Archive through October 29, 2002
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Archive through October 29, 2002
Tntitanfan | Friday, October 25, 2002 - 06:15 pm     Bump - |
Spygirl | Friday, October 25, 2002 - 07:27 pm     Thanks for sharing your experiences, Tntitanfan!!! These are great! |
Juju2bigdog | Friday, October 25, 2002 - 08:02 pm     Following with interest, TnT. Keep them coming. For some reason I assumed you had a husband along on this trip. Who is Barbara? if I may ask |
Babyruth | Friday, October 25, 2002 - 09:00 pm     TnTitanfan: thanks so much for sharing your adventures wth us! umm, yeah, who IS Barbara? |
Lancecrossfire | Friday, October 25, 2002 - 09:17 pm     Tnt--the Italian food sounds wonderful! It sounds like you had a complete day at the zoo, including a royal traetment in getting to see most or all of it in one day! Great journey so far!! Thanks for sharing it with us! |
Buttercup | Friday, October 25, 2002 - 09:48 pm     I am reading too, and looking forward to the next installment Thanks for sharing, TnT!
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Tntitanfan | Saturday, October 26, 2002 - 07:02 am     Barbara is my roommate when we are home and my traveling companion when we are on the road. When we had the RV she did all of the driving and I did all of the navigating. Now I do half of the driving and all of the navigating! What the heck happened? |
Juju2bigdog | Saturday, October 26, 2002 - 10:27 am     TnT, what do you mean what happened? Did something happen? Lucky you to have a roommate AND traveling companion. There are times when I can't move Bigdog out of his hole (Virgo, sigh), and I would dearly love to have a traveling companion. |
Fruitbat | Saturday, October 26, 2002 - 10:33 am     I have a virgo too Juju. He likes to travel, however. What happened is now she has to drive and before she did not.  |
Juju2bigdog | Saturday, October 26, 2002 - 05:00 pm     Thanks, Fruitbat. Now I get it. Well, my Virgo likes to travel too. Just not as much as I do. |
Schoolmarm | Saturday, October 26, 2002 - 07:05 pm     Juju...and anyone else who loves to travel... I will be going to Munich again sometime within the next 7 months to do some research. Wouldn't mind a traveling companion. It really was awful to be in Paris by myself, especially missing out on the fine dining...I just didn't feel like plunking down lots of money (and time) to eat by myself in a French restaurant. I didn't know how the French would feel about a tourist bringing in a book to read between courses. I'm going to Vegas on November 6th! Whoowhoo! KSTME and I will meet. Anyone else out there want to meet? My conference is at the Riviera, but I'm staying across the street. I just spent a bunch of $$ on traveling clothes. I have to go to a fancy dress banquet and I have to be on stage for a ceremony. Got some great looking duds (and two more pair of shoes). Getting the hair cut on Tuesday. Life is good! |
Juju2bigdog | Saturday, October 26, 2002 - 10:50 pm     Go Marm, go! Things seem to be looking up for you. |
Tntitanfan | Sunday, October 27, 2002 - 06:39 am     Well, darn! I had a friend living in Paris at the time you were there. Julie rented an apartment there for two months this past summer as she had always wanted to spend an extended time in Paris. Good planning! - that money you spent on new clothes and shoes is safe from the one-armed bandits in Vegas! |
Tntitanfan | Sunday, October 27, 2002 - 07:45 pm     Va-va-Voom - here we go - 9/18/02 Wednesday in LA This was our first morning to have a separate breakfast room for our Continental breakfast! A corner of the lobby has been the norm up until now. We left at 8:45 on our Grand City tour. We visited Hollywood Bowl, Grauman's Chinese Theater, the Walk of Fame, the La Brea Tar Pits, a stop for lunch at the Farmer's Market, Music Center, Olivera Street where we did some shopping, and Griffith Park Observatory for a great view of the Hollywood sign. During the tour we drove Hollywood Blvd., Rodeo Drive, and Melrose Place. We also visited downtown LA and Chinatown. By the time we got home at 3:30 we felt quite acquainted with the city. Although this was a very interesting place to visit and although it is the home of some wonderful TVCHer's, LA is not some place I would want to live. Just TOO much traffic and TOO many people! 9/19/02 Thursday to San Luis Obispo It took forever and a half to get back on the coast highway. Although we started out in fog, it eventually cleared up, and we had a beautiful drive up Highway 1. We made a detour inland to the "Danish" town of Solvang where we stopped for coffee and divine pastries and a stroll around town. There were several wineries, but we had more driving to do! After supper at Apple Farm, we swung downtown for the Farmer's Market. It was about evenly divided between food - 95% barbeque of one kind or anothre - and produce, including some lovely flowers. As we were walking along, we got to share an "aaaaaaaah" moment with the crowd. A test missile was sent up from a nearby military base, and the whole crowd froze to watch its blazing progresss across the sky. The display lasted for several minutes and kept the whole place transfixed. 9/20/02 Friday We started off on a foggy drive up the coast to Hearst Castle. We picked up our tickets - I had made reservations as I had heard horror stories about the crowds - and attended an IMAX movie about the building process and background info on Hearst. Our bus trip up to the castle took us right up through the fog into bright sunshine! For our tour of the house, guesthouse, and pools we had a phenomenal guide. He was both knowledgable and witty - the very best combination. |
Buttercup | Sunday, October 27, 2002 - 08:11 pm     I love Solvang! I have visited and stayed there several times. It's a great place to take family, but also a great place for a romantic getaway Thanks for sharing your trip and reminding me of some wonderful memories at the same time
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Tntitanfan | Monday, October 28, 2002 - 01:38 pm     ... |
