July 01, 2008

Since I Retired I Have Been To: (2008)

 
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This list does not include the trips that have their own post in the blog.

Washington, DC - January 17-20, 2008 (Thursday – Sunday) (GNT) Mount Vernon. They got to go into the basement, all major DC attractions.

Washington, DC - March 16-20, 2008 (Sunday -Thursday) (GNT) Air Force Memorial, and all other major DC attractions. Buca Di Beppo, Evensong service at the National Cathedral. We sat in the choir and the Cathedral’s Men’s’ Choir sang. Folger Museum with time to see the exhibition hall and a play. A dinner cruise on the Washington Spirit. Mount Vernon. 

Huntsville, AL - April 23-25, 2008 (Wednesday -Friday)  (GNT) Space Camp

Myrtle Beach, SC - May 1-2, 2008 (Thursday-Friday) (GNT) Captain Dick’s boat tour  and Brookgreen Gardens. Hard Rock CafĂ©.  We went to Alligator Adventure.. 

St Augustine, Florida and EPCOT - May 5-6, 2008 (Monday -Tuesday) (GNT) the Fountain of Youth, Spanish Quarter, Medieval Times in Orlando, EPCOT, the beach in Daytona

Okeefenokee Swamp and GA Coast - May 14-16, 2008 (Wednesday-Friday) (GNT) Okeefenokee Swamp Park, Ghost Walk in St. Simons, Fort Fredrica and Lighthouse –Jekyll Island, Tidelands Nature Center, dolphin watch boat tour, then to Augusta, GA, Fort Discovery, River Walk, Morris Museum of Art

New York City - May 26-29, 2008 (Monday-Friday) (GNT) Rockefeller Center, Planet Hollywood, Metropolitan Museum. ( Because it was Fleet Week all access to Central Park was closed to traffic so we had to go all the way around.) We ate at Sylvia’s – soul food.  Sylvia came into the room and talked to the group. Ground Zero then to Wall Street. shopped in the Time Square area before we had lunch at Hard Rock. Liberty Island -Statue of Liberty, New Amsterdam Theater for the play – “Mary Poppins”..