We had first gone to Mondsee Cathedral where the Captain and Maria had gotten married. The church seemed so much smaller than the grand wedding scene the movie had shown but beautiful nonetheless. After, we crossed a street lane lined with trees that looked the same as the ones the Von Trapp children had climbed as the Captain and the Baroness had driven by in their car.

Tweet I was 16 when I first visited Yosemite.  I won’t tell you how many moons ago that was, but suffice  to say it was more than 29.   Okay maybe 35 (keep guessing).  I was transplanted in America fresh out of an all girl convent school abroad and was living here as an exchange student. 
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Tweet This is so timely as my husband and I just talked about which body of water we want to visit this year.  Last year we made it to the Long Island Sound in July and Waikiki in October.  The year before we visited all ten best beaches in Maui.  I love me a great
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