tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21519029869845601112024-03-19T02:52:48.474-07:00No Such Luck ToursDan Barrett and Anna Lee: World TravelersDan Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04960288885956531135noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151902986984560111.post-62021141875873379862012-02-12T02:41:00.000-08:002012-02-25T03:12:35.143-08:00Muriwai Beach<p>On the 12th of February Anna and I spent a beautiful sunset at Muriwai beach. Muriwai beach is about an hour drive west of Auckland. </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-IGTKXFKYp-8/T0jB62aUG8I/AAAAAAAABUw/KAmLKdNu-2Q/s1600-h/Muriwai%25255B17%25255D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Muriwai" alt="Muriwai" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-egNxaPr-5jk/T0jB7-OXtoI/AAAAAAAABU4/IfP32F8diy8/Muriwai_thumb%25255B14%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="200"></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-McYVrPw9csI/T0jB9DfyniI/AAAAAAAABVA/wh6nqrecqGw/s1600-h/Muriwai%2525202%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Muriwai 2" alt="Muriwai 2" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-4UbirVullgI/T0jB-F1XysI/AAAAAAAABVI/_0TOH7wzDXE/Muriwai%2525202_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="200"></a></p> <p>At the southern end of the beach is a massive Australasian Gannet colony that you can walk right up to along a well maintained path. Just prepare for an overwhelming fishy smell!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-TMIqbD4838w/T0jB_khbemI/AAAAAAAABVQ/4Xurjkq00xY/s1600-h/Gannet%252520Colony%2525201%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Gannet Colony 1" alt="Gannet Colony 1" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-7tBpF9qYIak/T0jCA6xv4AI/AAAAAAAABVY/E76P5qlkdCw/Gannet%252520Colony%2525201_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="420" height="280"></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-OjYKtiUc1fw/T0jCCVMcbeI/AAAAAAAABVg/pq-OGphcz_4/s1600-h/Gannet%252520Colony%2525202%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Gannet Colony 2" alt="Gannet Colony 2" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-uihFktdT-94/T0jCDQV1IbI/AAAAAAAABVo/9L2LKbla9Dw/Gannet%252520Colony%2525202_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="187" height="280"></a></p> <p>And then there was the gorgeous sunset!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-GPd-J9NCMUU/T0jCEjFzwcI/AAAAAAAABVw/Nni8275GqCg/s1600-h/Muriwai%252520Sunset%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Muriwai Sunset" alt="Muriwai Sunset" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-f3JlnDt5Xi0/T0jCF0in_5I/AAAAAAAABV4/BXGR0M8E4zk/Muriwai%252520Sunset_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="154" height="280"></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-rewwc4SBELI/T0jCHPRn0lI/AAAAAAAABWA/upCYQ-Lbvfc/s1600-h/Muriwai%252520Sunset%2525202%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Muriwai Sunset 2" alt="Muriwai Sunset 2" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-fA89cs-yL2M/T0jCINDk8EI/AAAAAAAABWI/DdhOxq8mbzE/Muriwai%252520Sunset%2525202_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="420" height="280"></a></p> Dan Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04960288885956531135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151902986984560111.post-54703971891777111032010-11-02T04:01:00.000-07:002011-04-29T21:39:41.137-07:00UpdatesThe wedding, the big move from Auckland to Dunedin, and starting new projects pushed the blogging priority down to the bottom of the list.<br />
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But we have finally finished updating the posts about our trips to America.<br />
Once Dan finishes blogging about Fiji, we will no longer be blog-blocked!<br />
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Hopefully we will still manage to explore new areas of the south island soon and post more photos.<br />
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-AnnaAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820324703617028154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151902986984560111.post-16078390354815354442010-07-24T18:33:00.000-07:002011-04-29T19:05:57.986-07:00July 23rd & 24th - Toilet-less in Seattle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
It was Dan's 3-day-weekend in Oregon, so we were off to the city that's famous for its seafood and chick-flicks - Seattle!</div>
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We got up early on 23rd July 2010 and drove for a few hours to Seattle. The weather was incredible and we were both as excited as monkeys with a big basket full of bananas.</div>
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The first stop for us was <a href="http://www.zoo.org/">Woodland Park Zoo</a>. We read that they had snow leopards there so we didn't think twice about spending some decent hours taking photos of those beautiful creatures.</div>
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Then we arrived at our hotel - <a href="http://www.mediterranean-inn.com/">The Mediterranean Inn Hotel</a>. Seattle hotels were all quite costly (compared to what I usually look for = $100 per night) so when I found this place for about $250 for 2 nights, I was sold.<br />
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It was already getting late, so we left our hotel room in a search for a good seafood restaurant. Most of the famous restaurants seemed to be fully booked, so we asked Lonley Planet and headed over to <a href="http://www.queencitygrill.com/">Queen City Grill</a>. Thankfully they had one table available, so we raced over to browse through <a href="http://www.queencitygrill.com/menus/">their menu</a>.<br />
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For appetizers I got "<i>Penn Cove Manila Clams</i>" $12, and Dan got the <i>Soup of the Day</i> $4. The clams were perfectly cooked, and the combination of tomato, vermouth, and clams was just ingenious.<br />
For mains we ordered "<i>Grilled Alaskan King Salmon</i>" $27 and "<i>Fresh Rainbow Trout</i>" $17. They were both incredible. We left the restaurant completely satisfied.<br />
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Next day we needed to do everything that Seattle was famous for. We started with Pike Street Market.</div>
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The market atmosphere was sensational. Dan was feeling a bit overwhelmed by such a huge crowd of people, but it was still a really exciting experience to be smelling fresh produce amongst screaming people.</div>
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All the colourful chewed up gum that is now a part of what makes Seattle so unique could be seen here at the Gum Alley.</div>
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And here is Seattle Starbucks!</div>
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The seafood restaurant Tom Hanks was filmed at for Sleepless in Seattle.</div>
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And the crazy Crab Pot where people line up for hours to eat at.</div>
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And it was well worth the wait. The amount of seafood you get is very very grand. And it's just fun to smash your food with a mallet before eating it with your hands!</div>
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After that shock to my stomach with monsterous amount of seafood, we tried to walk it off. The night scenery in Seattle is gorgeous. </div>
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However I found it too touristy and superficial for me. Seattle didn't have enough of its own personality.<br />
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One thing I might add about Seattle that doesn't get brought up in conversations is it's absolutely impossible to find a public toilet. There doesn't seem to be any. The one at the market closes when the market closes, so when you are out and about in the evening and you just had spicy seafood curry, then you will need to bid farewell to your pants. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">(This is a particularly vexing problem in a town that's known for its coffee - Dan)</span>. Our best bet was ordering a soft drink at a nearby Subway and using their one and only LOCKED bathroom while their staff was chasing the flies with rolled up newspaper. Sanitary.Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820324703617028154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151902986984560111.post-41432419223241629322010-07-17T19:05:00.000-07:002011-04-29T19:12:10.119-07:00July 17th - Splashing in Idaho<div style="text-align: center;">
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The scorching heat in America was making me want to kill everything that breathed around me.</div>
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So Dan took me to Water Park in the next state. And we had a blast. The rides there were insane. And even though the lines for each ride was filling up the entire staircase leading up to the ride, everything was worth it.</div>
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<a href="http://www.roaringsprings.com/">Roaring Springs Water Park</a>, Boise, Idaho</div>
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Avalanche. This is the best ride they have there.</div>
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This ride is absolutely terrifying. But totally worth your 30 minutes spent in line.</div>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820324703617028154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151902986984560111.post-61012884555491361442010-07-09T00:46:00.000-07:002011-04-29T16:31:53.766-07:00July 8th - Goodbye New YorkDay 3 in New York. The day started out a tad muggy. But it didn't stop us from exploring like hyper maniacs once more. Once we checked out and left our bags at the reception at <a href="http://www.park79.com/404.php">Park 79</a> we went to have salmon omelette at <a href="http://www.barneygreengrass.com/"><b>Barney Greengrass Deli</b></a>. Pastrami salmon omelette and Nova Scotia salmon omelette on bagels.<br />
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Time to pick up our bags at our old hotel, and head over to our new bed pan for day 3: <a href="http://www.thecarlyle.com/"><b>The Carlyle Hotel</b></a>. Fancy eh? The concierge staff at the hotel let us have a room with a nice view on level 31.</div>
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After a quick shower, we were off again!</div>
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To <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"><b>The Metropolitan Museum of Art</b></a>! ($20 per person)</div>
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This place was absolutely enormous. And amazing. We spent the entire day just on the first floor and we still didn't get to complete our tour inside the museum. We took about 300 photos. Here are just a handful just because this is none other than a travel blog - not an Art History site.</div>
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When we finally made our way out of <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/">The Metropolitan Museum of Art</a>, we could only manage to take a photo of the <a href="http://www.guggenheim.org/">Guggenheim Museum</a> from outside as it was already closed. Oh well. Maybe next time.</div>
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Then it was time for some NY dessert! Off to <a href="http://www.serendipity3.com/"><b>Serendipity3</b></a>.</div>
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Before we went to NY I did some research, and most of the reviews for Serendipity3 revealed that the customers have to wait in line for 30 mins to an hour to be seated. We were lucky enough to get a table in 5 minutes (because everyone had left to come back in 30 mins). We ordered Forbidden Broadway Hot Fudge, and Cinnamon Fudge Sundae. Those monster desserts were so big even I couldn't finish it.</div>
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In order to burn off all the cream and fudge we consumed, we speed-walked past all the pretzel eating kids, yellow taxis, and the Queen over to Park Ave to see <a href="http://www.waldorfnewyork.com/?WT.mc_id=1WA2MS3Waldorfastoriacollection5visithotel6NYCWAWA7localsite"><b>The Waldorf Astoria</b></a>.</div>
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I had to take the camera to the women's room (and trust me, I wasn't the only one with a camera in there). Past the glowing powder room were individual bathrooms lined up along the hallway for all the visiters. The excited ladies lingered in the bathroom vestibule taking photos of one another.</div>
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And THIS is where road penalties meet countless rubbish bags on the street. (Another warning to future travelers. Bring a gas mask when you travel to Manhattan during summer. The odour combination of rubbish bags, cars, dog urine and other juices from restaurants is NOT pleasant).</div>
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Then we got back to our fancy hotel for some live jazz.</div>
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The atmosphere at the hotel lounge bar was really poetic. The waiters were scattered around to service the patrons throughout the night... Although, most men there looked old and ready to decease. And they were accompanied by... what's a polite word for "whore"?<br />
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The music was fantastic. It was good to listen to live jazz again (my regular jazz bar got replaced by yet another Thai restaurant. ALL we have in New Zealand are Thai restaurants!) It was lead by <a href="http://www.lostonharris.com/">Loston Harris</a> who, bless his soul, was forced to listen to my complaints about Thai restaurants for longer than necessary.<br />
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Needless to say, after a few Dirty Martinis, I was all over the place. Dan kindly put a rug over me as I fell asleep happily on the bathroom floor.</div>
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Next day we checked out of our hotel groaning. I had too much of a hangover we could not do anything but frequently stop for a bathroom upchucking time. We got on a few subways to the airport and thankfully made it onboard. I hadn't eaten anything since the monster sundae until we arrived at the airport. And even then my organs failed to accept anything edible.</div>
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But I must say, this was the best trip I've ever had. We had so much fun. It was busy, and I had to work, but it was well worth it. I am hoping to return to NYC in the near future.</div>
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<b><u>Tiring story about flying with Delta:</u></b></div>
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Checking in our backpack at the JF Kennedy airport was hectic. There seemed to be a lot of communication breakdown. We left our bags near the X-Ray as we were advised to. Got on the plane, arrived at PDX after a few hours, only to our surprise, bag-less. </div>
This is the side effect of flying with <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f9cb9c;">Delta</span></b>. With a <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f9cb9c;">cheap</span></b> price tag comes <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f9cb9c;">bad quality</span></b>. The Delta representative assured us that we would get a phone call from them the next day. And since we lived 6 hours from the airport it would be shipped to us ASAP.<br />
We did not receive a phone call. We ended up ringing them and they told us the bag arrived on the next plane, and that it was being shipped to us.<br />
When the bag finally arrived after a few days, it was <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f9cb9c;">dirty and damaged</span></b>. We rang up the customer services where they told us we would need to visit the nearest Delta office. (@#$%) We asked if we could just email with photos attached instead. The answer was no.<br />
We drove to an airport in Idaho one weekend with the bag just to place a bloody complaint. NOBODY was in their office. They had a flight arriving, and yet nobody bothered to show up. (And we were told there would always be someone available at any airport at any time) We used the airport intercom to call for the Delta employees. They still didn't turn up. After being on hold on the phone with them for 20 minutes, Dan finally got through and we were told to return home and to just send them an email with photos and details of the damage. (@#$@$%#$)<br />
We send them an email and they sent us some nonsense form to fill out.<br />
I guess this is how they get away without covering for the damage they cause on their customers' belongings.<br />
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Delta also charges you for checked in luggage, refreshments, entertainment, headphones and everything else on board. I'm surprised we didn't have to pay to use their toilet.<br />
Once you pay for food, drinks and luggage, it ends up costing just as much as it would with other airlines who don't ship you like unpaid parcels.<br />
My advice, oh great intelligent readers, is: <b><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.my3cents.com/productReview.cgi?compid=18&product=Lost+luggage">Don't fly with Delta.</a></span></u></b></div>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820324703617028154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151902986984560111.post-48091815263695042822010-07-07T23:19:00.000-07:002010-11-27T17:37:13.174-08:00July 7th - Movie Scenes in New YorkBy the second day of our NY trip, the sound of AC no longer has me waking up thinking "Where am I?!". It becomes a sound of comfort. The sound that keeps me from overheating and dying.<br />
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So this is my way of saying that we slept really well.</div>
