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Seattle, Washington,
"The Emerald City"+
About Seattle
What to See
Blue water, not yellow brick, surrounds the so-called "Emerald City" of Seattle. Cupped between the jagged Olympic Mountains to the west and the volcanic peaks of the Cascade Range to the east, the city sits on a on a narrow strip of land between Puget Sound and 18-mile long Lake Washington.
The silver lining in Seattle's infamous rainclouds is the fact that the frequent rains and mists keep the surroundings cleaner and greener than most other cities of similar size.
Opportunities for recreation abound in Seattle. In addition to the traditional spectator sports, visitors can participate in boating (any type of craft can be rented), golf, fishing, swimming, scuba diving, bicycling, and tennis.
Dining in Seattle
From seafood stands on the water's edge to a revolving dining room 500 feet in the sky atop the Space Needle, Seattle offers dining choices to answer every craving. The quality and variety of the seafood, particularly salmon, clams shrimp, oysters, and crabs, is beyond comparison.
The Bill Speidel Underground Tour
The Space Needle
Pike Place Market
The Museum of Flight
offers a unique perspective on the fascinating history of Seattle. The tour includes subterranian sidewalks and storefronts created when street levels were raised 8 to 35 feet after a fire in 1889. Reservations recommended.
, 605 feet high, has been Seattle's most visible landmark since it was built for the 1962 World's Fair. An observation deck at the 520-foot level provides panoramic views of the city, Puget Sound, and the Cascade and Olympic mountains.
, at Pike St. and 1st Ave, is a diverse marketplace that first opened as a farmers' market in 1907. The complex features fresh produce, seafood, arts and crafts, street musicians, shops and restaurants.
showcases the history of aviation technology. Exhibits in the restored Red Barn, Boeing's first manufacturing plant, document flight from the 13th century through the late 1930's. In addition to the main museum, The Hangar is a hands-on exhibit area specially designed for children.
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San Francisco, California,
"The City by the Bay"+
About San Francisco
What to See
Varying in altitude from sea level to 929 feet, San Francisco rests on 40 hills at the tip of a narrow peninsula, bounded on one side by the Pacific Ocean and on the other by San Francisco Bay, one of the largest land-locked harbors in the world.
While the city itself comprises barely 750,000 people, the surrounding metropolitan area boasts a population exceeding 3.5 million. An astounding range of cultural diversity adds to San Francisco's appeal.
Where to Dine
San Francisco's diversity is well-represented in its restaurants, from which there are a multitude of atmospheres and locations to choose.
Those restaurants atop the tallest buildings offer captivating panoramas and elegant cuisine. For formal or informal dining, there are several restaurants to choose from in the Fisherman's Wharf district.
For the best in ethnic flavor, Chinatown and the Japan Center offer many fine restaurants.
The Golden Gate Bridge
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connects San Francisco with Marin County and US Hwy. 101. With an overall length of 8,981 feet and main span length of 4,200 feet, it is one of the longest single-span suspension bridges ever built. Its two massive 746-foot bridge towers are the world's largest.
, in San Francisco Bay directly east of the Golden Gate bridge, was formerly a maximum security Federal penitentiary. Once interned here were such notorious criminals as Al Capone and Machine Gun Kelly. Now part of the US National Park System, guided tours are offered daily, with boats leaving from Fisherman's Wharf.
covers about 16 square blocks, and is home to more Chinese people than any other area in the world outside China or Hong Kong. Grant Avenue is lined with tearooms, shops, temples, and Chinese groceries.
are preserved as national historic landmarks, and are purportedly the only such on wheels. Meticulously maintained and painted in their original 1870 colors, the cable cars provide refreshing and scenic transportation to and from selected parts of the city.
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About Boston
What to See
In addition to being a major site in U.S. history, Boston is the most populous state capital, New England's leading city, and the nearest major U.S. seaport to Europe.
From its historic Common, the center of early culture and colonial government to the belfry of the Old North Church, which signaled the start of the Revolutionary War, Boston reflects a heritage that is part of every American.
