MAVERICK ROVER WORLD Blog #65 Crossing the USA Travel Log 8/27/2019

MAVERICK ROVER WORLD 

Crossing the USA 

Travel Log

New York

Minnesota

Wisconsin

Illinois

*

"It's not a vacation, 
it's a lifestyle"

*

Blog Post #65

August 27, 2019

*

New York

NYC, Our first stop back in the USA

World Trade Center

Freedom Tower

which sits on the site of the previous 

 Twin Towers

Street view from the flat of our friends, 

Mike and Eve, in Tribeca

The High Line

Former train line that delivered

to the meat packing district. 

Now it is an interactive walking path with public art, 

seating, fountains and amazing views of the city.

One of four more than human sized frames 

representing the four seasons.

The Vessel 

at Hudson Yards,

Copper & Steel walk up 

(located in front of a NYC skyscraper)

16 stories tall, contains 2500 steps, 

154 interconnecting flights, 80 landings 

FREE entry

for incredible views of the city and the Hudson River

We never visit NYC 

without taking in at least one or more plays.

This time we saw

"To Kill a Mockingbird"

with the incomparable

 Jeff Daniels

*

Minneapolis 

Here we visited friends, Ken and John, 

 in Downtown Minneapolis.

Mary Tyler Moore

greeted us on Hennepin Avenue

The infamous

Sculpture Garden

was just out our back door

Giant spoon with cherry 

that sprays water and recirculates the

water for the pond and park

25 foot high

Hahn/Cock

Evening stop for drinks at 100 year old,

The Commadore

in St. Paul

*

Wisconsin, 

Roger's home state

A quick stop in Durand, WI

along the Chippewa River

near where my nephew, Collin, 

attends college at Stout State in Menomonie, WI

It's corn season, folks 

"Oh, Give Me A Home Where The Buffalo Roam",

in the pastures. 

On  second thought, I'll take California

Bucky Badger at the

University of Wisconsin

where Roger attended 

two of his four years of college         

Lake Monona

in front of the UW Union Terrace,

not bad for a lunch view

A private concert by our niece and nephew,

Sam and Sophie, 

in Oregon, Wisconsin

We had a great time in Wisconsin 

visiting family and friends

*

Downtown Chicago

Fun times catching up with our friend, Krishna 

 Chicago, City of Architecture
model, showing Navy Pier and
the city at large

The Incredible 

Bean

in Millenium Park

Largest 
Tiffany Glass 
ceiling in the world
at Chicago Cultural Center,
former Library

Lunch with a two year old eating whipped cream
without a spoon

Adults with adult beverages at 
rooftop pool/bar, cabra,
Spanish for Goat

Wrigley Field
with rainbow flags from June PRIDE
5-5 when we walked by, but the Cubs lost 7-5 in 11 innings

An evening stroll on the

Chicago River Walk 

*

Heading home

California here we come, 

right back where we started from...

*

"It's not a vacation, 

it's a lifestyle"

*

NEXT STOP:
*August 28  Palm Springs, California, USA
*sandiego/palmsprings(san/psp)

*August 23 - 27  Chicago, Illinois, USA
*chicago(ord)
*August 14 -22  Merrill / Madison, Wisconsin USA
*August 11 - 13  Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
*minneapolis(msp)
*August 9 - 10 New York City, New York, USA

*newyorkcity(jfk)

*July 15 - August 9  Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC

*prague(prg)

*June 15 - July 14  Berlin, GERMANY

*berlin(txl)

*May 18-June 15, 2019 HUNGARY

*budapest(bud)

*May 13 - 17, 2019 NORWAY

*oslo(osl)

*April 11 - May 9, 2019 USA

*palmsprings(psp)

*sandiego(san)

*March 1- April 10, 2019 ARGENTINA

*buenosaires(eze)

*February 26 - March 1, 2019  URUGUAY

*montevideo

*colonia

**February 6 - February 25, 2019 ARGENTINA

*buenosaires(eze)

**January 2019 USA

*bozeman(bzn)

*losangeles

*sandiego(san)

**December '18 - January '19 MEXICO

*merida(mid)

*progreso

*uxmal

*playadelcarmen

**October - December 2018  MEXICO

*puertovallarta (pvr) 

*nuevovallarta

*bucerias

*yalapa

*bocadetomatlan

**October 2018 USA

*portland(pdx)

**September 2018 USA

*losangeles

*palmsprings

*lasvegas(las)

*sandiego(san)

*washingtondc(dca)

*newyorkcity(jfk)

**August 2018  ENGLAND

*highclere

*chester

*manchester(man)

*salford

*liverpool

**July 2018  SCOTLAND

*edinburgh(edi) 

*alloa

*sterling

*standrews

*glasgow(gla)

**July 2018  IRELAND

*dublin(dub)

**July 2018  ENGLAND, UK 

*london(stn)

**April - June 2018  SPAIN

*madrid(mad)

*valencia(vlc)

*barcelona(bcn)

*sitges

*palmademallorca(pmi)

*torrevieja

*puntaprima

*caboroig

*granada

*cartegena

*lazenia

*malaga

*altea

*alicante

**March 2018   USA

*sandiego (san)

*losangeles(lax) 

*

Our travels include all of these countries and cities around the world, plus multiple states and cities across the USA

**February 2018  MEXICO

**mexicocity(mex)

**October 2017  HAWAII

**maui(ogg)

**April 2017 PANAMA CANAL CRUISE

**mexico

**guatamala

**panama

**costarica

**curacao

**florida(mia)

**May 2016 DENMARK

**copenhagen(cph)

**April-May 2016 MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE

**italy

**malta

**greece

**turkey

**April-May 2016 TRANS-ATLANTIC CRUISE

**portugal

**gibraltar

**spain

**italy

**September 2014 HAWAII

**kona(koa)

**May2014 FRANCE

**paris(cdl)

**May 2014 ITALY

**venice

**April-May 2014 TRANS-ATLANTIC CRUISE

**canaryislands

**spain

**france

**italy

**June 2013 AFRICA

**tanzania(ark)

**June 2013 NETHERLANDS

**amsterdam(ams)

**October 2011 SPAIN

**barcelona(bcn)

**madrid

**seville

**valencia

**January 2009 MEXICO

**acapulco(aca)

**November 2008 MEXICO

**puertovallarta(pvr)

**October 2007 MEXICO

**cabosanlucas(csl)

**November 2006 ITALY

**rome(fco)

**florence

**pisa

**sienna

**tavernelle

**montepulciano

**November 2006 CANADA

**vancouver(yvr)

**March 2005 MEXICO

**guadalajara(gdl)

**July 2004 ARUBA

**December 2003 CANADA

**whistler

"If at anytime you would rather not receive these posts, please let me know and I will remove your name from the mailing list." You can also follow along on FaceBook or go directly to http://maverickroverworld.blogspot.com