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Tacoma, WA 071121
Brenda and I spent the week in Washington, doing a little business but mostly play. We stayed at Rita’s and Randy’s house in Tacoma. For two nights and three days, we went camping. We stayed at Lewis and Clark state … Continue reading
San Juan, Puerto Rico 061721
This week I was in Puerto Rico on business, but had some time to myself early one morning to wander the streets of Old San Juan.
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Tacoma, WA 030521
Brenda and I flew up to Tacoma this past week to spend 3 days visiting our friends Rita and Randy. They finished their second round of shots several weeks ago and we have all been behaving ourselves such that we … Continue reading
Huntsville, AL 123120
We had opportunity and motive to squeeze in one more trip before the end of the year. We spent two days in Huntsville, Alabama – about 160 miles NW of Acworth. Bella’s boyfriend Foster accompanied us (6 in the car!) … Continue reading
Columbus, GA 122020
This week, with all 5 of us home for the next several weeks, we decided to get out of the house and explore some more untraveled bits of Georgia. About 130 miles to the south of us lies Columbus, GA. … Continue reading
Kennesaw Mountain, GA 121220
With the weather improving (sunny skies, mid 60’s temps) we decided to go on a hike to the top of Kennesaw Mountain. Rita hiking, walking the talk and talking on the phone. Taking a break midway up the mountain. Atlanta … Continue reading
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Atlanta, GA 121120
Here are a few final photos of Rita’s and Randy’s visit this week. Shots are in and around the Atlanta History Center. They returned home yesterday and now we go back to our usual routine. Holden and Josie have 2 … Continue reading
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Tallulah Gorge, GA 120920
Today we visited Tallulah Gorge state park, in far eastern Georgia, near both the SC and NC borders. The gorge is nearly 2 miles long and over 1000 feet deep. We didn’t have enough time to do proper hikes down … Continue reading
Dahlonega, GA 120820
We are continuing our day trips to places not too far from home. Our first stop is to Dahlonega.. this was the site of the first US gold rush when it was discovered on Cherokee land in 1828. Within 10 … Continue reading
Tunnel Hill, GA 120720
For the first time in nearly a year, we have some visitors. Rita and Randy decided to come down for a week. Great deliberation, care and preparation went into their visit planning. Everyone has been behaving themselves over the past … Continue reading
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Harpers Ferry, WV 111520
This is my final entry for the traveling done this past week. Links to all photos taken Spending a morning in Harper’s Ferry was the highlight of my week. The entire town is a time capsule, preserved at right around … Continue reading
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Leesburg, VA and Ball’s Bluff 111420
Another stop I made was to visit a park near Leesburg, VA where the Civil War Battle of Ball’s Bluff took place. The fighting took place not long after the 1st Battle of Bull Run.. and was yet another victory for the … Continue reading
Winchester, VA 110920
Here is the first of several emails that show some of my recent goings on. First stop is Winchester, VA. Some years ago when we were on a road trip up to Boston and Montreal, we stopped one night in … Continue reading
Rockport, MA 102020
This week I had more projects/meetings in the Boston area. For extra fun, Josie came along with me. Since she is still “going to school” online, she was able to set up her area in our hotel and attend classes … Continue reading
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Boston, MA 081820
I finish up this series with my third and final day in Boston. This is the a research laboratory in downtown Boston. We are upgrading the lighting and controls in the entire building.. it’s a 14-week project and the installers … Continue reading
Concord, MA 081720
My travels continue in and around the Boston area. I start with some photos of one current project.. called “Bernardi”. It is actually five different car dealerships in Boston… one Toyota, Acura, Honda, Audi and some management offices. In all … Continue reading
Posted in 2020
Tagged american-revolution, boston, history, revolutionary-war, travel
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Lexington, MA 081620
I am up in the Boston area for several days to look in on a couple of ongoing projects – lighting and advanced controls installations. Between meetings, I did find time to get some play in. This was my first … Continue reading
Posted in 2020
Tagged american-revolution, boston, history, politics, revolutionary-war
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Gibbs Gardens – Ball Ground, GA 080520
Today the four of us (John, Elaine, Brenda, Adam) visited Gibbs Gardens. This is a privately owned 220 acre property that is open to the public 8-9 months of the year. It is located about an hour north and east … Continue reading
