My 1997 Travels
1997 was a fun year for travel for me. I visited
Miami Beach, Key
West (Florida), Chicago, St Louis
(many times), Toronto, Colorado Springs, Topeka, and
went back to Arizona. I also travelled extensively
over Kansas and Missouri.
I loved Florida. I went there over Thanksgiving on a
5 day weekend. I flew into Miami, rented a
convertible, and drove down to Key West. I spent 3
days down there and then came up to Miami Beach for
the last two days. My hotels, in both places, were
right on the beach and had ocean views and balconies.
I slept with the balcony doors open so that I could
hear the sound of the surf in the mornings. There is
so
much to do and the
scenery is beautiful. I hope to make a yearly visit
down there. I highly recommed South Florida as a
vacation spot.
Toronto, Colorado Springs and Arizona were
trips mainly to visit friends. Those were my 3
favorite trips. It's nice to visit people that you've
known for a while and just enjoy eachother's company.
I did see Niagara Falls while in Toronto.
Chicago was a lot of fun with a lot to do
also. I went over Independence Day weekend (3 day
weekend). I like Chicago because you don't need to
rent a car there. Public transportation is great and
takes you anywhere you need to go. They have a great
theater district and I plan on spending a lot more
time there. Also, the Museum of Science and
Technology is fantastic.
St Louis is a fun place as well. I can
take
Amtrak from my town to St Louis inexpensively, and it
is another town that you don't need to rent a car in.
St Louis is a very clean and safe city, once again,
with a lot to do. On one of the trips, I saw the U2
Popmart Concert and it rocked the world totally!!!!
Midwesterners love festivals, fairs, events, and
thinks like that in the summer. I spent some time
travelling around Kansas and Missouri to
different ones. I 1997, I went to town picnics,
balloon festivals, fairs, food festivals, street
fairs, and a lot of other things. I plan on doing
that every year. One of my favorite things was seeing
the rock group KANSAS! at the Kansas City Food
Festival. Yes, that's right. I saw the band Kansas
play in Kansas...They were excellent.
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