a collaboration … Continue readingPilgrims in Plymouth, MA
It started raining last night and it’s not supposed to stop until after midnight tonight. It is a cold 64 degree rain. This is the view I looked at most of today… rain drops on the bus window. A bus first took us to North … Continue readingA Rainy Day and Monday… in Boston
Our tour’s first day was Thursday, Sept 14, 2023 and we had an Orientation meeting. About 1/3 of the group is new in that this is their first tour. The rest are more seasoned having gone on at least one tour, to 2 couples on … Continue readingPortsmouth, NH