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Introducing Indianapolis; The City of Monuments Honoring Fallen Heroes
Published: May 26th 2012North America » United States » Indiana » Indianapolis
May 26th 2012
I planned to attend the Indianapolis Travbuddy Meet-Up right from its inception. Months later, I had it penned on my travel calendar. Even though Indiana is not one of the destinations on my "Bucket List", it happened to be one of the 50 states of the United states I had not visited yet. I will need to do a recount of the states I have visited, since I added a few last year, and some this year. In the 3 years I have contributed to Travbuddy, one of the things I have enjoyed most is the ability to travel to meet other travelers like myself. Now even though the meet-ups normally have nothing to do with discussing travel, and more like drinking, eating and taking a bunch of photos, it brings the faces and names together. ... read more
May 22nd 2012
sure i should be posting more....truth is..im tired...and were really not doing anything more than what we have been..every other day.... but this weekend we went to borde raids..even though we couldnt afford it..cuz we needed a break..to se our mead hovel family....and to relax and have fun and drink/....i got way too drunk....its its been a while since i was that messed up so i guess i needed it... back here...waterscreening..paperwork..studying readings...which my partner brandon refused to help with.....see we get in groups to present readings we have...and then a blog we do t osum up the week for this field school...guess brandon thinks its unimportant to get together..cuz he ditched me...telling me all 5 times i asked...ill get with you tomorrow..it never came..now hes out with the cool kids at buffalo wild wings....and we ... read more
May 19th 2012
The Inianapolis Art Museum could be one of the coolest city Art museums I've been to in the states, so far. Although the Museum is FREE there is a $5.00 parking fee if you want to park close to the museum or use the garage. Still a bargain if you have a car loaded with people. I wasn't sure if the family was going to be bored looking at ART but we had nothing else to do on a Saturday morning. I was really surprised at how intrigued my kids were at the museums set up. It had more than just pictures and sulputures, the second floor was set up as a museum display from other coutries and era's to include artifacts such as a Mummy from Egypt, and tons of African tribal items. The African ... read more
Little GEM place in Indianapolis..."Broad Ripple"
Published: May 20th 2012North America » United States » Indiana » Indianapolis
May 19th 2012
Such a cool Place! I love this area! Did I mention "I LOVE THIS AREA OF INDY"? Just in case I needed to make that point stronger. I had no idea such a cool area existed in INDY, for this city its certainly a refreshing gem to find. Its hip and cool with a laid back earthy quality to the area. We initially went to see exactly what the Monon trail was because i read about it in an article. Which turned out to be a path that allowed for a peaceful stroll or bike ride. Then I found out that the bakery Renee was in Broad Ripple which made it sweeter. This tiny bakery is the closest I have been to comparable reak German styled bakery items. It may be small but there is alot ... read more
May 17th 2012
yeah i havent blogged....im too tired...dead every night after work..just enuf energy to shower....get a little dinner..and then do the readings with jason these nights....next week is my week to present the readings with my group..its me and brandon....hes a skinny littel guyery cool tho..actually whose kinda quiet...drinking a bit now! so its me and him..gotta do 2 long readings and at teh wednesdya night ookouts we do..which was fun tonight but after a few beers....and siiting there listening to people talk..i think i am more tired than if i was doing stuff.......gotta get together with hi mand come up with something to rlak about..i guess summarize it...... been troweling 4 squares over these days...tired....dirty......hungry......tired..sore....tomorrow i start water screening.........gah! what more to say....10:30 and im going to bed... read more
May 14th 2012
Professor Jordan Kerr here and it's T-minus 24 hours till we take off for Dublin! This is the first time I'm packing my riding boots and helmet for a 3-week equestrian adventure and cannot be more excited! Our first week will be spent in Dublin, exploring, going to equine research farms, national stud farms, the Cliffs of Moher and the Dartfield Horse Museum. And yes, we'll be doing some riding and jumping while we're there.... Next up, a ferry to Holyhead and a coach ride to Aintree where we will tour the Grand National Race Course, ala National Velvet. We will have to dub someone our official Elizabeth Taylor for the day :) While in Bath, we won't miss historic Stonehenge and Salisbury Cathedral. Wondering if we eat and drink? Oh yes, we'll be doing lots ... read more
May 14th 2012
long story short....we dug...starting at teh top of the north wall..learned how to get the depth and the coordinates..and started digging.......i found a human finger bone and a metatarsal #5......which sucks..because then theres a ton of crappy paperwork and measurements you have to take...find too many and it could close that section down..nagpra sucks ass.....but it was still kick ass to find some cool shit...tons of pottery sherds as well....but lucky me found the human stuff.....good day. need to get more sunblock already.....everyone is hanging out or going to see avengers...we are too poor.....ill just stay in and hang out with friends and get the readings and logs and journals that need to be done read and filled out. over beer of course so it makes it fun! also need to go buy more beer.....trying my ... read more
May 12th 2012
yeah im late in writing this...ive been drunk since thursday night.....WIN! seriously tho..after work we all came home and napped..and recovered and then went swimming in the pool....very nice and what a nice pool too! theres even a shade area i can mostly hang out in..the pool has a nic ledge you can sit on with jets...not like a hot tub but it does help with the stiffness...a bit....when it gets hooter later im sure this will be even more refreshing.....after that we all went out to a local dive bar. not too far from these aartments, its called the duck.....tiny little place where its mostly old folks and its all country....but hey...the older crowd doesnt tend to want to knife ya...so its cool. boy did we get tore up! the other student here around my ... read more
internets and pics..just to make up for being cranky before.
Published: May 10th 2012North America » United States » Indiana » Evansville
May 10th 2012
woot..we can barely get internet from our balcony....lets hope it holds...and to make up for my being grumpy in the last post..heres some pics.... read more
May 10th 2012
today we got up early ( iwas awake at 5 am....oddly it is nice i wake up this early again, and i got to listen to npr, make coffee and breakfast in plenty of time to relax, listen to bbc....nice to just be quiet in my room and not wake the roomoes) get to the site and watch some presentations on bioarchaeology, which is what i am interested as well, the one girl who is alike a supervisor, thats her specalty, and is doing research on the skeletons from angel mounds in the 40's. watch another one about the palisades ( the giant walls around a site with bastions for protection) theories about that, more history, very cool. then to the site....time ot clean those walls up, dig out the backfill and get teh walls and ... read more