In recent years America has restored much of its past. As a result, there is more to see in Boston today than ever.
It is a city rich in both tradition and history, and of course it is the home of the famous Boston Celtics basketball team!
Where to Dine
Boston is justly renowned for its baked beans and clam chowder, and never should the twain be mixed.
Boston also has shoals of famous seafood diners. Look out for the sharks.
For a veritable cornucopia of selections try Faneuil Hall, where you can taste dishes from all over the world.
If you are really hungry try an Armenian restaurant.
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Fenway Park
Freedom Trail
Quincy Market
Harvard University
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Site of the Boston Tea Party - the precursor of the American Revolution. Home to U.S.S. Constitution "Old Ironsides", and one of the busiest harbors in the U.S.
Home of the Boston Red Sox, the great green wall, and a shrine to to baseball.
Stroll through the oldest section of Boston reliving the drama of the American Revolution. Spot the famous landmarks - The Bunker Hill Monument, Faneuil Hall, the Old State House, and the South Meeting House.
Enjoy the hustle, bustle and festive atmosphere of this new market. For contrast, savor the old in the nearby antique shops.
Cross the Charles River to see Harvard, Cambridge, and Radcliffe and the common where George Washington took control of the Continental Army.
Follow the route of Paul Revere's mythical ride of April 18th 1885 through Lexington and Concord. Take in Concord's literary community. Visit the homes of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Nathaniel Hawthorne.
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About New York City
What to See
From Dutch colonial New Amsterdam to The Big Apple, New York is the history of Yankee enterprise. Often called the "the city that never sleeps", it is an international center of trade, immigration, art, and finance.
New York has 8 million residents in 320 square miles, with more Italians than Rome, more Jews than Jerusalem, more blacks than Nairobi, more Irish than Dublin.
Immigrants still flock to this concrete archipelago, once from Europe, now from Asia and Latin America, making this city a melting pot of tongues, races, and religions.
Where to Dine
Sidewalk vendors of a wide variety and quality of food. They are integral to the atmosphere of central Manhattan.
Chinatown in lower Manhattan is the home of Chinese restaurants for all tastes. Dim sum is a popular specialty.
Carnegie Delicatessen is the place to nosh on knishes. World famous as the deli against which all delis are gauged, and the counter-top atmosphere could only be in New York. Or try Little Italy to eat family style. Or MacDougal St. for middle eastern fare.
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The Statue of Liberty is America's symbol of freedom and a world landmark. In the base of the statue is the American Museum of Immigration.
is synonymous with live theater, and is not geographically limited to the street of the same name. New York theater thrives throughout the city.
is the world's 2nd tallest skyscraper. Observation decks on the 107th floor and the rooftop promenade are perfect spots to take in a view of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
in Central Park contains 32 acres of art history, including the 2000 year old Egyptian Temple of Dendur, a large collection of non-Western sculpture, and paintings representing every period.
is the restored port of Old New York. It has old ships, a shopping arcade, restaurants with the atmosphere of old New York, and the Seaport Museum.
All along the diverse neighborhood streets, New Yorkers are all part of New York's scenery. Diversity is the hallmark of New York, and its residents create a wonderful patchwork quilt of heritage-rich neighborhoods.
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About Southern California
Places to See
It's been said that California is more than just a state, it's a state of mind. And that's especially true of the incomparable coastal area stretching from Santa Barbara to San Diego, rimmed by the scenic Sierra Nevada mountains.
Within the span of a few minutes, you can travel from coastal paradise to barren desert, from green valley pastures to snowy mountain ski resorts. If you want to "do it all", Southern California is the place. Activities or inactivities to satisfy most every desire are bountiful.
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is the hub of Southern California, and is the gateway to is most popular attractions. Hollywood, a small section west of downtown LA, is home for many movie and television studios, many of which offer tours. 30 minutes down Interstate 5 is Disneyland, "The Happiest Place on Earth". For sporting enthusiasts, there's Dodgers and Angels baseball, Rams and Raiders football, Lakers and Clippers basketball, and Kings hockey.
