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Derek wrote: "Definitely had a great time. We were celebrating my friend's son's 7th birthday, hence the visit to LegoLand."I'm so glad you had a great time!! how was Legoland?? i used to love lego when i was younger!! me and all my siblings would always create this world of little lego folk
LegoLand is very fun, and quite impressive. Just a bit crowded (recommend going during the week).
I don't think I'd go. I'm not into theme parks.
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I LOVE THEME PARKS
I used to go to Alton Towers and Camelot but that's it.
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It's pretty cool
Spent time over the weekend around Sacramento and the various areas surrounding that city.Can't recommend going there at all, to anyone. Avoid if possible.
@Derek, If you don't mind my asking, what was so bad about it?
The heat for one. The drug infestation is another. Everything is so spread out, it takes you an hour to get anywhere. Then you have so many people leaving the Bay Area due to housing prices soaring beyond all reality jumping up North and the folks that have been there for a good time aren't happy about it the influx of more people, cars, traffic, etc. Same thing happened in Oakland, Portland, and even Fremont.
Wow, that does sound bad. I lived in a city that was over populated once and it wasn't the most pleasant.
I have been to Disney World in Florida a few times, planning another trip there for the new year. I have also been to Santa Fe, Cleveland to visit the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but that was back in 1997! I've also spent a week in Colorado Springs, I'm not sure if that really counts as traveling, but it got me out of the city and the mountains are lovely.
It is really pretty out there in the Colorado mountains. My wife and I did some snow shoe hiking around Rocky Mountain National Park for our anniversary one year (and got snowed on), but it was such a memorable and visually-stunning outing.
My wife and I have just returned from a land tour of England, Wales and Scotland.
One of our stops was Castle Howard, still belongs to the Howard family. Katherine Howard was one of Henry VIII's wives. Another stop was Portmeiron, where "The Prisoner" was filmed. We also rode a train through Snowdonia National Park.
My wife and I have returned from a UK land tour, England, Wales, and Scotland. One of our stops was Castle Howard, still belongs to the Howard family. Katherine Howard was one of Henry VIII's wives. Another stop was Portmeiron, where "The Prisoner" was filmed. We also rode a train through Snowdonia National Park. We liked Wales. We went to a home hosted dinner with a local family(arranged by Grand Circle Travel, our tour company) in Caernarvon, Wales. Scenery was wonderful. Castle Howard was where "Brideshead revisited" was filmed. We also went to York Minster, which has the largest amount of stained glass windows in the UK. Another stop was a walking tour of Oxford , conducted by "The Mad Hatter" who also does Harry Potter tours. We visited 5 UK National Parks: Snowdonia, Lake District, North Moors, Cairngorms and Trossachs. We drove along Loch Ness but didn't see Nessie!!
Liz and I are now official Hogwarts wizards and have honorary Oxford degrees. There was a man selling "Trump toilet paper" in Oxford. I didn't buy any, but did take his picture.
Wow! That sounds like an amazing holiday!How does it feel to be a wizard 😜😋😁?
Tokkie the Extroverted Meerkat wrote: "Wow! That sounds like an amazing holiday!How does it feel to be a wizard 😜😋😁?"
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I have not mastered the technique of posting pictures with GR reviews, but I recently tried it with an Amazon review of The 900 Days: The Siege of Leningrad which I read before our Russian river cruise, Moscow to St. Petersburg. Here is the Amazon link with the picture of the sign in my review. Let me know what you think, either by comments here or likes to my review. https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-re...
I have read other books prior to trips and will try to do this again with Amazon reviews if you folks like it.
