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 Sorry it has been a while since our last entry.  Gee, we are just having too much fun.  Actually I have to blame the poor internet speeds at some of the campgrounds we are at, plus my laziness.  Too much reading, too much Wimbledon, too much Olympics. Marlene said I need to include more pictures; so get ready for more. Below are some other shots from The Grounds of Sculpture, Hamilton Township, NJ, just outside Trenton, south of Princeton. We liked the lines on this female figure, enjoyed it while we were having lunch on the verandah. Some very modern sculptures. A head in a lake.      Churchill (with cigar) painting. Had a stop in the Quakertown, PA area, our old stomping grounds; got to play some tennis with my old buds, visit some family and some dear friends.  While there we went up to the remains of the old, gigantic Bethlehem Steel mill.  In one small section they have the Museum of Industrial History.  It has four galleries, the ...
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 Well, It's Summer 2021 and everyone is eager to get out/about again, a bit of a relief from Covid.  Let's hope the good times last and improve.    For us, this Summer is a chance to see family and friends in PA, NJ and NY that we have missed for the past couple of years.  Off in our RV we go. Just a quick share of some local highlights we came across.  I am constantly impressed by some of the sights we have available in the good old US.  Many wonderful things to see all over this country. First stop was Harrisburg, PA, state capital.  Not far from Gettysburg and Carlisle Army War College; however, did you know that Harrisburg also has a great National Civil War Museum?  Many dioramas, artifacts, weapons, stories and videos capture the good, bad and ugly about that primal conflict.  Maybe not as elaborate as WWII museum in New Orleans and the Nimitz one in Fredericksburg, TX, but very impressive nonetheless.  Highly recommend if you...