Month: October 2012
Why We Can’t Respect Our Political Leaders
I’ve just come home from visiting the United States where one part of our trip was to visit the grave of John F Kennedy at Arlington Cemetery. On a nearby wall is inscribed his famous words “My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your […]
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People We Met
One of the things that surprised us on the second tour we have done to the USA – our trip around New England, was just how elderly were many people on the tour. Apparently, young and active American people travel independently, while this tour, at least, seemed to be used by geriatrics to get away […]
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Un Repast Francais en Boston
Last night we had a most enjoyable meal with my long time friend, Ron Hilbink. Ron was VP International of Personnel when I worked for Control Data Corporation. He now lives in Boston and we couldn’t miss this opportunity to catch up with him. I had stayed with Ron and his family on a previous visit […]
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Back To Boston
One of the vary interesting parts of this trip has been to visit many small towns in this area of the USA. We feel that we have had a interesting insight into ‘Small Town America’.We have come to find that they are all very quaint towns – carefully maintained and very picturesque. This seems especially […]
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Ludlow
Today began with a visit to Billings Farm. Mostly, it was just a tourist farm with displays of farming activities and chance to see cows in a barn. However, this was originally the property of an early pioneer, Mr Billings, who was also one of America’s great conservationists and philanthropists. Philanthropism has always been a […]
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Fantastic Fall
A drive up the Kancamagus Highway in New Hampshire during Fall is truly an experience of seeing one picture postcard view after another. Named after a Sagamore Indian Chief, this road follows the Swift River upstream, right into the heart of a countryside oozing with Autumn Colours. Our first stop was at the Lower Falls […]
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Fall (Autumn) Colours
Today was mostly a ‘driving day’ for us as we left the coast at Bar Harbour and headed to the mountains at North Conway in new Hampshire. It was just a long day with a few stops. In the morning it was grey and rainy. It didn’t dampen our enthusiasm – took the shine out […]
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Boston, Revolutionaries, Tour Guides & Politicians
In Boston, we moved to a famous old hotel called the Omni Parker Hotel. It is where John F Kennedy proposed to Jaquie and where Ho CHi Minh once worked as a bellboy. I have seen a few Vietnam Veterans in the streets. They are easily discernible through the black caps they wear with the […]
Read MoreFrom Basil Fawlty to God
The Fairmont hotels are a chain of lavish and opulent hotels. However, our breakfast in the restaurant at the Fairmont Copley in Boston was a little like Fawlty Towers. A very charming young lady at the front desk of the restaurant (Sybil) asked if we were with the Scenic Tours group, to which we replied […]
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American Anachronisms
This is the site of the original Boston Tea Party. Some interesting points that we have discovered are: No one in Boston has ever heard of a ‘Boston Bun’. When I want to go to the toilet, I can go to the Washroom, Bathroom or Rest Room. The washroom does have somewhere to wash, but […]
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