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Thanks, Merci, Danke, and Shokran

Monday, September 7th, 2009

We spent our last days in the US doing some particularly American things. In addition to more shopping and eating, we went a football (not futbol) game. Of course no day at the gridiron would be complete without a tailgate, that uniquely American activity that I’ve found difficult to explain to my friends from Europe.

The weather was perfect, the beer was cold, the hoagies were tasty, and the company was great. What more could we have wanted? Well, a win would have been nice, but we were consoled after the game by more friends at a BBQ. It was a great way to end our time here, and I’d like to thank all the friends and family who put us up, took us out, filled us up, and generally made our stay so enjoyable.  Next up: the emerald isle.

Here’s a shot of “the boys” at the stadium.

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Catching Up

Friday, September 4th, 2009

It’s been a while since I’ve written, so I’ll keep this short and just summarize what we’ve been up to. We are still in the US and have been keeping ourselves very busy visiting family and friends, as well as doing a little sightseeing. After Atlanta, we spent some time near Baltimore, enjoying American food (crab cakes and BBQ ribs!), shopping (new hiking shoes!), and reminiscing with my college roommates.

Our way north took us through Gettysburg and we had a very interesting history lesson. We continued our historical tour outside of Boston at the Minuteman NP near Concord and Lexington. After a few days with more friends there, we headed back to Pennsylvania and spent a nice week relaxing and visiting my family, and sampling my favorite foods – Tastykakes, cheesteaks, NY style pizza, Yuengling, and sugar cake. This part of the trip hasn’t been easy on the waistline.

It’s been great to be back to the comforts of the US. There is nothing like it and I realize there are things that I’ve missed, especially English language TV and the food. (Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups are better than I remembered). One of the most unique things we’ve seen while we were here is this Cabela’s store. It’s a huge superstore for all things hunting-fishing-camping related, including guns and ammo. It’s certainly not something you could find anywhere else in the world.

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