Travel experiences, memories and stories about exploring this great planet of ours

National Museum of Ireland * Collins Barracks, Kildare Street, Dublin, Ireland * – hosts decorative arts, scientific instruments, military history, and revolutionary history of Ireland. While the focus is Ireland, it also covers other cultures. The museum does not permit photography. It has a pretty interesting collection. There is also a collection of Samurai armor [...]

Windsor RuinsBruinsburg, MississippiOne of Mississippi’s most fantastic secrets, hidden away in the swamps out in the middle of nowhere, are the ghostly remains of the Windsor plantation. The Windsor plantation was built from 1859-1861. The plantation was built, owned, and first inhabited by Smith Daniell who only was able to live in the mansion for [...]

Trolls et Legendes vendorsphoto by Zoe Nicholls Trolls et Legendes Festival 2009 – Day 2 – the Market Lotto Mons Expo * Avenue Thomas Edison – 7000 Mons – Belgium * http://www.trolls-et-legendes.be/2009/index-en.htm Wandering around the vendor side of the the Festival, I was amazed by the incredible and amazing array of artwork presented. Paintings, books, [...]

Madame Tussaud’s Madame Tussaud’s * http://www.madametussauds.com/washington/ * 1025 F Street, corner of 10th and F street * Washington D.C. 20004 * Just like the rest, with specialties on the city’s attractions, D.C. being politics and history, the World Famous Madame Tussaud’s House of Waxes have that exquisite tourist charm around the world with the great [...]

Ford’s Theater Ford’s Theater * http://www.fordstheatre.org/ * Ford’s Theatre 511 Tenth St, NW, Washington, DC 20004 (202) 347-4833One of America’s most famous historic theaters … Ford’s Theater was the monumental site of the April 14, 1865, assassination of President Lincoln, which makes Ford’s Theatre a unique place in United States history. The theatre has enthralled [...]

The Capitol, Washington, D.C. 2/17/09 The Capitol * National Mall, Washington, D.C. * At the eastern end of the National Mall, just beyond the Capitol reflecting pools, stands the United States Capitol building. This is ground-zero as the seat of government for the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the U.S. federal government. The [...]

Thursday, 22 May 2008 – Part 3 (2 pm – 6 pm) Yorktown, Virginia to Washington, D.C. After a pleasant visit to Yorktown Beach, a crab cake sandwich at the Waterstreet Landing it was back to the Colonial Parkway and onwards to Washington D.C. to check into the next hostel, a Quaker Center on Capital [...]

Thursday, 22 May 2008 – Part 1 (10:30 am – 2 pm) Yorktown, Virginia From The Historical Park, I set off to explore the town. Not as big or exciting as I expected, but I did enjoy my time at the beach! Old Yorktown, Virginia * http://www.yorkcounty.gov/tourism/ Yorktown, Virginia Yorktown was named after England’s York [...]

Yorktown National Cemetery * Yorktown National Historical Site * Yorktown, Virginia. I Passed the Union Soldier’s Burial Ground … laid out in avenues and enclosed with a Virginia rail fence .. each grave having a headboard neatly marked telling the hero’s name, his company, and regiment … In this lonely resting place, on the plains [...]