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Our plans for this day was to see the Grand Central Library (where our favourite Ghostbusters was filmed!), check out the Grand Central Station, visit Museum of Modern Art (AKA MOMA), Empire State Building, the Ghostbusters fire station, and get on the Staten Island ferry to get a view of the Statue of Liberty.</div>
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We got up, had our first shower of the day, had some NY bagels, hopped on our subway where we encountered the only other backpacker </div>
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before purchasing I LOVE NY tshirts from Hallmark in a preparation for our touristy photos.</div>
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The Library had scaffoldings unfortunately, so we couldn't get a good shot of the exterior.</div>
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But the interior was enormous. So many rooms, and hallways. I almost got lost trying to find the bathroom.</div>
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It was quite sensational being there to see the painting on the ceiling. And to be able to smell the aged books in this historical structure was truly amazing.</div>
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We lingered in all the hallways before moving onto our next destination: Grand Central Station. And we spotted an amazing looking pizza restaurant on the way - will have to visit next time!</div>
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Everywhere we went was crawling with annoying tourists... pfft. Tourists... They are so unnecessary.</div>
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<a href="http://www.moma.org/">MOMA</a> - Another place full of people that like to take photos of things they might've seen once in a women's magazine. ($20 per adult)</div>
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There were A LOT of really well known modern artists' work displayed here however. It was quite surprising to see how big they were in person.</div>
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So American</div>
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Look at this masterpiece.</div>
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Frida self-portrait</div>
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And our awesome lunch. Herb Roasted Chicken Paninis ($11)... mmm... so good. (at <a href="http://www.momacafes.com/c2/c2.html">Cafe 2</a>, Moma)</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEcecxJZ9JQ93x6l8AsLtK7jSd01Gb1mTnFoJR0cla7hUeb3QDigFrhDy1n7-HLLvofrtTMTfvm8OAlj7yWlV-es-MXnJZEblxiC6PDsexyOy1pdUQQkfwdHJU_KffyYa0vJNpzFQQ0vg2/s1600/IMG_5385.JPG"></a>We stumbled into this audio room near Yoko Ono's exhibition. And this was WEIRD.</div>
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I mean, it's a room full of speakers that play different people repeating days of the week. "Sunday... Monday... Tuesday..."etc.</div>
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So here's our reaction to Bruce Nauman's "work of art"<br />
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I love art. I live and breathe art. I may not remember the artists' names all the time, but I know how to google. However there's some abstract modern art that I KNOW people don't get. But at least I'm not afraid to say "I'm bored. Let's sit down. What? I can't sit on this thing that looks like a cardboard box in the middle of the room?"</div>
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<a href="http://www.esbnyc.com/index2.cfm?CFID=36673358&CFTOKEN=79697568">Empire State Building</a> - It's not like how you picture it anymore. You have to line up to get a ticket, and then another queue to enter, another line to get in the elevator. I think it took us about 30 minutes to get to the top.</div>
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But it was really fun. It is totally worth going up to the observation deck. It's $18.45 per adult. And you don't need to get the express pass. It's just more stairs for you to climb for the extra $15 or so you pay.</div>
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Such exciting views!</div>
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A view of the Empire State Building from 5th Avenue</div>
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Ghost Busters Fire Station - <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=ghostbusters+fire+station&hl=en&cd=1&ei=e_1NTJv8C5CIiAPhq82GAQ&sll=40.728022,-73.995362&sspn=0.050057,0.023149&ie=UTF8&view=map&cid=8392260311677451477&ved=0CFIQpQY&hq=ghostbusters+fire+station&hnear=&ll=40.708035,-74.005001&spn=0.00906,0.013926&z=16&iwloc=A">133 John Street, NYC</a></div>
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We finally get off the ferry, back in Manhatten, and go for another walk in the Wall Street direction. And we find the Bull sculpture - Dan gets terribly excited so we took a few photos.</div>
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We proceeded to walk down to Wall Street.</div>
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And look at the pretty view near the harbour.</div>
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We went back to our hotel to wash away all our sweat from the day. And looked up Lonely Planet for a good place to dine out at. It was at about 9 or 10 at night so not many restaurants were open. </div>
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We found <a href="http://flordemayo.com/">Flor De Mayo</a>. A Chinese-Peruvian-Spanish fusion restaurant and they were open till midnight. For drinks, I had a cosmopolitan and Dan had a pina colada.</div>
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For mains, I had one of the chicken specials with rice, gravy and yucca (I don't see it on this <a href="http://flordemayo.com/menu.pdf">menu</a>). Dan had Pollo Ala Brasa $11. He swears it was the best chicken he's ever tasted.</div>
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The service at this place was good. Attentive, but not invasive. Everything was serviced with smiles even when we came in after 10, and didn't leave until 11:30 pm. If we're ever in NY again, we are definitely coming back to this restaurant. A positive recommendation to anybody traveling to Manhattan.</div>
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</div>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820324703617028154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151902986984560111.post-23578777253791127282010-07-06T23:58:00.000-07:002010-11-03T21:03:16.810-07:00July 6th - New York, New York<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">Finally, it is time to leave the giant theme park that is Niagara Falls, ON and head down to another giant theme park - </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">MANHATTAN</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtNtDpz86GqGCW59rPiw69sagCpu6HYHGNYpe9oI8MQ71SP26rjQYgIexrDByhaMTRQgkA5MtN3Z-VubgRAjW4tcvWBV3IzSkcyVb5rc4mdsvTRiA3aE3tkLKsGIfGzl458q_JIVj44oFR/s1600/IMG_4791.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493747707939936050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtNtDpz86GqGCW59rPiw69sagCpu6HYHGNYpe9oI8MQ71SP26rjQYgIexrDByhaMTRQgkA5MtN3Z-VubgRAjW4tcvWBV3IzSkcyVb5rc4mdsvTRiA3aE3tkLKsGIfGzl458q_JIVj44oFR/s400/IMG_4791.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></span></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">Our flight from Buffalo to JFK Airport was at 6am so we wake up at 3am (yes. WAKE UP at 3 o'clock in the morning), showerlessly put on our backpacks and walk over the bridge to cross borders from Ontario, Canada to Buffalo, NY.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">The walk from our <a href="http://www.glengatehotel.com/">hotel</a> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">to Buffalo took about 20 minutes so we were early for our </span></span><a href="http://buffalotaxicab.com/default.aspx"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">prearranged taxi ride</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">. </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">It is cheaper when you don't need to cross boarders on your ride.</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">The taxi driver we got this time was awesome. Unfortunately we didn't get his name but he was funny, understanding and agreed to take us to the Buffalo airport for $60 - it came to over $80 on the metre. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">We get to the airport just in time to check in </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">(another $25 to check our backpack</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">)</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">, sit down and have a very average breakfast sandwich before boarding.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">Delta... oh how I hate thee... The flight was indeed a full house. The overhead bag storage was also a full house and the seats were tiny. I was pressed against the "window" with no room for my legs (as our carryon luggage were placed there), while Dan was curled up and twisted like the biggest pretzel on earth. </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">A little tip would be to ask for the wing seats for extra room</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiac2bD0DIm5RW3mKOB3SY7lxURh4BX8Ppasbe1XG5GdKEti518wo6QZCf7c8WHdO5fTcDsRFfw8C9d2z21EDd8xwXBVnH-xqF1aInTyuseI5LxpPPWRepSsx1jFCcR5sORlgmaYdH1gIND/s1600/IMG_4801.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493759434613344146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiac2bD0DIm5RW3mKOB3SY7lxURh4BX8Ppasbe1XG5GdKEti518wo6QZCf7c8WHdO5fTcDsRFfw8C9d2z21EDd8xwXBVnH-xqF1aInTyuseI5LxpPPWRepSsx1jFCcR5sORlgmaYdH1gIND/s400/IMG_4801.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 300px;" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"> </span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb29bwRelObkJ7VWSfWdiKYTMNikb287tDNf4pn3iD1bvwmQ2L7UiyxUT2aIRaVEThJwCeV1BltXHIGuVkIRmMU0x7BrZ5o84R7kt7KMsomGeuGr6g4flkBB-DIo3WlS96y1CX3-wN7Zsx/s1600/IMG_4805.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493759457641498530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb29bwRelObkJ7VWSfWdiKYTMNikb287tDNf4pn3iD1bvwmQ2L7UiyxUT2aIRaVEThJwCeV1BltXHIGuVkIRmMU0x7BrZ5o84R7kt7KMsomGeuGr6g4flkBB-DIo3WlS96y1CX3-wN7Zsx/s400/IMG_4805.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></span></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">After about 5 hours we arrive at JFK airport. The subway system was a little difficult to understand so we make a few wrong stops (by </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">"we"</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"> I mean </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">Dan</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">) and get to the Central Park at about 10am.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><br />
</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493759443407108226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8kSKjvwz6hDXsWTJUGrdiw-HA9rOzFgI5PJvuyrOINOkgDHa0frQUD2_anHXeBujovZU4p_uDd48aLq3_v_24bQb8gssgdRftzsZ0bM-NXo9yNVT9ly-KRalc7RNFa9PjBNWbn-InxM2w/s400/IMG_4804.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 300px;" /></span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"></span></span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">9am in NY July is absolutely disgusting. No breeze, no cold mist, NOTHING. It was HOT, STICKY and absolute TORTURE for us backpakers. No sleep + no proper food + backpacks + scorching heat = angry.</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><br />
</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">We walked through Central Park to get to our hotel <b><a href="http://park79.reachlocal.com/coupon/?scid=742782&cid=575475&tc=10071406382299908&rl_key=acc161bf341813bcdf044183d442f11b&kw=5489303:15533&dynamic_proxy=1&primary_serv=park79.reachlocal.net&se_refer=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.google.com%252Fsearch%253Fclient%253Dsafari%2526rls%253Den%2526q%253Dpark%252B79%252Bhotel%252Bnew%252Byork%2526ie%253DUTF-8%2526oe%253DUTF-8">Park 79</a></b> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">for a long wanted shower and AC.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9CrVR4z5PeBD32ijyDkgfDU0gUbUnoaZIkKlNwFlBVOUStUuDx3bhKa403Ewoxm7ARl01hM4co7K29jO-siQTWW6EzMBPoXao0lYQ-EvjpeqfH6QN0fbwa0vfjW1KDzC9U4vAFFJeUWT2/s1600/IMG_4813.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493766636966177362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9CrVR4z5PeBD32ijyDkgfDU0gUbUnoaZIkKlNwFlBVOUStUuDx3bhKa403Ewoxm7ARl01hM4co7K29jO-siQTWW6EzMBPoXao0lYQ-EvjpeqfH6QN0fbwa0vfjW1KDzC9U4vAFFJeUWT2/s400/IMG_4813.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></span></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">Park79 rooms are tiny. But if you're anything like us, and wouldn't have any time to linger in your room, it'd be perfect. It was clean, cute, charming and in a </span></span><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Park+79+Hotel&sll=40.785741,-73.99086&sspn=0.168707,0.330276&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=117+W+79+St,+New+York,+10024&ll=40.7828,-73.977127&spn=0.010545,0.020642&z=16&iwloc=A"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">primo location</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">.</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">Once we had regained our consciousness it was time for lunch! We walked over to an Asian+American fusion cafe called </span></span><a href="http://www.menupages.com/restaurants/canteen-82/menu"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">Canteen 82</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">Dan had a Lox bagel sandwich, and I had Penang Noodle Soup with shrimp.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2YTAace2v2HeOdtr-7jpdsneOff7EwKB7vP4aJv3sRAVr4xeR-pPe7BgTipum5GKXkW6z2H1cPLR2SW0ymjfIOwGcpgrAeOHj47t_XtiCW1C4YAZ3EyEhHvUnHd2LHScj_gnC8NUAH4C2/s1600/IMG_4814.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493766647463819298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2YTAace2v2HeOdtr-7jpdsneOff7EwKB7vP4aJv3sRAVr4xeR-pPe7BgTipum5GKXkW6z2H1cPLR2SW0ymjfIOwGcpgrAeOHj47t_XtiCW1C4YAZ3EyEhHvUnHd2LHScj_gnC8NUAH4C2/s400/IMG_4814.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 300px;" /></span></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">It was finally time to venture around the NYC!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">The first thing: </span></span><a href="http://www.amnh.org/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">American Museum of Natural History</span></span></b></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">. </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicNUay7kmF1cU2evnyrlXxpR6vOqu9B77__fckz_zHFt4j8WYUr66ZIv4ZE1hCL-grU5c4fNukKGD97dUMFZoxG0ku3HNgZ-rSlj4qvfADthyphenhyphenknMKtDDxVAhZdBSYn8QNzKu8Vqja_2rNI/s1600/IMG_4818.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493790251442075490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicNUay7kmF1cU2evnyrlXxpR6vOqu9B77__fckz_zHFt4j8WYUr66ZIv4ZE1hCL-grU5c4fNukKGD97dUMFZoxG0ku3HNgZ-rSlj4qvfADthyphenhyphenknMKtDDxVAhZdBSYn8QNzKu8Vqja_2rNI/s400/IMG_4818.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></span></span></a></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicNUay7kmF1cU2evnyrlXxpR6vOqu9B77__fckz_zHFt4j8WYUr66ZIv4ZE1hCL-grU5c4fNukKGD97dUMFZoxG0ku3HNgZ-rSlj4qvfADthyphenhyphenknMKtDDxVAhZdBSYn8QNzKu8Vqja_2rNI/s1600/IMG_4818.JPG"></a></span></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">SO awesome and yet SO big.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3deulTguTmXk7hHA-ifthtsRn2tHnx7gLBz_z8fCXYjqrvJkVh4o0t5yCb5v70WD-xKiE6jGDcTbmsE-EhggB_DQ4HX7N_DTYxy9vX7jYgpQGOivArOipDbc9tJ7ZsxxoaLQp0kJummhL/s1600/IMG_4880.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493790262710092082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3deulTguTmXk7hHA-ifthtsRn2tHnx7gLBz_z8fCXYjqrvJkVh4o0t5yCb5v70WD-xKiE6jGDcTbmsE-EhggB_DQ4HX7N_DTYxy9vX7jYgpQGOivArOipDbc9tJ7ZsxxoaLQp0kJummhL/s400/IMG_4880.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></span></span></a></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">Took about 200 photos of the dinosaur skeletons to use as a reference for work. </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">teehee!</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA-wjYA1ZUPg5zQqZgeZzf8_I1vcJYDrkZinGMH5jndb2bcKPYTBdkYseDdGtr_bBWoECaQRbNCt24vXF4rHoILh_2Ruf-Ej61tJazh8BXYZrYeeniLkmvsuRp-0jZQf26vdsQ8GfSV3MB/s1600/IMG_5047.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493790275793964578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA-wjYA1ZUPg5zQqZgeZzf8_I1vcJYDrkZinGMH5jndb2bcKPYTBdkYseDdGtr_bBWoECaQRbNCt24vXF4rHoILh_2Ruf-Ej61tJazh8BXYZrYeeniLkmvsuRp-0jZQf26vdsQ8GfSV3MB/s400/IMG_5047.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 300px;" /></span></span></a></span></i></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE73z87twl5QbYUoaqHC5Bxnqrpcfz2WB2SygAJGGa8hLb4fRoSugiGn7m-xEknzRETjiF90Ne4UcBbqbUrmjdTS_GiBGZQ-KpacXzbta_Jw_Tl4aJDnBpDa00xLHeCigdub54knnCAs1P/s1600/IMG_5056.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493790291890043618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE73z87twl5QbYUoaqHC5Bxnqrpcfz2WB2SygAJGGa8hLb4fRoSugiGn7m-xEknzRETjiF90Ne4UcBbqbUrmjdTS_GiBGZQ-KpacXzbta_Jw_Tl4aJDnBpDa00xLHeCigdub54knnCAs1P/s400/IMG_5056.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 300px;" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"> </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDp4AuQ7lL4ZeZjjQVq1zbtO0JBJZegFUAeRpWsRnTWtQNwxB6FfxN0DuKX45TF3fOcgvRWyNwE8hhKidkobgnjIBtEJx6Y6jEG0EMORjtcKZx0FzTcqcFl533Y6a_9L3z4mUcUG4HBCfk/s1600/IMG_4913.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493790270131387858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDp4AuQ7lL4ZeZjjQVq1zbtO0JBJZegFUAeRpWsRnTWtQNwxB6FfxN0DuKX45TF3fOcgvRWyNwE8hhKidkobgnjIBtEJx6Y6jEG0EMORjtcKZx0FzTcqcFl533Y6a_9L3z4mUcUG4HBCfk/s400/IMG_4913.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 300px;" /></span></span></a></span></i></span></i></span></i></div><i></i><br />
