{"id":8400,"date":"2021-01-13T01:06:41","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T06:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/?p=8400"},"modified":"2021-06-21T12:00:28","modified_gmt":"2021-06-21T16:00:28","slug":"museums-mountains-and-more-wednesday-weekly-blogging-challenge-at-lasr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/?p=8400","title":{"rendered":"Museums, Mountains, and More &#8211; Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge at LASR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Five Best Places I\u2019ve visited is this week\u2019s topic. Overall, I\u2019m not much for travel. My idea of a great vacation is working around the house, getting in some extra exercise, reading, writing, and watching movies all night. However, I\u2019ve been lucky enough to have visited some wonderful places. When I sat down to think about this topic, the following are the first five places that came to mind.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Plaze de Espana in Seville<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sevillecityguide.com\/plaza-de-espana-seville.html\">https:\/\/sevillecityguide.com\/plaza-de-espana-seville.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Way back in the 1990s, I visited Spain, Portugal, and Morocco. I saw beautiful things in all three, including the Plaza de Espana in Seville. Unfortunately I took very few photos during my trip, and the ones I have are from disposable cameras, which was what I had with me at the time.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8401 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Plaza-de-Espana-001-300x244.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Plaza-de-Espana-001-300x244.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Plaza-de-Espana-001.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8402\" src=\"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Plaza-de-Espana-002-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Plaza-de-Espana-002-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Plaza-de-Espana-002.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>National Naval Aviation Museum<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.navalaviationmuseum.org\/\">https:\/\/www.navalaviationmuseum.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Back in high school, I visited a friend in Florida whose dad was in the Navy. I have so many great memories of the time I spent with her family. I thoroughly enjoyed our visit to the aviation museum. It was a vacation I\u2019ll never forget.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8403\" src=\"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Hammond-and-Nav-Mus-001-300x243.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Hammond-and-Nav-Mus-001-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Hammond-and-Nav-Mus-001.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hammond Castle Museum<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hammondcastle.org\/\">https:\/\/www.hammondcastle.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been ages since I\u2019ve been to Hammond Castle Museum, but when I was younger and living in Massachusetts, I visited often. It\u2019s a beautiful place and a great inspiration for creativity.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8404\" src=\"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/hammondkh1-244x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"244\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/hammondkh1-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/hammondkh1.jpg 258w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8405\" src=\"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/hammondkh2-244x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"244\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/hammondkh2-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/hammondkh2.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>National Coach Museum in Lisbon, Portugal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/museudoscoches.gov.pt\/pt\/\">http:\/\/museudoscoches.gov.pt\/pt\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The coaches in this museum are gorgeous. It\u2019s a look back in time. Unfortunately, I have no photos from my visit, but it\u2019s definitely one of the best places I\u2019ve ever visited.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The White Mountains, New Hampshire<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitwhitemountains.com\/\">https:\/\/www.visitwhitemountains.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>New Hampshire has always been my favorite place, especially the White Mountains. If you\u2019re looking to camp, hike, or just admire gorgeous scenery, this is the place. I feel lucky to live just a short drive away!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8406\" src=\"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/whitemountains2kh-300x244.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/whitemountains2kh-300x244.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/whitemountains2kh.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8407\" src=\"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/whitemountainskh-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/whitemountainskh-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/whitemountainskh.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>What are the best places you\u2019ve visited?<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t forget to stop by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.longandshortreviews.com\/\">Long and Short Reviews<\/a> to find out the best places other participants in this hop have visited.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.longandshortreviews.com\/wednesday-weekly-blogging-challenge\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8385 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/WednesdayBloggingChallenge-copylasr-300x92.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"92\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/WednesdayBloggingChallenge-copylasr-300x92.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/WednesdayBloggingChallenge-copylasr-1024x314.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/WednesdayBloggingChallenge-copylasr-768x235.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/WednesdayBloggingChallenge-copylasr-760x233.jpg 760w, https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/WednesdayBloggingChallenge-copylasr.jpg 1084w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Five Best Places I&rsquo;ve visited is this week&rsquo;s topic. Overall, I&rsquo;m not much for travel. My idea of a great vacation is working around the house, getting in some extra exercise, reading, writing, and watching movies all night. However, I&rsquo;ve been lucky enough to have visited some wonderful places. 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