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Seeking the Sun 2023

Getting A Closer Look

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April 17, 2023

Getting the lay of the land in a new city is great from a trolley! Brief backgrounds on the more prominent or historical buildings or sites on the route are usually very interesting, and it’s fun to find out who built them and what is housed in them today. But the real fun begins when you […]

America’s Oldest City

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April 12, 2023

Our road trip continues in another historic city. St. Augustine is a feast for the eyes – with wonderful water views, fabulous Spanish Colonial architecture, Nights of Lights, and a Bridge of Lions. St. Augustine is a place you can come back to again and again, and not see the same thing twice – unless […]

300 Years of History

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April 5, 2023

Our stay in New Bern, North Carolina continues. As much as I hated history in high school, it’s a whole nother thing to see it in person – to hear the stories, see the casemates and cannons, and to imagine a life during that time period – when the fate of our country was at hand. […]

A Visit to Tryon Palace

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March 31, 2023

Our stay in New Bern, North Carolina continues with a trip back in time – to one of our country’s first colonial capitals and the home of William Tryon – a royal governor of New Bern. President George Washington visited this lavish palace for dinner and a ball in 1791. Click on the first photo […]

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