<i><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">But after about 3 hours of being caged in there with thousands of screaming children who should've been left at home, we decided to leave to have another stroll along the Central Park.</span></span></span></i></span></div></i></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">It was more a detour AROUND the Central Park more than anything, but if Dan wasn't in charge of directions, I'd still be at the museum trying to escape.</span></span></span></i></div><i></i><br />
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</span></span></div></i></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5R9O3qa-2Y0FQi0uKEd8HOyiYX4lY1ElidVqu8wIQqNx5JLq-2K2gVY9VJ2H8SCHBEjIC47fx8xqZm_qQX-sivsgChi56FnWJ4RE6-8CQxCWcwJY0C5XrCiP7mE21yfM0yWmnFRv6AmSv/s1600/IMG_5079.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493794188377454850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5R9O3qa-2Y0FQi0uKEd8HOyiYX4lY1ElidVqu8wIQqNx5JLq-2K2gVY9VJ2H8SCHBEjIC47fx8xqZm_qQX-sivsgChi56FnWJ4RE6-8CQxCWcwJY0C5XrCiP7mE21yfM0yWmnFRv6AmSv/s400/IMG_5079.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></span></span></a></span></i></div><i></i><br />
<i><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">We got to the famouse </span></span><a href="http://www.fao.com/home/index.jsp"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">FAO Schwarz</span></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"> toy store</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"> (home to the giant piano featured in Big), which was located on 5th Ave right next to the huge </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">Apple store </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">(we didn't dare to go in. We just stared at a huge pile of teenagers forming a staircase)</span></span></span></i></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">.</span></span></span></i></span></div></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI0-bjgD9Im89RUg0cEhgxUi91W_jjMr1VGuhbjlM62X6A9MpFjVugfWjTrFzOwiNqgypA0QGVrV0-Udr4iiXtUqqkrbocn6rfClTApHMYrfIuEk7laMyJf9fqLUmWkjV1jGHYUMR-SGxy/s1600/IMG_5076.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493794176156952050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI0-bjgD9Im89RUg0cEhgxUi91W_jjMr1VGuhbjlM62X6A9MpFjVugfWjTrFzOwiNqgypA0QGVrV0-Udr4iiXtUqqkrbocn6rfClTApHMYrfIuEk7laMyJf9fqLUmWkjV1jGHYUMR-SGxy/s400/IMG_5076.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></span></span></a></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">Again, like everywhere we had been in NYC so far, it was crowded with angry parents and screaming children. But it was also pretty cool to see some cool displays of toys they had.</span></span></span></i></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">(Me and Chewbacca)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"> </span></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">(</span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">The Big Piano)</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493794216970172242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHUq9UDAYOHD0HepQ_bgl3w65D3ijP5tlUFSCpENxGP6e3jf3gusxVUHtSbVkYPEHzOUOHH9FPJVWJpfdyIfxD19JOIQBAl99cFapyP_L50S-XcTIG1z7PgtQliXuWSkA05VzJU2DRSAa5/s400/IMG_5108.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 300px;" /> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493794204770656178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGeYCg4NRspxOJ-U75MG3ZCxFtBj2nBcdrFggASzXIAvnhMBlV34SJ_SNjNAprGVToM4Mut_of7NDojnv4rclq7tqHfnWBfCKowAyQ769X3br_pAUqaB3MT4sCymkIDqON_mTytfn4Qqxt/s400/IMG_5103.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 300px;" /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">(The Muppets Corner)</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNqdSsfiJufSZz2r_GoDFQr4NGgXJxFbIku_YAD3aUOlXIf2qIe7hfxpdrIfBL3pnaG6dshNkrYzHueqb-ac3jjLWFIHoDUzkl6nE82hMXoaisLHbnNEXO0xLWL6ZRKNL0FHfCfSRt8SmE/s1600/IMG_5095.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493794192998585250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNqdSsfiJufSZz2r_GoDFQr4NGgXJxFbIku_YAD3aUOlXIf2qIe7hfxpdrIfBL3pnaG6dshNkrYzHueqb-ac3jjLWFIHoDUzkl6nE82hMXoaisLHbnNEXO0xLWL6ZRKNL0FHfCfSRt8SmE/s400/IMG_5095.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></span></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">I have a hard time not taking photos of toys, so here are some more:</span></div></span><br />
<div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2fwK16RBtHnrmQRZ2SJLqQsN3fHVSmerFlkDvhTbAQRIcLBXcZi7oApyot56u9bk3XRbzQZt1xKxmv4l-FubuzRPZgeOI1h7Db8aB094IWMT_ykVImvrRkAuHKEc6oJDoX8QdmnGcKKkc/s1600/IMG_5111.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493794745587967330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2fwK16RBtHnrmQRZ2SJLqQsN3fHVSmerFlkDvhTbAQRIcLBXcZi7oApyot56u9bk3XRbzQZt1xKxmv4l-FubuzRPZgeOI1h7Db8aB094IWMT_ykVImvrRkAuHKEc6oJDoX8QdmnGcKKkc/s400/IMG_5111.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></span></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwmuYaOPwkglKPWdwVwplkvfJsRzycO3_HJfOekMK6AzJfpBS1vQvRjXcCbpBQ_QDHtImA9iaYBkhjUbtWOBZ2Tjk29XsYSXP-XD7OEsEsSi4Tdcri9O7-_W5QE8G_CVKoYgLUf4-lEH-v/s1600/IMG_5110.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493794729909531474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwmuYaOPwkglKPWdwVwplkvfJsRzycO3_HJfOekMK6AzJfpBS1vQvRjXcCbpBQ_QDHtImA9iaYBkhjUbtWOBZ2Tjk29XsYSXP-XD7OEsEsSi4Tdcri9O7-_W5QE8G_CVKoYgLUf4-lEH-v/s400/IMG_5110.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 300px;" /></span></a></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">And THEN (oh yes, it didn't end here), we were released onto 5th Ave again to run wildly into any building that had powerful AC leaking out through the spinning door.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">To name a few: </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">Tiffay & Co.</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMHNSeTuxniOz2zDMsLa5Iad1xE9oxBonk4PRbrvrw7KEGM2xBgH1YcJnl0aJSAlm7FqrsY-Z665BR-hA1IZTlSpC5ceaKTxDmeSn0JBsOaQ41KjaHTITNWkrh6ADGeS8aIa6Yzre8Ox6M/s1600/IMG_5120.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493801026233243586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMHNSeTuxniOz2zDMsLa5Iad1xE9oxBonk4PRbrvrw7KEGM2xBgH1YcJnl0aJSAlm7FqrsY-Z665BR-hA1IZTlSpC5ceaKTxDmeSn0JBsOaQ41KjaHTITNWkrh6ADGeS8aIa6Yzre8Ox6M/s400/IMG_5120.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 300px;" /></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">The Trump Tower</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493801035169684562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnzCIzYhzgA3S85xnWqM7x4pwuhHBlsFaKk1Rd6_Sa8HE-KHPzz_Qc1dpzZkEkTYAEE3GCUX_Z8m4dBeFp46D8K1QgC56gzheSQKvU76Th96-TsGxAjboIgbCbmO2_pSbgkM0ndfDLN9V2/s400/IMG_5124.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493801054979504738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizbblzFefxe6aahiJOK1r-pR9s4EkMAQH6upnrWxfCYmpJQCL_z4d5BGyg4FJryWZ-5nsI3QFupEiJOxp_AZTFLRG6Rlb4ci9F0lSz-OABzGwP7cMRgZo1IYkUkJFtQfFuqpyjTV1lFF_T/s400/IMG_5128.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493801069858221810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhikWqIi_49V8YEqyEgkj_ma1qtG3MWhsJXTJLjFApiRmQoHkC1UzafQiRJjIbxzc49js3D1vgB-BcYqxRUgxrSgsSZUDP1mAK0OdCuhYLsZgIOivIB0uViOYc1lqOr22HJQ6BmuSPmfxZM/s400/IMG_5132.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 300px;" /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">(had to stop for frappuccinos - and look! In Manhattan, they show you the calorie content on the menu!)</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_281M3fMx82O5Ii_eaarf8ldr_jwoxqNyIw25WDnGzOY6oyQzOv6sAKoS7hiK1LTtREvQMK7PyIyxCCxuMUPGiQu80EdlSPEZDd-D5FQZQdtWtfe-ZMNv0-93uMbN_NEUw_6OC4mKYAMf/s1600/IMG_5129.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493801062754374066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_281M3fMx82O5Ii_eaarf8ldr_jwoxqNyIw25WDnGzOY6oyQzOv6sAKoS7hiK1LTtREvQMK7PyIyxCCxuMUPGiQu80EdlSPEZDd-D5FQZQdtWtfe-ZMNv0-93uMbN_NEUw_6OC4mKYAMf/s400/IMG_5129.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">The fattening beverages got us hungry, so we got ourselves hotdogs (they call these carts 'Roach Coach' in the states, 'Street Meat' in Canada)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493803717662687890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ubtc1_2mNU-9R3fBjjBa31V-4141Wh6hfiOVjugW3Jvrb5r61NuEJoU9DBboxJVBMQV5jnPoK5Qn3cJpvQGtS7azA36_nYCBcWdPqzw8t4i4OO3P4hprXQkaBEJZrEOxkT3zpsdWtfFL/s320/IMG_5133.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 240px; width: 320px;" /> <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493803707334875842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK7JMx7WJPoOvYw2cf19RAsrTNZ-d6u1xY4pEdmpLLjb-jnvNpibSmV1EpPK0yzOMp4J8T0SBFdIs7xARky4LowamPlNMxkZo9clPOI8zGiaYuYgOxLmc2rm6CBUX_QIDh0EaaZKalkh1e/s320/IMG_5135.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 240px; width: 320px;" /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">Venturing continues into the </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">NBA store</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgStXsccJKvqRk50P3_wNBJm-QPLzTcwCiTKcPDly0l0oIh7r4EXHSdLvEDScf359GjjoYIhWNvUgpbddFasar6qM6O05bmozoM5RXmHTj4ZKyzPsYL3gqZXGpAJKavi5b7p2ag2k3pBpih/s1600/IMG_5139.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493803698325594578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgStXsccJKvqRk50P3_wNBJm-QPLzTcwCiTKcPDly0l0oIh7r4EXHSdLvEDScf359GjjoYIhWNvUgpbddFasar6qM6O05bmozoM5RXmHTj4ZKyzPsYL3gqZXGpAJKavi5b7p2ag2k3pBpih/s320/IMG_5139.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">Check out THEIR spinning doors!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggxz7DZO-vUaBl3_gpAaY0xWRD278MOesBv-FL6JvhO9cDLAu2AW7GdpDDgBgdxpuGaPQfYtj93uZsc_IvYO9XxP5sD3irvnr3IZMZRwM4Eu6fK3erqV7y03_mPRPfez5nb9k69X9D-7rw/s1600/IMG_5140.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493803690366529090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggxz7DZO-vUaBl3_gpAaY0xWRD278MOesBv-FL6JvhO9cDLAu2AW7GdpDDgBgdxpuGaPQfYtj93uZsc_IvYO9XxP5sD3irvnr3IZMZRwM4Eu6fK3erqV7y03_mPRPfez5nb9k69X9D-7rw/s320/IMG_5140.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 300px;" /></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8SHs05-YH4u0MKVO0hmq2BImIfntkPQ9GJs5lDax0gDi1ts6jl2t520hH-1OhZKlSPwZVzW1lLZr3BO_BJh0WZ-zqGFCMSOIpfYdOuKb3cy_MvHmbbX8ue89vvhhpfdgd19lpHVf9E5qu/s1600/IMG_5142.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493803683112108882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8SHs05-YH4u0MKVO0hmq2BImIfntkPQ9GJs5lDax0gDi1ts6jl2t520hH-1OhZKlSPwZVzW1lLZr3BO_BJh0WZ-zqGFCMSOIpfYdOuKb3cy_MvHmbbX8ue89vvhhpfdgd19lpHVf9E5qu/s320/IMG_5142.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 240px; width: 320px;" /></span></span></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><br />
</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8SHs05-YH4u0MKVO0hmq2BImIfntkPQ9GJs5lDax0gDi1ts6jl2t520hH-1OhZKlSPwZVzW1lLZr3BO_BJh0WZ-zqGFCMSOIpfYdOuKb3cy_MvHmbbX8ue89vvhhpfdgd19lpHVf9E5qu/s1600/IMG_5142.JPG"></a></span></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">Next stop: </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">Lego store</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvdYlwJKlXiFNGt5jdt3aCoPDvovDfp88FYEpIDDldIEA_YaIbqA_x-SA7Y7r-4z80P1sKQ9NJZeSrKiNP10mIRNgXk5m3Mv_XcrYY2U66WJe5bBFtO13UYazZHH6aY0HoA30yMA0sMExl/s1600/IMG_5145.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493805421524263170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvdYlwJKlXiFNGt5jdt3aCoPDvovDfp88FYEpIDDldIEA_YaIbqA_x-SA7Y7r-4z80P1sKQ9NJZeSrKiNP10mIRNgXk5m3Mv_XcrYY2U66WJe5bBFtO13UYazZHH6aY0HoA30yMA0sMExl/s320/IMG_5145.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 320px; width: 240px;" /></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">These guys were taking this big apple down as we approached.</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDKZeV-3z7gc0ZfJNqtPuTyoWKj7ylzzATXdSEpWyWZFdGWIZfrk-WDAvecg5gUUvsPhtwtl9wxxZdNKP1DJ_fCBYYr6Cze_lzADrThyHWtIQ7VzwTSp9t8xvRjihmTg5wM0Uuo2ClVBkH/s1600/IMG_5147.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;"></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDKZeV-3z7gc0ZfJNqtPuTyoWKj7ylzzATXdSEpWyWZFdGWIZfrk-WDAvecg5gUUvsPhtwtl9wxxZdNKP1DJ_fCBYYr6Cze_lzADrThyHWtIQ7VzwTSp9t8xvRjihmTg5wM0Uuo2ClVBkH/s1600/IMG_5147.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493805411181405602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDKZeV-3z7gc0ZfJNqtPuTyoWKj7ylzzATXdSEpWyWZFdGWIZfrk-WDAvecg5gUUvsPhtwtl9wxxZdNKP1DJ_fCBYYr6Cze_lzADrThyHWtIQ7VzwTSp9t8xvRjihmTg5wM0Uuo2ClVBkH/s320/IMG_5147.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 300px;" /></span></span></a></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">Lots and lots of lego stuff!</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyn6K1mNkWzcRKOc0rn7ShQGeXf3g0ZY6UBIEK7iDe7N5ZMJU-KN4VXyjBKHfWwOarTE9h3LcmqZcJjjH2LURSgRJAOgzys8KdNJwmVo9VtUJ8FyklXb6I4UOK_EIoxBJ4NlKUijBhL54i/s1600/IMG_5148.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493805381317674450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyn6K1mNkWzcRKOc0rn7ShQGeXf3g0ZY6UBIEK7iDe7N5ZMJU-KN4VXyjBKHfWwOarTE9h3LcmqZcJjjH2LURSgRJAOgzys8KdNJwmVo9VtUJ8FyklXb6I4UOK_EIoxBJ4NlKUijBhL54i/s320/IMG_5148.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></span></span></a></div><i></i><br />
<i><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">A little something for our friend Gabe. I'm looking cross-eyed for excitement</span></span></i></span></div></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;"></span><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493805371743062914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsmDGT967ZSss0OFgpKQkd02nAWhp1rG3aBTq8ZI98XP2ufvpw6V9ds_numbnbgsyNu709mLC8qp1ZWk5db3-2sdRiVRcDRblZFSlIOWiM-oTJisSxWFLPPFJmPYiKrf-LsJpc4TsT9_ZL/s320/IMG_5149.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 320px; width: 240px;" /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><br />
</span></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">Rockafella Centre</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"> (where 30 Rock is filmed!)</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2mxjaDTgjgr_kmS70i5rSgy4QfWusEqxIeHs3H5XpCSxlnbVXlDHEgXWZAaV8lbtSasPz-TKazF_rml-pJ8MrmmQZ5lUIkandM9m5uSCFR_BXrv9Q_QBM7sToeFKxbeiyyYpvePTyg-iO/s1600/IMG_5151.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493809305367503298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2mxjaDTgjgr_kmS70i5rSgy4QfWusEqxIeHs3H5XpCSxlnbVXlDHEgXWZAaV8lbtSasPz-TKazF_rml-pJ8MrmmQZ5lUIkandM9m5uSCFR_BXrv9Q_QBM7sToeFKxbeiyyYpvePTyg-iO/s400/IMG_5151.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 300px;" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4PSsrmnJVqYI7twfzXYvd2_TaVsqFHK8t-ZuKCJKeFBYtMqmuqg_vTsn-Z-XBEOxfDwdXxOr8CEbJjN85jfvlgZeHpgUcs9dDQLSXPMBd_DBtKrOIrwPat6WWCVGKeYpaNI5nktiJzCTW/s1600/IMG_5152.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493809296065307554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4PSsrmnJVqYI7twfzXYvd2_TaVsqFHK8t-ZuKCJKeFBYtMqmuqg_vTsn-Z-XBEOxfDwdXxOr8CEbJjN85jfvlgZeHpgUcs9dDQLSXPMBd_DBtKrOIrwPat6WWCVGKeYpaNI5nktiJzCTW/s400/IMG_5152.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 300px;" /></span></a></span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">Just like in 30 Rock!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4PSsrmnJVqYI7twfzXYvd2_TaVsqFHK8t-ZuKCJKeFBYtMqmuqg_vTsn-Z-XBEOxfDwdXxOr8CEbJjN85jfvlgZeHpgUcs9dDQLSXPMBd_DBtKrOIrwPat6WWCVGKeYpaNI5nktiJzCTW/s1600/IMG_5152.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilo_U5pJzn2QubBiH3evvS2ERZMy-lnKhqocRstAEu4c4M_AYsdz6_uvs2_uh5H1Dh4lzBsYpUfCQs8NJnljNv3Gmy4gvGlHZzZuOJwlmoM3jdD2xcXgTIzsu7DSXvWyGuKKbahss0emWI/s1600/IMG_5160.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493809289367587138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilo_U5pJzn2QubBiH3evvS2ERZMy-lnKhqocRstAEu4c4M_AYsdz6_uvs2_uh5H1Dh4lzBsYpUfCQs8NJnljNv3Gmy4gvGlHZzZuOJwlmoM3jdD2xcXgTIzsu7DSXvWyGuKKbahss0emWI/s400/IMG_5160.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 300px;" /></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLkaLov8-S_J8gScQ4UinRIZyAG9YqubI3F_iYzU_TC-dTidlWleR729QGiTlDuMa6Ta7h5x_o1XguhaiKxz5j32nlI5gj1ulGI6iNaeC8Rm1SUhKh6GTUqj2-FPPuIhDqVEMnmYXLIlfT/s1600/IMG_5165.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493809269941445618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLkaLov8-S_J8gScQ4UinRIZyAG9YqubI3F_iYzU_TC-dTidlWleR729QGiTlDuMa6Ta7h5x_o1XguhaiKxz5j32nlI5gj1ulGI6iNaeC8Rm1SUhKh6GTUqj2-FPPuIhDqVEMnmYXLIlfT/s400/IMG_5165.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 300px;" /></span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">We had to stop by the NBC store to purchase some goodies for ourselves.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS6uy0rErG7_2tf1cJVNAv0vqbJLnV6e6_i2l7IIuHlLsi7QaBeec3SjKKqhwwjuCYvAY2R1e27JrQwa78d9pp9oImG74s8Z_57XFJeEg1aVVWuGn1EyYPOn3Z0X8-ybb5cQIsdaPCD1Ig/s1600/IMG_5162.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493809279873841650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS6uy0rErG7_2tf1cJVNAv0vqbJLnV6e6_i2l7IIuHlLsi7QaBeec3SjKKqhwwjuCYvAY2R1e27JrQwa78d9pp9oImG74s8Z_57XFJeEg1aVVWuGn1EyYPOn3Z0X8-ybb5cQIsdaPCD1Ig/s400/IMG_5162.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; 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</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">M&M store</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit8WDv0C-OSlsG-hASBGcqcDZ0AhU7o_cDGYG_rvkcP8gKTy9kZ8HRQ2Oesl5YP0puDC2AlX3VOuSABgxxbeSp_ZEAkmNk4YPGFKXL4d2lNXh7K5qmdV__Hsfhi8g58AsuW-oa2ENCgH3h/s1600/IMG_5171.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493814608992885698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit8WDv0C-OSlsG-hASBGcqcDZ0AhU7o_cDGYG_rvkcP8gKTy9kZ8HRQ2Oesl5YP0puDC2AlX3VOuSABgxxbeSp_ZEAkmNk4YPGFKXL4d2lNXh7K5qmdV__Hsfhi8g58AsuW-oa2ENCgH3h/s400/IMG_5171.