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If you go here, you must go to both Tequomenom Falls and The shipwreck museum. They are must see.

Also…

Don’t swim in Lake Superior it is very cold.

longest, too.

Most fun place on the planet.

Rocky Top, you’ll always be home sweet home to me. Good ol’ Rocky Top. Rocky Top, Tennessee. Yeehaw!

I was sunburned in April. Ouch!

The span is enormous. The wall shows the true cost of war. Tiny mometos were placed all along the wall; mostly flowers and photos. People were crying most everywhere. Some people ran their fingers over the engraved names as they spoke or wept.

I began to read the names on the wall. Row by row I read. Then I began to skip around, until finally I was too overwhelmed to read any longer.

I’ve also been to the traveling wall. While also powerful, it is not nearly the size of the wall in D.C. It is also worth visiting.

To me, the great irony of the wall is the beautiful layout of the structure. The water flowing, the reflective granite, trees surrounding the clearing. I guess that is the irony of all memorials; beauty to commemorate the horrors or war, surrounding all the sadness and tears of memories.

The view is amazing

There’s a taboo that if you see someone famous you’re not supposed to call out to them or yell their name from across the street.

When I was there I swear I saw Micheal Douglas but it really could have been any rich guy with slick hair driving an expensive convertible.

I know for sure I saw Wynona Rider. I just stared at her. She was traveling incognito, but it actually drew more attention to her. I smiled as she walked by. She gave me a really nasty “why are you staring at me” look.

I thought it was so funny.

I was lost on the Metro riding through Moscow. I couldn’t read the signs.

Watch out for those crazy Dutch people riding their bicycles. They’ll run you over!