The home of the President of the United States of America. Opened up in 1880. Located 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20500 Facts Here are some facts about the White House George Washington never resided there as he stayed in New York in a couple of Private homes. The […]
Yea, you are on a trip and you need to keep your body fueled up to do what you need to do. Breakfast I had the option to pay for the breakfast with our hotel stay and well that was a mistake, more on that later. I had eggs for […]
If you have ever watched a spy movie, like Bond, James Bond. Then you have to love Spy movies. Well, in D.C. There is a Spy Museum. Wait… What?? Located at It is located here 700 L’Enfant Plaza SW, Washington, DC 20024 Good Walk It was down the street from […]
What is the Holocaust? How did it happen? Why? These are all the questions we have to ask ourselves. What Is the Holocaust, well it is the state-sponsored persecution and killing of about six million European Jews. Yea, six million people were murdered. How When the Nazi German regime took […]
May 4, 2022, was the day we headed out to Washington D.C. We need fuel for the body to keep going. Breakfast We stopped at or go to places for food for trips. That is the good old McDonald’s. Yep, it is a good spot to get food to go […]
Did you know that the U.S. Constitution provides for a federal district under the exclusive jurisdiction of Congress? Interesting right? Let’s find out more. What is up with D.C. Yes, Washington D.C. is not part of any U.S. State, it isn’t a state either. If you know about the Residence […]
Is named in honor of President Ronald Regan, who was President of the United States of America in the 1980s. Located It is located in Arlington, Virginia This is across the Potomac River Airport The call sign is DCA Opened up on June 16, 1941. This is a tricky airport […]
We flew out of Salt Lake City (SLC) to Regan National Airport (DCA). Flight We boarded the plane, which was a Boeing 757-300 it was a big old plane. I flew on a 767 going to Hawaii a few years back. I was in the main cabin. I wish it […]
Yep, back at the good old, well new, SLC airport. Did I get there in time to do a proper review of it? Well, let’s find out. Parking Spot Right now this is my fo-to for parking. I have tried Dimond parking Economy lot at the old airport, not the […]
When it comes to travel, packing is all the fun. Right? Packing Is this the best part of any trip? It is the most stressful time for me. Trying to remember everything I need. Video Here is a video of the tech back and everything I took. Get everything Did […]
It is May of 2022, and I am on a new trip. Where did I go? Trip My wife and I decided to go to Washington D.C. and visit our nation’s capital. We have never been there. So off we went. Video
The day after the stadium of fire we headed back up to the camping. Yep, so what did we do? Drive-up We left early in the morning, like at 9 AM, and my wife wanted to go at 7 AM. Yea, that really happens. We packed up the rest of […]
Started off in the mountains and ended up back in my own bed. Wait I thought you were camping what happened. Let me explain. Morning time Woke up and ate some good old breakfast, and some good old French toast. That was a good breakfast. Love me some French toast. […]
This really isn’t a trip somewhere fancy. But it is something that we did that was different. July 4 Weekend I am throwing in this trip now. Since it is happening around July 4th. I do have more to talk about, but that will have to wait for a few […]
Since we are done with Texas, now what is this channel going to be talking about. Good Question I mean the trip to Texas has been over since March 8, 2022, and the last post was the overview on Monday, June 27, 2022. You can check that here. You might […]
Well, a look back at the trip to Texas. First time The first time I have been to Texas and we got to see a lot of what makes Texas, well Texas. Went to Austin San Antonio Dallas FT. Worth Got to see the Alamo. Got to see the house […]
Got on a plane, and flew home. That is it. There is a little bit more to that than that. Southwest We booked some Southwest tickets home since they are fairly cheaper. Well, they used to be. But any way. 737-800 This was our way home from Texas,. The 737-800 […]
Is an airport in a city-owned public airport 6 miles northwest of Dallas. Main Airport This airport was the main airport for the area until 1974 when the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) came online. Well, it is still around. Located Here is where it is located History It came […]
In order to get around Texas, you need a car. You can’t just walk everywhere. Hertz I went with Hertz on this trip to rent a car. We picked up the car at the Austin International airport. We got in late, due to the United flight being a late flight. […]
After visiting the Temple we needed some fuel before we got on that flight back home. Wife liked it My wife suggested that we eat here When she was in Texas back in October of 2021, she talked about this place. We deiced to eat here. Food The food was […]
This was the 30th dedicated temple in operation when it was opened. Location: 6363 Willow Lane, Dallas, Texas 75230 Timeline: Announcement: April 1, 1981 Groundbreaking and site dedication January 22, 1983, by Gordon B. Hinckley Pubic Open house September 7-26, 1984 Dedication October 19-24, 1984, by Gordon B. Hinckley Rededication […]
Did you know that the 35 President of the United States of America was assassinated in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963? John F. Kennedy He was born into the Kennedy family and he graduated from Harvard University. He joined the Naval Reserve where he saved his fellow crew from […]
Server down, Server down oh great Server Down If you got an email with nothing in it, I do apologize for the blank post. When the server finally came back up after a week of being offline. We had to take a backup that didn’t contain the information. I will […]
When I booked this room, I thought it was going to be something better than it actually was. When I booked it I logged on to hotels.com and found a really nice hotel, not too far from the American Airlines Center so we could walk to the Utah Jazz game. […]
Name of Hotel: Address: 2914 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75201 Website: hotels.com Location: Room Comfort: Comfy for 4, check out the room tour Room Cleanliness: It was clean Value: For what we got it for yea, it was of a good value Staff Services: No maid service due to Covid, […]
I have always wanted to try this place and so did my kids. So we went there after the Jazz game. I didn’t want to drive The whole point of staying close to the American Airlines Center so we wouldn’t have to fight traffic to get out of there. So […]
Is a professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City (SLC), Utah. Yep, Utah has an NBA team. History They weren’t always the Utah Jazz, they were the New Orleans from 1974 to 1979 which is when they moved to SLC. They went to the finals twice and lost both […]
This is where the Dallas Mavericks play. They are part of the National Basketball Association. Located 2500 Victory Park Lane Dallas, Texas History Opened July 17, 2001 Capacity 20,000 Construction Cost $420 Million Owner City of Dallas Pictures My thoughts It is located in a unique space of Dallas. I […]
We were in Ft. Worth, check out that post, and we decided to eat at a restaurant there in the stockyards. Steak What else does one eat while looking at a stockyard, steak of course? As you can tell from the featured image ^^ we ate at Riscky’s. That was […]
Is a city in Texas, about 31 miles from Dallas. Now I am not going to give you the low down and history of Ft. Worth. Read on. Information We headed to the stockyard in FT. Worth. Now I thought this would be totally something different than what it really […]