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></span></span></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">Dan couldn't resist taking a snapshot of this.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEeGNHVvxh7_G0uAEtCZ0b8cJNBp1di-TpyweiktWOqfyM9Svt1hLjjGHQ198KwuIhQwTLHPWFpMkCh9-DH3C4tShW3fqdIOwOi-xZ6VDYLmMzuC6slUqgTcyggO8HojnSyTz-EmFrhjaR/s1600/IMG_5172.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;"></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEeGNHVvxh7_G0uAEtCZ0b8cJNBp1di-TpyweiktWOqfyM9Svt1hLjjGHQ198KwuIhQwTLHPWFpMkCh9-DH3C4tShW3fqdIOwOi-xZ6VDYLmMzuC6slUqgTcyggO8HojnSyTz-EmFrhjaR/s1600/IMG_5172.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493814601396209586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEeGNHVvxh7_G0uAEtCZ0b8cJNBp1di-TpyweiktWOqfyM9Svt1hLjjGHQ198KwuIhQwTLHPWFpMkCh9-DH3C4tShW3fqdIOwOi-xZ6VDYLmMzuC6slUqgTcyggO8HojnSyTz-EmFrhjaR/s400/IMG_5172.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></span></span></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">Look at all the colourful m&ms</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9tCTHy2R5YyzEpMcXVvfdcBJXWDTbm3ADn1NxU3UVcGr5GRHJmVGYjypMw589oUBmWwovKG9-WH7GgcnJ7vEPFbsgWSYe_V00qzXZqyL85i-ZPNjhnJzuZe5cH8sts2_CGoP6KQN4X35K/s1600/IMG_5175.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493814588379026242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9tCTHy2R5YyzEpMcXVvfdcBJXWDTbm3ADn1NxU3UVcGr5GRHJmVGYjypMw589oUBmWwovKG9-WH7GgcnJ7vEPFbsgWSYe_V00qzXZqyL85i-ZPNjhnJzuZe5cH8sts2_CGoP6KQN4X35K/s400/IMG_5175.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></span></span></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Statue of M&Ms.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">More candy stores across the road</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIsoPXXssiu6TZG9VrjrOOt7sc_YegIPZ5NfikjKXRjl_fwEANcNAsIRGDEOd7ycA39g6GZqsednnI3hq18J_Ldy9aqWtt2bqoWgb5c7H3XQtPFaWT878x70wgwp1DWIrVfUiQIqvsaXOW/s1600/IMG_5176.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493814572882164530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIsoPXXssiu6TZG9VrjrOOt7sc_YegIPZ5NfikjKXRjl_fwEANcNAsIRGDEOd7ycA39g6GZqsednnI3hq18J_Ldy9aqWtt2bqoWgb5c7H3XQtPFaWT878x70wgwp1DWIrVfUiQIqvsaXOW/s400/IMG_5176.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 300px;" /></a> </span></span><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493814565951490274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUJ0U4RGcKmDVenL8h-PgofSeInL9Vrv-WcWBQ9Gms_OCSXG8WhKxyaFl9AxNkbvzaA52qNFkuX8xCbIx0_pv21kYljAxJNPeB5mZa_u6SV49VZ_rOknU5CtOpKrS3F-FfJy8Y5E4fJ4zK/s400/IMG_5177.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 300px;" /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">AND </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">Times Square</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfHMeiS0SFkiKW4NcjovdRtXCf3S_m3cB-imy1ua5Z-MZjFdjzMm42Yvoh_GiivnQeNW4Xo1ZuV2I6ruX4Kc7j0rHqQJk1MQWFoDS5ljy6n2TcVE7_43KRIzwlngToCyLnEDscBcQeEr3f/s1600/IMG_5179.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493816752604069650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfHMeiS0SFkiKW4NcjovdRtXCf3S_m3cB-imy1ua5Z-MZjFdjzMm42Yvoh_GiivnQeNW4Xo1ZuV2I6ruX4Kc7j0rHqQJk1MQWFoDS5ljy6n2TcVE7_43KRIzwlngToCyLnEDscBcQeEr3f/s400/IMG_5179.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 300px;" /></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">Dan was very happy to be there.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjycV_5B8HGI22VKhR4pgfuaIUOEDhhWvOvswcHFLL9CjjFqzJjG0dqWTj-kAJsjXsPbwXiBMM5C1Iv37tiDp8WCKMTchzWKX4PLhPgyDGTcIrTjh1KZjsdzCaa5RZDY82-RzdK7xsacLxg/s1600/IMG_5189.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493816716844371634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjycV_5B8HGI22VKhR4pgfuaIUOEDhhWvOvswcHFLL9CjjFqzJjG0dqWTj-kAJsjXsPbwXiBMM5C1Iv37tiDp8WCKMTchzWKX4PLhPgyDGTcIrTjh1KZjsdzCaa5RZDY82-RzdK7xsacLxg/s400/IMG_5189.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">And so was I.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzrLBLG6gDfTf46oH_IFT6SCNY93YzTDdwi7aogsTv2SlyT8vOvA6f609RDhJXuIqFeuBA5jQ2bMiMrG-iNssn2pc3FLD_vRE56Nj1ZHmz6s314LvDuZJU7VTo1U7tMZ7Qb0oLfQ73P94-/s1600/IMG_5190.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493816707272009138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzrLBLG6gDfTf46oH_IFT6SCNY93YzTDdwi7aogsTv2SlyT8vOvA6f609RDhJXuIqFeuBA5jQ2bMiMrG-iNssn2pc3FLD_vRE56Nj1ZHmz6s314LvDuZJU7VTo1U7tMZ7Qb0oLfQ73P94-/s400/IMG_5190.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 300px;" /></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">They have bleachers for people to sit on to watch 1000 flashing ads.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">Never mind the countless art galleries, museums and historical places you could visit instead.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrr_0h3tdtCQneVDArsnh6QER4AID-uT6y67b0W-qrR02f19ZJ6FATj5N93hopCkfBZMLZsaow7hlKL6UKjgTJeIw1Fu5LvEiSrqP2IBrnrdJhhR0oVHYGUlvgxS5Fif-sIbSbOJg1cKFc/s1600/IMG_5180.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493816741842270482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrr_0h3tdtCQneVDArsnh6QER4AID-uT6y67b0W-qrR02f19ZJ6FATj5N93hopCkfBZMLZsaow7hlKL6UKjgTJeIw1Fu5LvEiSrqP2IBrnrdJhhR0oVHYGUlvgxS5Fif-sIbSbOJg1cKFc/s400/IMG_5180.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 300px;" /></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">And holy hell, Times Square was overwhelming. It added to our exhaustion and stress level for being surrounded by crazy taxi drivers and screaming people for 12 hours, we decided to stop the insanity and walk back to the hotel for another well deserved shower.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">Dinner that night was sushi! - at </span></span><a href="http://www.psushi.com/index2.htm#"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">Planet Sushi</span></span></b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSqr_zeQGaMl5fGqcjELVlhrd7oJdJXo6Bh-C-E-dTFrmjvnROo1w_lESDQ0TSZJrbs4Hpdp8zrACpFa1u3lHAgAqDEyl5GPf67QOw4I-mZFZ1nZFg1u8hnl2Px6c_ZMUnxngR9AzWKCJ2/s1600/IMG_5207.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493822120894782866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSqr_zeQGaMl5fGqcjELVlhrd7oJdJXo6Bh-C-E-dTFrmjvnROo1w_lESDQ0TSZJrbs4Hpdp8zrACpFa1u3lHAgAqDEyl5GPf67QOw4I-mZFZ1nZFg1u8hnl2Px6c_ZMUnxngR9AzWKCJ2/s400/IMG_5207.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">Seaweed Salad $6</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">House Roll $6.75 and Spicy Lobster Roll $9.50</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjekdY0hL9keNUjpNkHH5_bEeBC8RP1ZCgb7_o71gqpL7rrCJGTgNe9Lz3dkbrvVMjSPItLCtnso0bubTmaw1-ugZsljO_suuoYo5DAmXhU5S-HlSWCA-3vhHbxQlMWlZ7enrBPTtfmJfGh/s1600/IMG_5208.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493822130152386514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjekdY0hL9keNUjpNkHH5_bEeBC8RP1ZCgb7_o71gqpL7rrCJGTgNe9Lz3dkbrvVMjSPItLCtnso0bubTmaw1-ugZsljO_suuoYo5DAmXhU5S-HlSWCA-3vhHbxQlMWlZ7enrBPTtfmJfGh/s400/IMG_5208.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 300px;" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg3WoZPF3N0MDxl3W8hdcOdpaT-QB1n5Kqf2fZ1JGwtwo4_174Ud6FJyOqQ4AnBLhcJBDxLjNzON6d65Obw34yT9rYQ7XCeZjXl6IhTxT-XmeNpRFTTKyF8hd3WQzfsiATm9yvFQ7QZmgO/s1600/IMG_5209.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493822136747511426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg3WoZPF3N0MDxl3W8hdcOdpaT-QB1n5Kqf2fZ1JGwtwo4_174Ud6FJyOqQ4AnBLhcJBDxLjNzON6d65Obw34yT9rYQ7XCeZjXl6IhTxT-XmeNpRFTTKyF8hd3WQzfsiATm9yvFQ7QZmgO/s400/IMG_5209.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 300px;" /></span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><br />
</span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">We eventually stumbled into our hotel room by midnight, and after enjoying a brief night scene out the window, we passed out immediately.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyDymbeWB9iUMSkp7y6h36EOluC6bCQ2QqHcLP48PUzxFzMeK4K7p4QkpjBR5kgPLRTiZa1SP74VIC84pNjrvleZjeGW5ShFdIYpIvgdzJgFDxkabY5uNfR-CBmG44dn79_QJUY20OuUVh/s1600/IMG_5210.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;"></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyDymbeWB9iUMSkp7y6h36EOluC6bCQ2QqHcLP48PUzxFzMeK4K7p4QkpjBR5kgPLRTiZa1SP74VIC84pNjrvleZjeGW5ShFdIYpIvgdzJgFDxkabY5uNfR-CBmG44dn79_QJUY20OuUVh/s1600/IMG_5210.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493822141361932434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyDymbeWB9iUMSkp7y6h36EOluC6bCQ2QqHcLP48PUzxFzMeK4K7p4QkpjBR5kgPLRTiZa1SP74VIC84pNjrvleZjeGW5ShFdIYpIvgdzJgFDxkabY5uNfR-CBmG44dn79_QJUY20OuUVh/s400/IMG_5210.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></span></span></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><br />
</span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">Some more photos of other sites we saw that day:</span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLeMpaks8ger0fcySaTGl60fS9_LXx3xmQ72buc43nlvmA6U8Tr8k27PmusBxLcjhrUpg_0SRwnVY49oCjRAy0AMKOHd9z80PPY4i9EtU1C7Z1MP6vOYu4gAV627Uywzg__AlUmY3f4TM5/s1600/IMG_4793.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493825117563735250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLeMpaks8ger0fcySaTGl60fS9_LXx3xmQ72buc43nlvmA6U8Tr8k27PmusBxLcjhrUpg_0SRwnVY49oCjRAy0AMKOHd9z80PPY4i9EtU1C7Z1MP6vOYu4gAV627Uywzg__AlUmY3f4TM5/s400/IMG_4793.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 300px;" /></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSIF1_O8C75l1OHE2XfrGJlH0dAnXH0VYagSjX6nbMI7RUpZYjRWzzJbDLtSk1F1NQ8mfYln26wkNaAb4I3rRVUXdAaAvS5q2dNnfM1S8JIDVr7P3m5nXvVbHHYSZGzd_XdMVbBOP7VmDj/s1600/IMG_4795.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493825111343001458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSIF1_O8C75l1OHE2XfrGJlH0dAnXH0VYagSjX6nbMI7RUpZYjRWzzJbDLtSk1F1NQ8mfYln26wkNaAb4I3rRVUXdAaAvS5q2dNnfM1S8JIDVr7P3m5nXvVbHHYSZGzd_XdMVbBOP7VmDj/s400/IMG_4795.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJw9P6e70OlZjDP_68fJlb8LbbWT7xygqNNmGMrQT36zEgc1U8Um5a6dY0f_bkdCWkveJeUoKeEi2MGapdcuBbDPg7hJ_pKQLFQmsCLmEGJ1CkgZ6aPmop_j7C-UqzT5-hZyxCvH33n-_Z/s1600/IMG_4798.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;"></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJw9P6e70OlZjDP_68fJlb8LbbWT7xygqNNmGMrQT36zEgc1U8Um5a6dY0f_bkdCWkveJeUoKeEi2MGapdcuBbDPg7hJ_pKQLFQmsCLmEGJ1CkgZ6aPmop_j7C-UqzT5-hZyxCvH33n-_Z/s1600/IMG_4798.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493825102032888770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJw9P6e70OlZjDP_68fJlb8LbbWT7xygqNNmGMrQT36zEgc1U8Um5a6dY0f_bkdCWkveJeUoKeEi2MGapdcuBbDPg7hJ_pKQLFQmsCLmEGJ1CkgZ6aPmop_j7C-UqzT5-hZyxCvH33n-_Z/s400/IMG_4798.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></span></span></a></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">Manhattan apartments</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEindV-TFdb2AZl3viyMfvkxMzNWzSs4XjMCWD0FrLAKPqQbY1LS952bn5zXQiRfiDyrGlW6a0jXKs-yS1cvKfVNfTEMJYwN4hUecIDa0uQ4VcnhPQ5STgpvnyGMZbLPemB9TNbsH5RGCSID/s1600/IMG_5059.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493825089344939010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEindV-TFdb2AZl3viyMfvkxMzNWzSs4XjMCWD0FrLAKPqQbY1LS952bn5zXQiRfiDyrGlW6a0jXKs-yS1cvKfVNfTEMJYwN4hUecIDa0uQ4VcnhPQ5STgpvnyGMZbLPemB9TNbsH5RGCSID/s400/IMG_5059.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 300px;" /></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5gmK3Jd2JZZ_V1ml8HWHGOmFUBXjtmfVk2pYobHsRP1U_YyFw9NKeA93Mr7jyuj-E93YxLfXomIaxwwZC54rei2tzjMFYhIvR2uYlScjMjDa3ajeMsCrt34585nMjtue5iYXQMtTyr2ln/s1600/IMG_5071.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; 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Another early rise to catch our train. We had a train to catch from Toronto to Niagara Falls, so we decided to tour around the Toronto city.</div>
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A few photos of the interior of their confusing train station.</div>
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And then we were smack bang in the middle of the city</div>
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Look at all the buildings and hotdog stands!</div>
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We had initially planned out to visit their most touristy locations of the city, but the map didn't seem to match anything they had on the actual location. We just ended up walking for about 4 - 5 hours aimlessly to see anything other than shops.</div>
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Some Chinese Yoga women and Hooters!</div>
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Another thing we noticed about Toronto is that there are no public water fountains. It didn't help that we had so many bags to carry around under the scorching heat. Which lead us on a search for a water fountain to fill up our bottles. But nothing. Don't Canadians like water?</div>
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At some point in the afternoon, everyone was herded around at the park next to the harbour, so we trailed them with hopes to find some drinking water. And this is what we saw.</div>
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I'm looking distraught and bothered with a fake smile. We had been dehydrated for about 6 hours at this point. I was ready to pass out and cuss at all kinds of gods. We noticed another herd of people heading in another direction. We trudged along. We saw a fair. NO WATER! Not even ridiculously expensive bottled tap water. My face turned from red to white.</div>
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Eventually after being pushed and shoved from long lines into cafes (I think this was their public holiday and not many shops were open) we found a little convenience shop miles away from where we were. We bought a 2L bottle and gulped it all down.</div>
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Then it was time to get on the train again for Niagara Falls Independence Day fireworks! Everywhere in Toronto was crowded and you have to get into absurdly long lines to do anything. Another long line to get on the train. Look how happy everyone seemed to be in that line!</div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Welcome to Niagara Falls, Ontario!</span></b> (Oh, thank you)</div>
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The taxi driver we called for was super friendly. His name is Bill from <a href="http://www.infotaxi.org/canada_taxi/niagara-falls_taxi/elite-taxi-ltd.htm">Elite Taxi company</a>. He gave us a quick, but thorough tour of the town before we arrived at our hotel. </div>
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We booked our room at <a href="http://www.glengatehotel.com/">Glengate Hotel</a> through Orbitz. It was US$79 per night. It wasn't luxurious, but it had everything we needed, and it was pretty close to everything around there.</div>
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We quickly detached our bags from ourselves, had a shower, drank some water and headed out for the fireworks! Ooh so exciting!</div>
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Bill had told us that everything in this town was always open till 3 - 5 am in the morning. And he was absolutely right. I'm sure we arrived at about 7pm, and all the shops and restaurants appeared as if they were just opening. We headed over to the falls with our camera for some hardcore snapshot action!</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPnEA9ZgyPwdUmtoqdXj0clCUrnk4FHz8WhiNWOaCA19ALjTQDqlH_2MK75s_PvoYytDW6F4aj5o_hyphenhyphenR5IR94bZe-leixAot3fqDk7kSC0WZwN9C4MSEv4uLzA0OALuntnffxZ2s8XLGhO/s1600/IMG_4600.jpeg"></a>This night was amazing. The vastness of these waterfalls blew my mind. I had never seen anything that big. The postcards you see of Niagara Falls don't do them any justice. The fireworks were being done by both sides of the border too, so it enhanced the night even more. They had blocked off half of the bridge for the fireworks (for safety) so the rest of the bridge was knitted with people. If you're worried about personal space, Niagara Falls isn't the place for you. </div>
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There was one Chinese lady who continued to push her way in through layers of crowds to get to the good spot of the bridge. She bruised Dan's arm with her hand bag I think. I wanted to push her off the bridge but she disappeared when the fireworks ended.</div>
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At 12am? It was our dinner time. We went into <b>Romano's Macaroni Grill</b>. I am not hyperlinking because the service at this place <b>was GODAWFUL</b>. They seated us near the back door, and set WAX PAPER on our table! The food was alright. Dan had Lobster Ravioli which was really good. My Chicken Parmigiana was below average.</div>
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The waiters milled about gossiping among themselves when they weren't dragging rubbish bags past us WHILE we were dining. Absolutely disgusting. I shall never return! They didn't greet us when we left. I snagged 2 handfuls of mint from their counter as a result.</div>
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After dinner, we walked over to their glowing Casino.</div>
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Next morning, we got up and decided to pig out at the <a href="http://www.almacsbuffet.com/">AlMacs Breakfast Buffet</a>! ($6.99 per person)</div>
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I don't think we wern't the only ones unaware of how misty it was going to be. We were drenched when it went near the falls. The ones who were at the front of the boat had to move back because of the breeze and water pouring into the boat.</div>
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After being hyper all morning and afternoon, we had a rest at the nearest park around and left the wild street to a more subtle and quiet pizza place "<a href="http://www.goldbook.ca/niagarafalls/Restaurants/1936_Cocos-Restaurant.html">Coco's</a>"</div>
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And then it was time for us to retire to bed. In a few hours after that we had to wake up in the middle of the night to WALK over the border, get a cab to the airport where we take off for NEW YORK!</div>
