As we approached New England, we took some serendipitous diversions along the Hudson River : the CIA (training cooks, not spies), Valley Forge, where Washington’s army weathered a challenging winter, and the stately grounds of Hyde Park, FDR’s home where his and...
April 29-30 Gettysburg and Bird-in-Hand, PA Driving through Pennsylvania, we stopped at the Gettysburg battlefield, where Lincoln’s Union army defeated the South in the final turning point of the Civil War. Vicksburg’s 47 days of siege and death still haunted me, from...
The email versions of my trip blog are frustrating! They are not up to the standard of what is seen on the actual website, where the Boston-Bound travel blog is actually published. Sorry for the broken links and sideways pictures. The website has the proper views!...
April 24-26 St. Louis, MO We were surprised at how deserted the Mississippi River waterfront was, including the tourist area around the St. Louis Arch. Where was everyone? We found a lovely grassy park and flower garden, and plenty of parking places nearby, along the...
April 22-23, Abilene, KS to Independence, MO In Abilene, Kansas, we stopped by the Eisenhower Presidential Library to see its version of America. Not only was John curious to see what was there, as the former head of the JFK Presidential Library Foundation, but I...