Restaurant Review – Dog King (Arapongas, Parana, Brazil)

Dog King in Arapongas is a fast food / cafeteria style restaurant featuring as the name implies hot dogs. The restaurant itself is similar to our own children friendly fast food establishments complete with a kiddie fun area.

A variety of Brazilian style hot dog options

Decent hot dog very different than the American classic dog 7 out of 10

Doctor Who Extended Media Review – Doctor Who 200 Facts on the Characters and Making of the BBC TV Series by Andy Bell

200 Facts on the Characters and Making of the BBC TV Series is a slim volume of information compiled by Andy Bell containing 70 pages of material presented in a large font.

This tiny volume contains “facts” that most Doctor Who fans will know presented in a bulleted format. There is no publishing information and no indicia on the book spine. A threadbare effort geared to the Newby reader 5 out of 10.

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial – Washington, D.C.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is located in West Potomac Park next to the National Mall in Washington, D.C., United States. It covers four acres and includes the Stone of Hope, a granite statue of Civil Rights Movement leader Martin Luther King Jr. carved by sculptor Lei Yixin. The inspiration for the memorial design is a line from King’s “I Have a Dream” speech: “Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope.” The memorial opened to the public on August 22, 2011, after more than two decades of planning, fund-raising, and construction.

Rockingham Recreational Rail Trail (Freemont Branch)

The Fremont Branch of the Rockingham Recreational Rail Trail is an 18 mile multi-use trail which is one of the most popular rail trails in Southern NH.  It begins at Depot Road in Windham and ends just before NH Route 125 in Epping. The trail is easily accessible and passes through beautiful wetlands and quiet forest.  The trail is anchored by two renovated historic Depots; one in Sandown and one in Windham

The trail winds its way through forest and meadows