May 28, 2018 - Places of Honor Around the World and Tanya in Vienna, Austria

Elisa's Daily Scoop
Covering Long Island & NYC Boroughs
CURRENTLY IN: GARDEN CITY, NY

Places of Honor Around The World

Happy Memorial Day!
I'd like to send out a special THANK YOU to all those who have served our country and to their families as well, for your sacrifices and all you have given to keep our nation and our citizens free!
We Salute you today.

Mondays are the day I usually post my new article for the week, but since today is a holiday, I thought I would post some of the places I have visited that are dedicated to our service men and women..

In my own town of Garden City, there are two memorials, which I have both visited and featured on my blog and articles in the past. 

And, of course, Tanya and I have visited places throughout our travels that recognize and pay tribute to our American heroes.

​Below are just a few:

Garden City War Memorial
Honoring Heros of World War II, Korea, Vietnam and Afganistan & Iraq

(c) travelincousins.com

​The Rainbow Division of World War I Memorial
Garden City

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Caen-Normandy Memorial Center for History and Peace
Normandy, France

Caen-Normandy Memorial Center for History and Peace, France (c) travelincousins.com

 
Civil War Era Graves, Woodlawn Cemetery
The Bronx 

Civil War Era Graves (c) travelincousins.com

Today, me and the girls have an Afternoon Tea planned at Chat Noir, in Rockville Centre, Long Island. 

As you may remember, I have been working on a story for you about Afternoon Tea on Long Island, which I'm thrilled to be bringing you tomorrow!

​This has been one of the most enjoyable stories I've worked on!  Sorry, it's taken me so long to complete all of my "research" (lol), since I began back in February.  

But, as of today, I will have visited numerous spots and will be telling you all about them - what makes each unique; the price; lots of photos; and of course, THE FOOD!!! So, stay tuned tomorrow!

I definitely created two little monsters when I introduced my girls to Afternoon Tea while visiting London.  Yes, we had an Afternoon Tea scheduled for each day during our trip last April (2017).  Now, they have become connoisseurs of this very British tradition!

Warm, sunny Saturday at Seventh Street Starbucks in Garden City - researching Disney Cruises with Kelsey (c) travelincousins.com

The rest of our weekend has been pretty low key and relaxing.  I have spent one-on-one time with each of my daughters.  

Saturday, Kelsey and I headed into our small town and sipped some iced tea, enjoying the beautiful weather.  I even did a short video clip while hanging out at Starbucks.

Note; we never made it to Clark Botanic Gardens on Saturday, as I mentioned in the above video since we spent much time than I ever expected at Starbucks - read on...

I'm very proud to say, that my kids have both been hit with the travel bug!! And, Kelsey and I spent almost three hours together at Starbucks, doing some in-depth stydying of The Disney Cruises with the help of my laptop.  

That's right, my little girl has been doing a great deal of research, independent of her travelin' mom, and wanted to show me everything she learned about Disney cruises.

After watching a number of YouTube videos about these magical cruises, Kelsey has switched back to the idea of a Disney trip to celebrate her 13th Birthday in 2019.

She has flip flopped back and forth between Disney and London, but the the final answer is a Disney Cruise!!

You may have noticed that I've added this trip to the Home page.  I'll be linking a trip itinerary page in the upcoming days.

I had a chance yesterday to bond with Gianna. She asked me if I'd like to watch one of the Avenger movies with her and I obliged her, and totally loved the movie: Captain America Civil War.

We "camped" out in the den with our dinner and enjoyed this nearly 3-hour movie. I promised her we would watch some more Marvel movies later  today when we return from our Afternoon Tea.

Lastly. I'm super excited for Thursday this week, as I'm going to meet Bronx tour guide, Alex Maruri of Bronx Historical Tours to visit Bronx Churches.

I'm sure I'll have a few local destination surprises as well this week!!

Have a blessed day!
-E
xoxo

Tanya's Daily Scoop​​
Covering the West Coast & the World
CURRENTLY TRAVELING IN: VIENNA, AUSTRIA

Cathedrals, Mozarthaus, another Concert and a VERY Vegan Day in Vienna!

Guten Morgen    Grüss Gott
(Good Morning   Good Afternooon/Evening)

Greetings from Vienna, Austria

I had some serious hair issues this morning (I've got A LOT of it and it's difficult to tame the beast), but I'm about to head out.

It's going to be another long day on foot and this time meandering around the lovely and very clean fairly quiet city of Vienna.

We'll be going to St. Stephan's Cathedral, Mozarthaus, Kärntner Strasse (the most famous high street in Vienna), Mariahilfer Strasse (the city's longest and most lively shopping street). And going to what is expected to be another amazing concert!!

Today will also be full of vegan eats and treats and I can't wait to get out there and show you around!

So let's go!!! 

I'll be sending Elisa pics and videos throughout the day  to share with you.

And then later on right before I'm ready to zonk out and the day is still young back in the states;
I'll let you know how it all goes down, give you the inside scoop and share plenty of pics with you so that you can feel as though you were right here along side me - without the utter exhaustion that I put my travel-mates through! LOL
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-T

St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna (c) travelincousins.com

Vienna (c) travelincousins.com

Vienna (c) travelincousins.com

View from South tower of St. Stephen's (c) travelincousins.com

View from South Tower of St Stephens (c) travelincousins.com

Well folks, we bopped back into the hotel room which is completely A-TYPICAL!

As much as I generally love the hotels rooms that I've carefully chosen. I hardly ever get to spend any "quality" time enjoying them. They are a means for me to sleep and prepare for the next day.

But very occasionally I adjust a bit and bring Dave and/or the kids back to a room so they can relax for a bit. It keeps them kinda sane - which is good for us all! 

While Dave naps, I'll share with you what we've done thus far...

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How I set out for the day! (c)travelincousins.com

Sights of Vienna (c)travelincousins.com

MOZARTHAUS

After a short walk we arrived at our destination - The "last standing" Mozarthaus, his only surviving Viennese residence is now a museum and we took the audio self guided tour which begins on the third floor of the apartment building in which each room contains images and artifacts surrounding the years that the Great Composer had lived in Vienna.

About a block away we would find ourselves at St. Stephan's Cathedral 

Break time over. I'll be back soon! -T

FYI: TANYA HAS BEEN POSTING PAST EMAIL TIME, SO I'LL BE ADDING A LINK TO THE PREVIOUS DAY'S BLOG, EACH DAY FOR THE REST OF HER TRIP:
May 27, 2018 - A Look At Elisa's Travels in the Past Year & Plans for the Dutchess County Balloon Festival and Re-cap of Tanya's Day in  Český Krumlov