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Rock Around The Clock

It’s pretty amazing how much can be packed into one day. After a brief hotel breakfast, we headed to the 9th Street Pier (I think that’s what it is called) on Lake Erie and The Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame. I expected this to be at most a two hour diversion, but the museum is overwhelming and we...

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shoshtrvls on July 14, 2011 from Cleveland, United States

from the travel blog: All Around The Country (2011)

Go Blue!

Eventually, we got back on the road and headed toward Chicago. As we drove through the beautiful farm country of Ohio, a small voice from the back seat asked, “Will we be going through Michigan?” And all of a sudden, I remembered one of the first things Ellery told me about Jordan – she was a...

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shoshtrvls on July 14, 2011 from Ann Arbor, United States

from the travel blog: All Around The Country (2011)

The Big City

Then it was back on the road – through the wine country of Michigan (who knew there was so much of it?), through Indiana, and eventually to Chicago, where we ended the night with a stroll down the Magnificent Mile and ice cream at Ghirardelli. (Um, no, there’s no “Welcome to Illinois” picture,...

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shoshtrvls on July 14, 2011 from Chicago, United States

from the travel blog: All Around The Country (2011)

Pittsburgh Through A Soup Can

Really, did you expect to find us anywhere else for breakfast? Piggy’s it is. Some observations. Jordan eats virtually nothing. Jordan has a sharp, sarcastic sense, but in a very quiet way. It’s nice to see someone give it back to Ellery every now and again. And Jordan texts constantly –...

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shoshtrvls on July 13, 2011 from Pittsburgh, United States

from the travel blog: All Around The Country (2011)

The Road To Cleveland

From Pittsburgh, it was on to Cleveland, our planned stop for the evening. It was a relatively short drive, punctuated by the usual Pennsylvania highway road construction (indeed, the drive from Lake Harmony to Pittsburgh had no less than 5 construction areas). Arrival was relatively uneventful,...

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shoshtrvls on July 13, 2011 from Cleveland, United States

from the travel blog: All Around The Country (2011)

Getting Going - Part II

At midnight, Ellery and I took our places just past security and waited for Jordan to arrive. And waited. The screen said her plane had landed, but there was no Jordan. Evidently, the screen did not say what had actually happened … “the plane is delayed pulling into the gate.” But, eventually,...

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shoshtrvls on July 12, 2011 from Lake Harmony, United States

from the travel blog: All Around The Country (2011)

Im in the USA NOW!!!!!

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johnvu123 on July 12, 2011 from New York Mills, United States

from the travel blog: a new world

Getting Going

I hoped it wasn’t an omen. The first car Hertz gave me had no gas – not a drop. I barely made it around the block and back to the counter. The second car they gave me had a huge flashing “SERVICE” light going off on the dashboard. But the third time was the charm; the red Chevy Matrix definitely...

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shoshtrvls on July 11, 2011 from Philadelphia, United States

from the travel blog: All Around The Country (2011)

Final Learnings

A couple of final parting thoughts from this great trip. Some things you just can't learn unless you visit in person. 1. There seems to be an old Italian custome, of which we were not aware, to moon walk after using the toilet in Italy. 2. If you don't move quickly, the doors of the...

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RHarrison6 on July 9, 2011 from Aptos, United States

from the travel blog: Serbian Croatian Roman Vacation

Home to California

We are back home now, safe and sound. A little bit jet lagged but safe and sound. We did not have internet access in Rome and no time to drop into an internet cafe. So we will be posting our Rome reports in the next day or so. So stay tuned. Thanks for all your comments on the blog. It was...

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RHarrison6 on July 8, 2011 from Aptos, United States

from the travel blog: Serbian Croatian Roman Vacation

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