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Family Vacation in St Louis
2009-08-31 - Neither Doug or I drink beer but a "not be be missed" stop while in St. Louis is the Anheuser Busch brewery. Located just off of I-55 the brewery is very easy to get to and is a great stop for the ...
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Family Vacation in St Louis
2009-09-04 - I was totally unprepared for how stunning the Gateway Arch is on a sunny day. The stainless steel shone brightly in the sunlight, sparks seeming to shoot from the angles as the sun hit them just ri...
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Hotel Review in Kansas City
2010-01-13 - You may remember that my first stay at the Hyatt Regency Crown Center in Kansas City was less than ideal. As I mentioned at the end of that post, the hotel contacted me and we agreed to return and ...
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Things To Do in Kansas City
2009-08-03 - On November 1, 1921 five Allied leaders, Lieutenant General Baron Jacques of Belgium; General Armando Diaz of Italy; Marshal Ferdinand Foch of France; General John J. Pershing of the United States;...
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Romantic Vacation in Kansas City
2010-01-11 - I'm pretty sure that celebrity chef dinners happen quite often in places like Los Angeles and New York. And maybe even in Chicago. But it's not really something that happens in the center of the co...
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Family Vacation in Kansas City
2009-07-23 - We've been to Kansas City many times yet, somehow, I never knew anything about Union Station. I can plead nothing but ignorance. Luckily I am ignorant no more and can't wait to return to Kansas Cit...
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Things To Do in Niagara Falls
2009-11-09 - The views are staggering. Here we are not far from the hotel, walking down towards the falls. You can see across the Niagara River, almost to lake Erie.
Instead of heading straight for the falls w...
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Things To Do in Kansas City
2009-09-29 - Kansas City Irish Fest takes place Labor Day weekend, Friday thru Sunday, at Crown Center. Though this was our first time at the festival, 2009 marked the 7th year of celebrating Celtic pride in "C...
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Things To Do in Des Moines
2009-02-09 - It wasn't long ago that downtown Des Moines seemed to roll up its sidewalks at night. The revitalization of downtown has changed that. With new condos and lofts replacing vacant buildings the downt...
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Hotel Review in St Louis
2009-12-03 - To say my girls were impressed by the Drury Plaza Hotel would be an understatement. Brenna said it best, I think, when she said, "It's like a palace!"
Well, it may not be a palace but it surely do...
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Things To Do in Kansas City
2010-01-10 - Union Station in Kansas City is still an active depot for Amtrak. During the height of train travel in 1917 nearly 80,000 trains came through the station. Though you won't see as many trains going ...
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Family Vacation in St Louis
2009-09-02 - Who doesn't love a zoo? St. Louis has an amazing free zoo in Forest Park, one of the largest urban parks in the US. We spent a very enjoyable afternoon here.
Although the zoo is free street parkin...
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Romantic Vacation in Asheville
2009-10-13 - Asheville is known as a "foodie's paradise" with most restaurants serving locally grown produce, fish and meats. Wines and beers are even locally produced and much touted.
I had made plans with m...
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Family Vacation in St Louis
2009-08-27 - The Magic House came highly recommended to us by my cousin who remembers visiting when he was a child and now takes his kids there when they visit St. Louis. The Magic House is a sprawling, interac...
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Family Vacation in St Louis
2009-08-31 - City Garden in downtown St. Louis is, quite possibly, one of the best sculpture parks I've ever seen. And that's saying a lot because sculpture is really not "my thing". But the way this park is se...
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Things To Do in Iowa City
2009-12-08 - We spent Sunday in one of our favorite Iowa areas: the Amana Colonies. I've written many times about the Amana Colonies but I just wanted to share some photos from our day.
We visited the Tannenba...
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Hotel Review in Perry
2009-11-16 - This past weekend I hosted the I_Blog Conference at the Hotel Pattee in Perry, Iowa. I have to say that beyond the beauty of the hotel the staff worked very hard to make sure a good time was had by...
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Things To Do in Des Moines
2009-08-12 - I'm not sure anyone would think to look in Des Moines, Iowa for a 15th century English manor. OK, building began in 1923, at least 400 years after its namesake was built, but the date makes the bui...
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Family Vacation in Boston
2009-07-02 - The Freedom Trail is marked by a red line in the sidewalk- it is either red bricks set into the sidewalk or a red painted line. The girls had a lot of fun "balancing" on the line.
Because we most ...
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Things To Do in Minneapolis
2007-09-15 - One event that we go back for annually is the Minnesota Renaissance Festival. The festival runs weekends from mid-August thru the end of September. Each weekend features a different theme with spec...
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