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Bambam1989

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G morning nice to meet yrs Lena, Lyn, and Sabine.....No cream in my coffee I'm lactose intolerant.... This room would be regretting it later :confused:

Check out my newest find this morning

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The creamer I use is lactose free... Milk makes me burp[emoji28]
Burping is an evening thing in my opinion.
 

JoesMum

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Whew....i take a day off from reading posts to kayak in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor for “Clean the Bay” “Clean Harbor” clean water day, and find myself 5 pages behind. Whew..

I’ll post up a few pix....to give you a flavor of the day..

Here is the USS Constellation, permanently moored in the Harbor
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The Event Boat, with DJ music and public speakers..

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Some of the group gathered in Baltimore City’s Inner Harbor...



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And out at our lunch spot, where they had music, catered lunch, drinks, etc for the paddling crowd

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Looks like an excellent day. I stayed in Baltimore years ago - 1983? We loved it.

We lived in Harrogate and the house next door was rented by a family from the Menwith Hill Station (a US base in Yorkshire)

When they returned to the US, my sister and I went out to visit them. We are still in touch with them and their children who we used to babysit. The eldest I coached in Math is now a teacher and the youngest, who was only 2 when they left, now does something important with the US Navy.
 

JoesMum

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Bonsoir everyone.

If Rafa Nadal can mix languages then so can I. His winners speech included “C’est encroyable to jouer in front of you all” :D

We had a good day at the tennis today. The matches were probably better yesterday, but it was fantastic to see Rafa win his 11th French Open title.

The weather has been very hot and very humid. There is little shelter there. The trick for survival is very lightweight, loose clothing with long sleeves. I have a particularly lightweight skirt and blouse that are great for it. Combined with a wide brimmed hat, gallons of sun cream and plenty of water to drink, you are still sweaty but not burnt to a cinder.

The weather has just broken and we have a much needed storm clearing the air.

Graffiti picture in our hotel
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Roland Garros was a French Aviator who died at the end of WWI. They were commemorating the centenary of his death today

French airforce fly past finished a one minute silence
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The military band played the French National Anthem
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And Rafa with the trophy
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We’re now in the bar listening to dreadful covers of 1970s disco hits. It’s easier with a glass of wine in your hand ;)
 

Maro2Bear

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Bonsoir everyone.

If Rafa Nadal can mix languages then so can I. His winners speech included “C’est encroyable to jouer in front of you all” :D

We had a good day at the tennis today. The matches were probably better yesterday, but it was fantastic to see Rafa win his 11th French Open title.

The weather has been very hot and very humid. There is little shelter there. The trick for survival is very lightweight, loose clothing with long sleeves. I have a particularly lightweight skirt and blouse that are great for it. Combined with a wide brimmed hat, gallons of sun cream and plenty of water to drink, you are still sweaty but not burnt to a cinder.

The weather has just broken and we have a much needed storm clearing the air.

Graffiti picture in our hotel
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Roland Garros was a French Aviator who died at the end of WWI. They were commemorating the centenary of his death today

French airforce fly past finished a one minute silence
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The military band played the French National Anthem
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And Rafa with the trophy
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We’re now in the bar listening to dreadful covers of 1970s disco hits. It’s easier with a glass of wine in your hand ;)


Good snaps...nice flyover.
 

Maro2Bear

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Heres an interesting optic that most casual visitors to Baltimore don’t see. This is the Domino Cane Sugar plant on the outskirts of the harbor. Here they bring in big ships/containers full of sugar cane and use these massive cranes to grab bucket fulls of the cane then dump it onto conveyers that haul it into the plant for cooking and eventually into cane sugar for export. The air all around the plant smells like simmering burnt sugar...maybe sweeter.

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CarolM

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Bonsoir everyone.

If Rafa Nadal can mix languages then so can I. His winners speech included “C’est encroyable to jouer in front of you all” :D

We had a good day at the tennis today. The matches were probably better yesterday, but it was fantastic to see Rafa win his 11th French Open title.

The weather has been very hot and very humid. There is little shelter there. The trick for survival is very lightweight, loose clothing with long sleeves. I have a particularly lightweight skirt and blouse that are great for it. Combined with a wide brimmed hat, gallons of sun cream and plenty of water to drink, you are still sweaty but not burnt to a cinder.

The weather has just broken and we have a much needed storm clearing the air.

Graffiti picture in our hotel
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Roland Garros was a French Aviator who died at the end of WWI. They were commemorating the centenary of his death today

French airforce fly past finished a one minute silence
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The military band played the French National Anthem
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And Rafa with the trophy
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We’re now in the bar listening to dreadful covers of 1970s disco hits. It’s easier with a glass of wine in your hand ;)
Love it. Looks like you had an awesome day again and that you were well prepared. And Enjoy your glass of wine!
 

CarolM

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Heres an interesting optic that most casual visitors to Baltimore don’t see. This is the Domino Cane Sugar plant on the outskirts of the harbor. Here they bring in big ships/containers full of sugar cane and use these massive cranes to grab bucket fulls of the cane then dump it onto conveyers that haul it into the plant for cooking and eventually into cane sugar for export. The air all around the plant smells like simmering burnt sugar...maybe sweeter.

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Very interesting. I imagine you would get quite sick of the smell of sugar. I bet the people who work there don't use sugar.
 

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