Tagged With "William Packard"
Comment
Re: Boston's Beautiful Public Garden
It's a great garden and a wonderful place to go for a walk or jog at the end of a summer's day.
Comment
Re: D-Day + 70 years: Normandy beaches are still an important destination
My father was in D-Day plus 5. Like a lot in the greatest generation, he spoke little about the experience only to say that he did enough camping to last him his lifetime. I visited the Normandy beaches as a young man but I'd like to go back in better weather.
Comment
Re: D-Day + 70 years: Normandy beaches are still an important destination
Funny...my father, who arrived a few months later, also had that feeling about camping. And then later, after 6 months as liaison to a South Korean corps commander, he swore off rice for many years...
Comment
Re: Fort William Henry: A journey to the 18th century
Oh what a tangled web we British weave. Interesting read of a little known piece of History. Thanks Jonathan !
Comment
Re: Fort William Henry: A journey to the 18th century
Crazy looking hats with the fuzz ball on top.
Comment
Re: Toyota Auto Museum, Nagakute, Japan
Looks like a very interesting place. The museum's website, unfortunately, does not provide a lot of detail about the exhibits. However, I found this: https://www.globalphotos.org/nagoya-city05.htm Apparently, Franklin Roosevelt's Packard Twelve ended up here.
Comment
Re: Franschhoek Motor Museum, South Africa
That's a most wonderful collection of cars, Professor! Yet another great discovery that I appreciate you sharing with us. I can see why the Packard was your favorite, but I'm partial to the 1934 Mercedes.
Comment
Re: Prince William and Dutchess Kate visit the Taj Mahal
If you are planning a trip to the Taj Mahal and India, check out TG's India section. It includes blogs on the Taj Mahal https://www.travelgumbo.com/collection/IndiaBlogs https://www.travelgumbo.com/sea...ueryString=Taj+Mahal
Comment
Re: J. M. W. Turner in San Francisco
I see that it started at the Tate, and has been at the Getty...and much as I'd love to join you in SF, I'm too booked up between now and September. Do you know if it will visit other museums in the U.S.?
Comment
Re: J. M. W. Turner in San Francisco
Originally Posted by PHeymont: Do you know if it will visit other museums in the U.S.? I have no idea. Enlighten us, please, Pheymont.
Comment
Re: J. M. W. Turner in San Francisco
I’ve been searching and found nothing…I hoped perhaps someone else had information! Tomorrow I will call the DeYoung and ask.
Comment
Re: J. M. W. Turner in San Francisco
Don't let them hear that capital D in de Young. If you change your mind and visit SF before July 19th, you can hop over to the Legion of Honor and catch the Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection show, too.
Comment
Re: J. M. W. Turner in San Francisco
It sounds appealing but I also have a summer of commitments... But please do report back on what you find, PM! I love Turner's work.
Comment
Re: Baseball Hall of Fame - Cooperstown, New York
Thanks Samantha, I'd love to visit Cooperstown. When I saw Hank Aaron's boyhood home at Mobile's minor league stadium with all it's incredible baseball memorabilia, I knew I had to see the Baseball Hall of Fame one day. Thanks for showing me what to expect!
Comment
Re: Baseball Hall of Fame - Cooperstown, New York
Hi Rob, it is a really cool place to visit. I had been to the Negro Hall of Fame in Kansas, but not the one in Cooperstown. It was so worth the wait! Thanks for mentioning Aaron's home in Mobile. I would like to see it someday too. Have a great weekend
Comment
Re: Baseball Hall of Fame - Cooperstown, New York
You can't help but be impressed with the Aaron family after seeing the place! Glad to see the Hall of Fame has a great Hank Aaron section too! My blog on Hank Aaron's childhood home: https://www.travelgumbo.com/blo...ron-s-childhood-home
Comment
Re: Tampa Bay Automobile Museum: 3) cars from the USA and UK
Great pics of great cars. I will put the Tampa Bay Museum on my list of things to see. Additionally, The National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Ky is awesome, as well. It includes a 50's diner cafe featuring period stuff for lunch. Less than a mile away is the Corvette assembly plant, which offers tours. This is the only place in the whole wide world where Corvettes are assembled. Both are definitely worth a visit. The National Packard Museum is located In Warren, Oh and is small, but...
Blog Post
Monterey Bay Aquarium: Oceans Apart
Located directly on the Monterey Bay just south of Santa Cruz is a sprawling complex of nearly 200 exhibits of more than 550 species in a 2 storey building nearly 30 years old: the Monterey Bay Aquarium (MBA). Started in 1978, and open to the...
Blog Post
California Gardens 2017: Filoli, the House
This week PortMoresby introduces us to a long-time favorite, magnificent Filoli, in Woodside, California.
Blog Post
California Gardens 2017: Filoli, the Garden
PortMoresby happily revisits an historic Northern California garden in idyllic Woodside, near where she grew up south of San Francisco.
Blog Post
More Car Emblems and Hood Ornaments
DrFumblefinger was intrigued by the emblems and ornamentation of some of the old cars he saw when he visited the National Automobile Museum in Reno. Here is the final collection.
Blog Post
The National Automobile Museum, Reno (Where Gumbo was #369)
Gumbo was visiting one of America's greatest car museums -- the National Automobile Museum in Reno, Nevada.
Blog Post
M&M World, Times Square, New York
Samantha shares her tasty visit to the M&M’s World Times Square Store on her visit to New York last Christmas. It was a wonderful treat.