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Good bye, Niagara Falls. We had some good times, you and I.</div>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820324703617028154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151902986984560111.post-31221821639124617172010-07-02T00:15:00.000-07:002010-11-28T13:48:26.504-08:00July 1st - Detroit to OntarioA good friend of mine was getting married in Sarnia, Ontario on 3rd July and invited us to her wedding.<br />
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Because Dan lives in a small town in Oregon, and Sarnia being another small town, we had to travel to different cities for flights.<br />
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On 1st July, we drove from La Grande to Portland at night, parked our car at our friend Gabe's place, caught a taxi to the Portland airport. Flew to Detroit, got another cab from Detroit to Windsor (Canada). And from Windsor, we had to get on 2 trains to get to Sarnia.<br />
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With such a tight schedule comes 2 incredibly OCD planners.</div>
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We had planned this trip and booked everything from a few months in advance, so we knew exactly how to get to our destined locations and by when. (Sticking to our plans was all thanks to Dan. During all the exhausting walking and running around, my contribution had shrunken to "bitchin")<br />
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We had a really fun <a href="http://clarkcountycab.com/">taxi ride</a> to the Portland airport on the night of 1st/July. The driver was a really energetic, outgoing, and talkative individual who told us all about how he had a chance to stay in NYC for free because his ex girlfriend had booked them both to go on Sally Jessy Raphael's talk show.<br />
Well, we get there early enough to grab some airport breakfast - expensive and disgusting as always. Jumped on our flight to Detroit, and had a bit of a nap.<br />
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After about 4 hours we arrive in Detroit. Headed straight out for a cab. The taxi driver assured us that he knew how to get to the train station in Windsor, and yet he didn't. </div>
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We arrived at the train station a little earlier than we thought. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dan greeting our favourite rum. And just look at the size of that... <br />
backpack!</td></tr>
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We had our second breakfast on our first train ride. </div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-00FHhMQ4eRi2Pszwn3gCalz-d7VclK4lX-lGTxFuPqy0EckrdhVi9DUrdxDKejNLwlC5yu_Uyogn_lO_njmjlz2vGMlq1rzyNyH_U2KXC82_nfCsl_xcl8IQKmQwf9-uYKSWbFNhiuRX/s1600/IMG_4391.jpeg"></a>I had a tuna sandwich with orzo salad and carrot sticks and Dan had a bagel and coffee. It wasn't as expensive as it would've been at an airport, and the quality was better.<br />
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We get to London for another train to Sarnia. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Empty station once every other train had left.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Checking our travel details and taxi info<br />
I think Dan was just checking his <a href="http://wonderdookie.deviantart.com/">Deviant Art account</a> here.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Outside of the London Railway station. 205 York Street</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Catching up on sleep while waiting for our train to arrive.</td></tr>
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Finally our train to Sarnia arrived after what seemed like hours. Off we go again!</div>
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There weren't enough cabs at the Sarnia train station, so we rang up <a href="http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?client=safari&rls=en&oe=UTF-8&redir_esc=&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=greg's+taxi+sarnia&fb=1&gl=nz&hq=greg's+taxi&hnear=Sarnia,+ON,+Canada&cid=0,0,6163493569881041449&ei=qwPtTNmMOoLQsAOms_DUDw&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=image&resnum=1&ved=0CBkQnwIwAA">Greg's Taxi</a> company. $20 to our hotel <a href="http://www.sarniaharbourfront.com/">Harbourfront Inn</a>. The parents of the bride had kindly set aside a few rooms for the wedding guests at two hotels. Harbourfront Inn had better reviews on the net, so we decided to resort there. $87 per night.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tired Dracula lurks in the dark hallway of the hotel!</td></tr>
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It was conveniently close to a nice <a href="http://sarnia.paddyflahertys.com/">Irish pub/ family restaurant</a>. And when I mean close, I mean a few steps.<br />
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So after a much needed shower and a change of clothes, we headed down there for some good food. I also couldn't help but taste their "Duchy Originals Organic Ale", while Dan went for his lady cocktails instead.<br />
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For dinner, I had Shrimp Linguini ($12.99, and totally worth it),</div>
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and Dan had his favourite Chicken Tikka Masala Curry ($11.99). For dessert, we shared a Lemon Tart ($5.99). Their menu can be found <a href="http://sarnia.paddyflahertys.com/media/sarnia.paddyflahertys.com/menu/sarnia.paddyflahertys.primepubs.net.pdf#page=16">here</a>.<br />
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After that we wandered about around town for a bit - and what a pretty town it was! But our exhaustion eventually took over and we retreated to our suite for some shut eye.<br />
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In the middle of the night (I think it might've been 9pm as we were old and drained) our friends came to visit and to pick up the table setting cards. I didn't get to see them as I was in the bathroom during their very brief visit. But Dan managed to sleeptalk and sent them home with the cards.<br />
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But first, a few more photos we took in Sarnia:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Does that sign say Bimbo or Limbo?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dan's nice snapshot of this old pair</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Canada has such nice architecture</td></tr>
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Sweet dreams to us. For our well deserved and overdue sleep...<br />
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<b>Day 2 in Sarnia</b><br />
We went to have breakfast at a local cafe and spotted an awesome car boat on our way.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7HkiJTHzH7B8lfnt0nToREoo3JloWIzrJpbYdr1hwfSpPl_q2d3EVeNGYMOmSwKY4fhf41zTd2bjiaYMmmKRDaqRvFIkllNder5UcK0W7QSxVH8_tVw9HIfGfyRXeAhO6h4VqD5_NwQiw/s1600/IMG_4423.jpeg"></a>The weather in Sarnia was scorching hot and dry. Coming from the Oregon spring temperature to this was definitely unexpected. On this day, we woke up sweating. After breakfast, we got ready for our friends' wedding.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">On our way back to the hotel, we power walked to one of the biggest lakes in the world - Lake Huron. It was all so beautiful. I would definitely love to come back to Canada. It a great start of our journey.</span></div>
<br /></div>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820324703617028154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151902986984560111.post-79151859783535750812010-06-21T21:05:00.000-07:002010-11-14T17:40:51.759-08:00June 20th - Just like The Goonies in Astoria<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">Visiting Astoria, OR was my plan from the very beginning.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">Although, back then when someone said "beautiful Oregon weather", I actually believed it - I was a fool!</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">The first thing we saw as soon as we parked the car was this boat Fish and Chips shop. If it hadn't been for our <a href="http://nosuchlucktours.blogspot.com/search/label/Chapter%2005%20-%20Prineville">Prineville trip where my stomach threatened to kill me</a>, I would've probably ordered something.</div><br />
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This town was really quite cute. Not every town has an "Ice cream Chowder Coffee House".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7yhl8gXyt6NnXbiUiHAWdS5c1I-aGwzS1eFmbYGNn3RlV15fOW68Ql-FXSOFuqlSF8I0i_kemS9dJ-hSNHKB9JN96IK7x9l5pgUMGBRoq2BnXSHMU4PAEXzXorsw00x7fmucRcrgRjIfi/s1600/IMG_4180.jpg" imageanchor="1"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeIrth64noXkWFg3YNWVsJ0vQsHj3EeolQPfZ-G4TZv3hOi-yYyKF9pamv2TTnaGDnwGr014aQIrKYHiSRa-Oun6lN5JUNIaHrbpQrvAi7ndVKmLlaK7RMm6WGZ2m7k1iQjZAUw-kQCMFc/s1600/IMG_4184.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeIrth64noXkWFg3YNWVsJ0vQsHj3EeolQPfZ-G4TZv3hOi-yYyKF9pamv2TTnaGDnwGr014aQIrKYHiSRa-Oun6lN5JUNIaHrbpQrvAi7ndVKmLlaK7RMm6WGZ2m7k1iQjZAUw-kQCMFc/s400/IMG_4184.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1FT0jrxSt1aw094FAVLVaW6TxxoZF9GPovjGzmheONC-JlM8qtgoqq9vGYYdqpRkyVNVRcZOltcXaqwq4-goDmJUsgwhocwxQqmpsTWUAQ3tOREn3cqifKYIEewOqzY4A0UCg0xxuY9kp/s1600/IMG_4182.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1FT0jrxSt1aw094FAVLVaW6TxxoZF9GPovjGzmheONC-JlM8qtgoqq9vGYYdqpRkyVNVRcZOltcXaqwq4-goDmJUsgwhocwxQqmpsTWUAQ3tOREn3cqifKYIEewOqzY4A0UCg0xxuY9kp/s400/IMG_4182.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We walked around for a bit, enjoying the scenary and the timeless feel of the town until we finally found a free map! - And of course it was inside a gift shop where we bolted in just to pick up the map, and escape as quickly as possible without saying a word to the shopkeeper.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisQFbPTA32diLPwZ4PIogOnzs045W9TZWPYmGYacTeFg3OjoHP5YYknxHz_CWPsx13ewGSa9bxBYbMXypVv4S7TREw9awpPG9-uLwMuYFUBpBNNSvVt2MvSykUaX8BbqWcE_YBTmb_QD6b/s1600/IMG_4229.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisQFbPTA32diLPwZ4PIogOnzs045W9TZWPYmGYacTeFg3OjoHP5YYknxHz_CWPsx13ewGSa9bxBYbMXypVv4S7TREw9awpPG9-uLwMuYFUBpBNNSvVt2MvSykUaX8BbqWcE_YBTmb_QD6b/s640/IMG_4229.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And off we went! Straight to The Goonies Museum!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeIrth64noXkWFg3YNWVsJ0vQsHj3EeolQPfZ-G4TZv3hOi-yYyKF9pamv2TTnaGDnwGr014aQIrKYHiSRa-Oun6lN5JUNIaHrbpQrvAi7ndVKmLlaK7RMm6WGZ2m7k1iQjZAUw-kQCMFc/s1600/IMG_4184.jpg" imageanchor="1"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2f8hKdWo341HXjujKruZqKGyRCc_sqdZLoB875ex09c36BCxIEzoAXzGNfNe7fYWkdKZjerenqpsNVh-zsFgoIdNliek89CvyDnsNmu8vKNbAsRWn_rg0sycAtih-o32AfsvZa1vh5VtC/s1600/IMG_4187.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2f8hKdWo341HXjujKruZqKGyRCc_sqdZLoB875ex09c36BCxIEzoAXzGNfNe7fYWkdKZjerenqpsNVh-zsFgoIdNliek89CvyDnsNmu8vKNbAsRWn_rg0sycAtih-o32AfsvZa1vh5VtC/s320/IMG_4187.jpg" width="320" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg81KJzTUpHcM8fs-fMmEIbC7SHSHdVQcu5lt0pbMd19sVgnXdhzVnbNlSavbwoKnDGNK33btoCxprt3PNTQRnyUKWI02g0E9PcG2Wyc8gwbMA2KNOzlyL75TYG79G73WI41CsvOzCh7Q6q/s1600/IMG_4188.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg81KJzTUpHcM8fs-fMmEIbC7SHSHdVQcu5lt0pbMd19sVgnXdhzVnbNlSavbwoKnDGNK33btoCxprt3PNTQRnyUKWI02g0E9PcG2Wyc8gwbMA2KNOzlyL75TYG79G73WI41CsvOzCh7Q6q/s320/IMG_4188.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was quite clever. They had used the police station they feature in the beginning sequence of the movie as their "museum". We were glad to have been inside that particular building.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-PY4A5pr8bGH5APqy5WY7cVwYFJJ4rNTc5fJE7HmqwFDRuLgMKITPU_fv8_-F1i_TMwTurimroPa2PWbMSA-l8UwCeLpvynaJ4aWP-L5Z2sza-1A4Y2lg54v_A8z_aHcZy4bmKb8EpgBo/s1600/IMG_4195.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-PY4A5pr8bGH5APqy5WY7cVwYFJJ4rNTc5fJE7HmqwFDRuLgMKITPU_fv8_-F1i_TMwTurimroPa2PWbMSA-l8UwCeLpvynaJ4aWP-L5Z2sza-1A4Y2lg54v_A8z_aHcZy4bmKb8EpgBo/s640/IMG_4195.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The place itself was tiny. So a lot of the times we had to squeeze past one another awkwardly. Admission is about $5 per person from what I remember, but we only had cards on us and they hadn't set up EFTPOS machines, so they let us in for free.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg81KJzTUpHcM8fs-fMmEIbC7SHSHdVQcu5lt0pbMd19sVgnXdhzVnbNlSavbwoKnDGNK33btoCxprt3PNTQRnyUKWI02g0E9PcG2Wyc8gwbMA2KNOzlyL75TYG79G73WI41CsvOzCh7Q6q/s1600/IMG_4188.jpg" imageanchor="1"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvLRMTT39V6R5nCIgp_P320LStCOOO4vF9kuhz2eHucQ5-KIhSxP1z1j6dP8ULElpcWsnVbk9XSRkk1ylFUgSq1oIXqzm9_MiZoyYqntbUaBxgHyjo28DAsczV1PcDUdTejR8cAroa_7uo/s1600/IMG_4192.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvLRMTT39V6R5nCIgp_P320LStCOOO4vF9kuhz2eHucQ5-KIhSxP1z1j6dP8ULElpcWsnVbk9XSRkk1ylFUgSq1oIXqzm9_MiZoyYqntbUaBxgHyjo28DAsczV1PcDUdTejR8cAroa_7uo/s320/IMG_4192.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaehRpOOCSQlHJGVIgUlP-xfXOdzGlUFxBdXFsm2vpiflHJXUizptxi5xSEUic3lFshFVSyULw5UJyCOm1OCmkYDYcNqhODaVVd1-crK9lGH2KVBTiPUH2SNoQnLFOjUZXAUpdZtuH2zIe/s1600/IMG_4211.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaehRpOOCSQlHJGVIgUlP-xfXOdzGlUFxBdXFsm2vpiflHJXUizptxi5xSEUic3lFshFVSyULw5UJyCOm1OCmkYDYcNqhODaVVd1-crK9lGH2KVBTiPUH2SNoQnLFOjUZXAUpdZtuH2zIe/s320/IMG_4211.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Took some shots of Data's gear for my friend Dorothy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYCl5gkEcx_Rg-a_YfKiwJyIYXPHnW6zBFBKXnup5NcUtnP8LiBJx8TIfivPubya3ZQmes6G6NdlR4izwrjDWDeSGVEknUkgbR3sF4gRPavAU-QzHyRc-p5e2VQ-507uZe2_fRBAC0G44b/s1600/IMG_4216.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYCl5gkEcx_Rg-a_YfKiwJyIYXPHnW6zBFBKXnup5NcUtnP8LiBJx8TIfivPubya3ZQmes6G6NdlR4izwrjDWDeSGVEknUkgbR3sF4gRPavAU-QzHyRc-p5e2VQ-507uZe2_fRBAC0G44b/s640/IMG_4216.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Awesome artifacts from the movie</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKRqSSxsN_LWxdiesCF1WcbGx_hWkYoG2AsFjEWMrndx2VolHiwqRJAU3AaO9Yj3vUUtj683_tmHK9xwpbzwW6R61AgToUVedfs4oWJNGt8NBtXQyX7VrOZW-oQMVr0b4KRhZFQ8J3dn7d/s1600/IMG_4218.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKRqSSxsN_LWxdiesCF1WcbGx_hWkYoG2AsFjEWMrndx2VolHiwqRJAU3AaO9Yj3vUUtj683_tmHK9xwpbzwW6R61AgToUVedfs4oWJNGt8NBtXQyX7VrOZW-oQMVr0b4KRhZFQ8J3dn7d/s400/IMG_4218.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We then proceeded to wander around some more. Until we found The Goonies house!</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I felt very welcomed</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Goonies House</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi562SSVtvA8woOoJqNjH-pb-sbMUBKNis2elz6ruI6gcw5TBE29PiMW-4eUk43299yTIplgC3u0dbs9kk_lVkMYdGs2KKTHC1uVKMOk75FdVQO5k-Z0CNH1z5N1jabemDuix515x9n02eB/s1600/IMG_4245.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi562SSVtvA8woOoJqNjH-pb-sbMUBKNis2elz6ruI6gcw5TBE29PiMW-4eUk43299yTIplgC3u0dbs9kk_lVkMYdGs2KKTHC1uVKMOk75FdVQO5k-Z0CNH1z5N1jabemDuix515x9n02eB/s400/IMG_4245.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from The Goonies House</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Do you remember Arnie's Kindergarten Cop? This is the kindergarten from that movie.<br />
And it's almost on the same street as The Goonies House</td></tr>
