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05-08-97 |
Frank Lloyd Wright designed home |
Fallingwater |
Mill Run, PA |
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| Wright's most famous house. Surprised by the small scale and impractical design elements. Roof was leaking day of our visit, which wasn't unusual, and the iconic cantilever balcony required temporary supports. |
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05-09-97 |
Frank Lloyd Wright designed home |
Kentuck Knob |
Chalk Hill, PA |
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| Designed by Wright at age 86, a "Usonian" house still privately owned and just opened to the public last year. In a number of ways, we enjoyed it more than Fallingwater, particularly the hexagonal elements and balcony. |
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05-10-97 |
Omnimax and Miniature Railroad & Village |
Carnegie Science Center |
Pittsburgh, PA |
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| Not as good as the Franklin Institute, but still a well done science museum. |
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09-14-97 |
Whale Watch Cruise |
San Juan Excursions |
San Juan Islands, WA |
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| Getting to the boat was as much of an adventure as the cruise itself. We missed the ferry to the island, so had to charter a 4-seater seaplane which was more thrilling than any amusement park ride. Seeing orca, gray and minke whales was icing on the cake. |
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09-15-97 |
Dunsmuir Family Home |
Craigdarroch Castle |
Victoria, BC |
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| An 1870's Victorian “bonanza castle” built for a coal baron who ironically died before completion. Very impressive site overlooking the city with a great collection of stained glass windows. |
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09-18-97 |
Bill Speidel's Underground Tour |
Pioneer Square District |
Seattle, WA |
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| Walking tour of the original Seattle sidewalks and streets (now one floor under the current streets), ending with an original Crapper toilet exhibit. We had an hysterical guide who reminded me of Lily Tomlin. |
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09-20-97 |
Volcanic aftermath |
Mount St. Helens NVM |
Castle
Rock, WA |
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| 17 years after the volcano blew out one side, damage is still quite evident in the fallen trees and clogged stream. |
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02-07-98 |
National Historic Landmark |
Owens-Thomas House and Museum |
Savannah, GA |
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| Grand English Regency style home in the historic district. with an intact slave quarters in the carriage house. |
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06-30-98 |
A Museum of New England History & Art |
Historic Deerfield |
Deerfield, MA |
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| Very nice authentic New England town, unlike the following stop. |
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07-01-98 |
Historical recreation |
Old Sturbridge Village |
Sturbridge, MA |
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| New England for tourists. Worth a visit, once. |
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07-03-98 |
Red Sox vs. White Sox |
Fenway Park |
Boston, MA |
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| The Green Monster, the Citgo sign, the rowdy fans in the bleachers, please don't ever change it. |
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07-07-98 |
Nathaniel Hawthorne inspiration |
House of the Seven Gables |
Salem, MA |
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| Didn't have a preconceived notion of what it would look like, yet seeing it took away some of the mystique. |
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09-05-98 |
Craft Festival |
Winterthur Museum |
Wilmington, DE |
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| Didn't buy anything, but it's always a pleasure to walk around the estate. |
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12-12-98 |
Nicholas & Alexandria |
Riverfront Center For The Arts |
Wilmington, DE |
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| Intended to the first of many blockbuster exhibits, and anchor of the redevelopment of Wilmington's waterfront. Blockbuster idea soon fell apart, but the riverfront thrived in spite of it. |
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02-05-99 |
Parade |
Mardi Gras |
Destin, FL |
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| Poor substitute for the real thing, but much more tolerable crowd than New Orleans. |
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06-24-99 |
Movie set |
Beloved |
Fair Hill, MD |
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| Fair Hill's 15 minutes of fame, as Oprah descended and transforms the neighborhood park into a movie set. |
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11-02-99 |
Utah Jazz vs. Los Angeles Lakers |
Delta Center |
Salt Lake City, UT |
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| Scalped last minute tickets for Opening Night in nosebleed section. |
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