It's time again to head to the Big Apple. As soon as we arrive we hit a local café for some Pomme Frites and while Merridith and Joan go to the hairdressers, Rich and Jon jump on a classic New York pizza! We decide to spend New Years Eve away from the ridiculous crowds of Times Square and instead enjoy the company of some resident New Yorker's at a good old house party. We relax at a house in Broo...
We Park and Ride our way into the City via the Metro and find ourselves in Chinatown, where we manage to find some relatively cheap and good/bad Chinese food. The Washington Wizards are my first and possibly my last NBA experience. The Oklahoma City Thunder were exciting opponents to watch and the Wizards lost another game all according to plan. The Wizards completely suck this season, however on ...
A White Christmas - Charlottesville, Poconos (USA)Dec 25, 2009
Snow glorious snow! 48 hours of non-stop snow and we get snowed in with 2 feet of white powder. It was a record snowfall for December and the first blizzard in Frederick in sometime. The houses were covered with white and the streets are all blocked. Some of the larger trucks are able to forge a path but it looks like we are stuck in the village for a few days. Merridith and I hangout and have a f...
Northern Daytrips - Baltimore, Washington DC, University of Maryland, Pennsylvania (USA)Dec 13, 2009
Baltimore, apparently has the highest murder rate in the USA and has surpassed Detroit! However, having visited here a few times now I think I must have only seen the good areas. I think Baltimore is a beautiful city situated on the water. Our good friends Christa and Pat take us into Baltimore for the Chic-Fil-A Family Christmas Show. The show is really good and features many Christian artists in...
First stop is Danville, Virginia a cute little town on a river. The houses are beautiful, boutique and colonial in design. We meet up again with our good friend Jenny and head out for some Mexican food at the local. Following dinner we head out to Sal’s, local bar for a drink. The group of seven represent a range of accents from the USA, with two New Yorkers, Non-regional Maryland, Southern and Mi...
