Tag: History
Arabia Steamboat Museum
Read my blog for any length of time and you can see I’m a sucker for history tourism. If there’s something with a few decades of development behind it (be it a restaurant, destination or sports team), I can usually be found fawning over the backstory involved.
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Visiting Philadelphia
It's always enjoyable to visit Philadelphia, especially around the Fourth of July. The city was vibrant and energetic. The Logan Hotel, A Hilton Curio, in Logan Square was the ideal location for my stay, situated between the museum complex and Center City. I had a sense of déjà vu upon arrival, as if I had been there before. I then recalled it had been the Four Seasons (since relocated) during a prior stay. I was upgraded to a large, quiet room with a lovely view of the courtyard and great amenities, and appreciated the excellent service by the staff.
A Day in Stratford-upon-Avon
The literary geek in me will never leave, and that became clear when I recently visited Stratford-upon-Avon in the United Kingdom with my best friend. We drove an hour from Birmingham, where we were based, and lucked out with the weather with non-stop sunshine and 65-degree weather all day.
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Historic Churches in St. Augustine
Last weekend, my family and I took a daytrip to St. Augustine, Florida, as the weather cooled and the sun shined. We had been nervous to see the city following the hurricane, as we heard news about flooding a few weeks ago that took over many of the historic streets. Once we arrived, however, it soon became clear the storm left no traces, and the flooding had vanished.