, self-procliamed "America's Finest City", lies on the ocean directly north of the US/Mexico border, and has arguably the best climate in the USA. San Diego is also home to the world-renowned San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park, where the animals roam freely.
, resting on a narrow shelf between the Santa Ynez mountains and the Pacific coast, is one of southern California's foremost vacation areas.
The rich culture of the native Americans and Hispanic settlers is widely expressed in Southern California dining. Of special interest are the numerous outdoor dining establishments lining Los Angeles' Olvera Street, where you can dine on authentic ethnic dishes and absorb some local history all at once.
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About Florida
Places to See
In the 16th century, Ponce de Leon explored the penninsula now known as Florida, searching in vain for a legendary "fountain of youth". Today, retirees from northern cities, immigrants from the Caribbean islands, vacationers, and natives comprise Florida's diverse community (and annually plays host to many of Major League Baseball's teams during Spring Training).
Food and Wine
The Catfish Place in Apopka has local delicacies like turtle, frog legs, gator tail, and catfish.
International Pavillions Restaurants in the World Showcase at Epcot Center are alone worth the admission price. Restaurant Marrakesh in the Morroccan Pavilion is especially good.
Little Havana in Miami is the place to try Cuban food.
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Sea World
St. Augustine
The Castillo de San Marcos
Tampa
is the world's most popular tourist attraction. Including Epcot Center and the Magic Kingdom, it is the world through the eyes of Walt Disney. Leave reality at the gate.
is the country's largest marine park. Shows include sea mammals, water skiing, an aquarium, and the Fantasy Theater.
is the oldest city in the United States, and retains much of its Spanish heritage.
is a 17th century fortress.
offers the sophistication of the old world. It's real and not animated. Visit Ybor City - the Latin Quarter, for cobblestones and wrought iron grilles. Experience the excitement of the Dark Continent, a 300 acre theme park with a large collection of African animals.
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About Hawaii
Places to See
Named the "Sandwich Islands" by their European discoverer Captain Cook, this archipelago regained the native name "Hawaii" when it was annexed by the United States in 1898. The islands became an important extension of U.S. territory toward the Orient. After statehood in 1959, Hawaii gained fame as a tourist mecca and stepping stone to Australasia.
Food and Wine
Pick a macadamia nut and some guavas.
Drink some Kona Coffee.
Steal a pineapple from Dole.
Suck on a sugar cane.
Try a kim chee burger from a Korean Hawaiian.
Pearl Harbor
The Bishop Museum
Volcanoes
Waikiki Beach
Waimea Gorge
is a memorial to the victims of the December, 1941 Japanese attack that brought the U.S. into World War II in the Pacific. The sunk battleship U.S.S. Arizona is the center of the memorial.
contains a historical collection of regional artifacts, including the Royal Hawaiian Collection of ceremonial regalia.
like Diamond Head on Oahu, Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea on "The Big Island" of Hawaii, and Haleakala on Maui are not-so-silent reminders of the powerful forces that are creating the islands.
in downtown Honolulu is a favorite place for swimming, beach play, and working on that tan.
is lush with tropical flora, cascading waterfalls, and wild mountain goats scaling the cliffs.
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About The Caribbean
Places To see
The islands of the Caribbean reflect many cultures. The Native, African, Dutch, French, Spanish, and English have all played major roles in shaping the character of this tropical paradise.
Despite the influx of tourists, there are still places where the water is as clear as it is deep, and the gentle trade winds ruffle the fronds of the palm trees lining the powder white beaches.
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Dunn's River Ralls
The Underwater Snorkeling Trail
Harrison's Cave
Old San Juan
From Rick's Cafe in Negril, Jamaica, to Antigua - a haven ofculinary excellence, there is a plethora of spicy dishes, succulent seafood, and lush tropical fruits on which to feast.
