This week starts my Washington D.C. series of post cards. Come join me as I travel through Washington D.C. and the adjoining areas and share my trip with me.
We drove there over four days...and lived to tell about it. Surprisingly we didn't get too much on each other's nerves and didn't kill each other. After four days of travel we immediately set out to see Washington D.C. since neither one of us had really been there before. Well, I actually was there 35 years ago but it was like I was never there before. So come along with me and enjoy the post cards!
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Post Cards From My Cell Phone
Welcome From Washington D.C.! The Washington Monument
The Washington monument is a monumental structure in the heart of the National Mall in Washington D.C. It stands 555 feet, 5 1/8 inches tall (Who measures that precisely?) and was the tallest structure in the world until the Eiffel Tower was completed in Paris. It took 30 years to build not because of its size, but because of budget and funding problems and then there was the little matter of the American Civil War. It officially opened to the public in 1888. To this day it remains the tallest stone obelisk structure in the world. We did
n't get to go in. If you want to go in you have to get there at about 6am and stand in line to get tickets for later that day. No-one wanted to get up that early to stand in
line to go up to the top to fight with hundreds of others to look out of the tiny windows. It was a beautiful day and we did lots of walking until our legs gave out. Be sure to stay tuned for more post cards from Washington DC.
Everyone just has to get in the act. Wait a minute...This person looks familiar. It's my wife, Carmen! She obviously doesn't appreciate my art.As you can clearly see, I am still having trouble taking pictures with an i-phone. It is not the easiest thing to do. I am looking forward to the next generation when they will have two camera!
n't get to go in. If you want to go in you have to get there at about 6am and stand in line to get tickets for later that day. No-one wanted to get up that early to stand in
line to go up to the top to fight with hundreds of others to look out of the tiny windows. It was a beautiful day and we did lots of walking until our legs gave out. Be sure to stay tuned for more post cards from Washington DC.
Everyone just has to get in the act. Wait a minute...This person looks familiar. It's my wife, Carmen! She obviously doesn't appreciate my art.As you can clearly see, I am still having trouble taking pictures with an i-phone. It is not the easiest thing to do. I am looking forward to the next generation when they will have two camera!Monday, May 10, 2010
Post Cards From My Cell Phone
Welcome From Simi Valley, CA!
This week we dig into our archives of unused Post Cards! This time from the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, CA. I don't care what your political preference is, if you like history like I do, a presidential library is a treasure trove just waiting to be found! On my visit, about a year ago, I toured rooms and rooms of history dealing with presidential history. Of great interest was a walk through the old Air Force 1 with displays on how presidents used this unique airplane, and of greatest interest was the Magna Carta: The REAL Magna Carta! At first I thought it was a replica, but the armed guards and the inches thick bullet proof glass convinced me otherwise. You never know what treasure you might turn up in a presidential 
library!
The Reagan Library has breath taking views of the valley below it. I also took a picture of me at the Reagan grave site. I listened in to a tour of high schoolers and learned that a stairway to the crypt is under these large concrete slabs that look like, and actually are a part of the walkway. The stairs go down to large metal doors that in turn open up into the crypt. I wonder if there is a light switch down there?
library!The Reagan Library has breath taking views of the valley below it. I also took a picture of me at the Reagan grave site. I listened in to a tour of high schoolers and learned that a stairway to the crypt is under these large concrete slabs that look like, and actually are a part of the walkway. The stairs go down to large metal doors that in turn open up into the crypt. I wonder if there is a light switch down there?
Monday, May 3, 2010
Adventures With Norman
Norman's Cousin At The Zoo
The middle picture is of Norman's cousin at the zoo. The other two pictures are of Norman last summer.
While at the Zoo we got to visit with a couple of Norman's cousins. There were two African Spur Tortoises there. One was about Norman's size and the other was about twice his size. GrandX wasn't interested in visiting very long. He told me: Grandbob, we don't need to go to the zoo to see Norman! He wanted to see the elephants. Grandbob doesn't have elephants in his backyard.
The middle picture is of Norman's cousin at the zoo. The other two pictures are of Norman last summer.Post Cards From My Cell Phone
Greetings From Fresno, CAChaffee Zoo
This is the only picture I got of the GrandX. Looks like he is going to be a plumber when he grows up!
The grandX just celebrated his third birthday and he wanted nothing more than to go to the zoo to see the elephants! (I tried to get him to
go to Disneyland, but Dad vetoed it.) Since Fresno is the city closest to us with a zoo, that's where we went: The Chaffee Zoo.
I had never been there before but was pleasantly surprised at how
nice of a little zoo they have. They had a wide variety of animals in nice enclosures, but most importantly, lots of shade. We saw elephants, tigers, bears, but no lions; unless of course you want to count sea lions. Everyone had fun. 
I tried taking a trademark self portrait while holding the GrandTobster but almost dropped him into the elephant enclosure. After that Grandmama had to hold him for me.
go to Disneyland, but Dad vetoed it.) Since Fresno is the city closest to us with a zoo, that's where we went: The Chaffee Zoo.I had never been there before but was pleasantly surprised at how
nice of a little zoo they have. They had a wide variety of animals in nice enclosures, but most importantly, lots of shade. We saw elephants, tigers, bears, but no lions; unless of course you want to count sea lions. Everyone had fun. 
I tried taking a trademark self portrait while holding the GrandTobster but almost dropped him into the elephant enclosure. After that Grandmama had to hold him for me.
This is the only picture I got of the GrandX. Looks like he is going to be a plumber when he grows up!
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