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The Center for Puppetry Arts is relatively close

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I was going to recommend that as well. Great for kids.

How long will you be there? Just one day?

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My favorite scarlet/fire is 2/5/78 Cedar Rapids

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The Bertha that kicks off DP 18 is probably my favorite. Love Jerry’s tone and that solo is bouncy, Jerry perfection.

It’s wreaking havoc on the aluminum market as well. About 10% of the world’s supply comes from that area and several plants were hit with strikes from Iran. When you don’t properly shut down an aluminum plant, it typically takes 12+ months to restart. The pots cool and it solidifies. You have to chip it out and start all over, having to rebuild them if it’s not done right.

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It appears the NPS has put a hold on the Chisos mtn lodge renovation in Big Bend

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The 2027 federal budget proposal cuts $736mm from the National Parks budget, which is about 25% of the total budget.

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Is even more frustrating given the fact that National Parks have one of the best overall returns of any federally managed dept.

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Bruce was on sports talk radio in Atlanta probably a week ago and he said it likely takes $8-10MM to be a top tier team now and he had just over $4MM in his last year.

We did a few days in Paris in 2019 with our 7 year old and almost 3 year old at the time. Wouldn’t recommend kids that young there, it but it was the second half of a trip with some extended family to Provence.

Depending on the time of the year, spending time in the outdoor spaces in Paris can be very nice. There are several gardens to stroll through. Get lunch and find a spot to just hang for a while. The Tuileries, Luxembourg, botanical(jardin de plant), champ de mars at the Eiffel Tower. Walk along the Seine. All of this would require a stroller with a toddler but the area along both banks of the Seine is very walkable. There’s a boat taxi that’s fun for kids too that will take you from the botanical gardens to the Eiffel Tower and back with several stops along the way.

Ile de la Cite was fun to walk around as well. I can’t remember the name, but there’s a great ice cream shop on the island. We gave the kids a break there. And all the Orangina they could drink.

If you choose to go to the Louvre, you can get arms reach from the Mona Lisa with a stroller. At least we could in 2019. They had a walkway roped off along the right side of the room for strollers and wheelchairs and you can get right up to it. You’ll have to carry the stroller up and down tons of stairs, but we actually enjoyed our visit. We did the Orsay too. Neither are really kid friendly, but you just gotta make do.

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From Rome to Amalfi, take the high speed train. Don’t drive on the Amalfi coast, narrow roads, blind hairpin turns and absolutely terrible parking situation. Get a room with a nice view on the Amalfi coast, doesn’t have to have a beach. Do a day trip to Capri. Gelato!

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Keep in mind the main train runs to Naples and then you either have to transfer to a slower train to Sorrento or get a driver to take you from Naples, which is what we did. Transfers aren’t that expensive. Whatever you do, don’t drive yourself unless you have a death wish.

We stayed in the northern side of the peninsula near Massa Lubrense and did a boat day which I highly recommend. We had a boat to ourselves(4 adults, 4 kids) and cruised from the marina near ML around to Minori/Maiori and back. We had an older Italian guy for our captain who was hilarious. We got to see the coast from the water, which was a much better way to do it in the middle of summer, imo.

We got hot, we stopped and got in the water. We were hungry, we stopped and ate at a restaurant on the water just past Praiano. We made stops at all the major towns along the way. An amazing day.

If you want to stay in a quieter area, you may be able to find an Airbnb somewhere right off the blue(east/west) line stops in one of the neighborhoods going east - Inman Park, Candler Park, Decatur. It’s a really easy Marta ride and drops you off right there. Plenty of great spots to eat in those neighborhoods.

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Yellow jerseys in 2027?

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Helmets

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We’re going to Spain in early July and likely doing a week in Portugal before hand. Will more than likely fly into Lisbon. Can’t decide if we want to do multiple stops or just try to relax in one area - possibly Algarve region or somewhere along the Duoro valley.

Barcelona the next week for the start of the Tour.