Everywhere cocktails are always concocted to delight the eye and sometimes the palate.
near Ocho Rios on Jamaica is a stair-stepped waterfall cascading 600 ft down a mountainside. When in Jamaica, you can simultanteously hear the thwack of leather on willow at a cricket match while the steel drum bands play.
at Trunk Bay on St. John in the Virgin Islands is a unique opportunity to view underwater life and terrain.
on Barbados is an underground formation that includes bubbling streams, cascades, and stalactite and stalagmite spires.
on Puerto Rico was built in the 16th century. Today its walls and cobblestone streets echo its Spanish heritage. Repair to a casino for an evening of sparkle and glitter.
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About Germany
What to See
Food and Wine
One of the most industrialized and richest nations in the world, a fascinating example of political history and human achievement.
Modern Germany was formed through the process of hundreds of years of rival princes, popes, dictators and democrats. The latest chapter in this never ending saga is the re-unification with East Germany.
There are some 90,000 hectares of vines producing over 9 million hectoliters of wine each year. Famous for white wines predominately the Muller Thurgau grape which produces an elegant, palatable, harmonious and mild wine.
Try as many as you can of the amazing variety of sausage. Wash it down with a stein of lager.
For lunch have soup with dumplings, schnitzel and sauerkraut, rounded off with a wedge of rich hazelnut torte.
Berlin
Dresden
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Heidelberg
Oberammergau
Drive on the Unter Den Linden past Brandenburg Gate. Visit the Pergamon Museum filled with Persian treasures. Visit Schloss Charlottenburg, city residence of the Prussian rulers, and the Dahlem Museum housing Masters' paintings from the 13th to the 18th centuries.
Showcase city of the 18th century, with baroque masterpieces. See Raphaels, Rembrandts, Reubens and Tintorettos in the Albertinium gallery.
Cruise the river past the legendary Lorelei; past fortresses dominating hilltops, charming hamlets and patchwork fields.
See the awesome castle towering over the city, and the famous University.
Travel the aptly named Romantic Road through medieval towns with castles, moats, and night watchmen. See the Bavarian Alps, the art of the woodcarver, and the Passion Play.
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About Netherlands
What to See
A tiny country but 20 times as densely populated as the USA. Half lies below sea level. A huge, intricate system of dikes, thousands of miles of canals and engineering marvels, keep the sea at bay.
The climate is cool and damp with mist curling up from the marshes or fog rolling in from the North Sea. The land is intensely farmed with a multitude of small dairy farms.
Food and Wine
The Dutch relish their food. Some specialties are erwtensoep (pea soup) loaded with spicy sausage and pork fat; rolpens (minced beef) with fried apples; raw herring for appetizers; smoked eels; Deventer gingerbread; poffertjes (sugared fritters); Haagse Hopjes (caramel candy).
Don't miss out on the rijsttaffel (rice table), a feast of platters from Indonesia washed down by a stein of Holland beer.
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
The Hague
Scheveningen
Aalsmeer
Haarlem
A striking blend of old and new. Step from the Kalverstat into a web of narrow sidestreets laced with canals and shed centuries in a few steps. Visit the Rijksmuseum for Rembrandts, Municipal Museum for Van Goghs.
The chief port and world's busiest harbor. Visit the museum of ship and aircraft models. Enjoy the modern statues, and take your music in the round at the magnificent De Doelen concert hall.
The capital city. Seat of Government and Dutch royalty. Home of the Peace Palace. Avenues of old elms.
For all the fun of the fair.
The weekday flower auctions fascinate thousands. The best season is April through May when the tulips are in bloom.
See the Frans Hals museum by candlelight. Hear the imposing organ at the cathedral of St. Bavo.
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About the United Kingdom
Comprised of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
The population of some 65 million souls enjoys all the pomp and ceremony of the rule of Royal Family. In the popular press and in the pubs, a favorite pastime is discussing politics.
Food and Wine
Sample the pleasures of such ethnic dishes as fish and chips with mushy peas. Try a real fake ploughman's lunch (invented by advertisers) at a riverside pub. Wash it down with some real ale like Old Blackadder Stout. If you can afford it, try grouse shot from the moor, if you can't, try some authentic haggis. Have a vindaloo curry in Gibson Street, Glasgow.
