Blogs from United States, North America - page 6887

I am sorry that i have not posted any new information for a while now. I wish i could say its because i have been so busy but actually the opposite is true. It has pretty much been a daily grind since the last post and the big news for the week is that i found the snooze button on my alarm clock. The upside of this is that i have gained a few extra minutes of sleep each morning but on the downside is that two days ago i was in a rush and locked my key inside my room. no harm though i just had to have one of the people who work the front desk walk with me to my room and open my door for me. i felt bad making her walk ... read more

My expectations of Washington DC have totally been surpassed. Being the capital I had pictured a place dominated by politics. It clearly goes well beyond this and offers to many a great place to live. Compared to many other cities it is not cheap, but seem comparable with Sydney. My favourite place so far is the Smithsonian Institute. First of all the institute is not just one building but several, with buildings dedicated to individuals disciples from history, art, nature and space. Typically Americans love the air and space museum. Inside this one is a full dome planetarium theatre. After walking around for most of the day I gave this a try. Having a full dome screen above gives you the feeling of movement and distance in space. This theatre is an advancement on anything else ... read more

So we drove to Scully's which is open 24 hours. After debating what candy to buy, we smelled fresh coffee. Scully said we could filll our mugs in the empty cafe. I went up the three steps catching my sandal on the 2nd, stumbling up the third and onto the deck through the back door, grabbed the booth table and did a 180 and landed on my a$$! All the while my mom was laughing at me, and all I could do is laugh as well. Later I discovered that I had bruised my hand with my watch and I have a four inch bruise on my right forearm and a large bruise on my heel area. Fun stuff! Fatique on the road is a joy! At Beaver Creek, we pulled over to sleep for ... read more

Holly and I hosted Dr. Harald Marencic and his wife Angelika for three nights at our home in Cool. We met through The Hospitality Club at www.hospitalityclub.org prior to their Northern California Gold Country visit. Harald is a wildlife biologist and Deputy Secretary with the Common Wadden Sea Secretariat in Wilhelmshaven, Northern Germany. Angelika, a german school teacher with a very british accent, teaches English language and History. We learned about the coastal town of Wilhelmshaven in Northern Germany, the North Sea and the Wadden Islands. Our guests like hiking, biking, camping and; as we do, hosting travelers. They are warm, kind and friendly people, we had dinner together during their second of a three night stay. I played grill master and treated Harald and Angelika to grilled T-bone steaks followed by cheese and wine, we ... read more

Only one more day until we leave! Some quick hits from yesterday: WRAS FM is the Georgia State University student radio station. They broadcast at 100,000 watts, which is an enormous signal. The station is commercial-free, and they play great music. Today I listened in on a live set from The Willows. S.T.O.P. is Douglasville's answer to Kinkos. It's an independent copy shop somewhat in the spirit of Gnomen Copy in State College, PA, but only somewhat. Don't ask me how to pronounce S.T.O.P. -- is it "stop" or perhaps "ess tee ooh pee"? I'd put this question in the same category as how to pronounce ESRI, "ezz ree", "eee ess arr eye". Anyway, S.T.O.P. is within walking distance of the Douglas County county records building, and convenient for all your police report copying and faxing ... read more