Road Trip ‘08 = Priceless

4,624.3 miles, 2 countries , 2 provinces, 20 states, 1 district, 16 nights, 17 days, and 2 friends = 1 priceless trip.

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Road Trip Magnets Galore

We  both love memorabilia. Each time we entered a state one of us exclaimed, “We must find a _____ magnet.” We’re missing Illinois, Ohio, and Maryland. It is time to shop online!

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Where I Read This Summer: Indiana State House

 

 

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People who have made a difference – Marian Wright Edelman

This is me reading about Marian Wright Edelman at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. It is part of a great exhibit titled Americans Who Tell The Truth.
Americans Who Tell the Truth” is a non-partisan series of portraits by Brooksville (Maine) artist Rob Shetterly. His portraits of past and current Americans form a travelling [...]

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American Sign Museum

During the ride from Pigeon Forge to Cincinnati, Donna used the iPhone (gotta love technology) to find interesting Roadside Americana stops that we could make upon arriving in Cincinnati.  We discovered the American Sign Museum but were disappointed when we learned  that they asked for a three day notification to visit.  We drove by regardless [...]

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Knuffle visits the birthplace of Kentucky Fried Chicken

 

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Better Get to Livin’ @ Dollywood

Today we woke up and quickly readied ourselves for Dollywood.  This was due in part to our disgusting (no, seriously vile) hotel that we couldn’t wait to leave and partially due to our desire to get to Dollywood early enough to get a coveted Q2Q pass.  (In hindsight what type of hotel should we expect [...]

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One word:MAGICAL

We spent another day enjoying the magic of Disney, only this time we enjoyed it while exploring Disney’s Hollywood Studios.  After a late start we arrived at Hollywood Studios and headed straight to the Tower of Terror to get our fast pass and then began enjoying the park in the insane heat.  The highlights of [...]

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Reading With My Favorite Golden Girl

 

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Celebrating Donna’s Birthday Disney Style

 

Disney World is the perfect place to celebrate a milestone birthday. We had the best day at the “Happiest Place on Earth!” Thank you, Mickey and Friends!
 

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Greetings from Downtown Disney

Despite doubts from many of our friends we successfully arrived in Orlando today.  As we circled looking for our hotel ,we began to wonder if Disney really was  the happiest place on earth.  Once we got to our hotel we quickly realized that it was.  Akgal found herself humming Disney songs as she and Schu [...]

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Where I Read This Summer: Climbing Stairs In Savannah, GA

 

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Knuffle Visits The Fountain Of Youth

 

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Greetings from Savannah

Savannah, Georgia will mostly be remembered for its 95 degree heat and humidity. However, we had a wonderful historic Savannah experience.
Our morning started at John Wesley’s statue. According to the historical marker, John Wesley was an Anglican minister who served as the religious leader of the Georgia colony. He wanted to embrace both Native Americans [...]

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