My list of US National Parks/Wildlife RefugesUnited States
National Parks/Monuments
Alazka--5
Denali 8/95, Glacier Bay 9/95, Kenai Fjords 8/95, Klondike Gold Rush NHP 9/95, Sitka NHP 9/95
Arizona--4
Grand Canyon 6/74, Navajo NM 6/74, Organ Pipe Cactus NM 4/92, Sunset Crater NM 9/98
Arkansas --1
Hot Springs 7/83
California--4
Devils Postpile NM 6/08, Kings Canyon 6/08, Sequoia 6/08, Yosemite 6/08
Colorado--3
Dinosaur NM 9/98, Mesa Verde 6/74, Rocky Mountain 9/98
District of Columbia--5
Lincoln Memorial 85, Jefferson Memorial 85, Vietnam Veterans Memorial 85, Washington Monument 85, White House 85
Florida--2
Big Cypress NP 4/82, Everglades, 4/82
Georgia--2
Cumberland Is. NS 9/92, Fort Fredericka NM, 9/92
Hawaii--6
Haleakala 9/01, Hawaii Volcanoes 9/01, Kalaupapa NHP 9/01, Pu’uhonua NHP 9/01, Puukohola Helau 9/01, USS Arizona, 9/01
Indiana--2
Indiana Dunes NL 8/82, Lincoln Boyhood NM 8/82
Kentucky--3
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace NHS 8/82, Cumberland Gap NHP 6/86, Mammoth Cave 6/80
Louisiana--1
Jean Lafitte NHP & Preserve 4/00
Maine--1
Acadia 7/81
Maryland--4
Antietam NB 1997, Assateague NS 1980,Cacoctin Mtn 1981, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal NHP 1997
Michigan--2
Pictured Rocks NL 1996, Sleeping Bear Dunes NL 1996
Mississippi--1
Natchez Trace Parkway 4/00
Missouri--1
Jefferson NEM 1983
Montana--1
Glacier 1989
Nebraska--1
Scotts Bluff NM 1998, Chimney Rock NHS 1998
New Jersey--2
Edison NHS 1986, Morristown NHP 1986
New York--2
Statue of Liberty 1977, Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site NHS 2017
North Carolina--1
Blue ridge Parkway 1984
North Dakota--2
Theodore Roosevelt 5/11, Lewis and Clark Trail 5/11
Ohio--1
Cuyahoga Valley 3/03
Oklahoma--1
Chickasaw NRA 1983
Pennsylvania--9
Allegheny Portage Railroad NHS 1980, Delaware Water Gap NRA 1980, Eisenhower NHS 1980, Gettysburg NMP 1985, Independence NHP 1986, Johnstown Flood NM 8/11, Valley Forge NHP 1985, Flight 93 NM 8/11, Steamtown NHS
Puerto Rico--1
San Juan NHS 2/15
South Carolina--2
Cowpens NB 4/04, Kings Mountain NMP 4/04
South Dakota --2
Badlands 6/89, Mount Rushmore NM 4/04
Tennesee--1
Great Smoky Mountains 7/86
Texas--1
Big Thicket NP 1983
Utah--10
Arches 9/98, Bryce Canyon 7/89, Canyonlands 9/98, Capitol Reef 9/98, Cedar Breaks NM 9/98, Natural Bridges NM 9/98, Zion 7/89, Grand Staircase-Escalante NM 9/98, Flaming Gorge NRA 9/98, Glen Canyon NRA 9/98
US Virgin Is 2017
Virginia--4
Appomattox Court House NHP 6/86, Arlington House 6/86, George Washington Memorial Parkway 6/86, Shenandoah 6/80
Washington--1
Mount Rainer 9/95
West Virginia--3
Appalachian NST 6/80, Harpers Ferry NHP 6/97, New River Gorge NR 10/04,
Wyoming--4
Devils Tower NM 6/89, Grand Teton 6/89, John D Rockefeller National Parkway 6/89, Yellowstone 6/89
96 as of 06/15/17
Montana
National Bison Range--US FW 1989
Virginia
Chincoteague NWR 1980
2 as of 12/2/2016
I posted some pictures on Facebook with comments. I added the wine cooler picture to my profile.These pictures are from Castle Howard. The last 2 pictures are by Liz. Castle Howard is a stately mansion, not an actual castle, as in Edinburgh Castle. If the town name is first, then it is an actual castle. The Howard family owned this mansion for over 500 years. It was turned over to the National Trust by the last Howard, who could not afford needed repairs. He was allowed to continue living there until he died a few years ago. He even used to give tours. Katherine Howard was 1 of Henry VIII's wives. The second picture is of an object that had no explanation. I found a docent and asked her," Excuse me, what is this?' She said that it was a wine cooler and held up to 30 bottles. Those Howards knew how to party!!!
USA: Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee, West Virginia, Virginia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri, Arizona, Texas (just a layover) & Hawaii. I've only been to Costa Maya, Mexico outside the US.
We have just returned from an Alaska, Yukon land/cruise tour. We have never been to the Yukon. Last spring we took a Baltic sea cruise, visiting Denmark and Finland for the 1st time.
Mine too. They are the most friendly people. Not to brag but I think people in Manchester are more friendlier than other places in England. There is no hate crime and if there was we sort it out immediately.