My 10 day tour of Buffalo, Atlanta, Tampa

In Buffalo

After a night of drinking and darts at Sutter's Mill, we headed off to Amy's for breakfast. We stopped off at the dental school at SUNY at Buffalo to see c off to work. The we headed up to Niagra Falls, did our tourist bit and shopping, and headed back to the U.S.A. We then went to watch the Patriots get lucky against the Buffalo Bills. Monday morning I got up and headed to Atlanta by 9:30am.

In Atlanta

I got into Atlanta late Monday night - it was Tuesday. I drove around town tuesday but wanted to save "film" for Florida. Before I left I snapped some shots (1, 2, 3) of Guinness and Hallie.

Got to Florida

got to Jeanie's house around 6pm. We stopped in Publix and I got my favorite chocolate chip ice cream. YUM! (being picky has its rewards) After a rest from 8+ hours of driving, I got over to Jimmy's place. To left you'll see the greeting I got, sigh. at least Stumpy was cute. It was raining (!) the first few days so except for a few forays outside, we amused ourselves inside.

Dinner at Theresa's

Thursday night we headed off to my Aunt Theresa's for dinner. Brian and Ber had gotten back from disney world adventures and rested up beforehand. We had dinner, mom got hip, and Tommy showed up. Some other shots from dinner: Ber and Brian, Morrine, Theresa, and Tommy at home.

Most nights we stayed up and played cards. some other shots.

Dinner at Jeanie's

Yes, it was the trip of food. Jeanie slaved away in the kitchen for us. I snapped some pictures of Ber's kids and some others at dinner. Bernard, Emma, Laura, Orla (and tigger), Aunt Morrine, and Richie

The Patriots vs. the Bucs

Didn't take any pictures at the game. That's ok since the Pats weren't really there to be in a photograph. Sigh. The traffic was pretty thin even though I arrived late, and the parking was excellent. After four years of Pats season tickets I'd be hard pressed to get better parking in foxboro even if I was four hours early - a laughable thought! The Yankee's spring training stadium is right nearby, as is the new Buc's stadium.

The trip home

On the way home I took two shots on the 25 hour drive back. The first is a quick shot as I drove by South of the Border, a tourist trap in South Carolina (?). They have awesome billboards though I forgot to snap any of them. The second is of the washington monument as I was getting lost in Washington D.C. I also made one wrong turn in NYC that cost me about a half hour. No picture there, I was cursing myself for the wrong turn! Sadly not very scenic, too much time pressure, but it was a nice stint in the sun, and I had an excellent time.