Author dorabenley

We sneaked into Denny’s in West Mifflin outside Pittsburgh on Monday night just before the dinner hour. We got scared off on Sunday because of the crowds. We had the waitress all to ourselves while we studied the menu. But… Continue Reading →

Better Than Waterloo: We visited Valley Forge National Park today and drove around the park loop, acquainting ourselves with Washington’s winter encampment. We were driving through the area and had arrived at our hotel at King of Prussia early and… Continue Reading →

Best Western Plus King of Prussia Boasts About Its Non-Existent Seating: Best Western King of Prussia calls their breakfast “deluxe”. The sign in the parking lot evokes images of steaming omelettes, hash browns, sausages and bacon, and perhaps an assortment… Continue Reading →

A Noisy Breakfast at Ed’s: It’s getting to be a very annoying habit every time you enter a restaurant, you get blasted either by loud music, by television sets, or by both. Ed’s Steakhouse in Bedford, Pennsylvania may have been… Continue Reading →

Covered Bridges of Lancaster and Chester County: We saw a wooden bridge used in the old days of early Pennsylvania before they built concrete and steel-reinforced bridges. We came upon it suddenly at a turn of the road in a… Continue Reading →

Queen Mary 2: Next Summer Isn’t Soon Enough To Be Sent To Dry Dock: We just disembarked the QM2 in Brooklyn yesterday morning after sailing on the 175 anniversary cruise. Today we received an email announcing a refit in dry… Continue Reading →

Brooklyn Cruise Terminal Parking Disservice It’s a good thing we didn’t disembark in Boston and then arrive in New York later than the ship. If it wasn’t a cruise day, the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal Parking Lot would be shut down…. Continue Reading →

Valley Forge Puts On A Better Show Than Waterloo We visited Valley Forge National Park today and drove around the park loop, acquainting ourselves with Washington’s winter encampment. We were driving through the area and had arrived at our hotel… Continue Reading →

Held Hostage By Homeland Security In Boston: We were thinking of disembarking in Boston this morning. It’s a good thing we didn’t try. All shore excursions were held up. Homeland Security made sure they looked at everybody’s passport and room… Continue Reading →

Cunard Doesn’t Want You To Eat Lunch: When Dora sailed from New York to England in September of 1934, hurrying abroad to marry Colonel Sir Edward Ware and become Lady Ware, she didn’t encounter long waits at the Brooklyn Cruise… Continue Reading →