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North America » United States » Washington » Seattle » Pioneer Square October 1st 2008

Smart hotel entrance lobby. Room is nice. Hotel is on Union st and 6th so it is just a short walk to Madison st and 4th for the Seattle Public Library. ... read more
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View from 15th floor

North America » United States » Washington » Seattle » Pioneer Square October 1st 2008

Great Architecture We had a really interesting if somewhat strange visit to the Seattle Public library. The library is an iconic building of architectural note. It is popular and attracts a lot of visitors. It is one of those buildings that demands a strong reaction and I expect there are aspects of it that some people love that others hate. Unfortunately the nature of the visit we were offered meant we learnt very little about how the service is delivered. We did not meet a single person who was involved in running the service. Our observation of front line customer service was not favourable although that could have just been the person on duty at the time of our visit. Seemed to me that Seattle Public library may need to think about how welcoming it is ... read more
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North America » United States » Washington » Seattle » Pioneer Square October 1st 2008

Height of dining After a cocktail in the bar inside the Cheesecake Factory a group of us travelled by monorail from downtown Seattle to the Seattle Center and ate dinner in the revolving restaurant at the top of the Space Needle. The views over Seattle at night were truly spectacular.... read more
Space Needle
Monorail

North America » United States » Washington » Seattle October 1st 2008

This blog is about the lovely week we spent in Seattle leading up to the wedding of our dear friends, Troy and Kristen (Todd's brother and his new bride). On our first night there, Todd surprised me with Mariners tickets since I'm such a big baseball fan. We went with Todd's friend Jamie and our nephew Noah. Although Seattle is the worst in the league this year, as evidenced by attendance, we had a great time and stocked up on ballpark hot dogs, which we've missed so much. The next day we had brunch in Kirkland overlooking the water. I really fell in love with this little town! It's so scenic, particularly for those of us who reside in a concrete jungle like Seoul. I spent the afternoon burning a hole in my wallet at the ... read more
Seattle skyline
Pike Place fish market
Dinner

North America » United States » Nevada » Las Vegas October 1st 2008

Had a lovely relaxing morning beside the pool to wind down and catch some UV's. Kid's really enjoyed themselves and it was well earned. Later we headed out to explore the rest of the hotels on the Strip and what they each had to offer. First one, Excalhibur (A Medieval theme). Ashleigh & Jordan wanted to do the Spongebob 4D ride that is advertised everywhere. As it cost $10 each, Steve and I sat outside and held our breathes until they emerged - both were very disappointed and said, "it sucked". Oh well, win some, lose some... Next New York New York - an awesome facade of the New York skyscrapers on the outside and NY themed stores in the shopping area. OK, but nothing special. Further down we went into the Bellagio foyer and checked ... read more
Excalhibur
Excalhibur Casino
Jordi & her mate

North America » United States » Nevada » Las Vegas October 1st 2008

We've been planning this 12 day West Coast vacation for a couple of months and we're very excited. We haven't been on a family vacation since our daughter was born over a year and a half ago. Now that she is 21 months old, she is at an age where we can get around and enjoy ourselves. We're really happy that my mom is coming along as our "nanny" so we can get out and enjoy ourselves without being worried about our daughter. We love this place so much that this is our third time in Vegas in three years. Adrian, Alyssa and I all had on our Barack Obama T-shirts since we left around election time. Our flight arrived about 15 minutes early and we met up Rita and Delano who flew in from New ... read more
Limo
Adrian & Alyssa by Limo
Luggage in Limo

North America » United States » Kansas » Mullinville October 1st 2008

Most of these blogs are about trips I have taken with my Harley Davidson Sportster. A 2005 883cc Low model I have travelled the US with it. It makes travel much cheaper as it gets 50MPG, but anyway this is a day trip I took from KC on a Wednesday. I had been wanting to get back to Greensburg but just hadn't made it so I decided to do it the first decent day that I could get off. So in 2007 I ran through Greensburg KS and Mullinville KS on the way home from Colorado. I stopped and took pictures of these whirly gigs that were located along the highway (hwy 54). They were labeled as KANZA ART and I wrote a blog just about them . Well this year I headed out to go ... read more
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North America » United States » Kansas » Greensburg October 1st 2008

In late 2007 I wanted to make it back to Greensburg KS to see the rebuilding. If you recall Greensburg was totally wiped out by a tornado the first week in May of 2007. In late June I had rolled through Greensburg on the way home from a trip to CO and stopped to take pictures. Here is the original blog . Well I didn’t make it back in 2007 and all of the summer of 2008 I wanted to go, but that trip always seemed to get sidelined for other trips. I had been watching the ‘Greensburg’ TV series on the Green Channel about how they were rebuilding green and hope to be the first Leeds certified platinum town. The last show had just aired and it was going to be getting colder, so I ... read more
Jim Heading to Las Vegas
Jim Heading to Las Vegas
Jim Heading to Las Vegas

North America » United States » Texas » Austin October 1st 2008

I had a list of things to do for the month of October that were Halloween themed. I had to read Dracula and Frankenstein and watch all of the Universal Monster Movies and read several ghost story books such as the Scary Stories To Tell In the Dark Series. It was great fun! Sure made the month interesting. On that list (along with visiting a cemetery and doing Day of the Dead things) was going to go see the Bats leave the Congress Avenue Bridge. There is Three Best Ways To See The Bats: 1) Invent a flying bat backpack attachment to fly out with the bats in search for insect food. 2) Stand at the Congress Avenue Bridge and watch the bats flow out. 3) Take a Capital Cruise boat under the bridge to watch ... read more
Stevie Ray Vaughn Statue
Austin Skyline During the Day
Austin Skyline in Sepia

North America » United States » California October 1st 2008

LA to Vegas, Grand Canyon, Death Valley, Yosemite and San Fransisco Los Angeles - Las Vegas - Flagstaff - Grand Canyon/Sequoia - Lake Mead - Death Valley - Onion Valley First we visited my uncle in Dana Point south of L.A, walked down the beach in Santa Monica, pumped iron down muscle beach and wandered through the boutiques of Beverly Hills. We inevitably of course enjoyed a fun day out in DisneyLand. Hollywood behind us we drove through the desert to Las Vegas where Christa gambled all our money in Caesars Palace - continued along Route 66 for a bit and then on to Flagstaff. First we did a trip to Sequoia and then we visited the awesome Grand Canyon. At about 43 degrees and no where to hide from the relentless sunshine we decided Death ... read more
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