SITOtour97
March 3rd - March 17th, 1997
In celebration of Lenara's
first trip to the US.
MIAMI > TALLAHASSEE >
PHILADELPHIA > NEW YORK
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TALLAHASSEE / March 6 - 10
Lenara flew into Miami from Brazil and then rode up to Tallahassee with her sister and sister's boyfriend. Ed arrived a day later via bus via train and found Lenara and Melissa pal-ing it up at the station. A joyous moment ensued as the net-friends met face-to-face for the first time. |
Lenara, Ed and Melissa at Wakulla Springs near Tallahassee. Photo by Paul Rutkovsky. |
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PHILADELPHIA / March 11 - 14
Lenara and Ed took the train from Tallahassee to Jacksonville, did some shopping and eating, and then took an overnight train north to Philadelphia. They stayed with Ranjit and Nora for a few days and met a half-dozen more cool folks to boot!
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Lenara and Ranjit strolling down a street near Ranjit's apartment, our first excursion into the city. Photo by Ed Stastny. |
Amy Ilyse Rosenthal was Ed's main interest in going to New York, but she'd been called away to her new job a few days early and was unable to be in NYC. Her love was not unfelt, though. She let Ed and Lenara use her (ex-)apartment. Though unfurnished, the place was a terrific home-base and kept the travellers smiling the entire time. Being in the Big Apple also provided several opportunities for SITOid collision.
It was great to meet everyone, here's to many more happy encounters. Here are some links and thanks to the people that participated in this trip, in one way or another.
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The Travelers:
Ed Stastny (Omaha, Nebraska, USA) Lenara Verle (Porto Alegre, Brazil)
The Hosts:
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Tallahassee Chums:
Paul Rutkovsky Keith Roberson OzWonkoids (Kristen, Tanya, Emily) Jungo
Philly Phriends:
Gothamites:
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