Author: melmalinowski

  • Dublin, Ireland

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    Dublin was my first destination as I started my first summer in Europe. I rented an apartment from AirBnB, which turned out to be in one of the older, run-down sections of Dublin near the Guiness brewery, and my initial impression was not too favorable.     An Irish pub band puts it this way:…

  • Seattle, Washington

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    Mount Rainier as viewed from the entrance to the University of Washington campus Central quad area, U of W Amazon.com makes its home in Seattle, and is building this dramatic flagship building downtown. Bloedel Reserve on Bainbridge Island near Seattle is, in effect, a botanic garden This Douglas fir must be close to 100 years…

  • Palo Alto, California

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    The area south of San Francisco, California went to considerable effort to protect some beautiful wild areas on the nearby hills as open space, with lots of trails. WIthout this, this area would have likely been covered with houses by now. A lovely place to hike. A nice 3 ½ mile hike, a good starter…

  • Philadelphia

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    World Heritage City:  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia has an airy, attractive train station on the banks of the Schukykill (pronounced Skoo-cull) River. Founded in 1682 by William Penn, it is the 5th largest city in the U.S.A. In order to see as much of the city in a few days as possible, I signed up for…

  • Maryland and Delaware

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    My nephew Reuben and family now live in Rising Sun, Maryland, about 60 miles north of Baltimore. I journeyed down by train and car a few hours south of New York for my first visit to Delaware and Maryland. It’s just 1 ½ hours by train from NYC Pennsylvania Station to Wilmington, Delaware. The first…