Getting Big (Tom Hanks) at FAO Schwarz

Biting the Big Apple!

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June 26th 2006
OK so we arrived in the Big Apple to thunderstorm conditions which stayed with us for the entire time we were there...but was a little rain going to stop us? I think not! We arrived at 11pm last Friday night and went to Catherine's room to give her much needed hugs and kisses given it's been 13 years since we last saw each other. Then, because Stu and I hadn't eaten since breakfast and becaus ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more