</tbody></table>We decided to walk back to the car along the train rail. And look what we spotted. 3 deer minding their own business about town... Occasionally nibbling on someone's yard. Do you suppose they were off to a pub?<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And then we drove out of Astroia, up north for a bit until we reached the beach.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And to get to the beach, we had to walk through the woods...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0lP6FlsGrfB3vJ1aoARktK8Mqc-kWQWmw6d15-v8xHy5fk2sC9IzQJdae8Q0FQYb7kYkeG9_LPGeE7HAEwFmx4nYi5sNka8bpcp_MkgDcm0ZDxEl0b_r1kg_PEc6c-l5kUJhPXedaKKfj/s1600/IMG_4258.png" imageanchor="1"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTdk3khORwnN1Bfu2EMzWPuN4g_F8QE8iCT__aqV0JVFMSgwRauorsfAxwHLQ8vO4ioQY8EjgrpMtf0yba7y1Myku5ELWu5bz6AhdPZKvic-nkDIs6gvYLyueUBU5DVgmGXugu1FMSKahF/s1600/IMG_4265.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTdk3khORwnN1Bfu2EMzWPuN4g_F8QE8iCT__aqV0JVFMSgwRauorsfAxwHLQ8vO4ioQY8EjgrpMtf0yba7y1Myku5ELWu5bz6AhdPZKvic-nkDIs6gvYLyueUBU5DVgmGXugu1FMSKahF/s320/IMG_4265.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKwtiYd8hBTgC0FZXIxEeJMtFkk9wj082l78zdvdqT_nodiDm5fEiL6bukke4fYYE5j8BST2BKG1lG-RrST-SKNkQDTlzl-cLlq5DrfZVKI676KoE1MLjOWvUwv_nr5ruYUJQ1RQ7b5AXN/s1600/IMG_4268.png" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKwtiYd8hBTgC0FZXIxEeJMtFkk9wj082l78zdvdqT_nodiDm5fEiL6bukke4fYYE5j8BST2BKG1lG-RrST-SKNkQDTlzl-cLlq5DrfZVKI676KoE1MLjOWvUwv_nr5ruYUJQ1RQ7b5AXN/s320/IMG_4268.png" width="228" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And through a field....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKwtiYd8hBTgC0FZXIxEeJMtFkk9wj082l78zdvdqT_nodiDm5fEiL6bukke4fYYE5j8BST2BKG1lG-RrST-SKNkQDTlzl-cLlq5DrfZVKI676KoE1MLjOWvUwv_nr5ruYUJQ1RQ7b5AXN/s1600/IMG_4268.png" imageanchor="1"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLaATUHLDzcG5lJm6DpMVBkVmSkLaTuXHrTpmjDJaX9tpPHxywSz2pTgWfAQph_S43rKEkl7wvKuhZgzmEZuTHFydAkGeUfbizBEXEu6dyJ6UFg2iMKnVSNfe2iiSB03jrNYpjvsVND8ip/s1600/IMG_4272.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLaATUHLDzcG5lJm6DpMVBkVmSkLaTuXHrTpmjDJaX9tpPHxywSz2pTgWfAQph_S43rKEkl7wvKuhZgzmEZuTHFydAkGeUfbizBEXEu6dyJ6UFg2iMKnVSNfe2iiSB03jrNYpjvsVND8ip/s640/IMG_4272.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And then, the vastness welcomes you!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We walked along the beach some more for that nice fresh air until it was time to head back home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And look what happened to our car from all that traveling!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSV_nAvWLfnB1VCx-OF6cUFTiLz2YtZ5BACWHggGMBvX_I_kKnWjnERDP4AIQk3h_RRdRa6tX6Nlp1nD2j9L0quhe0t6V3Ji9utdZsW_IACOcYZ4hV5p3FqMKaZwPUpGROzH5mgh-S9GHV/s1600/IMG_4282.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSV_nAvWLfnB1VCx-OF6cUFTiLz2YtZ5BACWHggGMBvX_I_kKnWjnERDP4AIQk3h_RRdRa6tX6Nlp1nD2j9L0quhe0t6V3Ji9utdZsW_IACOcYZ4hV5p3FqMKaZwPUpGROzH5mgh-S9GHV/s320/IMG_4282.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820324703617028154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151902986984560111.post-9431694418180330212010-06-13T00:53:00.000-07:002010-11-14T17:38:49.181-08:00June 13th - Picture Perfect Joseph<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After a whole month of horrible weather, it finally seemed to have cleared up (perhaps momentarily). So we decided to up and make another weekend trip. This time it was to Wallowa Lake in Joseph, OR.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3fTwPv25WoimqR-T8DVHD2Y_tbn2udIXoGwemyCOqBTu4fX3imKi64o_q8-rwmy1zSyuZhbIUYZKtL9Dt5u56Iy1dyv8W8-wF5IQyu5QWH5bV4NQPGLLh_Dix_473zowC2WhC7TU46d44/s1600/IMG_3870.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3fTwPv25WoimqR-T8DVHD2Y_tbn2udIXoGwemyCOqBTu4fX3imKi64o_q8-rwmy1zSyuZhbIUYZKtL9Dt5u56Iy1dyv8W8-wF5IQyu5QWH5bV4NQPGLLh_Dix_473zowC2WhC7TU46d44/s320/IMG_3870.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I almost had my body out the window as we were driving, because as we got near Wallowa, everything looked beautiful. I didn't want to miss a single view. Unfortunately this is the only good shot I took.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUTggIBnOJl2XcsYYo4f4y_rKrPtg7hyphenhyphen8ALkvi8wzvG0H7o6ZYBeDaUdLZyX77H1sgmlIrl4O91F_1xMsaKqArANXSfRb5Z01Fvb5mVT0j8Dpr8Ek5X_QTfU_nRyylMl2VbZQm3gKfcugg/s1600/IMG_3945.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUTggIBnOJl2XcsYYo4f4y_rKrPtg7hyphenhyphen8ALkvi8wzvG0H7o6ZYBeDaUdLZyX77H1sgmlIrl4O91F_1xMsaKqArANXSfRb5Z01Fvb5mVT0j8Dpr8Ek5X_QTfU_nRyylMl2VbZQm3gKfcugg/s640/IMG_3945.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUTggIBnOJl2XcsYYo4f4y_rKrPtg7hyphenhyphen8ALkvi8wzvG0H7o6ZYBeDaUdLZyX77H1sgmlIrl4O91F_1xMsaKqArANXSfRb5Z01Fvb5mVT0j8Dpr8Ek5X_QTfU_nRyylMl2VbZQm3gKfcugg/s1600/IMG_3945.jpg" imageanchor="1"></a>Once we arrived, we realised it was their Car Show day! And it wasn't one of those shows for modern Japanese racing cars. It was for good old classic vehicles. I went crazy and took 300 photos. Here are some of our favourites:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3fTwPv25WoimqR-T8DVHD2Y_tbn2udIXoGwemyCOqBTu4fX3imKi64o_q8-rwmy1zSyuZhbIUYZKtL9Dt5u56Iy1dyv8W8-wF5IQyu5QWH5bV4NQPGLLh_Dix_473zowC2WhC7TU46d44/s1600/IMG_3870.jpg" imageanchor="1"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLxiGQn5rzs9A4o-cXiCMaP9dyIzTRcfSnzPWbejX53dkzCHvAQckO56IwW4lx2bK-OxJUd6yA8SGgWQHqRpQpH7ggeOs-GvXLS9lyuA80dGAJpTQNvmLaD1igqhP11vZrwXGIkN0GJfzV/s1600/IMG_3909.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLxiGQn5rzs9A4o-cXiCMaP9dyIzTRcfSnzPWbejX53dkzCHvAQckO56IwW4lx2bK-OxJUd6yA8SGgWQHqRpQpH7ggeOs-GvXLS9lyuA80dGAJpTQNvmLaD1igqhP11vZrwXGIkN0GJfzV/s320/IMG_3909.jpg" width="320" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqC1jcieIpTx64k0sCtdRDlqMOyfvQb8GuXIGpgQ63m99IXZTbv0xY9n7CTom2USDAldz7ugfWnpA8kut50R5u4vfwy0DaMHnEVJnDnOd80zatWNyOP60EV6ycKlrJ8j2CVmo6NjiZkOTb/s1600/IMG_3916.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqC1jcieIpTx64k0sCtdRDlqMOyfvQb8GuXIGpgQ63m99IXZTbv0xY9n7CTom2USDAldz7ugfWnpA8kut50R5u4vfwy0DaMHnEVJnDnOd80zatWNyOP60EV6ycKlrJ8j2CVmo6NjiZkOTb/s320/IMG_3916.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSj0jNpXV6f9_cWsUkZQwiPVlfXSi4kbn97fWtZhjixC0DKPaA83L0TNMP-V1wZ3cHFEHYhyphenhyphenL0CuCqHCVnd6eEKO3PzpkEb7mnv9krp4W7upignAh7IRsA8VM13Y7dU20jaR1WNCABYxBe/s1600/IMG_3924.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSj0jNpXV6f9_cWsUkZQwiPVlfXSi4kbn97fWtZhjixC0DKPaA83L0TNMP-V1wZ3cHFEHYhyphenhyphenL0CuCqHCVnd6eEKO3PzpkEb7mnv9krp4W7upignAh7IRsA8VM13Y7dU20jaR1WNCABYxBe/s320/IMG_3924.jpg" width="320" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrQ8kkwvOZDAvLniZ6wQgRarGsotGEPao1ZOEv3dk-JQh_Ag_FYpoaBhlWRLI4DZiBQcdncuZJwG1bowuPs8oL7S446CpaP6pLR6d9E-HpXGe4GKrUjTc2bN7sIppBxPGrW6lou-BQX5A7/s1600/IMG_3948.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrQ8kkwvOZDAvLniZ6wQgRarGsotGEPao1ZOEv3dk-JQh_Ag_FYpoaBhlWRLI4DZiBQcdncuZJwG1bowuPs8oL7S446CpaP6pLR6d9E-HpXGe4GKrUjTc2bN7sIppBxPGrW6lou-BQX5A7/s320/IMG_3948.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMJsJn_wyGxRzEOhuZ8L17c_gRibYPVucjOQncbGYAVP7CdrdqTxuXixlWU7ioY12PV3f-MGSbrGW5mr-55Rbd56KOqZUB_PntSTkiWCCkb1hVm-WNCb26Abeccu4iSk7bmtgqYMTL3v4P/s1600/IMG_3952.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMJsJn_wyGxRzEOhuZ8L17c_gRibYPVucjOQncbGYAVP7CdrdqTxuXixlWU7ioY12PV3f-MGSbrGW5mr-55Rbd56KOqZUB_PntSTkiWCCkb1hVm-WNCb26Abeccu4iSk7bmtgqYMTL3v4P/s320/IMG_3952.jpg" width="320" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdQp3SYzi_MpmCSruLZLZYiS8oIMHyy8MxvRQdJZu8VEf_Y0bxPzVFXn5ASWbBCSPeqb-hkiOZOxOTefrvWD4ztYB82Q89W7-LvUWT1YYYxIFQsCAVtsK-hv24T-q-m4jg7t7Z294TIzez/s1600/IMG_3971.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdQp3SYzi_MpmCSruLZLZYiS8oIMHyy8MxvRQdJZu8VEf_Y0bxPzVFXn5ASWbBCSPeqb-hkiOZOxOTefrvWD4ztYB82Q89W7-LvUWT1YYYxIFQsCAVtsK-hv24T-q-m4jg7t7Z294TIzez/s320/IMG_3971.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After chasing after me (and I was literally running around the whole street with my camera shouting "OH! Look at this one! Oh never mind this, look at THAT!! Oh my god I love EVERYTHING!") for about an hour, Dan stopped me and lead me to a place called <i><b><a href="http://madmaryandcompany.com/soda_shop.cfm">Soda Shop</a></b></i>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At first I snapped and said "No. Soda is YOUR thing, not mine". But as he pushed me through the door, I fell in love with the place immediately.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdQp3SYzi_MpmCSruLZLZYiS8oIMHyy8MxvRQdJZu8VEf_Y0bxPzVFXn5ASWbBCSPeqb-hkiOZOxOTefrvWD4ztYB82Q89W7-LvUWT1YYYxIFQsCAVtsK-hv24T-q-m4jg7t7Z294TIzez/s1600/IMG_3971.jpg" imageanchor="1"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIuDBZ0tKY_HTwJwI0xA0mQFtPXz7pfAx19pH2jIUtgec6wYIEtcD7geYpc_TYmvw9jDj9EleNWlRvtaNHtjBjCdPLOx68ACpE6leMGuYa2vbs9UA-133gm3PYYSSWhl9qaup9jr6u4Kg5/s1600/IMG_4020.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIuDBZ0tKY_HTwJwI0xA0mQFtPXz7pfAx19pH2jIUtgec6wYIEtcD7geYpc_TYmvw9jDj9EleNWlRvtaNHtjBjCdPLOx68ACpE6leMGuYa2vbs9UA-133gm3PYYSSWhl9qaup9jr6u4Kg5/s320/IMG_4020.jpg" width="320" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSKbNJlkuhyphenhyphenif2DqVzEcM5isiVPGAuAYksIsiOaQ9vHeWVFOIP-rA4cnSq3sYVOefabofFV3qWK_D2Cr5jw9DSPcL6Dl0qzhlGYMP2oYmZe-BKPX_guwhFhrYtfgQRfWXNB-oZPmE3QvmH/s1600/IMG_4023.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSKbNJlkuhyphenhyphenif2DqVzEcM5isiVPGAuAYksIsiOaQ9vHeWVFOIP-rA4cnSq3sYVOefabofFV3qWK_D2Cr5jw9DSPcL6Dl0qzhlGYMP2oYmZe-BKPX_guwhFhrYtfgQRfWXNB-oZPmE3QvmH/s320/IMG_4023.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I will just let the pictures describe what I saw. Whoever decorated this place should be given a medal.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After salivating over their <b><a href="http://madmaryandcompany.com/dev/pdf/sodashopmenu.pdf">menu</a></b>, we went for Crabby Mary and Bucking Beef</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSKbNJlkuhyphenhyphenif2DqVzEcM5isiVPGAuAYksIsiOaQ9vHeWVFOIP-rA4cnSq3sYVOefabofFV3qWK_D2Cr5jw9DSPcL6Dl0qzhlGYMP2oYmZe-BKPX_guwhFhrYtfgQRfWXNB-oZPmE3QvmH/s1600/IMG_4023.jpg" imageanchor="1"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjay4_OIyR8o7NnuRL0rBNQQcRRp84oIBjuJH3xN2ELacJmymceJDTE1vCx49R-UZ0FH7xkuo7RujCgjYDXjPGxTiFMoypmmskPHxYnoDDCfx5cPpd44n9D_Ep2K9XVffL3lbFnz_DLB0wK/s1600/IMG_4025.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjay4_OIyR8o7NnuRL0rBNQQcRRp84oIBjuJH3xN2ELacJmymceJDTE1vCx49R-UZ0FH7xkuo7RujCgjYDXjPGxTiFMoypmmskPHxYnoDDCfx5cPpd44n9D_Ep2K9XVffL3lbFnz_DLB0wK/s320/IMG_4025.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQHl6JqgVLfnTzKsCeFXplta3JBnZ1lZJJHtiszE5Owub7cKkp6BdSCgM9ox0X1Yx3nwJWGH4D2IrkAACNO1sWtpVgrNbGFmWvqxPw4482cmOI6pN05AGth1IIcJ0AIGXHM3pdqMEH9cU/s1600/IMG_4114.jpg" imageanchor="1"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Finally, we forced ourselves back into the car and drove back home... sobbing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was such a beautiful day with the perfect weather, perfect food, perfect environment, and of course, perfect company.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj_xaGr3hhxFDG1F9gPP0rm1ubV0FJibiseSCjTiGZn-9v8nI5oJRw8VIoAHPP7B-tZ5wFEN0CvdoVN-MMhrFrFWVGIXhZjajwUHB-2PE1GZXX3j6lVmEKAeSS_Ud31cUjqJyURHBfIakq/s1600/IMG_4154.jpg" imageanchor="1"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxA-eRoRtJ8xBKwqt_s3_E0vOu56zXFmaPRQKz5YwGmbTwSKqArvI4TQMUyLYI3Nr2s1be0H9w3Y7O2m5388lsKNfpF9q-n9QGuqvTGDH7HADdv-lo4pJ462lVlO48HoF673vPdGdzCk1i/s1600/IMG_4131.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxA-eRoRtJ8xBKwqt_s3_E0vOu56zXFmaPRQKz5YwGmbTwSKqArvI4TQMUyLYI3Nr2s1be0H9w3Y7O2m5388lsKNfpF9q-n9QGuqvTGDH7HADdv-lo4pJ462lVlO48HoF673vPdGdzCk1i/s320/IMG_4131.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8pHjKioxMQBBybzc2q_ctQndailzwdpSZxXc7mqOmCPuG1mVWLIKBWqq1rBnPadCpTH4OTd93eWoPxcNyziDYXaPPijB-iWke7GkH7p-3rtGRfA002fgh4w2HTnl8BPiLHe4NSyEO0TTh/s1600/IMG_4156.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8pHjKioxMQBBybzc2q_ctQndailzwdpSZxXc7mqOmCPuG1mVWLIKBWqq1rBnPadCpTH4OTd93eWoPxcNyziDYXaPPijB-iWke7GkH7p-3rtGRfA002fgh4w2HTnl8BPiLHe4NSyEO0TTh/s320/IMG_4156.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When we got home, I made us healthy dinner with sweet potato chips, spinach salad, and chicken in our brand new ANAL ANGST SAUCE! Oh yes. Delicious.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ZAV-es6P2dLVrZDqLpAWlGrmxKhwbK0mWTZR0jehCgXQImcMuoz6Umt0PcfbBeY5_XukgnPDxaW78LWRN9OnomnHyrDuw_yOGDIxT4bxEuEK4zdg1hm5e0rovA1LVQ0MZ9JSIUO_0YKe/s1600/IMG_4112.jpg" imageanchor="1"></a></div>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820324703617028154noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151902986984560111.post-53048305347751890612010-06-08T02:59:00.000-07:002010-11-14T17:38:42.265-08:00June 7th - Work Train in Prineville<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Dan's work had to send him away to a place called Prineville for a bit of training. Not because he was so lousy, but for him to obtain a new level of knowledge in... trees.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi75BtEQZYrcIFTafGyUPUaSQkQr-l_rFa6DXzL2koWx0-pquqpn9u0wOkePRAiD52f701sy4GCcK9lK1RPkDaUQlHkZaUww4k2dDnrNSWpOzQnN_nd49AVmdCWIaJ42RCsEHBaS_a1Oe3N/s1600/IMG_3424.jpg" imageanchor="1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;"></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyeuHQAVMqMaspSeQA9sHfHrFCe-1fYatQxdF9x61T2QVU23thGwQxPhEedIMwitKDTP9l8Z-rr52VQMrwu00r5vtmztH1OOf4r7qBxDsKbfAhKtjSvaTuXrw6PL1RhVbwskjMtNr0BJvR/s1600/IMG_3415.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyeuHQAVMqMaspSeQA9sHfHrFCe-1fYatQxdF9x61T2QVU23thGwQxPhEedIMwitKDTP9l8Z-rr52VQMrwu00r5vtmztH1OOf4r7qBxDsKbfAhKtjSvaTuXrw6PL1RhVbwskjMtNr0BJvR/s320/IMG_3415.jpg" width="320" /></a> <img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi75BtEQZYrcIFTafGyUPUaSQkQr-l_rFa6DXzL2koWx0-pquqpn9u0wOkePRAiD52f701sy4GCcK9lK1RPkDaUQlHkZaUww4k2dDnrNSWpOzQnN_nd49AVmdCWIaJ42RCsEHBaS_a1Oe3N/s320/IMG_3424.jpg" width="320" /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The drive always starts off early in the morning with a few drizzles and a rainbow. SO early, in fact, that I - yes, ME, Anna LEE had to drink coffee. Gross.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Once the grey clouds pissed off, we got a nice view.</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Prineville, in my opinion is located in the middle of nowhere. It's flat, boring, and has no restaurants. NO restaurants, I tell you. I have to say that Dan was a super trooper for putting up with my 24-hour whinging. But in my defense, all the greasy food was turning my saliva into concentrated oil.<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy-HnADSz3vkS5Mx2D4uGUlqyCyJIftw0J-9guEV_f79rmtO0FLUJA8mekXyUgtABgxlbk8kCxMEJEfEs1dfzObtMeh4RsvkuJNnJ7-GRlnBtC2c2VDVfZvgzxc0_c1PfUmWnNIw4SgBXe/s1600/IMG_3458.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy-HnADSz3vkS5Mx2D4uGUlqyCyJIftw0J-9guEV_f79rmtO0FLUJA8mekXyUgtABgxlbk8kCxMEJEfEs1dfzObtMeh4RsvkuJNnJ7-GRlnBtC2c2VDVfZvgzxc0_c1PfUmWnNIw4SgBXe/s320/IMG_3458.jpg" width="320" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhleUqzmGICXeSaAXyGEhNtXgVt2i1GlVvtr_LOq_Urz1251yzINfG1X83hiI3wWUEeL9rK8gsc_Qr5QDb0gACgzBi0_zA1ShoI5ENSC8QMfh95Gdzs1bofgfDjFNSOc7qE3mriceD_MvKU/s1600/IMG_3459.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhleUqzmGICXeSaAXyGEhNtXgVt2i1GlVvtr_LOq_Urz1251yzINfG1X83hiI3wWUEeL9rK8gsc_Qr5QDb0gACgzBi0_zA1ShoI5ENSC8QMfh95Gdzs1bofgfDjFNSOc7qE3mriceD_MvKU/s320/IMG_3459.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">The weather was either too good (too hot), or too wet. There was really nothing to see. It was a small town, and probably never changed since the 90s.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I don't know what this was, but we saw this building with the horse sculptures. It looked like a Merrygoround for adults.</td></tr>
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</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">I did enjoy my diner experience. It was fun to pig out with Dan every morning.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8NYTGuRZWcEY3Bs19L7F6ivQnJdVwLw4M-XGlJQwofkqM0DwLhNK_TC2icmoVY6kY101KGUK5Os0sTBqZWwNuVzX2bYNRq-Xb9aovb6eKGAlI0RHz5KDP3NYfJ56D6zfdgFENIsceXMy7/s1600/IMG_3468.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8NYTGuRZWcEY3Bs19L7F6ivQnJdVwLw4M-XGlJQwofkqM0DwLhNK_TC2icmoVY6kY101KGUK5Os0sTBqZWwNuVzX2bYNRq-Xb9aovb6eKGAlI0RHz5KDP3NYfJ56D6zfdgFENIsceXMy7/s320/IMG_3468.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAQHUTI-K3_S02pdUN4Spw1FLIqWxEvYq1uZEGDE4VLsNnsyJE1JGMz8z874gyyc8CFoVIs52uoKMESWjHA9y5wqqGMycy8lCwaWrB0flHDmgLC4sOCmmgzycWU3tLiemWjzt-sFSdQBGx/s1600/IMG_3470.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAQHUTI-K3_S02pdUN4Spw1FLIqWxEvYq1uZEGDE4VLsNnsyJE1JGMz8z874gyyc8CFoVIs52uoKMESWjHA9y5wqqGMycy8lCwaWrB0flHDmgLC4sOCmmgzycWU3tLiemWjzt-sFSdQBGx/s320/IMG_3470.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Eventually Dan took me to the next town to get some Asian cuisine, where they use those green things called vegetables without serving them in a jar of oil.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Victory dance! We found a Vietnamese restaurant.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh my. So delicious.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Other examples of food we had in Prineville: Mexican</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I didn't actually drink this, but felt compelled to take a photo.</td></tr>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Well, once my stomach decided it's suffered enough, it was time to leave Prineville.</div></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">It was a nice change of location from La Grande, but I really couldn't handle eating chunks of butter everyday.</div></div></div></div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dan making a nice pillow castle at Best Western before our departure - they gave us plenty of pillows.</td></tr>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On our way BACK was what I really thought was beautiful -John Day Fossil Beds- If we had anything like that in New Zealand, people would make movies about it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fff2cc;">These are the beautiful </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fff2cc;">Painted Hills</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPeFZiIuTxCtCm8WmkT1rjMF2Rtqc0kvXv49QaULmF2rXbtnOwc7R_rXgMrQyrkOef1tDKqGH5G4AU8qOmY3F5dvYK5PEqBe0xzlG0DHhG22WMkEY_Q6B5wU1KVEurB6EL-MXHG0phUgjb/s1600/IMG_3512.jpg" imageanchor="1"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNhnk2_NPdLkFzxg4sg73DaLz6zCyINWIXYCdKYDpuZcBQN2SJT1NA-EpRGkDsuSyLFeLIHN6v-VbRJE6DS4ZDRXUycpgTeG-q2voTgSDd555qjRyL2_2GBbI77_REKsy0lqRTX60VHvMg/s1600/IMG_3519.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNhnk2_NPdLkFzxg4sg73DaLz6zCyINWIXYCdKYDpuZcBQN2SJT1NA-EpRGkDsuSyLFeLIHN6v-VbRJE6DS4ZDRXUycpgTeG-q2voTgSDd555qjRyL2_2GBbI77_REKsy0lqRTX60VHvMg/s320/IMG_3519.jpg" width="320" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIYldB0M1Wp6rs5xBsr3YJEu_F1DRy7oCJ-wINkOGya1X9G1r7SbDoI2ghg_kKpoT7fKEMZc_qOspCzsGLC5MRw0VqtWyEwohrigQTQ9jeujLtylNzjY8-28WDZ9vbeHirYFguG6UVntoR/s1600/IMG_3527.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIYldB0M1Wp6rs5xBsr3YJEu_F1DRy7oCJ-wINkOGya1X9G1r7SbDoI2ghg_kKpoT7fKEMZc_qOspCzsGLC5MRw0VqtWyEwohrigQTQ9jeujLtylNzjY8-28WDZ9vbeHirYFguG6UVntoR/s320/IMG_3527.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fff2cc;">Some photos of the unbelievable <i>Blue Basin</i></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimo_RAjQrNoc7FjPgtJzBgZtkSKPrFwDJXhHwHXlswbBVgh88lBYtIG7yo4ERfRmR7yGHKlCC9tbESvkr_E8HmH6xZptmGZriNKoMNewGCNW24G1l7qZXFcgu4k7xmjL7HagwRcnf2-G1T/s1600/IMG_3635.jpg" imageanchor="1"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhajkZzcGxl1sTKPN47umupgf-vrmVChP9rl6sG7TsBPzCKVfV40Rf4s2F_79QeVsjJaUzCvhLbnDOrlr6qXzYxdTxSFp2kLoFFCkns0HrKirNz6eLeigg5msAstFC_mK-6FzHJeGoC2sbc/s1600/IMG_3769.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhajkZzcGxl1sTKPN47umupgf-vrmVChP9rl6sG7TsBPzCKVfV40Rf4s2F_79QeVsjJaUzCvhLbnDOrlr6qXzYxdTxSFp2kLoFFCkns0HrKirNz6eLeigg5msAstFC_mK-6FzHJeGoC2sbc/s320/IMG_3769.jpg" width="320" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKSMBXIUe8MyUPLQPAwdHaqywUFS_ChB28DhkYGWJCKbCfncWDz2Elo_xLG9aqDkqThDCU_NgRPP-pYgSgmLwiEgjQUhnSfWEgDxlD5ys-nPiSdIFX7oHsc70VjXq7jN33zEGMZrb3BV3Z/s1600/IMG_3791.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKSMBXIUe8MyUPLQPAwdHaqywUFS_ChB28DhkYGWJCKbCfncWDz2Elo_xLG9aqDkqThDCU_NgRPP-pYgSgmLwiEgjQUhnSfWEgDxlD5ys-nPiSdIFX7oHsc70VjXq7jN33zEGMZrb3BV3Z/s320/IMG_3791.