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Gettysburg, PA 071820
This week (M-F) I was up in Eastern Pennsylvania for a series of meetings and plant visits. This was my first road trip trip since late February. I chose to drive up from Atlanta, partly because of C-19 and partly … Continue reading
Guatemala, 14-19 February 2020
Friday and Saturday, 14 & 15 February, 2020 The four of us are in Guatemala for a bit less than a week. It’s Holden’s and Josie’s first of two spring breaks they get this year so we made a quick … Continue reading
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Las Vegas, 30 March – 04 April 2019
30 March, Saturday Las Vegas Quick stop at Adam’s new office. On to explore Caesars Palace. Josie and Bella both love the fake painted sky in the pedestrian mall here. This was another pic snapped on my phone for Bella. … Continue reading
Boston, MA 123119
The five of us flew up to Boston to enjoy some time together over the New Year’s break. We’re staying in a Residence Inn in Cambridge, right on the MIT campus. No snow at this time, but plenty (too much) … Continue reading
Atlanta, GA 061919
Today we visited the Atlanta Historic Center with Arge. There are 33 acres of gardens and houses right in the center of Atlanta. Getting ready to walk the grounds. The Tullie Smith house and grounds. Originally from the 1830s. Getting … Continue reading
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Las Vegas, NV 041319
Some shots of just Josie and Holden during our visit to Las Vegas last week. What he usually does during restaurant meal time. Chatting in front of the Bellagio on The Strip. Hoover Dam tour Arguing her point at another … Continue reading
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Chicago, 01-03 Jan, 2019
The five of us drove up to Chicago and rented an apartment downtown to ring in the New Year. It was cold, with only a little sprinkling of snow. Our apartment was in a fantastic location (our front door: right … Continue reading
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Hong Kong/Seattle; 15-16 June 2018
Sunday, 15 June 2018 Adam: Our final full day of this Asia trip is back in Hong Kong. We’re staying in Discovery Bay on Lantau Island – a small, isolated expat community a ferry ride out from the center of … Continue reading
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Tokyo, 10-13 July 2018
Tuesday, 10 July 2018 Adam: Today we visited the Tsujiki Fish market (pronounced skee-jee). It is the largest wholesale fish and seafoodmarket in the world. Some 60,000+ workers are employed plying 700,000 metric tons of seafood annually – 400+ different … Continue reading
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Tokyo: 06-09 July 2018
Friday, 06 July 2018 Today sucked. We left our little house in Kamakura and drove 30 miles to Tokyo. The plan was to return the rental car at Tokyo Station (one of the main train depots), take the subway to … Continue reading
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Kamakura & Yokohama, Japan: 04-05 July 2018
Wednesday, 04 July 2018 Today was short travel day, driving from Hakone to Kamakura. It’s a slow, 50km drive along the ocean. They call the highway “1” and it travels much like US1 in California. Loaded up for another trip … Continue reading
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Hakone, Japan: 02-03 July 2018
Monday, 02 July 2018 Monday was a travel day – we packed up our stuff and left Takayama and headed south (and then east) to Hakone. About 320km (200 mile) drive. Highlights were figuring out how to get gas (it’s … Continue reading
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Takayama, Japan: 29 June- 01 July 2018
Friday, 29 June 2018 Adam: We rented a car in Kyoto (Toyota Isis) and checked out of our house. All loaded up, we headed for the Gifu Prefecture and what is known as, in the tourist guides, “the Japanese Alps.” … Continue reading
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Kyoto, 25-28 June 2018
Monday, 25 June 2018 Today was a travel day from Seoul to Kyoto: flight to Osaka, couple of trains to Kyoto, which is actually a lot closer to Osaka than I remembered. We were here almost exactly three years ago. … Continue reading
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Seoul, South Korea: 22-24 June 2018
Friday, 22 June 2018 Today we took a guided tour to the DMZ – the De-militarized zone that separates North from South Korea. The zone was set up as part of the armistice of the Korean war in 1953. It … Continue reading
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Seoul, South Korea: 18-21 June 2018
Monday, 18 June 2018 We flew from Hong Kong to Seoul on JinAir, an airline we’ve never used before. The one-way tickets were a mere US$58 each for a 3 hour 20 min flight. This airline had a few idiosyncrasies … Continue reading
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Hong Kong, part II: 16-17 June 2018
