christmas trip 2011
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Christmas Trip - 2011
From Whati to Yellowknife to Edmonton to Toronto to New York to Pennsylvania to
Cincinnati and
Back Again
More than 10,750 km
Left home Dec. 17 arriving in Pennsylvania Dec. 19
Whati Sunrise @ 9:38 a.m.
Spraying the wing with de-icer before we take off from Yellowknife
View from Edmonton 4:05 p.m.Landing in Toronto
Off to New York
– view from the back seat
of the plane
This plane is a twin to the one we were flying to New York
New York3D Murals in JFK Terminal 8
Downtown Manhattan
Paris
London
Scenes from the Airport Shuttle to AmTrac Train Station
from the World’s
Fair
Miles and miles of graves
Left-overs
Streets of New York
The buildings are built to bebeautiful not just functional
My favorite New York people shots
LET’S REDISCOVER why we’re best friends(How romantic!)
Daddy Norman and his sisters Beaty & Mary’s placethe house they all grew up in
Dec. 31 the men are sitting outside in their shirt sleeves enjoying the quiet
It was unusually warm – even for Pa.
Daddy Norman, Mary, Jim & Beaty
Savannah looks at the Amaryllis
Brunch at Beatty’sJim’s eating Scrapple
I just love thisdog and cathouse – they gettheir own couchand it even hasa blanket on it
Jim and his Scrapple
Beaty’s Christmas Rosesamazing even for Pennsylvania to have them still alive in
December
Amaryllisthe
ChristmasFlower
So Gorgeous
Beaty teaches Alanna & Christie how to braid rugs
Marina reallysuited Grandpa’s fur cap
Beaty & Mary look at their Christmasgift of books from Lois, Mary Elaine & Steph.
Debbie Macomber was a new author for them
Making pulled toffee. I never saw it actually work before. Steph is candy maker extraordinaire!
Cousin Dorothy& Lester
BrothersHorace & Norman
Sisters Kas & Mary
Daddy Norman, Cousin Ella, Cousin Anna & Jim
Aunts Ruth, Kas & Mary & Uncle Eli
Uncle Eli, Cousin Jake& Daddy Norman
The first Deutz diesel ever sold
Jim’s Uncle Amos started this business
You have to share the road with horse & buggys
I find them very
fascinating but they don’t like
their photo taken so
you have to be fast with the “click”
Unique sights of Pennsylvania
Covered bridge not in use any more
Christmas Village
Christmas visitors from long ago and far away came to church to tell us the story of Jesus Birth
ChristmasFeast
New Year’s Eve Day Brunch at Yoders’ withthe whole Clan
Daddy foundsuch a funpicture of
Mamma SusieI have to put
her in with us.
Gas prices in Pa. per gallon
That is roughly 4 liters, $.80+ cents a liter
Steph works @ Garden of Eden
They sellHomemade
AmishHmmm!
We couldn’t get over
all the fruits sitting
outside and it doesn’t freeze
And they sell @Green Dragon
Market on Fridays
Road trip with Daddy Norman to visit Matt & Alanna
Somewhat tense driving conditions
Scenery along the road
Matt &
Alanna
Fixing up their place
Matt is installing their new TV stand, but what is Alanna doing?
Over-look at CCU – can you read “Cincinnati”?
Matt’s Office at Cincinnati Christian University
Cincinnati Christian
University
Cincinnatiscenery
Driving by view of the same Church
Newport on the Levee
At 1 a.m. Jan. 4 we started our Journey home with Dale on his daily ride. A different and new point of view for me, Lois.
Dale dropped us off at Jamaica station to take us the rest of the way to the JFK airport by AirTrain
We travelled by 8 planes, 2 trains, 2 busses, a minivan and a Peterbilt
(but not buggy)
Some humongous planes @ Kennedy airport
Coming into
Toronto at about 11 pm