P3D Your Own Backyard

["Andrea Blair" <asblair@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

>>>Paul Talbot, huge fan of National Parks in western North America 
wrote: What you say about taking home town areas for granted is true.
People live in Philly for many years without going to see the Liberty
Bell, D.C. without taking advantage of the Smithsonian, Arizona
without going to the Grand Canyon, etc.<<<

This is so true. We were fortunate enough to have out of town visitors 
for a week. My husband and I played tour guide and took them to just 
about everything we could think of. With two whole days in Washington, 
DC we covered the Capitol (couldn't go in because of respects being paid 
to the two cops shot - what a line - but walked around outside, 
Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, several war memorials, Jefferson 
Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery (changing of the guard at the Tomb 
of the Unknown Soldier, plus a special tribute from the family of the 
soldier recently identified and removed), Smithsonian Air & Space Museum 
and Natural History Museum, MCI Center (with great interactive Discovery 
Channel store, too). A helicopter even landed by the reflecting pool by 
the Washington Monument! Then we did a day down Skyline Drive and nearby 
attractions like Luray Caverns and one of the many Civil War battlefield 
museums. Whew!!! Were we tired! But it did make us realize how long it 
had been since we had toured our own back yard. We have decided to go 
back more often and enjoy the treasures nearby. Now, if only all of my 
stereo shots come out...

Andrea S. Blair
asblair@xxxxxxxxxxx



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