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRVwsJ_jOO85g9ibBQQT6R3ah1rnwwUGpec6zyHXhpG5ISSGxdIFwypbnFHJV5FCTNxzXi6Rh3uGxwDVJimz8wNe63rIh2_je_9fbpScGADJ81-btxQ6tFTjpGHHMO2GeOMuc5T954Qt80/s1600/IMG_3796.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRVwsJ_jOO85g9ibBQQT6R3ah1rnwwUGpec6zyHXhpG5ISSGxdIFwypbnFHJV5FCTNxzXi6Rh3uGxwDVJimz8wNe63rIh2_je_9fbpScGADJ81-btxQ6tFTjpGHHMO2GeOMuc5T954Qt80/s320/IMG_3796.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhrHtGBOTofTpkIuRjoXyXPhXzv4N0WJw77GptAE5oyKJbsd8Rok0l5cBKanPzEljhh6w7T1eXttlF8CSpjNR-me2nl01wOAkHSQ_lwnhGZSaoAJmi3Nw4dy7hGE5Tm-EWCsSsLvRyPRIf/s1600/IMG_3817.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhrHtGBOTofTpkIuRjoXyXPhXzv4N0WJw77GptAE5oyKJbsd8Rok0l5cBKanPzEljhh6w7T1eXttlF8CSpjNR-me2nl01wOAkHSQ_lwnhGZSaoAJmi3Nw4dy7hGE5Tm-EWCsSsLvRyPRIf/s320/IMG_3817.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The biologist that is Dan, told me what these animals were: Antelope (or "pronghorn"). He spotted this pair as we were driving. So we pulled over and took about 500 photos as they approached us. (Check out the calendar shot below - pretty good eh?)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKSMBXIUe8MyUPLQPAwdHaqywUFS_ChB28DhkYGWJCKbCfncWDz2Elo_xLG9aqDkqThDCU_NgRPP-pYgSgmLwiEgjQUhnSfWEgDxlD5ys-nPiSdIFX7oHsc70VjXq7jN33zEGMZrb3BV3Z/s1600/IMG_3791.jpg" imageanchor="1"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDLMgUpDYqnvDRff2vCjoDBFU10cVE6KquBpABJDB4rRjaWJyj4lpxj_1ztn4LS8bJyIpgr27JvwViVNmbzMqZYAB_vNTcD_1wIof9m6UvXwyBc6B6SxwUgQ97vbNrcKK4XI_zGu6Wgxtt/s1600/IMG_3639.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDLMgUpDYqnvDRff2vCjoDBFU10cVE6KquBpABJDB4rRjaWJyj4lpxj_1ztn4LS8bJyIpgr27JvwViVNmbzMqZYAB_vNTcD_1wIof9m6UvXwyBc6B6SxwUgQ97vbNrcKK4XI_zGu6Wgxtt/s320/IMG_3639.jpg" width="320" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Lh1E4ckaP6GWgpkPi5uNmVYeYxZ0t4VDEj5xAJ56XFd38OEorV4aMG2DdczM97TOiNdKuI-9KDiME2DCv_npGKUMBJfO-n4DVmUc6Hpy9_KE-3KCOobOwDgxGhlqbs7b8ks8dphrbCns/s1600/IMG_3665.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Lh1E4ckaP6GWgpkPi5uNmVYeYxZ0t4VDEj5xAJ56XFd38OEorV4aMG2DdczM97TOiNdKuI-9KDiME2DCv_npGKUMBJfO-n4DVmUc6Hpy9_KE-3KCOobOwDgxGhlqbs7b8ks8dphrbCns/s320/IMG_3665.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Lh1E4ckaP6GWgpkPi5uNmVYeYxZ0t4VDEj5xAJ56XFd38OEorV4aMG2DdczM97TOiNdKuI-9KDiME2DCv_npGKUMBJfO-n4DVmUc6Hpy9_KE-3KCOobOwDgxGhlqbs7b8ks8dphrbCns/s1600/IMG_3665.jpg" imageanchor="1"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once we got near home, we stopped to have lunch. And what better than Dairy Queen to clog up the intestines a bit more. And just look at how much bread came with my butter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI1GjFgGvkbfIS3PquU5VyGBHaLvGRSOB4u6E4hitK3SFufASRFkVb_hSKoNcp25asekgFYTEr5pLNwTt9xJFuHAPzsCEUhZQhFU73AUsJmuVq8K5CZzcWYgnB_HpHr4z3gA7GNGrZlZx7/s1600/IMG_3702.jpg" imageanchor="1"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVPXkkT1BpUZV1Y2kfNduA9NQoQA3kTsLLr8P8U2d4KH-NoPZ5QRbl50RSUmzhOegUJx3Mz5qyg1i8Y2TOEJI7rB5LSNUVZqaIxuP4zlvg8_CruZqqsWa2FmVZdyJrs32Hf5r_2rkUEHRG/s1600/IMG_3831.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVPXkkT1BpUZV1Y2kfNduA9NQoQA3kTsLLr8P8U2d4KH-NoPZ5QRbl50RSUmzhOegUJx3Mz5qyg1i8Y2TOEJI7rB5LSNUVZqaIxuP4zlvg8_CruZqqsWa2FmVZdyJrs32Hf5r_2rkUEHRG/s320/IMG_3831.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlusV5PdI8lRzQpU8kZNZ4zwdJyQSa2CmzUqJmzVJEMPJFRNWRv3xUVYDiBq-IbhBOvaefw40vXZnXhqFIIgrmWKKW1LqHQfAwne1PReV7voYYv1ZSy5Ilr2xe30AJIfogyHG3ivPIWJcT/s1600/IMG_3832.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlusV5PdI8lRzQpU8kZNZ4zwdJyQSa2CmzUqJmzVJEMPJFRNWRv3xUVYDiBq-IbhBOvaefw40vXZnXhqFIIgrmWKKW1LqHQfAwne1PReV7voYYv1ZSy5Ilr2xe30AJIfogyHG3ivPIWJcT/s320/IMG_3832.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the trip was over! Time for my hair to celebrate.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlusV5PdI8lRzQpU8kZNZ4zwdJyQSa2CmzUqJmzVJEMPJFRNWRv3xUVYDiBq-IbhBOvaefw40vXZnXhqFIIgrmWKKW1LqHQfAwne1PReV7voYYv1ZSy5Ilr2xe30AJIfogyHG3ivPIWJcT/s1600/IMG_3832.jpg" imageanchor="1"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbMNds_wszTYWE_CuBY4y388ambxTBpSWBQCWowrPA0SYjp-Z0eDTXOwgg_OcwlFi_zCxNq4WQy1rBjcUEpwgr4yfnZcHJJbhFkklV7lAMlGheY_QcpMc_aa4EY1a-DLs4hpZ2QCGrCoxp/s1600/IMG_3830.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbMNds_wszTYWE_CuBY4y388ambxTBpSWBQCWowrPA0SYjp-Z0eDTXOwgg_OcwlFi_zCxNq4WQy1rBjcUEpwgr4yfnZcHJJbhFkklV7lAMlGheY_QcpMc_aa4EY1a-DLs4hpZ2QCGrCoxp/s320/IMG_3830.jpg" width="240" /></a></div></div></div></div>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820324703617028154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151902986984560111.post-86779575669252539962010-06-01T17:15:00.000-07:002010-11-14T17:38:32.135-08:00June 1st - SpokaneOn our drive back from the cabin, we stopped in Spokane because Dan had fond memories of their Marygoround.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSCPE0ott4wd3YvBf4D3jZ7lADLn4hOjkDVJe4InhOU5ySZIpL1aBHxjNxvn08t4duLAXKHl16UhoxUxBu1EHYwif36eqccX5eE_6hkMOpSEXTdSIc-u023fYWh-UEc_ITCtyf7JAqbUzl/s1600/IMG_3288.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSCPE0ott4wd3YvBf4D3jZ7lADLn4hOjkDVJe4InhOU5ySZIpL1aBHxjNxvn08t4duLAXKHl16UhoxUxBu1EHYwif36eqccX5eE_6hkMOpSEXTdSIc-u023fYWh-UEc_ITCtyf7JAqbUzl/s640/IMG_3288.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We stopped by to get some sushi to cleanse the grease off of our organs. And drove through the main road in Spokane where the gigantic signs stood proudly. SO proudly in fact, that they stood a few metres away from the actual buildings they were there to identify.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifHDjESowHsY-pGVWQ_2mSs9k4IAyQbVKNuB8hMINaU3kYCcOMymVZNsTV7lV0ItSWPeLh2RccabTKw9KrOBTc_-6FN5GrQmE0Ucm773cjvgTGXBRQWNvjb9u6JdN0HwvPMhNpD2jH9Wfu/s1600/IMG_3291.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifHDjESowHsY-pGVWQ_2mSs9k4IAyQbVKNuB8hMINaU3kYCcOMymVZNsTV7lV0ItSWPeLh2RccabTKw9KrOBTc_-6FN5GrQmE0Ucm773cjvgTGXBRQWNvjb9u6JdN0HwvPMhNpD2jH9Wfu/s400/IMG_3291.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are some photos of the peculiar fair they have in Spokane.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbRFmNPh4q5tf2Y6tjPBN1aPY7ggpKObzTP27ndF5bjaUqU9MgLcFWTnvwa1sSTbIUhxrZ-HyOSnyRJxMyMWXOZNuLqnnC1kVAJUCFrCGVcBfrRiyx9F764uf60LtcRNT931nHJ3pNIsgp/s1600/IMG_3299.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbRFmNPh4q5tf2Y6tjPBN1aPY7ggpKObzTP27ndF5bjaUqU9MgLcFWTnvwa1sSTbIUhxrZ-HyOSnyRJxMyMWXOZNuLqnnC1kVAJUCFrCGVcBfrRiyx9F764uf60LtcRNT931nHJ3pNIsgp/s320/IMG_3299.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These rides are there permanently.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTdQLu6QU5jJfjGfChhDXpPTqKrosvOPlMOWk2psl2LOit0_vb0yYzzxsKlmuZNvs5ZvFCo9jFjGHCeUTEo-nUt6r5mpvq_KwDljqi0WEEP2pk34DhXByOg5Dp2dVZcSrChxP3o_kfNZ0g/s1600/IMG_3297.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTdQLu6QU5jJfjGfChhDXpPTqKrosvOPlMOWk2psl2LOit0_vb0yYzzxsKlmuZNvs5ZvFCo9jFjGHCeUTEo-nUt6r5mpvq_KwDljqi0WEEP2pk34DhXByOg5Dp2dVZcSrChxP3o_kfNZ0g/s320/IMG_3297.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwd_X9uSzwNMbmydI5Oh7roC-DbOO7e6Qh-EFlNzseDJdVJ-TmJ-L9OEiHygC227L-KTAXky5Y0svoDW-sIjVTT7YrfSCzyEf3s97jE0wcfzQIOTMRyuP5R_it6wBabZYUKc09lac3-cY/s1600/IMG_3300.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwd_X9uSzwNMbmydI5Oh7roC-DbOO7e6Qh-EFlNzseDJdVJ-TmJ-L9OEiHygC227L-KTAXky5Y0svoDW-sIjVTT7YrfSCzyEf3s97jE0wcfzQIOTMRyuP5R_it6wBabZYUKc09lac3-cY/s320/IMG_3300.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then we walked over to the bridge to see their big river gushing down right underneath us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrj-JdYCIoI_kwFG2ULvF6AUXwliTVwgyc42sNBFjLCejTsUk-w7sM9qumAYUQ5eN6Rl5GCqNf-UMClVT0Uatv2zKwmHPRwjO_-OPDwtTzbFlIv6jpeV7EtuluYwEgks23kbRZPyRUQJKm/s1600/IMG_3307.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrj-JdYCIoI_kwFG2ULvF6AUXwliTVwgyc42sNBFjLCejTsUk-w7sM9qumAYUQ5eN6Rl5GCqNf-UMClVT0Uatv2zKwmHPRwjO_-OPDwtTzbFlIv6jpeV7EtuluYwEgks23kbRZPyRUQJKm/s320/IMG_3307.JPG" width="320" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQV3_vaSbE6tAXq4L7Wsqr8Mavd6pOtuCsAvGmEG-u5YC72W_d-RRdVeg1MxEocufBaw1pN1csJq810ClskEGp0QbG45VbWLtE941Ma-iemi211IabjVfOogUqa9dPDaDFAzLFUmdK3HhH/s1600/IMG_3321.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQV3_vaSbE6tAXq4L7Wsqr8Mavd6pOtuCsAvGmEG-u5YC72W_d-RRdVeg1MxEocufBaw1pN1csJq810ClskEGp0QbG45VbWLtE941Ma-iemi211IabjVfOogUqa9dPDaDFAzLFUmdK3HhH/s320/IMG_3321.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeNfNrxEW6WqcS7Iwr3gK0BOjCOS7ocf15xdNc1W8S6VSQmt1yy_BXUCjvrr95DQm8Py0YHG32AKBJB6bSo3IKVYNx5EDYpkspVEbiQGXwUn2-fMBHzbeF1FYfN1ofHPPn6xMH9Cg0a_OZ/s1600/IMG_3316.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeNfNrxEW6WqcS7Iwr3gK0BOjCOS7ocf15xdNc1W8S6VSQmt1yy_BXUCjvrr95DQm8Py0YHG32AKBJB6bSo3IKVYNx5EDYpkspVEbiQGXwUn2-fMBHzbeF1FYfN1ofHPPn6xMH9Cg0a_OZ/s320/IMG_3316.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis1mSIsHUSRrWpZ-UgpYnmKFowtn4YYStqa2Iw3c1jQB4OoLaw1IW9b6kGZcYX3KSqLw26aVaHTHdK7n0lNIKEoHaNT7qipReClBs58XUOoNIdohKxV4l2jGKF97iuHJ5KRC4a7XGoBHE3/s1600/IMG_3330.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis1mSIsHUSRrWpZ-UgpYnmKFowtn4YYStqa2Iw3c1jQB4OoLaw1IW9b6kGZcYX3KSqLw26aVaHTHdK7n0lNIKEoHaNT7qipReClBs58XUOoNIdohKxV4l2jGKF97iuHJ5KRC4a7XGoBHE3/s320/IMG_3330.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After a short walk around town, and taking some amusing photos, we started to head back to the car before we spotted a gift shop called "<a href="http://experiencespokane.com/booradleys/">Boo Radley's</a>".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis1mSIsHUSRrWpZ-UgpYnmKFowtn4YYStqa2Iw3c1jQB4OoLaw1IW9b6kGZcYX3KSqLw26aVaHTHdK7n0lNIKEoHaNT7qipReClBs58XUOoNIdohKxV4l2jGKF97iuHJ5KRC4a7XGoBHE3/s1600/IMG_3330.JPG" imageanchor="1"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbT7rV3K32mjop-pMrboApLBx9Tt-7HZGv0aZsw671ieH84PuOh4KbhxZmyyhOvpKmwr4eb3nqjLHoZwmhiyc4xsBq9dR3GQU0jmfV4M5tZdhtuMRMOr9YsL1QnPKGSI950axcjIdJ8qV2/s1600/IMG_3333.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbT7rV3K32mjop-pMrboApLBx9Tt-7HZGv0aZsw671ieH84PuOh4KbhxZmyyhOvpKmwr4eb3nqjLHoZwmhiyc4xsBq9dR3GQU0jmfV4M5tZdhtuMRMOr9YsL1QnPKGSI950axcjIdJ8qV2/s320/IMG_3333.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://experiencespokane.com/booradleys/">Boo Radley's</a> is stocked up on toys, gifts, books, and vintage items. All of which would add to your entertainment value. We bought a coin jar of Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, a tin of Slimer lollies and my Big Foot tshirt from the shop.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1evzt1jSdan52keNSapDhwBTmaVwv081R8j5S9mOVttJT-GKFDHOg4aqTeVWY3prmVWGOWte3XN5o6w8JWN3qptBzIt3h6QvDV9VTw0nEim5TQzSjvcXroHZJLhUpw2VOebzWOEuRMnqy/s1600/IMG_3345.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1evzt1jSdan52keNSapDhwBTmaVwv081R8j5S9mOVttJT-GKFDHOg4aqTeVWY3prmVWGOWte3XN5o6w8JWN3qptBzIt3h6QvDV9VTw0nEim5TQzSjvcXroHZJLhUpw2VOebzWOEuRMnqy/s320/IMG_3345.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The scenery on our ride back was as per usual beautiful. Even if it looked like the storm was chasing us.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaEoJeGFsHWh5PM_10Lm6_Il28U4JK_NK-kV2gnEaV8EdGCvd7z5RinoisChIPXsz8gXEEclgE58dhaSJw03vbD88C6UCNP5irwBo8wERh4jR4RqaryREzYy1LSW13OVcINI0h7unzlTr4/s1600/IMG_3359.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaEoJeGFsHWh5PM_10Lm6_Il28U4JK_NK-kV2gnEaV8EdGCvd7z5RinoisChIPXsz8gXEEclgE58dhaSJw03vbD88C6UCNP5irwBo8wERh4jR4RqaryREzYy1LSW13OVcINI0h7unzlTr4/s320/IMG_3359.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were almost home. But first thing's first. Dinner at Carl's Jr.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf_o5NgjQ9el8e7SiZyfRUbwnbxVWXqe58pXoFc6DLF6uzPEywshokjkPW9NFTJgGsgNl0lbgIo8GU6flubRwY6-T7TQpKwSS4mVnr-b7OQo41XgTS0oGahyphenhyphenS9Dyai54VgfnNbOSRDEule/s1600/IMG_3362.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf_o5NgjQ9el8e7SiZyfRUbwnbxVWXqe58pXoFc6DLF6uzPEywshokjkPW9NFTJgGsgNl0lbgIo8GU6flubRwY6-T7TQpKwSS4mVnr-b7OQo41XgTS0oGahyphenhyphenS9Dyai54VgfnNbOSRDEule/s200/IMG_3362.JPG" width="200" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNXgwJbAEIkQcuKVKXKvfGIoNUxopjzyLxGhOMx5BUp0JR2iRvft3xT3S1FbLZpmNoqEoiTh3UtUu9LjBjtIw-hWhvgwR7OvL6svspLjN5oP2yd58hoUATYuheT_Euy7LgHQWyPQZFZrKL/s1600/IMG_3363.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNXgwJbAEIkQcuKVKXKvfGIoNUxopjzyLxGhOMx5BUp0JR2iRvft3xT3S1FbLZpmNoqEoiTh3UtUu9LjBjtIw-hWhvgwR7OvL6svspLjN5oP2yd58hoUATYuheT_Euy7LgHQWyPQZFZrKL/s200/IMG_3363.JPG" width="200" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixXZhsiIukAUgUNfrxwRZPgocZl3G131qP09njM73KNJV3NSxiGwMQyblIyRopGy3m_nUI6O0YkC3MafwrmY_3lcpiTvMBaqHfzVb6V6VLHZngaYGsYwJ-Np14WKgZbY3dqo4dLaSQrBjC/s1600/IMG_3364.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixXZhsiIukAUgUNfrxwRZPgocZl3G131qP09njM73KNJV3NSxiGwMQyblIyRopGy3m_nUI6O0YkC3MafwrmY_3lcpiTvMBaqHfzVb6V6VLHZngaYGsYwJ-Np14WKgZbY3dqo4dLaSQrBjC/s200/IMG_3364.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We concluded our trip with top quality Mexican music from the radio, and the beautiful rainbow - all 30% of it. It was a great weekend. We thoroughly enjoyed it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCzXGHR13zU8UMc43cK1qlom2JaVslu0DL3rJ30cL6MBEEkyyijNolOVE81eCBQPlyByRC9isQhVtS0cVwIgLbE9RNQEBRIqg5_6OUVl5TUUQmwA6zHrTHznW45ZSNgvnxH7fVl1h4qoUR/s1600/IMG_3372.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCzXGHR13zU8UMc43cK1qlom2JaVslu0DL3rJ30cL6MBEEkyyijNolOVE81eCBQPlyByRC9isQhVtS0cVwIgLbE9RNQEBRIqg5_6OUVl5TUUQmwA6zHrTHznW45ZSNgvnxH7fVl1h4qoUR/s400/IMG_3372.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820324703617028154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151902986984560111.post-7675168617407457322010-05-28T23:58:00.000-07:002010-12-03T11:32:31.005-08:00May 28th – The Family Cabin in IoneThe weather is driving everyone bonkers. When I came to the states in May, I was expecting the sun, the tan, and the sweat. But Dan's cheap heater has been my best friend for a few days now. <br /> <div align="center">Anyway, the time has come, and we packed up for a trip to stay with Dan’s family up in Ione for the weekend.</div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div align="center">It takes about 5 - 6 hours from La Grande to the Barrett Cabin, and here are some photos we took along the way.</div> <div align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TPlFEifGF6I/AAAAAAAABoM/-GbSMYVqxMA/s1600-h/IMG_3158%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="rainbow over a factory" border="0" alt="rainbow over a factory" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEVRKlF0mI/AAAAAAAABoQ/hrjvz6jlmfA/IMG_3158_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" height="150" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEVSiN1TnI/AAAAAAAABoU/VsG4HxwzMG4/s1600-h/IMG_3160%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="Roadworks are international" border="0" alt="Roadworks are international" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEVT9VJp4I/AAAAAAAABoY/meuBkj2FTKY/IMG_3160_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" height="150" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEVVToOkrI/AAAAAAAABoo/LyLy6EsYMaw/s1600-h/IMG_3162%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="Buffalo" border="0" alt="Buffalo" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEVWAZS16I/AAAAAAAABos/uPDUyBctUk8/IMG_3162_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" height="150" /></a> <br /><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEVXVYqbsI/AAAAAAAABo0/mvS0Moj9diM/s1600-h/IMG_3167%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="cave" border="0" alt="cave" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEVYLABQyI/AAAAAAAABo8/xtETLCM5-CM/IMG_3167_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" height="150" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEVZaF5lNI/AAAAAAAABpI/OS3eJohfGUc/s1600-h/IMG_3164%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="cave" border="0" alt="cave" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEVaGmFZUI/AAAAAAAABpQ/vVoxvMZfa9A/IMG_3164_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="180" height="240" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEVa2L4iLI/AAAAAAAABpU/dxN10O9gf6M/s1600-h/IMG_3173%5B9%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="View from the cave" border="0" alt="View from the cave" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEVbtHGJqI/AAAAAAAABpc/NouLGEYE5dk/IMG_3173_thumb%5B9%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" height="150" /></a> <br />And then we arrived at the cabin, going down the long driveway, past Will’s lovely warning sign.</div> <div align="center">Dan's parents had prepared the little cabin for us. Notice their welcoming gift for us - 2 bottles of wine.</div> <div align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEVcZZpLBI/AAAAAAAABpo/AFDCkj2o77c/s1600-h/IMG_3180%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="Mind the owner" border="0" alt="Mind the owner" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEVdFk4rQI/AAAAAAAABps/NAHAZmkEiSE/IMG_3180_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" height="150" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEVeleahBI/AAAAAAAABp4/XhNV2Rv-EHI/s1600-h/IMG_3185%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="Small cabin" border="0" alt="Small cabin" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEVfejyUyI/AAAAAAAABp8/0eS1TX7wNpg/IMG_3185_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" height="150" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEVfw7eaBI/AAAAAAAABqE/bec5DJjWZqk/s1600-h/IMG_3186%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="Small cabin" border="0" alt="Small cabin" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEVguxIwyI/AAAAAAAABqQ/M-djPqRVGfA/IMG_3186_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" height="150" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEViM48SQI/AAAAAAAABqY/WeuI2hoCBKI/s1600-h/IMG_3190%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="Small cabin" border="0" alt="Small cabin" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEVjcugyRI/AAAAAAAABqc/w1AI2Yf2i-I/IMG_3190_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" height="150" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEVkG5K7LI/AAAAAAAABqo/7CjrkHyKsfY/s1600-h/IMG_3187%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="Small cabin" border="0" alt="Small cabin" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEVk069ZFI/AAAAAAAABqs/lIS8U1_oWQc/IMG_3187_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="180" height="240" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEVm76DDYI/AAAAAAAABq4/7HprxyaJQ98/s1600-h/IMG_3191%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="Cabin" border="0" alt="Cabin" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEVnjkdgBI/AAAAAAAABq8/Ea6EVFiuLTE/IMG_3191_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" height="150" /></a> </div> <div align="center">After a small snack, we left to go sight seeing around Ione, and also to pick up a few things for Deb. </div> <div align="center">On the way to the groceries, I got to see the lake, and a few local (very local!) shops. You wonder about those small towns where everyone knows each other by their first names that you see in movies until you’ve been to a place like this.