Saturday, 16 June 2018 The boat ride today was much better than it was last Wednesday. The seas were calmer, or perhaps the boat was heavier because it had a full load of people … for whatever reason, nobody got … Continue reading
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Macau, 13-15 June 2018
Wednesday, 13 June 2018 I have been dreading today for more than a week. We’re leaving Hong Kong and taking a boat over to Macau. I am terrified of vomiting and boats trigger my anxiety attacks because of the high … Continue reading
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Hong Kong, 11-12 June 2018
Monday, 11 June 2018 We finally found a breakfast place! This restaurant was not prepared for non-Cantonese speaking foreigners …. they had to scrounge around for an employee who spoke enough English to take our order, and even then we … Continue reading
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Hong Kong, 09-10 June 2018
Saturday, 09 June 2018 The typhoon seems to have passed and the weather today was fantastic. We decided to go ahead with our plan to visit the Big Buddha (officially Tian Tan Buddha — Tian Tan means “Alter of Heaven”) … Continue reading
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Hong Kong, 06-08 June 2018
Wednesday, 06 June 2018 Hong Kong is a weird combination of opulent and seedy. Adam and I were last here exactly eleven years ago, in June 2007, for a business trip. We stayed in a massive and luxurious Holiday Inn. … Continue reading
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Resaca, GA (Battle of Resaca: a re-enactment)
Sunday, 20 May 2018 This weekend, Arge and Judy are in town. We (Brenda, Adam, John, Arge, Judy, Isabella and friend, Cassandra) travelled about an hour north of our home to visit the Resaca battlefield and view a Civil War … Continue reading
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The Carolinas (and a little bit of Georgia)
Saturday, 31 March 2018 Our friends Rita and Randy have come down for “second spring break” so we can indulge in another version of our Blues Tour from last year. This year we’ve decided to visit The Carolinas (north and … Continue reading
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Montreal; Philadelphia; Appomattox, 26-30 Dec 2017
Montreal, Canada Tuesday, 26 Dec 2017 Most of today was spent driving from Boston to Montreal. We took a route through New Hampshire and Vermont. The roads were quite good and the scenery was gorgeous. This is the most snow … Continue reading
Boston, 22-25 Dec 2017
Friday/Saturday, 22-23 Dec 2017 After a two-day drive from Atlanta, we arrived in Boston Friday afternoon just in time to beat the snow. We settled into our AirBnB, a 3-bedroom apartment in a building dating to 1850 just south of … Continue reading
Blue Ridge, GA: 23-26 Sept 2017
23 Sept 2017, Saturday This week is the kids’ first Fall break. We rented a cabin in the woods for a few days and spent a long weekend up there — Saturday to Tuesday. (Adam had to leave on Wednesday … Continue reading
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New Orleans, 06-08 July 2017
06 July 2017, Thursday We were going stir-crazy at home and have three weeks left of summer before school starts, so we decided to take one last mini-vacation to New Orleans. Through AirBnB we found a neat old Victorian-era house … Continue reading
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Paris, 09-13 June 2017
Friday, 09 June 2017 Adam got up at 5:00 a.m. and escorted John and Elaine to the airport this morning. Today turned out to be a big disappointment. It felt weird not to have John and Elaine along, and everything … Continue reading
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Paris, 06-08 June 2017
06 June 2017, Tuesday Lighter activity for us today, D-Day. Cooler weather, blustery winds and a constant threat of rains kept us fairly close to home. We decided to do some shopping and explore around as long as the weather … Continue reading
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Paris, 03-06 June 2017
03 June 2017, Saturday Today was largely dominated by the train journey from London to Paris. We arrived in the London station early and got a fantastic breakfast at a restaurant in the terminal. View of the international train station … Continue reading
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London, 30 May-02 June 2017
30 May 2017, Tuesday This morning we got up early and caught the first ferry on the Thames over to Greenwich. Our destination was the Royal Naval College and the Royal Observatory. Our little group waiting to cross the street … Continue reading
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London, 25-29 May 2017
24/25 May 2017, Wednesday & Thursday Today was the last day of school (Josie 6th, Holden 8th, Bella 11th) and goes down in history as the semester all three of our kids earned straight As. (YAY KIDS!!) They’ve all individually … Continue reading
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