Blog Post
Cody Park, North Platte, Nebraska
Samantha shares some pictures of Cody Park in North Platte, Nebraska with her nephew Jesse, who is related Cody.
Blog Post
J. M. W. Turner in San Francisco
I'm on the mailing list for email updates from the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, and while most of the offerings fail to inspire the drive across the state, today's announcement of a summer show entitled J. M. W. Turner: Painting...
Blog Post
Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Sept. 20, 2015: William Knibb Church, Falmouth, Jamaica
One of the most moving moments of our week in Jamaica came on a trip to Falmouth, formerly a busy port for sugar and slaves, a dark period in Jamaica's history. In Falmouth, though, we found a celebration of the end of slavery at this Baptist...
Blog Post
Old and New in the NYC Financial District
New York City is not an old city. Certainly not by European standards. But even by American standards, New York has always been a place where it was deemed okay to tear down the old and replace it with something new. So it is true that we just don't...
Blog Post
Boston's Beautiful Public Garden
Samantha takes us to the crown jewel of Boston's Emerald Necklace.
Blog Post
Steall Waterfall, Glen Nevis, Scotland.
Ian Cook shares a visit to Steall Waterfall, a lovely waterfall situated in the Scottish Highlands. It is the second highest waterfall in Scotland.
Blog Post
Nov. 7, 2016: Ministers Island, New Brunswick, Canada
Vivie takes you to Ministers Island in New Brunswick. See how the estate showcases the hobbies of the late Sir William Van Horne, President of Canadian Pacific Railway.
Blog Post
William Morris at Home: Kelmscott Manor
PortMoresby returns to the story of Arts & Crafts Movement giant, William Morris and visits his retreat in England’s Cotswolds.
Blog Post
William Morris at Home: Red House
PortMoresby leaves the Thames Path and visits William Morris’s Red House, a milestone in the Arts & Crafts Movement in England.
Blog Post
July 3, 2016 - Packard Factory, Akron, Ohio
On a road trip I happened upon a classic car show in the parking lot outside the Packard Museum in Akron Ohio
Blog Post
National Automobile Museum, Turin, Italy (Where Gumbo was #327)
Gumbo was visiting the fascinating car collection on exhibit at MAUTO, Italy's National Automobile Museum, located in Turin.
Blog Post
Franschhoek Motor Museum, South Africa
Professor Abe visits the beautiful Franschhoek Motor Museum in South Africa and is treated to an amazing collection of classic cars.
Blog Post
Fort William Henry: A journey to the 18th century
Jonathan L takes us back to the French and Indian War on a visit to Lake George
Topic
London: Photographers' Gallery, the Americans.
Until March 30th, the Photographers' Gallery is showing the work of 3 Americans: David Lynch "I love industry. Pipes. I love fluid and smoke. I love man-made things. I like to see people hard at work, and I like to see sludge and...
Blog Post
Prince William and Dutchess Kate visit the Taj Mahal
This week, Prince William and Dutchess Kate retraced some his parents footsteps in India and Bhutan, including a visit to the Taj Mahal
Blog Post
Baseball Hall of Fame - Cooperstown, New York
For Samantha, a huge baseball fan, a visit to baseball's Hall of Fame at Cooperstown was a dream come true, and one she shares with us.
Blog Post
Cuba's Cars: Varied, surviving, fascinating
More of Cuba's unusual cars, and some further notes on them...
Blog Post
Library of Congress: Underestimated Treasure
Jonathan L takes us on a tour of the Library of Congress, underappreciated and worth a visit.
Blog Post
The Ancient Spanish Monastery, Florida
DrFumblefinger visits an old Monastery -- built in the 12th century in Spain, but purchased by William Randall Hearst, disassembled, crated and shipped to America where decades later it was reassembled in North Miami.
Comment
Re: Library of Congress: Underestimated Treasure
Jonathan, this place is on my list for my next visit to D.C. It was on my list during my last visit, but I ran out of time. I now have a great orientation to prepare my visit. I did not know about the Packard Campus which is under a 2-hour drive from my location. Thanks again for another insightful travel blog.
Comment
Re: California Gardens 2017: Filoli, the House
It is a grand home. So glad they let you take and share your photos!
Comment
Re: California Gardens 2017: Filoli, the House
The day I was there, a weekday, there were very few visitors, especially in the house, and no docents to tell me I couldn't take pictures, or signs to that effect. So I assume it's allowed. There were more gardeners in the garden than visitors which makes it easy to take pictures, which you'll see next week. One evening a month artists and photographers are invited to book and set up to paint or use tripods, this month on the 24th, https://filoli.org/event/artis...-2/?instance_id=1167 See...
Comment
Re: Old and New in the NYC Financial District
We were just in New York a few weeks ago and really enjoyed walking around lower Manhattan area. Spent a lot of time in Battery Park. Looks forward to going back and exploring this area more soon. Thanks for the happy memories
Comment
Re: Nov. 7, 2016: Ministers Island, New Brunswick, Canada
A wonderful "step into the past". Looks lovely Vivie.
Comment
Re: July 3, 2016 - Packard Factory, Akron, Ohio
OK...I love the Packard...but what's with that Delorean? Has the time-travel equipment been stripped?
Comment
Re: July 3, 2016 - Packard Factory, Akron, Ohio
That's a wonderful collection of cars Jonathan. I don't think I've seen a Packard before. So thanks for adding this maker to my list. I'm off to Google Packard images and spend an hour "going back in time" .. Q. Did every kid have a model Delorean ?