My visit to Little Rock's new William J. Clinton Presidential Library

Written by Will Robertson


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That’s not really a library in my mind, but I didn’t want to go through all those papers anyway. I was interested inrepparttar Daryl Hammon video andrepparttar 133920 Oval Office replica. I also liked Chelsea’s tiny ballet shoes, displayed under glass. I wondered if she ever wants them back?

The building is floored throughout with light stained hardwood. Very beautiful. The day was overcast, butrepparttar 133921 whole place was still flooded with light, as you might guess from allrepparttar 133922 windows. Photographers will be thankful, because you aren’t allowed to use a flash. That’s one pointrepparttar 133923 entire staff is clear on.

How many times would you have to flash a replica Cabinet member chair to faderepparttar 133924 original, 1,500 miles away in Washington? I didn’t get it; but I’m sure they have good reasons.

The elevators are onrepparttar 133925 first floor inrepparttar 133926 main lobby. There are also stairs and an escalator torepparttar 133927 second floor. There are several tidy bathrooms at different location inrepparttar 133928 building, all very accessible.

Floor space is plentiful,repparttar 133929 exhibits are layed out well, and crowds flowed well. Only a few times people got congested around some ofrepparttar 133930 videos that play throughoutrepparttar 133931 building.

Insiderepparttar 133932 main row of exhibits inrepparttar 133933 museum, Clinton’s voice can be heard from several (3-6) speakers at any one location simultaneously. The ambience was lively, andrepparttar 133934 effect was energizing, though it wore me out after a couple hours. Not so with Craig, he stayed a total of 7 hours until they closed at 5:00 PM.

Onrepparttar 133935 2 – 300 yard stroll back torepparttar 133936 parking lot, I ducked in Mr. Clinton’s new School of Public Service. It’s housed inrepparttar 133937 red brick, historic Choctaw Train Station. The builders have done a very classy remodel. It certainly seemed an uplifting atmosphere for improving your brain cells.

Before opening my car door, I did a slow 360 to take inrepparttar 133938 panorama. Huge lawns of sod and landscaping are just taking root aroundrepparttar 133939 Clinton Library. The city skyline is blossoming with fresh, invigorating building projects. The River Market district has a new energy with its trolley, mounted police, and a river walk (soon to connect with North Little Rock acrossrepparttar 133940 now defunct train trestle in front ofrepparttar 133941 Clinton Library). Also Heifer Project International Village Complex is being built next door.

Downtown Little Rock is becoming a fun spot. Driving away I looked forward to another lazy afternoon exploringrepparttar 133942 area.

Outdoors Adventurer, Writer and Webmaster Will Robertson lives with his family in Little Rock, Arkansas.

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The Cast of Culture in South Africa

Written by Gregory Hudson


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What then is being said of this country? These vast unspoilt spaces and unbridled wildernesses. This wild place whererepparttar civilised nature and unique culture of its people are measured byrepparttar 133919 kind-hearted attitude experienced so frequently by many travellers.

What isrepparttar 133920 simple reason so many of our visitors fromrepparttar 133921 Northern Hemisphere return here again and again? It can only be found inrepparttar 133922 actual experience of South Africa's culture andrepparttar 133923 friendship of its people.

The many answers to this question can be shown over and over inrepparttar 133924 friendly smiles you receive walking through a township market; inrepparttar 133925 respect and tolerance shown, visitingrepparttar 133926 sacred sites and cultural icons ofrepparttar 133927 people; and inrepparttar 133928 greetings and genuine concern felt while withinrepparttar 133929 hospitable arms of local establishments.

Perceptions about “Africa” have been changing slowly, but they are nonetheless changing. Foreign visitors used to believe that herds of elephants roamedrepparttar 133930 dusty streets of local areas and that to go hiking alone inrepparttar 133931 pristine African hills meant meeting lions, giant spiders and possibly being attacked by masked warriors with six foot spears.

The herds of elephants do exist, relegated torepparttar 133932 African game farms existing in remote areas throughoutrepparttar 133933 continent. The pristine hills stretch from one end ofrepparttar 133934 Cape Peninsula torepparttar 133935 other, like a giant smile peering down overrepparttar 133936 valleys below, butrepparttar 133937 wild beasts have long since been tamed andrepparttar 133938 hills are safely open to all who would venture into them.

If you are looking forrepparttar 133939 archetypal African adventure, laden with richly diverse wildernesses and infinite possibilities, come and experiencerepparttar 133940 warmth and hospitality characteristic of this country. Trust South Africa to setrepparttar 133941 stage andrepparttar 133942 cast to be our culture.

Escape Toursare a group of experienced travellers who have been exploring Southern Africa since 1976. We would like to share with you our combined experience and extensive travel knowledge, acquired through our passion for exploring the unlimited potential that South Africa has to offer.


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