The thing about NJ is that most people have only ever seen the part of the
state along the NJ Turnpike, with its ugly tank farms, Newark, Edison, etc. We
lived in Lawrenceville, between Trenton and Princeton in the western part of
the state, a beautiful area with history, nature, culture etc. Our daughter was
born in Princeton, as it was the nearest hospital for us.
In the local cemetery in Lawrenceville there were graves of people killed
during the war of independence in the 1770s. We would go and picnic or just
relax in a state park called Washington Crossing, where Washington (duh)
crossed the Delaware river in the winter of 1776-77 fleeing the Brits in NYC
and regrouping on the PA side to come back in the spring. I like places with a
history.
Here is my wife and son in Washington Crossing, a long time ago, in a galaxy
far far away:
http://www.greatpix.eu/Other/Stuff-from-the-20th-century/5775622_gTB2p9#!i=357377633&k=6tZDj5b&lb=1&s=O
Cheers,
Nathan
Nathan Wajsman
Alicante, Spain
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YNWA
On Mar 4, 2013, at 8:42 PM, Ken Norton wrote:
>> Climate is not everything. Of the places I have lived since leaving Denmark
>> in 1983, Florida (6 years) ranks pretty far down on the list, despite the
>> good weather. I liked New Jersey much better.
>
> Wow! What a way to slam Florida. Comparing it to New Jersey like that?
>
> But, seriously, I'm not a fan of Florida. For a southern-tier state, I
> find that the overall nice climate is offset by other factors. Once in
> a while the "deep south" comes shining through (in not a nice way).
> Personally, I'd MUCH rather be in the south-west. I'll take New Mexico
> any day over Florida. Texas is its own country so I can't go there
> without a passport and translator. Arizona is Florida minus culture.
> California? Well, southern California is Arizona with ocean-front
> property.
>
> (Northern California is where I would prefer to be. Moose's
> "neighborhood" isn't bad).
>
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