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Small Wonders

Twenty-five or so of us from work visited on May 10. The owner gave us a tour and told us the history of many of the cars, including who owned them and how he acquired them for his museum. All … Continue reading

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Triple XXX Family Restaurant

We rented a van for the drive to Cincinnati, and our ride home on Sunday wasn’t rushed. I looked for an interesting place to eat lunch and found Triple XXX on roadfood.com. It was popular. We had to wait several … Continue reading

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Wandering Cincinnati

The L&N Railroad bridge between Newport, Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio, built in 1886, has been turned into a pedestrian walkway across the Ohio River — and painted purple for some reason. I didn’t walk all the way across — I … Continue reading

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Covington

There are several statues lining the walk along the Ohio River in Covington, Kentucky, across from Cincinnati. John A. Roebling was the engineer who designed the bridge. It was completed in 1867 and was, at the time, the longest suspension … Continue reading

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