Blogs from Pennsylvania, United States, North America

This trip started when Jim and Nanci picked up Terry and me and headed toward the Pittsburgh Airport. It was a fun ride with much laughter. Since Jim doesn’t really like to drive in Pittsburgh, I arranged for a driver to meet us at Cabela’s and drive us the remainder of the way to the airport. Louis was such a delight! He was a great driver but an even better conversationalist. He enjoyed the trip up so much that he’s going to request to pick us on the way home from Europe. There was literally no one in the airport! I was shocked!! The only problem we had was with getting the wheelchair we’d requested for Nanci. It took forever. We could have walked to the gate and back several times while waiting. Finally someone showed ... read more

So here we are again….Karen and Ed with Terry and I. We decided this year we would revisit some of the New England states and cross the border into Montreal. This year we planned our trip to spend more time in less destinations. Everywhere we go we spend two or three nights. At the time I planned this I didn’t know Terry was going to be injured and have limited mobility so this actually works out perfect for him. It has been a little challenging having to get a walker or wheelchair in and out of the cargo carrier but we couldn’t have made the trip without them. The other big difference is I’m doing the driving as Terry isn’t permitted to drive. His knee injury is on his right leg. He is used to driving, ... read more

Rocky Balboa rules Philadelphia! Does Art Garfunkel rule New York? This blog entry covers the time we spent in Philadelphia and the days we spent in New York City. We start with Philadelphia. Rocky Steps One of the most popular tourist destinations in Philadelphia is the stairs up to the main entrance of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. These stairs are also known as the Rocky Steps since they have been featured in the Rocky movies. To the side of the stairs there is a statue of Rocky. This statue was cast to be used in the movie Rocky III. In the movie it was placed at the top of the stairs. After the shooting of the movie was finished it was relocated to its current p... read more

Pennsylvania celebrates its Lincoln Highway heritage – murals, well preserved historic sites, and the amazing Lincoln Highway Experience, a chance to relive the Lincoln Highway as it must have been in its heyday. In Bedford, we checked out the historic Dunkles Gulf Service Station, still operated today in its original Art Deco building. On to the site on the summit of Mt. Ararat of the SS Grand View Point Hotel where we could spy a few remains but with the same beautiful views its famous guests enjoyed looking out over the Pennsylvania mountains from the ark shaped hotel. We took a quick detour off the Lincoln Highway to the Flight 93 National Memorial. The National Parks have done a beautiful job of preserving this monument to 9/11. This is the site where the last of the ... read more

Our travel companion Kate agreed to join Bill and me on our second leg of the more than 3,000 mile journey along the historic Lincoln Highway, the first coast to coast highway in the United States. Apparently she hadn't had enough of the circuitous routes, endless loops back to read historic markers we had missed, and holding down the navigator's seat in the front. Honestly, this is really a 3 person job - one person (me) to follow along the Lincoln Highway map in real time as we travel down the road https://www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org/map/ If you check out the map, you'll note that there are various alignments - the earliest from 1913, some of which no longer exist and were replaced by other routes and/or might now be one way streets. So I have the back seat ... read more