riggit tony

She's right, it's really up to your budget, it's the cause you make that matters mostly

When we did Dad's party we forbid flowers, they only rot and get thrown away, money/donations all went to the VA
There was one flower, a single long stem rose laid across his Navy service picture
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I think a good rule to go by is spend what you would have spent on flowers.

Triple-H

Whereabout were you in Henrietta?

Conedodger

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=...,0.013711&z=16

bilzfan

Bring your Binoculars! Bring your Binoculars! Bring your Binoculars! The small kind that you can put in your pocket 10X or 12X, at least two pair for the family. Maybe $25 each at Walmart. You'll want them to see all of the architectural details and artwork at a distance. Also bring at least one, maybe two small flashlights that fit in your pocket. Many churches and other buildings are very dimly lit and if you want to be reading your guidebook or looking at some detail, it's nice to have some light.

Some of my favorite stops have been: In London the Churchhill War Rooms. I also loved Greenwich and the chronometers. Read the book "Longitude" for their story. Take the train out to Windsor Castle (day trip). In the evening, you might be able to see a Broadway style show or get in a classical music concert at the church just off of Trafalgar Square. In Paris the Musee D'Orsay, Impressionist paintings on 2nd or 3rd floor, especially Van Gogh's church with no doors. Best side trip in Venice is the boat to Murano and Burano, but it is lots of fun to sit on the main square (St Mark's ???, you know, where the Spanish Inquisition was held) in the afternoon with a beer and your binocs looking at the details on the main ediface of St Marks, or in the early evening listening to the war of the bands. In Rome, it's the Sistine Chapel (bring the binocs!), the Pieta (in the Vatican) and the Moses (with horns) in a church on some side street.

For the things on your list that you definitely want to see, go on-line and try to get your tickets in advance.
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Most of what you suggested is either already on the list or I've seen it on our first trip back in 2003. You obviously travel similarly to the way we do. I hit the big stuff last time (Tower of London, Eiffel Tower, Louvre) and now we want to see things like Musee D'Orsay & Churchill's War rooms.

I really appreciate the "Bring your binoculars" tip. I'll have to insist that my wife add them to our packing list. We couldn't see details of Paris from the top of the Eiffel tower last time.

Conedodger

Forgot how much paint a stippled ceiling drinks up! Add that to a cathedral ceiling with lots of funny angles, a skylight, an open soffit, maneuvering 2 ladders, all in a 4' wide room, and I'm glad it's done! Now I can start the fun stuff! Putting color on the walls.

A 2

So I had to google what Stippled ceilings were. I'd be lost without Google

Triple-H

That is indeed in the thick of it

Conedodger

That's more like "popcorn." Picture stalactites, and now you have a vision of what mine looks like.



Pain to paint. Have to use a very thick nap roller. Weighs about 5 lbs. loaded with paint and only covers a 2'x2' area before you have to reload! Not to mention, you have to work it from several angles to get coverage.

Next house has smooth, flat ceilings, no skylights.

A 2

wow! that looks to be a lot of hard work.Should help with the weight goal though

, appreciate you putting in a word for me on the other side

A 2

Someone has an unassailable lead

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