Blogs from Pennsylvania, United States, North America - page 7

" Stuff your eyes with wonder, live as if you'd drop dead in ten seconds. See the World. It's more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories." Ray Bradbury. According to the travel plans, next stop scheduled is Lancaster PA. A two block walk away from our NYC hotel was Penn Station where an Amtrak train was scheduled to leave station at 10h50 bound for Lancaster. For us South Africans from the quiet backwaters of the Eastern Cape, Penn station was a maelstrom of movement and semi chaos. People, trains, schedules and just a hint of panic as we anxiously studied the train departures and platforms. In the midst of all this we were requested to "evacuate" our seating area while the local feds searched a suspect looking bag. Also approached by a ... read more

April 6, 2018 Weather: 45 to 72 in DC and sleeting in Pittsburg (wahhhhh) States: DC to Pennsylvania City: Washington DC to Pittsburg Miles: 258 Hours Driving: 4 hrs 35 min Hotel: Restaurants: Fresh (in the Pentagon) We packed up the car and had breakfast this morning. We did our best to follow Loretta’s directions to get to the Pentagon. We were already running late for our own schedule. She was on our timeline which resembled more of a squiggle line. She told us to drive to the Pentagon Mall which is literally a mall this time with a Macys. Of course, we couldn’t park at the mall because of our van, the magic bus. Not magic enough to fit. So we drove around and parked down the road at another kind of mall that had ... read more

Hallelujah...our journey has begun. It had a pretty rocky start last week but after time, patience, repairs and a checkbook, we are on our way. This time, the only loud squealing heard upon pull-out was our squeals of joy, excitement and relief. We adopted that famous motto: If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again......we did. Our second shot has been a success.....thus far: fingers crossed. It’s so heartwarming to see all your beaming faces as you settle into your seats. Welcome aboard. Lulu is doing her happy dance....best she can without legs. The car repair place called Cory last evening at 5:00 PM to let us know the car was repaired and ready to go. Yahooooo. They fixed all the damage done cause by dragging it down the road....groan. Who would have thought?? We ... read more

NOTE - I will be using some ice hockey words in this entry. So if you are not familiar with the game of ice hockey at all, you may want to skip this entry. I have been meaning to go to a Flyers hockey game for some time. It has been some time since I went to one, as tickets tend to be very pricey. Well, I decided to go to this one, as this was the cheapest option that I found on StubHub. I have not been to many Flyers games. My first game ever, was in 1990, at the Spectrum against the Detroit Red Wings. I remember it was a season finale game, as they were not going to the playoffs that season. After that, it would be 3 games at their current home, ... read more

Hi Everyone On the move again,this morning we visited a Amish farm in Lancaster,Pennsylvania the only museum in the world of Amish Life They make products to sell,I thought they were expensive though.when there young people turn 16 they go out to the world we know for 2years,5percent don't come back.it wax interesting to see it all. We went to a place called Watkins glen 832 steps down this ravine following the stream,quite a feat for me!!it was beautiful. Arrived at Niagra falls in the evening,and saw the falls all lit up it was stunning. We have an early start again today Thanks for travelling with us Catch you soon KS... read more