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Prologue

For those of you who know Luis and how he hates to travel (and oh, my, can words describe this? I think not), you will understand why all of our trips are so amazing and spectacular and wonderful! We had a great time (even with the pitfalls we have encountered) and we have seen and done so many great things!


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Vacation Time!

Welcome, vacationers, to the wonderful world of Aislínge's Travel Experiences! I have not been to too many places (is there any such thing?) but what I have been to I thoroughly enjoyed and took many, many pictures of it! So here are a few small examples!

Baltimore, Maryland

25 - 27 May 2001

Baltimore was a mutual decision as it is close by train and beautiful to see with many excellent attractions. We stayed in a gorgeous suite in the Pier 5 Hotel; ate like royalty; went to the Maryland Science Center and the famous Baltimore Aquarium, as well as toured the Constellation. It was an amazing action-packed three-day extravaganza!
The Peir 5 HotelThis is where we stayed; the rooms were beautiful and had all the amenities (for Luis).! The Baltimore AquariumThe unique building which is the Baltimore Aquarium. The odd shape is explained once inside.
Barnes & Noble BookstoreThis fun looking building was the power plant but was turned into a Barnes & Noble over the last couple of years. Domino Sugar RefineryThis is the actual Domino Sugar processing plant. Let me tell you that burning sugar cane stinks!
Inner Harbour, BaltimoreDowntown Baltimore and Inner Harbor are the same. The glass buildings make a beautiful backdrop to the waterfront. Storms over BaltimoreThere were storms every day we were in Baltimore, including one tornado (about 5 miles away)!
Baltimore from the waterFor $5 you can ride all day on the water taxi company of your choice. The view was a delight! Interviewing AshAn interviewer for the local TV news was at the mall and I answered a few questions.
Touring the <I>USS Constellation</>Touring the Constellation was amazing and totally automated, which made it much more informative. Inside the <I>Constellation</I>For once, being short is a good thing! Luis did not clear the doorways on the ship.
Ash on the news!Guess what! I made it on the local news! I was delighted! Bright silver fishThe fish in the Baltimore Aquarium are amazing. They are all beautiful.
Tasmanian Kelp SeahorseThe Tasmanian Kelp seahorse (or seadragon) was incredible! See this special display if you can! The Dolphin ShowThis was a great show and well worth seeing. Baltimore has everything geared for all ages.
Luis' Whale SongLuis does a great whale song. Embarrassing to watch but impressive to hear! Sea AnemoneA sea anemone growing on the glass. Apparently they will grow anywhere.
Sea UrchinA sea urchin. These are rather poisonous and extremely painful to step on. Colourful fishThe colours of the salt water fish are unbelievable!
Klingons in Baltimore!Wouldn't you know, there was a Science Fiction show in town and aliens running rampant! Luis & AshLuis and I in front of an old steam engine.
The Ceiling at Penn StationThe glass ceiling at the Baltimore Penn Station is lovely. Train for Newark Penn StationThe train coming in. The ride in both directions was very pleasant, although not good for letter-writing.

Dallas, Texas

17 - 21 May 2001

I have been trying to get to Dallas, Texas to visit with Melissa Kaplan (affectionately called Smells) and her boyfriend Whit Hyde for a long time. Thanks to my parents, this was able to happen in May of this year and gave me a time away from the stress of being unemployed and a chance to see good friends, new places and learn many new things! Texas was an experience - it was August in New Jersey with high temperatures and killer humidity; I would not recommend going there in August unless you love desert temperatures with rain forest humidity! Tornado and storm warnings are a daily occurrence although none came to fruition during my stay - RATS!). The countryside is beautiful and the flora is lush, verdant and heavy!
Flying in: tornado damageFlying into the Dallas/Ft. Worth airport. Tornado damage was very visible. Downtown DallasThe downtown city of Dallas is gorgeous. At night and on weekends it is totally deserted! It is a unique thing to see an empty city.
Whit & Melissa's HouseWhit & Melissa live here. The interior is beautiful, just like the outside. Three kitties on the bedAurora, Moe and Maggie with "Smells" on the bed. Maggie was less friendly but all are lovely.
Ash on the longhorn steerThere I am, standing upon the longhorn steer! He is a very sweet animal but I wouldn't want to own one... Whit & MelissaWhit and Melissa in front of the Dallas Original Pancake House.
Welcome to the Dallas AquariumInside the Dallas Aquarium were many great wonders. It will be an amazing place when complete. Feeding time at the AquariumThis was great; feeding time at the Aquarium. A man got in with the fish and had a microphone so he could talk about the fish!
So many fish!There were huge amounts of fish here. The colours and sizes are amazing! Little Niagara FallsThe Little Niagara Falls in Chickasaw State Park, Oklahoma. The water is great for swimming!
Horses grazing in OklahomaThese mares and foals were grazing outside in Oklahoma. The foals are exact duplicates of the mares. supercell storm over SE U.S.This supercell thunderstorm was brewing over the southeastern United States as we flew by.

Created by Aislínge on 5 June 2001.