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JMU Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuukes

…so we went for a drive through Shenandoah National Park this morning. Go to the album and look at the pictures. Yes, it was nice, but, honestly, just for passing time. For what, you may ask….

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…back home….

Yet another trip down Memory Lane was planned for today: Mel and I drove out to Elk Run Stables, place where Mel not only stabled her horse during college but also worked as an Assistant Manager. We met Marcie there, … Continue reading

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Home, sweet home…

…and we are back at JMU. Good Lord, have we missed a lot. JMU got HUGE….

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Friends will be friends…

So, I admit it, we don’t run into Mary and Mike that often. Maybe it has to do with the fact, that they live in Roanoke and not in Germany. Good thing about life in the 21st Century though is … Continue reading

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…Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Day Two

One of the great things about American National Parks, and I might repeat myself from other posts (not that I would care) is the fact, that it has something for everyone. If you have your mind set on hiking for … Continue reading

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Mel’s Randnotizen: Montag, 5. September 2011

„Happy Turkey Day“ das ist die flapsige Variante, sich auf amerikanisch ein schönes Thanksgiving-Fest zu wünschen. Zugegeben, Thanksgiving wird erst Ende November gefeiert und es ist gerade mal Anfang September, aber für uns war heute schon „Happy Turkey Day“. Und … Continue reading

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…Raindrops keep falling on our heads…

Thank you so very much, Lee, for making landfall on the Gulf of Mexico side and deciding to make just a tropical nuisance of you. So instead of a hurricane, we only have pouring rain. Upside of it: Almost nobody … Continue reading

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Mel’s Randnotizen: Sonntag, 4. September 2011

Einfach fahren, einfach fahren… Wer den Pixar-Film „Wer findet Nemo“ kennt, kennt auch Dory, die auf dem Weg nach Sydney vor sich hinsingt „einfach schwimmen, einfach schwimmen“. Heute war ein Fahrtag – so nennen wir die Tage, wo wir viel … Continue reading

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….This ain’t Kansas…

…but it’s sure enough not in the least what I would have expected, either. Gatlinburg…hoooooooo boy…..

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Mel’s Randnotizen: Samstag, 3. September 2011

Von unseren letzten Trips in die Staaten haben haben wir eines gelernt: am ersten Tag so viel wie möglich raus an die frische Luft und irgendwas fürchterlich touristisches machen, um dem Körper ein bisschen zu helfen, sich an die neue … Continue reading

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