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Re: Trip in June to New England
by Arkay 25 May 2012
You're VERY late for booking accommodations -- settle on an itinerary and book IMMEDIATELY!!! I would also recommend getting a driving…
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Re: Trip in June to New England
by wokabout 23 May 2012
There is a Frank Lloyd Wright house in Manchester, New Hampshire that you might be interested in seeing, run by the Currier Museum of…
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Re: Atlantic City
by yaguri 23 May 2012
Though there are multiple alternatives through greater NYC, the direct route is the fastest: I-95 (Conn Tpke, New England Thwy, Bruckner…
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RE: Trip in June to New England
by mrpenney 22 May 2012
If you live there, never mind stones, you shouldn't throw ANYthing. --M.
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RE: Trip in June to New England
by ianw6705 22 May 2012
And the perhaps the nadir of Modernism was the [Phillip Johnson House|http://www.ou.edu/class/arch4443/ConArchModArchAlmostNothing/Johnson%2…
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RE: Trip in June to New England
by amobr82 22 May 2012
Well, here in Brazil I have all the locally lauded Neimeyer buildings to look at, so my childhood memories of running through on the ramp…
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RE: Trip in June to New England
by ianw6705 22 May 2012
In Design 101 we were given a salutary tale - about the [Pruitt-Igoe|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pruitt%E2%80%93Igoe] housing complex…
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RE: Trip in June to New England
by mrpenney 22 May 2012
>My colleagues who stayed true to their calling wound up designing things like The High Court of Australia. My impression of Canberra…
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RE: Trip in June to New England
by ianw6705 22 May 2012
From our house to Bauhaus, eh? Unfortunately I hit Architecture School in 1970 - the height of the international concrete wave, and citie…
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RE: Trip in June to New England
by mrpenney 22 May 2012
>Le Corbusier is one of my least-favourite Modernist architects (but I concede that Modernism and the International Style were never my…
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RE: Countries and territories where baseball is popular
by VinnyD 21 May 2012
Seems to be possible in a lot of [New England|http://www.bostonbaseball.com/].
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RE: Trip in June to New England
by ianw6705 21 May 2012
Le Corbusier is one f my least-favourite Modernist architects (but I concede that Modernism and the International Style were never my…
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RE: Trip in June to New England
by amobr82 21 May 2012
Make sure you see the only Le Courbusier building in the U.S. while you are in the Boston area (Harvard Square) --undergoing some messy…
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RE: Trip in June to New England
by Christnp 21 May 2012
If you'd rather not give up on Niagara Falls and Buffalo, you can fly between BOS and BUF for as low as $135 round trip on JetBlue (a…
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RE: Trip in June to New England
by bzookaj 21 May 2012
>I accept suggestions about hotels or B&B!! What is your budget, in numbers? Also read [FAQ 243|http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thornt…
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RE: Trip in June to New England
by mrpenney 21 May 2012
>we want to choose one location to visit in one-day trips Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. This isn't quite clear. Do you…
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RE: Trip in June to New England
by Ibana 21 May 2012
Thank you again! Everying is very useful. We have already been in Chicago in 2008. Unfortunetaly the Robbie House was closed but we…
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RE: Trip in June to New England
by bzookaj 21 May 2012
>food Just outside xBar Harbor is Mainely Meats, on the grounds of the Atlantic Brewing Company. If you leave there hungry, it's your…
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RE: Trip in June to New England
by pizwat 21 May 2012
Too bad you don't have more time, so I would agree with dropping Buffalo. But for the record, Buffalo has much more in terms of interesting…
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RE: Trip in June to New England
by ianw6705 21 May 2012
Yes - Chicago for Frank Lloyd Wright, and on another trip, definitely Falling Water (at Bear Run) outside Pittsburgh - arguably the most…
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RE: Trip in June to New England
by mrpenney 21 May 2012
>we are interested in architecture, food and nature. Since it's to be architecture, without doubt you should go to Newport. >And we…
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RE: Trip in June to New England
by Ibana 21 May 2012
Thank you for your answers! Yes, drop Buffalo will be one of our first choices. bzookaj, we are interested in architecture, food and…
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RE: Trip in June to New England
by mrpenney 21 May 2012
I agree with Ian. Drop Buffalo. Unless you're +dying+ to see Niagara Falls, that is--in which case you should consider adding another…
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RE: Trip in June to New England
by nrclibn 21 May 2012
Wear hats for protection from deer flies, and wear insect repellent for protection from black flies.
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RE: Trip in June to New England
by bzookaj 21 May 2012
A quick geography lesson: xBoston to Buffalo is approximately 450 miles (730 km). That's a day of driving. Or roughly the distance from…
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