Monday, May 17, 2010

East Coast Trip











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I believe this was my 5th or 6th time going taking students on the Washington DC trip. I enjoy the trip very much. I look forward to it every year. We go to Williamsburg VA, Gettysburg PA, Philadelphia PA, Washington DC, and New York. We also stop in other areas. It’s amazing how much we see in a day. The days seem long since we get about 5 hours of sleep a night, but since we see so much it feels like we are gone forever. When I look back to the first days of the trip is seems like it was weeks ago. My favorite place is less crowded and more wooded areas of Virginia. I love the trees, and rivers that are all over. The town of Williamsburg is so cute. I also like Gettysburg. I think it’s so pretty, yet tragic there. I can just see thousands of bodies laying on the ground in the hot July weather. I can feel the pain of the men fighting, and the fear of the poor town people. One who lost her life as she tried to make bread. Until you are there and hear the numbers of people that died in one charge that may have only lasted one hour, you will never know. I also like Thomas Jefferson’s home and George Washington’s home. Both are so beautiful. I don’t know what one I like better. I love Jefferson’s views but I love that Washington’s house is on a river. I never knew I would like to live next to a river until I saw that. I have always wanted a small little koi pond and a fountain of some sorts, but now I like the thought of a creek, river, or lake. How nice would that be?
The best is Michies tavern chicken dinner. That pretty much ties with my mom’s Thanksgiving dinner. The best meal ever. I think I ate more there this trip than I ever have. I only wish we had more time to spend there. Yummy.
DC is nice. I like all the things there. I am amazed that there are so many political people and jobs there. I don’t really see to much of that, but when you go there that’s all there is. It’s a town of busness suits and power ties. Everyone looks like they are going to fight for a bill to become a law. Lol
New York is my least favorite place. Not that I don’t like NY. I just hate taking the kids there. You try walking 90 people down time square. They are all 13 years old. It’s like herding long tailed cats through a room full of rocking chairs. They are all over the place and not paying attention to you because they are looking at all the things around them. Don’t mind that the light is red and your still about to walk in the crosswalk. A New Yorker will run you over and feel good about it. Lol The best part of NY is when we let the kids shop in Time Square and the adults get to go to the street fair a few blocks up and look around. I think you can just about eat yourself to death each block of the fair. Problem is it’s about 10 blocks long. The food is amazing.
After all that go go go go go pace, I find myself crashing. I am still tired. So here you go. I’m tired and want to go to bed now. Enjoy my link with all my pictures. I did not edit them so you will see all I took.


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1 comment:

Miles said...

You always have such a fun time. I love the Space Shuttle picture.