by Robert | Nov 10, 2016 | Destinations, Events, Odds & Ends, Regions, Southwest, Texas
So the wife and I had a Friday available to go visit the First Monday Trade Days in Canton, Texas. Don’t let the name fool you. This is actually a four day event held Thursday through Sunday on the weekend before the Monday of every month. Which means it is NOT...
by Robert | Nov 8, 2016 | Memorials
We found this Veterans Memorial in Canton, Texas while we were visiting 1st Monday Trade Days. This is a stunning memorial that has equipment representing all branches of our military. Above is an F4 Phantom representing the Air Force. A Huey helicopter represents...
by Robert | Nov 7, 2016 | Destinations, Museums, Regions, Southwest, Texas
We found this place as a side trip from our visit to the 1st Monday Trade Days in Canton, TX. This was only about 10-15 minutes from where we were so it was very close. We expected to see a building made of salt. It turned out that there was much more to it than just...
by Robert | Nov 2, 2016 | Destinations, Regions, Southeast, Virginia, Zoos & Aquariums
On our way to Washington DC we stopped at Natural Bridges in Virginia. As we drove past the area we saw Virginia Safari Park. We did not have time to stop at that time. On our return trip we decided to stop by figuring that we would just drive through the park and see...
by Robert | Oct 4, 2016 | Destinations, Historical, Landmarks, Memorials, Regions, Southeast, Washington DC
This was a very unique memorial. It is more of an area than a structure. The part that stands out the most is the statues of soldiers marching through the woods on patrol. These are very eerie in that they are so realistic that you almost expect them to move or talk...
