Please click on the image to see a full-size version. When we were in Arizona for spring break, we visited the Musical Instrument Museum, one of the best museums I've ever visited anywhere. I'll be sharing the full story of our experience there next …
Mondays are for dreaming: Baseball anyone?
April 16, 2012 2 reader comments
You may have heard it mentioned here once or twice that Tommy likes baseball. He's lucky enough to have grandparents who live in Mesa, Arizona (just outside of Phoenix) which is the spring training home of the Chicago Cubs. Unfortunately however this …
A little Vermont summer dreaming (and a cool contest) to start the weekend
April 6, 2012 one reader comment
Did you know that Vermont has its very own little kingdom? It may not be magic in the fairy tale sense, but it is chock full of mountains, lakes, rivers, and moose. (Yes! Although you probably won't see them. But still.) Not to mention a brand …
Breakfast with the polar bears at the Maryland Zoo
April 5, 2012 2 reader comments
I'm going to confess upfront that until a few weeks ago, I didn't even know that the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore existed. This small zoo has the disadvantage to be sandwiched between the large and historic Philadephia Zoo (which was the first zoo in …
Do you fondue?
April 4, 2012 12 reader comments
Have you ever eaten at 11,444 feet? I can tell you, between the ride up (it takes not one but two gondolas to get there), the views of the Rockies at the top, and the warm greeting that awaits you upon arrival, there's little to beat doing so at Der …
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