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The National WWII Museum – Why New Orleans?
…A Wooden boat! The World War II (WWII) Museum was founded in New Orleans in 2000, and, in 2003, designated the official national museum of WWII by the U.S. Congress. Major expansions were completed in 2013 and 2014 that helped … Continue reading
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Tagged boat, Higgins, landing craft, LCVP, New Orleans, Why New Orleans, World War II, WWII
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Four Good Beaches For a Week on Oahu, Hawaii
I don’t know how many different beaches there are around the island of Oahu, but based on a quick glance at my map, there must be at least two dozen, from small, intimate beaches tucked in inlets and coves to … Continue reading
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Tagged beaches, Hawaii, LaniKai, Makaha, Makapu'u, Oahu, surf, Waikiki
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4. Punchbowl Cemetery
Established in 1945, officially as the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, the cemetery was established in the punch bowl-shaped crater of an extinct volcano. The crater spans six acres and is almost filled with the graves of service members … Continue reading
3. The USS Arizona Memorial
Other than the Punchbowl Cemetery, there is, perhaps no more hallowed single place in Honolulu than the battleship Arizona memorial. The fate of the Arizona is certainly well known, having been sunk in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, during … Continue reading
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2. The Polynesian Cultural Center
Five Things to Do on Your First Trip to Oahu, Hawaii – No. 2 After our visit, I was tempted to rate the Cultural Center as my favorite experience. There are several facets to the Center. First, much of this … Continue reading
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Tagged Hawaii, Luau, Native Village, Photos, Roast Pig, travel
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Renaissance Musings Blog Re-Launch
If you followed my blogs in the past, you would know that I have covered many topics—topics of interest to me and about which I can write with some degree of first-hand knowledge, or at least based on traditional and … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, camping, history, museums, road-trip, Spam, travel
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Memphis Belle Exhibit Opens at Air Force Museum
Grand opening accompanied by fly-overs and ramp tours of WWII B-17 bombers and P-51 fighters. Early in 2018, the US Air Force Museum announced that it would be unveiling a new exhibit dedicated to the Memphis Belle, and that the … Continue reading
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Anything with Numbers on It
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Numbers: Anything with Numbers on It The following images are in response to Cee’s challenge. Traveling is a good way to accumulate numbers. Here are several encountered on a recent trip. This is the … Continue reading
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Tagged B-24, black and white, Bryce Canyon, elevation sign, firefighting aircraft, geologic, geologic age, limestone, music, PB4Y-2, roadside sign, water bomber
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Cody to Moorcroft, Wyoming – A Travel Day with Discoveries
Day 16 – Travel as I Have Envisioned It Could Be Throughout our trip, we planned our daily distance goal to allow for contingencies—weather, traffic, or distractions (really attractions!). Moorcroft was selected as today’s destination for two reason: (1) it … Continue reading
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Tagged Aerial Firefighters, Air museum, B-24, boondocking, bull moose, C119, Cody, Moorcraft, Moose, Mountain stream, Museum of Flight, P2V Neptune, WWII aircraft, Wyoming
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