北美生活
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(2010-08-09 13:21:33)
BeforemyfriendVivianmovedtoCalifornialastweek,sheaskedmeifIwantedanyofherhouseplants.IwasabithesitatedbecauseIdon’thaveagreenthumb.Infact,Ihavetheoppositeofagreenthumb.Iamaserialplantkiller.IlosscountofhowmanyplantsIhavekilledinrecentyears.Viviansaidifnobodytookthembeforethemove,shehadtothrowthemaway.Davewaslike,whythrowingaway,we’lltakethem,sowecankillthemslowly:)[阅读全文]
(2010-06-07 19:41:04)
ThenextdaywetooksomescenicdrivenearLakeMichiganandcheckedoutsmalltownslikeCharlevoixandPetoskeyinnorthwestMichigan.
1.MackinacBridgefromMackinawCity.
2.Charlevoix,apicturesquelittletown.
JustoutsidePetoskey,wenoticedalotofniceoldhouses.ItturnsoutthisisareligiousresortcommunitycalledBayView.ItisaNationalHistoricLandmark.Mostofthehousesarebuiltinthenineteenthcentury.Thewholecommunitywere...[阅读全文]
(2010-06-07 19:25:55)
MackinacIsland,asmallislandlocatedinLakeHuronbetweenMichigan'sUpperandLowerPeninsulas,isapopulartouristattraction.Wehavebeenthinkingofgoingthereforyears,butit'ssuchalongdriveforus,sothetriphasbeendelayeduntilthisMemorialDayweekend.
1.WecampedatMichigan'sWildernessStateParkthistime.It'sabitoutoftheway(11miles)fromMackinawCity,whereyoucatchtheboattoMackinacIsland.Butit'sniceandquiet.Campingcost$...[阅读全文]
(2010-05-01 19:24:26)
Afterseeingallthe"important"stuffParishastooffer,wecheckedoutsomeothersitesinParistoo.
PèreLachaiseCemetery,oneofthemostfamouscemeteriesintheworld.Wedidn'tthinkwewouldhavetimeforthis,soIdidn'tdoanyresearchaheadoftime.WetookthemetroandgotoffatPèreLachaise.WeprobablyshouldgetoffatGambettainstead.Thatwaywewouldhavewalkeddownhilltovisittherestofthecemetery.
1.FrédéricChopin'sgrav...[阅读全文]
(2010-04-17 08:24:58)
Whenweareonvacation,wearealwaysbusy,goingtoplaces,seeingthings.Buttodaywebrokearecord.Weleftthehotel8:30am,andcamebackaftermidnight.Talkaboutalongday.
Firstthinginthemorning,wewenttoVersailles,justoutsideofParis.Wegottherearound9:45am.Thepalacewassupposedtoopenat9:00am,butnobodywasallowedinsidewhenwegotthere.Asignpostedbythedoorsaidsomethingaboutdelayedopening.Daveaskedastaffwhat'sgoingon.Theg...[阅读全文]
(2010-04-16 18:14:52)
Ihaveseenalotofbeautifulchurchesbefore,butBasiliqueduSacré-CœurstilltookmybreathawaythefirsttimeIsawit.It'sjustbeautiful.
1.BasiliqueduSacré-Cœur.Toobad,nophotoallowedinside,soyouhavetogoseeityourself.
2.Nextstop'sArcdeTriomphe.
3.FromthetopoftheArcafter284stairs.GrandeArcheisinthedistance.
4.FromthetopoftheArc.
5.Thereare12majorroadscomingintothetrafficcircleatArcd...[阅读全文]
(2010-04-14 17:59:46)
BoththeguidebookandParisMuseumPasssayMuséeRodinshouldopenat9:30am,butwhenwegotthereat9:20am,thesignatthedoorsaidtheyopensat10:00am.SowewalkedtotheArmyMuseum(alsoopensat10:00am)acrossthestreettoseeitsnicedome,andendedupvisitingtheArmyMuseumfirst.
1.GasstationnearMuséeRodin.
2.ArmyMuseumacrossthestreet.
3.Thechurchatthemuseumcompound.Underthegoldendome,Napoleonliesmajesticallyinsidesev...[阅读全文]
(2010-04-13 18:57:53)
FinallywewereinParis,thecityoflight.BeforecomingtoParis,weheardsomanythingsaboutit,goodandbad.Iamhappytoreportthatweexperiencednothingbutgood.Peopleweresofriendly.Somelocalscametohelpuswhenweweren'tevenasking(wemustlooksolost:)).Sometriedtohelpuseventhoughtheycouldn'tspeakEnglish(andwecan'tspeakFrench).Wemaynotunderstandwhattheyweresayingatthetime,buttheirgestureweresoappreciatedandrememberednonet...[阅读全文]
(2010-04-10 09:04:58)
AfterfinishingmyworkatRennes,weweregoingtoParistodaywithastopinChartrestovisititscathedral.Sincewecouldn'tfindanylockeratthetrainstation,wehadtohaulallourluggagewithusduringthevisit.Goodthingwetravellight.
1.WalkingtowardChartresCathedral.
2.ChartresCathedral.Accordingtolegend,since876thecathedral'ssitehashousedatunicthatwassaidtohavebelongedtotheBlessedVirginMary.Itisbelievedtobetheonetha...[阅读全文]
(2010-04-10 06:59:25)
Dinanisaveryniceoldtownwithmanyhalf-timberedbuildingsandoldchurches.AgainIwasworking,soDavewenttherealone.
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2.Thesebuildingsdatefromthetimewhenpropertytaxeswerebasedonthesquarefootageofthegroundfloor.Toprovideshelterfromboththerainandtaxes,buildingsstartedwithsmallgroundfloors,thenexpandedoutwardastheygottaller.
3.Dinan'sSaintMalo'sChurch.
4.InsideSaintMalo'sChurch.
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