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The Roosevelt New Orleans (A Waldorf Astoria Property)
Photo source–Trip Advisor If you like historic properties and luxury, I highly recommend the Roosevelt in New Orleans. It’s just off Canal on the opposite side from the French Quarter. That makes a place like Cafe Du Monde a ten … Continue reading
Posted in Back to the US, hotels/serviced apartments/resorts, New Orleans, North America, Pictures, Travel, Travel by Continent, Country, US
Tagged great hotels, New Orleans, new orleans with kids, Roosevelt New Orleans, The Roosevelt
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Cafe Du Monde (New Orleans)
Like I said in my last post, we were traveling and then had the double whammy of Ravi and Rhi’s birthdays, so I needed a break from blogging. Our vacation was to celebrate my fortieth birthday a few weeks early … Continue reading
Posted in Back to the US, New Orleans, North America, Pictures, Travel by Continent, Country, US
Tagged beignets, cafe du monde, New Orleans, new orleans with kids
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Aquarium of the Bay
Last weekend, we took the girls to the Aquarium of the Bay on Pier 39 in San Francisco. It’s a relatively small aquarium, but they make good use of what little space they have. There is an emphasis on fish … Continue reading
Posted in Back to the US, North America, San Francisco, Travel by Continent, Country, US
Tagged Aquarium of the Bay, aquariums, places to go with kids., San Francisco
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Photo Essay–A trip to Disneyland
Posted in Back to the US, california, North America, Pictures, Travel by Continent, Country, US
Tagged california, california great adventure, Disneyland, expat bostonians, picture post, theme park, travel
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Homework and Alcatraz
***I’m going back and finishing some posts that were in my started, but never finished file*** Elanor has to do a report on something from California history. She chose Alcatraz (a famous former prison, now a national park) because it … Continue reading
Posted in Back to the US, North America, San Francisco, Travel by Continent, Country, US
Tagged alcatraz, expat bostonians, San Francisco, things to do with kids in sf
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New York City with kids, part 9–Things we didn’t get to :(
New York is an amazing city. It’s impossible to do everything you’d like to with or without kids. Things I wanted to do with the kids but we didn’t get to for various reasons include Ellen’s Stardust Diner with the … Continue reading
Posted in New York City, North America, Travel, Travel by Continent, Country, US
Tagged ellens stardust diner, empire state building, expat bostonias, natural history museum, New York City, New York with kids, nyc with kids, statue of liberty, travel with kids
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New York City with kids, part 7–The Bronx Zoo
There are multiple zoos in New York City, but I’d never been to the Bronx Zoo because it was a nightmare to get to without a car. Since I had a car, we picked a day and we drove to … Continue reading
Posted in Back to the US, New York City, North America, Pictures, Travel, Travel by Continent, Country, US
Tagged bronx zoo, expat bostonians, New York City, new york city with kids, travel with kids
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New York City with kids, part 6–The Jekyll and Hyde Club and Big Gay Ice Cream Shop
One of the things I was told by people in the know was that I had to take the girls to the Jeykll and Hyde Club restaurant at 91 7th Ave. After the Met, we decided to have dinner there. … Continue reading
Posted in Back to the US, New York City, North America, Travel, Travel by Continent, Country, US
Tagged big gay ice cream shop, expat bostonians, jekyll and hyde club, new york city with kids, travel with kids
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New York City with kids, part 5–The Metropolitan Museum of Art
With the exception of toddler, I highly recommend going to The Met with your kids. If you don’t think they’ll handle actually being at the art, stop by and have a snack and people watch from the steps, a common … Continue reading
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Tagged expat bostonians, New York City, nyc with kids, The Met, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, travel with kids
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