Sunday, June 30, 2013
Greenfield village
My goodness, I am so tired of feeling damp. I have always heard of humidity, but this is ridiculous. Ladies, you can relate to this. You have to go to the bathroom and you are so sticky, your underpants don't want to go down. Then you finish whatever you are doing and it takes another 10 minutes to peel the seat cover off. And when you are working with a wide area it takes even longer. Anyway enough whining. Because the Ford museum was so good, we had to go back the next day to see the Greenfield Village that is at the other end of the complex. 300 years of American History squeezed into 300 miles of walking and hopping off of trains. At least at 90+ degrees and 90+ degree humidity that's what it felt like. The complex entrance is modeled after independence Hall. While on this heroic journey, (I couldn't remember how to spell odyssey) we have seen many reconstructions of historic buildings and here were many of the original buildings. Than goodness Ford thought to save them before they were destroyed. Some of the places we visited admitted the sites were not appreciated until they were gone. Thanks to Jim Ross teaching me to take pictures of signs, and Ford for making them large enough, I don't have to explain most pictures. Don had fun looking beneath the locomotive in the Roundhouse.Unfortunately the photographer took a blurry picture.When the engineer (?) asked if anyone wanted to turn the engine on the table, Jr, volunteered us.At the end of our visit as we were leaving the glass shop, my battery gave out. No, I mean my camera. We were planning to drive North a bit,when suddenly while on the freeway it began to rain. It poured so hard,Don had to follow a semi off the road. Even the trucks were exiting. We have had heavy rain, but this was scary. We waited in a parking lot for about 20 minutes and then went to the nearest camp. Don did not even get out to hook up for over an hour. Heat and rain. What a combo. I can get that at home in the shower. Oh well, at least we are having a great adventure. Hugs from Donna
Saturday, June 29, 2013
Ford museum story
Hello again, Finally got Internet service.Don has gone over tithe dark side. No not the Raiders. I'm talking aboutFord. We went into Detroit to the Ford Museum. Just seeing this was worth the whole trip. I actually took hundreds of pictures.
I thought it would be about cars, but it. Was what I thought The Smithsonian would be. This brilliant man has collected the story of our country under one roof. One enormous roof. The. Roof Ford designed is actually ship hulls upside down for strength. When I saw the columns holding up the roofs, I told Don they were not just for decoration. They looked like they were made from radiators. So since I am so nosy, I mean curious. I asked. They were actually the radiators that were used to heat the place, but are now obsolete. This place is so huge, you never get the feeling of being crowded. There are many exhibits and things for children to enjoy, scattered all through the museum so they would not be bored. Everything was spaced apart and the signs were great. We planned on a few hours and spent all day. Have any of you ever looked at a hotdog in a bun and wondered what it felt like? Well I have, and now I know. It is very cozy except fortune mustard. The am ninety took a few hours to look at. I finally found out what generation I am and why my Mother used to tell me they had no nylons during the war and would draw lines down the back of their legs with eyebrow. Pencils. We saw the Rosa Parks bus and the guard made me a little uncomfortable. He really liked Jr and took him and put him under the windshield wiper and. Then in the actual seat she sat on. He had just finished telling Don the restoration cost $300,00.00. It just seemed wrong to put junior on it. We saw a lot of Presidential cars. I felt emotional at the Kennedy car but actually more so at the bus. After thinking about it, I decided it was because while the assassination was horrible, the possibility was always there for the President. It is one of the reasons why I can't understand why anyone would want that job. But Rosa Parks was an ordinary woman that did an extraordinary thing that helped change the world for many people. It proves what a simple act of bravery can do.
We saw many different cars, including chevy's. In fact Don pointed out that the cover of the museum pamphlet has a 56 Chevy on it, thus proving that Ford really was intelligent. Many , many different sizes and types of trains and locomotives. The guys working the model railway section took Jr to pose with. He sure makes friends easily. There was an old diner inside the museum where we had lunch. Then a movie, Then we went to a Holiday Inn. Loved the shag carpet. There was a children's area where jr worked on a car. His second car of the day. TheFirst was a Model T hat is taken apart every night and reassembled during the day. Again, Jr was taken from us and posed while the mechanics were at lunch. We saw Washington's folding camp cot. It folded into that little case. Amazing. We then saw Lincoln's chair. We also saw a Sainte Gaudens statue of Lincoln.
Saw more machinery, some of which looked like pieces of sculpture. Ended the day having our picture taken in the finished model T. Then out to the usual afternoon rain and on to camp. More later, hugs from me
I thought it would be about cars, but it. Was what I thought The Smithsonian would be. This brilliant man has collected the story of our country under one roof. One enormous roof. The. Roof Ford designed is actually ship hulls upside down for strength. When I saw the columns holding up the roofs, I told Don they were not just for decoration. They looked like they were made from radiators. So since I am so nosy, I mean curious. I asked. They were actually the radiators that were used to heat the place, but are now obsolete. This place is so huge, you never get the feeling of being crowded. There are many exhibits and things for children to enjoy, scattered all through the museum so they would not be bored. Everything was spaced apart and the signs were great. We planned on a few hours and spent all day. Have any of you ever looked at a hotdog in a bun and wondered what it felt like? Well I have, and now I know. It is very cozy except fortune mustard. The am ninety took a few hours to look at. I finally found out what generation I am and why my Mother used to tell me they had no nylons during the war and would draw lines down the back of their legs with eyebrow. Pencils. We saw the Rosa Parks bus and the guard made me a little uncomfortable. He really liked Jr and took him and put him under the windshield wiper and. Then in the actual seat she sat on. He had just finished telling Don the restoration cost $300,00.00. It just seemed wrong to put junior on it. We saw a lot of Presidential cars. I felt emotional at the Kennedy car but actually more so at the bus. After thinking about it, I decided it was because while the assassination was horrible, the possibility was always there for the President. It is one of the reasons why I can't understand why anyone would want that job. But Rosa Parks was an ordinary woman that did an extraordinary thing that helped change the world for many people. It proves what a simple act of bravery can do.
We saw many different cars, including chevy's. In fact Don pointed out that the cover of the museum pamphlet has a 56 Chevy on it, thus proving that Ford really was intelligent. Many , many different sizes and types of trains and locomotives. The guys working the model railway section took Jr to pose with. He sure makes friends easily. There was an old diner inside the museum where we had lunch. Then a movie, Then we went to a Holiday Inn. Loved the shag carpet. There was a children's area where jr worked on a car. His second car of the day. TheFirst was a Model T hat is taken apart every night and reassembled during the day. Again, Jr was taken from us and posed while the mechanics were at lunch. We saw Washington's folding camp cot. It folded into that little case. Amazing. We then saw Lincoln's chair. We also saw a Sainte Gaudens statue of Lincoln.
Saw more machinery, some of which looked like pieces of sculpture. Ended the day having our picture taken in the finished model T. Then out to the usual afternoon rain and on to camp. More later, hugs from me
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