Where is Chris - Macaroon Day

May 31st is #NationalMacaroonDay. Macaroon cookies are celebrated and eaten today. They are made of almond meal or almond paste, as well as egg whites and sugar. Their name stems from the Italian word for paste: maccarone.

Perhaps you and your kids can find a recipe for macaroons and make some together. Do you know what destination I was in when this picture was taken? #KeepTheKidsEngaged

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As promised, we've updated yesterday's post, Where is Chris - The Name is Bond, with the answer to the puzzle.  Revisit that post and just scroll over the image to reveal the answer.  You can also click on the link below the picture to read more.  

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Where is Chris - The Name is Bond

On this day in history - Ian Fleming the famous, English author, was born. He was also a journalist and naval intelligence officer who is best known for his James Bond series of spy novels. You can visit this destination to learn all about spies and the tools of their trade. It is quite fascinating to explore this museum. Perhaps you kids would like to learn more about secret codes. #KeepTheKidsEngaged

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Here is today's post: See if you can guess where I am. 

As promised, we've updated yesterday's post, Where is Chris - Spacey, with the answer to the puzzle.  Revisit that post and just scroll over the image to reveal the answer.  You can also click on the link below the picture to read more.  

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Where is Chris - Sunscreen Protection Day

Here's a little known "holiday" -- Sunscreen Protection Day. Sun Screen Day educates and brings awareness to the importance of using sunscreen to protect yourself and your children from harmful UV rays from the sun. This day is held on May 27th, just in advance of the summer and vacation season.  In today's destination, you definitely want to be wearing sunscreen.  We were on a cruise and the captain kept announcing warnings about staying protected from the sun.   For those that didn't listen, they were sporting a bright shade of red later that day.

Today would be a good day to education your children on the dangers of being in the sun too long without sunscreen.  #KeepTheKidsEngaged

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Where is Chris - Spacey

Today is Sally Ride Day. Sally Ride Day honors the first American woman astronaut to go into space. Dr. Ride accomplished this feat as a mission specialist aboard STS-7, the second flight of the Space Shuttle "Challenger".  In today's destination you can learn about the Space Shuttle and all about space exploration,

There isn't as much excitement these days as there was back when Sally Ride stepped aboard the "Challenger".  Help your kids learn about space.  #KeepTheKidsEngaged

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As promised, we've updated yesterday's post, Where is Chris - World Communications Day, with the answer to the puzzle.  Revisit that post and just scroll over the image to reveal the answer.  You can also click on the link below the picture to read more.  

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Memorial Day 2020

History of Memorial Day: Three years after the Civil War ended, on May 5, 1868, the head of an organization of Union veterans — the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) — established Decoration Day as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of the war dead with flowers. May 30th was chosen for Decoration Day because it was believed that flowers would be in bloom all across the country.

On Memorial Day the flag should be flown at half-staff from sunrise until noon only, then raised briskly to the top of the staff until sunset, in honor of the nation’s battle heroes. In the early days of our country, no regulations existed for flying the flag at half-staff and, as a result, there were many conflicting policies. But on March 1, 1954, President Dwight Eisenhower issued a proclamation on the proper times.

You will notice in the collage above, that the flag is flying at half-staff. Those pictures were taken during our visit to the American Cemetary in Normandy, France. It was very moving seeing row after row of graves. For more pictures from our visit to Normandy, see my previous posts on the topic and also our cruise vacations website.

I've mentioned several times in the past about the opportunity to relive history while on a cruise vacation. This is especially true in Europe due to the large battle field from the World Wars. Whether your cruise vacation takes you to Normandy, France or Honolulu, Hawaii, please take some time to visit a historical site and pay your respects to the troops that fought to keep America strong. We have done so on several cruises and of all the trips we've taken, those tend to stand out in my mind. Don't forget to bring you children with you so that they too can learn about war first hand.

As Albert Schweitzer said "... Wargraves are the great communicators of peace ..." Perhaps another more striking quote was by George Santayanan who said "Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it."

And who can forget those immortal words of President John F. Kennedy: "And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man. "

To the brave men and women, living and deceased, who have taken President Kennedy's charge to heart, Thank You for your Service. May we never forget the sacrifices you have made.