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Derry or Londonderry is the second-biggest city in Northern Ireland, and the fourth-biggest city on the island of Ireland. Even though the legal name is Londonderry, it’s more commonly known as Derry. The city covers both banks of the River Foyle, but the old walled city is on the west bank of the river. [...]
The Natural Bridge, situated in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, is located approximately two miles off of I-81 when you take exit 175. After a long road trip from Florida, we were happy to have the chance to take a break and stretch our legs. Accessible only through the Natural Bridge Gift Shop, we [...]
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany. It’s considered the birthplace of the Renaissance, and is known for it’s art, architecture, and cultural heritage. 4 people like this post. Like Unlike
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Anyone who travels westbound on I-68 is sure to notice a striking peculiarity when heading down Polish Mountain toward Flintstone, Maryland. In the middle of a beautiful, pastoral valley, a red covered bridge can be seen spanning Town Creek. Needless to say, this frog has been jumping at the chance to get [...]
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Wheeling is located on the Ohio River in the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia, where the state is only 16 miles wide! It’s a federally designated National Heritage area, and also where Route 40 is located. Route 40 is an historic road which was declared an All American road by the Federal Highway Administration. Wheeling [...]
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Today, Polly #5 visited the C&O Canal in Oldtown, Md. and spotted a peculiar sign. She thought it said “troll bridge,” but it turned out to be a toll bridge instead. So much for meeting the Billy Goats Gruff and the troll underneath the bridge. As she walked down to the banks of the North [...]
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Recently, Debbie, Candee and I visited the New River Gorge area in West Virginia. Many people will recognize the New River Gorge Bridge which was already well known, but is even more famous since it was put on the West Virginia quarter in 2005. The New River Gorge Bridge is located in southern West Virginia, [...]
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The Bourne Bridge is located in Bourne, Massachussets and crosses the Cape Cod Canal. Cape Cod is connected to the rest of Massachusetts by either the Bourne Bridge, or by the Sagamore Bridge. The Bourne Bridge was named “Most Beautiful Steel Bridge” in 1934 by the American Institute of Steel Construction. Construction of the bridge [...]