Egbok | Monday, October 28, 2002 - 05:32 pm     Hi TVCHer's! I just got back from Ithaca, New York and I must agree, "Ithaca is Gorges". The foliage was spectacular and a sight I've never seen before in my life - just miles and miles of orange, yellow, red and green. Living here in Southern California for the majority of my life, the comparison from here to Ithaca is night and day. Life in Ithaca is so easy-going - no freeways, no graffiti, no "ghetto birds" (ie: police helicopter with searchlights) and what impressed me most was the cleaniness of the roadways, residential and town areas. I do however, have one pet-peeve....the ladies restrooms did not have toilet seatcovers available. LOL!! I know that must sound weird to some of you, but living here in So. California....well, seatcovers are a way of life! LOL I did survive the brisk weather and actually enjoyed the feel of the cool air upon my face. It was cloudy and raining at times but as most of you know, it never rains in Southern California (although when I called home Saturday night, my hubby told me it was raining - wouldn't you know!) To Secretsmile, I now have a visual of the Ithaca Commons and I wish I had made arrangements to meet you for coffee. Unfortunately, I didn't know my itinerary for my free time and boy! did it turn out that I had a lot of free time. So, if I get out to Ithaca once again within the next 4 years, I'll make a point to meet up with you. As most of you know, the main purpose for this trip was to attend Family Weekend at Cornell University. I can't describe the emotions I felt seeing my son once again. It was a heartfelt moment for me and seeing him and his surroundings gave me a certain peace of mind. I could sense his dedication to Cornell and his studies. He loves being there and I can't tell you how proud I am of his college selection, even though it's 3,000 miles away from home. The workshops I attended were very insightful and helped to put a freshman's first year into perspective. I absolutely enjoyed the architecturally astounding buildings throughout Cornell - I couldn't get enough of those beautiful buildings!! I also attend a lecture/speech by James Earl Jones and it was lovely seeing and hearing this man's deep, rich voice! His speech on cultural diversity was very good too. Ithaca was a "gorges" small college town filled with lots of nice people and lots of gorges and nature at it's best. I'd move there in a heartbeat!! (Tnt, I plan on catching up this week to learn about your trip. I did read the post above about your visit to La La Land and I must say, you've seen sights I've never visited before! I look forward to reading all about your great trip) |
Tntitanfan | Monday, October 28, 2002 - 05:59 pm     I had to laugh about the seat covers! As far as I know - and I have traveled a LOT - CA is the only place where they are commonly found! We commented on them almost daily while we were there!! |
Wargod | Monday, October 28, 2002 - 06:22 pm     Eggie, when I went back south, that was my biggest cultural shock! What do you mean there's no seat covers in the restrooms!!!! It was horrible shocking to me, LOL! |
Egbok | Monday, October 28, 2002 - 09:16 pm     Uh huh, next time I travel out of California, I'll be packing my "Traveler's Pack of Seatcovers" - LOL
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Juju2bigdog | Monday, October 28, 2002 - 10:09 pm     It's okay to come north, Wargod. We got seat covers in WA. TnT, I was thinking you had a post in the 1:43 pm time slot this afternoon, and I saw it there earlier on the new messages preview and was looking forward to coming back and reading it. Did you get moderated? Telling dirty road stories? Or maybe I just saw your name but no text, like it is now. |
Tntitanfan | Tuesday, October 29, 2002 - 05:23 am     Sorry, Juju! I was just too lazy to type "bump." |
Webkitty | Tuesday, October 29, 2002 - 05:49 am     Oh Tnt, I hope a detailed account of your tour throught Hearst Castle is forthcoming. I was eagerily looking forward to my own tour when I was out there a few years ago, but an injury cut our trip short and I missed it. Ebok, I hear you loud and clear about your son. Proud of him but missing him at the same time. Yep, those pesky miles seem long, don't they? I'm glad you got to see the leaves, there is nothing like it. There is a certain earthy smell at that time of year too. And I love to hear the leaves russel as I walk along. I wish I could spend a month in New England every fall. |
Strawberry | Tuesday, October 29, 2002 - 03:47 pm     Glad your trip went well Egbok (mom). It sounds like you had a wonderful time and I'm glad you got to see your son. I know it's been hard for you to be away from him. I went to Hearst Castle. It was amazing. I went about 10 years ago I think. The view is spectacular. The swimming pools are so beautiful. He had a movie theater in the house. He used to invite people over to watch movies. They show you a film of some of the people that came to the house. There used to be all kinds of wildlife that roamed around the castle. The flowers are gorgeous. They have boganvillas (sp?) that hang over the walls that are so beautiful. I'm sure Tnt can tell you alot more because I haven't been in so long, but I do remember how beautiful it was. I remember I didn't want to go on the tour, but my aunt dragged me there and I am so glad that she did because it was amazing. I would go back and tour it again. If you get a chance to go Webkitty you really should go. There are several tours you can take. I really think you would like it. PS We missed you around the boards Eg! Glad your back! |
Lancecrossfire | Tuesday, October 29, 2002 - 04:29 pm     TnT--what a great 3 days!! You did just a tone of activities in a very short time. It sounds like a very relxing drive too--at least compared to the big city areas. Thanks for taking the time to post all that information Egbok, your trip sounded very rewarding to you. And it also sounds like you experienced some different conditions than you are used to That is a good thing. It sounds like you and your son are still very close. |
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