Category: Family Trips

Memphis, TN – December 2005


We were on a trip to El Paso to look for a home. On the way we stopped in Memphis, TN to visit Graceland – the original home of Elvis.

 The tour of Graceland Mansion includes the living room, Elvis’ parents’ bedroom, the kitchen, TV room, pool room, the famous Jungle Room, his father’s office, the newly-enhanced Trophy Building, the Racquetball Building – newly-restored to how it looked in 1977, and Meditation Garden.
The grave of Elvis and his parents
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China – October 2005


We took this trip with my sister Carole & her husband Dave. We were all part of a group of 10 hosted by Carole’s neighbor who was from Hong Kong originally. The major highlights of this trip included the Imperial Palace, the Great Wall, Terra Cotta army, a national park in eastern Tibet, a visit to a panda bear breeding facility, and a stop in Shanghai. It was a wonderful trip.

The Great Wall of China – Beijing
The snowy mountainous region of eastern Tibet
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Brazil – May 2005


We started our journey in Rio de Janeiro where we visited all the popular tourist sites; then flew to Manaus, which is a gateway to the Amazon. There we visited at the Ariua Towers jungle resort and stayed in Tarzan’s Tree House. It was a blast – monkeys everywhere. After that we flew to Iguazu Falls on the Argentina border, another natural Wonder of the World.

A Brazilian cultural icon and global symbol of Christianity.
Piranha fishing in the Amazon basin
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Washington DC (Dad) – May 2005


We visited the World War II memorial in Washington DC with my Mom & Dad. My dad is a WW II veteran and he wanted to go there to honor his fellow veterans who fought in the war.

Mom & Dad – WW II Memorial – Washington DC
There are 56 pillars in the background which represent all the US states and territories
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Longwood Gardens – May 2005


We took my Mom & Dad to see these gardens, which are near Philadelphia. It was a nice, sunny day; perfect for visiting.

Longwood Gardens is a botanical garden that consists of over 1,077 acres (436 hectares; 4.36 km2) of gardens, woodlands, and meadows in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, United States in the Brandywine Creek Valley.[2] It is one of the premier horticultural display gardens in the United States
Mom & Donna enjoying their visit to the garden
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Cape May, NJ – October 2004


We went here with Charlie & Barb to stay at their friend Mary Lou’s beach house. We helped Charlie repaint several rooms in the house. Donna & I made several walks on the beach and toured most of the area while we were there.

In 1976, Cape May was designated a National Historic Landmark as the Cape May Historic District, making Cape May the only city in the U.S. to be wholly designated as a national historic district.
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Cincinnati, OH – September 2004



This was one of the first trips Donna did on her own to Cincinnati to visit her relatives. She went with her parents and brother to attend a wedding of one of the relatives. Carey did not go along on this trip.

Jean (Charlie’s twin sister), Charlie & Barb
Various members of the Mannino family
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Gettysburg, PA – September 2004


This was a hike we took with one of the local hiking clubs to the Gettysburg battlefield and museums. We lived in York, PA at the time, so it was less than 50 miles from our home.

The Gettysburg National Military Park protects and interprets the landscape of the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. Reenactments of the battle are held annually
Hiking in the 4 acre park
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Bushkill Falls Hike – August 2004


This was a hike and brief tour of the area. We took Charlie & Barb with us on this trip, but they did not do the hike.

Donna & Barb leaving the museum building
Indian artifacts and souvenirs
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