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Scotland
Wales
Ireland
London for architecture, musuems, art galleries, theaters, and traffic. Worcester for cricket in the shadow of the cathedral. Stratford for the bard and thatch. York for Roman magnificence. Durham for Norman solidity.
Edinburgh for Georgian glory and wending Wynds. Glasgow for football. The Lowlands for woollen mills. The Highlands for hills and heather. The Islands for tranquility, tweed, and whisky.
Cardiff for Rugby, where the tomahawk chop is replaced by a massed choir of thousands singing joyfully. The mining valleys for a history of labor and the industial age. Snowdonia for rock climbing.
Dublin for Trinity College, Galway for its cathedral, Connemara for marble. Blarney Castle for kissing the stone of the silver tongued. Muckross for a ride in a horedrawn jaunting car. Beware of leprechauns.
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About Switzerland
What to See
Nestled between France, Germany, Austria, and Italy in a wonderland of Alpine meadows, sparkling blue lakes, snow covered mountain peaks, rumbling glaciers, tumbling streams, and cows with tinkling bells.
Famous for its civilian militia, banking community, clocks, and chocolate. Home of the legendary William Tell.
Food and Wine
Despite its mountainous terrain, Switzerland has a proud wine growing tradition, mainly in the French speaking Valais region. Wines are predominanty white from the Chasselas grape, which the French depise, but the Swiss render palatable. The most notable red wine is Dole, made from a mixture of Pinot Noir and Gamay grapes.
Swiss food is designed to be digested while taking a brisk 20 mile walk in the mountains.
Lugano
Zermatt
Geneva
Berne
Lucerne
A lovely old town nestling on the shores of Lake Como with access by boat to Italy. Experience the thrill of storming the the hairpin bends and precipitous drops of the Nufenen Pass amid the splendor of the mountains.
Breathe in the crisp air of this mountain resort perched at 5,300 ft in the Alps. Ascend to the giddy heights of Gornegrat at 10,000 ft. elevation on the death defying cogwheel train.
Drive through the lovely Rhone valley via Montreux and Lausanne and along the lakeside to the international city of Geneva.
Visit the famous bear pit in the charming capital city of Switzerland on Lake Thun amid the lush green Bernese countryside with its beautiful wooden farmhouses.
Stroll through the narrow streets of the old town. Take an unforgettable boat ride on Lake Lucerne to the historic William Tell country.
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About France
What to See
For 13 centuries the French have offered the world a fascinating mixture of inspiration and logic, a civilization like no other. A country which is famous for both the most resplendent royal court in history and one of the most volatile struggles for liberty.
The French have a reputation for being volatile, shrewd, sentimental, yet realistic. They are great lovers, of food, of wine, of art, of love, of life itself.
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Stroll along the banks of the Seine to the Louvre, the largest palace and art gallery in the world, now replete with its own pyramid. Hang out at a street cafe with artists and writers. Take in the marvellous view from Sacre-Coeur.
Marvel at the colors of the stained glass windows in the cathedral, a masterpiece of the 12th century.
For chateaux, gardens, and son-et-lumieres.
France's second city and largest port dates from Grecian times. The atmosphere is frenetic, the influence Italian.
At the confluence of the Rhone and Saone, and 2 cultures, central and northern Europe. Famous for silks, heavy industry, and fog.
The heart of the Cote d'Azur, sparkling sea, sand, and shells. Chagall paintings abound.
Home of the famous Cannes Film Festival. A yachtie's heaven.
A wine lovers' paradise, sample Sparkling Champagne, rich red Grenache from the southern Rhone valley, the ruby Cabernet Sauvignon of Bordeaux, fruity Beaujolais from Burgundy, crisp Gewurtztraminers of Alsace.
Provincial dishes to delight the palate abound. The cheeses astound. The pastries flake to perfection. The French have turned eating into a fine art. Join them.
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