</div> <div align="center"> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEVpGp79cI/AAAAAAAABrI/59YdGhM6WVE/s1600-h/IMG_3194%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="Lake" border="0" alt="Lake" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEVp6ddfUI/AAAAAAAABrM/RH-kuiURXFs/IMG_3194_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="225" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEVriU068I/AAAAAAAABrU/KLlQP6IP_IM/s1600-h/IMG_3195%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="Lake" border="0" alt="Lake" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEVs8lp5SI/AAAAAAAABrc/thPSOTcwce8/IMG_3195_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="225" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEVuwkF4FI/AAAAAAAABrk/tFcIZSG0Mh8/s1600-h/IMG_3196%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="signs" border="0" alt="signs" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEVvnmSVnI/AAAAAAAABro/t3M4tAf0epQ/IMG_3196_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="225" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEVxyJRa3I/AAAAAAAABr0/2tly4WXzzTc/s1600-h/IMG_3197%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="Blockbuster Cinema" border="0" alt="Blockbuster Cinema" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEVyjp0ksI/AAAAAAAABr8/IJ1vc059DfI/IMG_3197_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="225" /></a></div> <div align="center">We came back with some sausages to cook on the camp fire. Mmm! <br /><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEV0VjFveI/AAAAAAAABsA/hrFPscpOoHI/s1600-h/IMG_3198%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="Hungry kitty" border="0" alt="Hungry kitty" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEV0xOF_jI/AAAAAAAABsI/fnjwYUvYaFU/IMG_3198_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" height="150" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEV2IctoqI/AAAAAAAABsU/Mh6A_nTECx4/s1600-h/IMG_3200%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="camp fire" border="0" alt="camp fire" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEV26LnghI/AAAAAAAABsc/n8Ei2AluiOk/IMG_3200_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" height="150" /></a> <br /><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEV4Go_iDI/AAAAAAAABsk/EZDknuzlzdY/s1600-h/IMG_3202%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="Dan making fire" border="0" alt="Dan making fire" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEV5CE3M-I/AAAAAAAABso/SfD3w9SLsZI/IMG_3202_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="180" height="240" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEV6edXSpI/AAAAAAAABsw/EqYxl-XmTX4/s1600-h/IMG_3203%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="My sausage!" border="0" alt="My sausage!" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEV61xolaI/AAAAAAAABs0/8FwIk8rhJCg/IMG_3203_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="180" height="240" /></a> <img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="Lunch" border="0" alt="Lunch" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEV7sCd4AI/AAAAAAAABtE/8NkDRSWyRjA/IMG_3204%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="180" height="240" /> </div> <div align="center">After lunch, we went for more walks, and got to chill out until Deb and Will rocked out their kitchen tools and started cooking delicious stuff! <br /><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEV88lVEQI/AAAAAAAABtM/4ZxcgbXgfS0/s1600-h/IMG_3230%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="Best photo of us" border="0" alt="Best photo of us" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEV9Sg97gI/AAAAAAAABtQ/T-F1XtjXoIQ/IMG_3230_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" height="150" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEV-ElAYEI/AAAAAAAABtY/zw57oRspCxQ/s1600-h/IMG_3216%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="Vern and Dan" border="0" alt="Vern and Dan" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEV--sCScI/AAAAAAAABtk/Psh-mZU2R4E/IMG_3216_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="180" height="240" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEWA0tTW7I/AAAAAAAABts/9G9Q9uQNLVY/s1600-h/IMG_3253%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="Pumpkin and Dan" border="0" alt="Pumpkin and Dan" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEWBVLUE-I/AAAAAAAABtw/4HhZizVfZ1Q/IMG_3253_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" height="150" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEWDoHrwaI/AAAAAAAABt0/wJL3NuJrUm4/s1600-h/IMG_3269%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="Me and Bud" border="0" alt="Me and Bud" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEWEXTbVsI/AAAAAAAABt8/lrBM6aQfcxU/IMG_3269_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" height="150" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEWFtM_p3I/AAAAAAAABuM/sp_s8aM6nLg/s1600-h/IMG_3270%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="Will and Deb in the kitchen" border="0" alt="Will and Deb in the kitchen" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEWGj_q5-I/AAAAAAAABuQ/v-bHlBQLaR0/IMG_3270_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" height="150" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEWHgDabPI/AAAAAAAABuc/r75104lyJ-E/s1600-h/IMG_3208%5B7%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="Emma and Dan" border="0" alt="Emma and Dan" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEWI3rBG0I/AAAAAAAABug/0URzXD2ssQs/IMG_3208_thumb%5B7%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" height="150" /></a></div> <div align="center">I was a bit too camera happy, but it was picture-perfect, and I happen to be a city girl. This was all amazing to me. Just look at that super large Budweiser!</div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div align="center">After dinner, we spent the rest of the evening talking and relaxing. It was a great way to end such an amazing day.</div> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEWJm4rDBI/AAAAAAAABus/-skc5WwYJzk/s1600-h/IMG_3275%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3275" border="0" alt="IMG_3275" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEWK-GdqoI/AAAAAAAABuw/ZAJGocTHD1E/IMG_3275_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="225" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEWMDFvsFI/AAAAAAAABu8/HZg1XPr-E5Y/s1600-h/IMG_3276%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3276" border="0" alt="IMG_3276" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TNEWNse7MnI/AAAAAAAABvA/233fxSLimSU/IMG_3276_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="225" /></a> <br />These are before and after shots of the kitchen. We thought it was funny that when Deb was in the kitchen, everything's out in the open, spilled, smeared, expired all over the counter. Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820324703617028154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151902986984560111.post-60675176575284888372010-05-15T18:28:00.000-07:002010-12-03T12:03:00.938-08:00May 16th – La Grande Supermarket<div style="text-align: left;">
After a well deserved sleep-in, we eventually peeled ourselves from the bed, and headed out to get some groceries. Yay! This was going to be an exciting event, so I made sure I took my camera with me.</div>
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I think it’s more effective to display images than explain in text, so here it goes:</div>
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<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TLpTXg_6ECI/AAAAAAAAByg/xLjuY6MhGek/s1600-h/IMG_30401.jpg"><img alt="Soup Stand" border="0" height="150" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TLpTYV2WCbI/AAAAAAAAByk/GEDnJyCYafk/IMG_3040_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline;" title="Soup Stand" width="200" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TLpTZmOwN5I/AAAAAAAABys/vbGSAtIy4g0/s1600-h/IMG_30421.jpg"><img alt="Cheese!" border="0" height="150" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TLpTabhT5MI/AAAAAAAABy4/YAVH_sJcn64/IMG_3042_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline;" title="Cheese!" width="200" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TLpTb8eFUZI/AAAAAAAABzA/QXklpF_LKF4/s1600-h/IMG_30451.jpg"><img alt="More Cheese" border="0" height="150" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TLpTc36n_iI/AAAAAAAABzI/KP3MW1U7NeM/IMG_3045_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; 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After settling down for a couple of days, I was ready to face the greasy Philly Cheese sandwich.</div>
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Today’s menu: Philly Cheese sandwich.</div>
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To be honest, the dripping oil in this lunch was a bit too much of a shock to me and my organs. BUT, the hot sauce that comes with the sandwich was heavenly.</div>
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Once we were done with the fatty lunch, we drove up to the hill to check out the misty view.</div>
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Does anyone think this looks like New Zealand? – Well, the weather definitely made me feel right at home.<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TLpXfjcLC8I/AAAAAAAAB3s/jAf3XJxYuY4/s1600-h/IMG_3118%5B2%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_3118" border="0" height="375" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TLpXg1rz2bI/AAAAAAAAB34/a9nMxXAPrts/IMG_3118_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; cursor: move; display: inline;" title="IMG_3118" width="500" /></a></div>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820324703617028154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151902986984560111.post-12380645465878596612010-05-14T19:07:00.000-07:002010-12-03T11:58:53.310-08:00May 15th – A taste of PortlandSadly, every part of my body was in awe and shock from the longest trip I’ve ever taken to get to Portland. So during the first couple of days in Portland, I was very sans camera. <br />
I will give it a poor attempt and google good photos of the things we ate and experienced. <br />
We were woken up by an early bird Gabe, a good friend of Dan’s, and hurriedly got ready to meet him for breakfast. Our choice this morning – Waffles. <br />
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And boy were we glad! <strong><a href="http://wafflewindow.com/">Waffle Window</a></strong> had a line of people already patiently waiting to experience some good waffle-eatin’. I had something from the savoury menu, and Dan had something sweet. I can’t for the life of me remember what we had exactly. But here’s <a href="http://wafflewindow.com/?cat=4">their glorious menu</a> nonetheless. <br />
<img alt="The Whole Farm Waffle" src="http://wafflewindow.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/menu-wholefarm-small.jpg" /> <img alt="The Hot Apple Pie Waffle" src="http://wafflewindow.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Hot%20Apple%20Pie-small.jpg" /> </div>
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Then we went to the Portland Market.<img height="226" src="http://portlandoctopus.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/satmarket1.jpg" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="300" /> This market has to be by FAR the best market I’ve been to. There was street food, gourmet food. And from Mexican to Asian, it had everything a food lover would want. <br />
<img alt="Shoppers explore the Portland Farmers Market in Portland, Oregon." height="188" src="http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2010/TRAVEL/07/22/best.farmers.markets/t1larg.market.portland.jpg" width="300" /> <br />
Then there was music, and hippie fashion. Even though we were only there for a brief hour or two, I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere and the odours. <br />
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After walking around for 2 hours, we went to a local cupcake bakery <strong><a href="http://www.saintcupcake.com/">Saint Cupcake</a></strong>. </div>
<a href="http://saintcupcake.com/index.php/menus/#"><img alt="Saint Cupcake" height="207" src="http://saintcupcake.com/images/uploads/finishedchoccrcheese_thumb.jpg" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;" title="Saint Cupcake" width="300" /></a>We chose to taste everything they had on Friday. And they were all very good. My favourite was the red velvet.</div>
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Once we packed in the cupcakes into the box, we ventured around some more before taking off to get to Dan’s hometown, La Grande. <br />
<img alt="La Grande" src="http://mt0.google.com/vt/data=LtgX-e3f8ctI3U5dJtbt7EJ1ZfRneYme,vwe25F3-wdrdhxY0hFu2Zsnct2vQpmDPWQPBGpQ1MjLVsmc2fb56fiOTCFgsG5ENaMDaqOPTnSHrtQ5dnNI" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="La Grande" /> </div>
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On the way, we stopped over at <strong>Vista House</strong> to enjoy the view over the dangerous cliff.<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TLpMfJYbWqI/AAAAAAAABvs/bhVPOg6RKJk/s1600-h/IMG_4294%5B5%5D.jpg"><img alt="Vista House" border="0" height="225" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TLpMfypzVmI/AAAAAAAABvw/6sluiaDYGYA/IMG_4294_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline;" title="Vista House" width="300" /></a> </div>
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<strong>Next stop: Bridal Veil Falls</strong><br />
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Isn’t this just the prettiest sight or what? <br />
<strong>Next stop: Multanomah</strong><br />
<strong></strong><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TLpMqDCDDbI/AAAAAAAABxM/K2HVeR9YsXk/s1600-h/IMG_4313%5B2%5D.jpg"><img alt="Multanomah" border="0" height="240" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TLpMrRa_K_I/AAAAAAAABxU/gtUpsYGypsc/IMG_4313_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline;" title="Multanomah" width="180" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TLpMshBl-SI/AAAAAAAABxc/cuIQbj7V4zE/s1600-h/IMG_4317%5B2%5D.jpg"><img alt="Multanomah" border="0" height="240" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TLpMuBGc6OI/AAAAAAAABxg/XX6eI5Bdlbs/IMG_4317_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline;" title="Multanomah" width="180" /></a> </div>
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One last stop at a cute little tunnel that hasn’t been in use for a few centuries at least.<br />
<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TLpMvMD36bI/AAAAAAAABxo/yHgUbeHUWT8/s1600-h/IMG_4318%5B1%5D.jpg"><img alt="Tunnel" border="0" height="240" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TLpMvvi0sPI/AAAAAAAABxw/U-vZ8ZkF_NQ/IMG_4318_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline;" title="Tunnel" width="180" /></a> </div>
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After those few stops, we were on the road again. The road that stretches out into the vastness of America. <br />
The land where it takes at least 4 hours to get to the next town. <br />
<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TLpMwUV-x8I/AAAAAAAABx8/h2528T_EOmY/s1600-h/IMG_4320%5B1%5D.jpg"><img alt="On the way to La Grande" border="0" height="225" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TLpMxO0Y4CI/AAAAAAAAByA/TWffCrPlLt4/IMG_4320_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline;" title="On the way to La Grande" width="300" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TLpMxscUERI/AAAAAAAAByM/uaDOBBz_1os/s1600-h/IMG_4329%5B1%5D.jpg"><img alt="Windmills" border="0" height="225" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TLpMyaHXr7I/AAAAAAAAByQ/BD8EMg_nxq4/IMG_4329_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline;" title="Windmills" width="300" /></a> </div>
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We arrived in La Grande at night. So the sight seeing was definitely over. <br />
We stumbled into the dark house with a few of our bags and fell asleep somewhere in the room.</div>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820324703617028154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151902986984560111.post-82590839676949636582010-05-13T19:02:00.000-07:002010-12-03T11:35:00.418-08:00May 14th – Departure and ArrivalIt's a strange sensation when you leave one country, fly for god forsaken hours to arrive somewhere across the Pacific ocean only to find yourself living the same day again. <br />I left Auckland, New Zealand on 14th May early in the morning, arrived in Portland, OR, USA at 3pm on 14th May. <br />I had 2 layovers to get to Portland. One in Brisbane, Australia, and another in LA. <br />The flight from Auckland to Australia was brief enough and filled with sporadic napping. Then I had to wait a while to jump onto the next connecting flight to LA via V Australia. <br />V Australia was really nice. Spacious, well equipped, good service and a lot of things to watch. I was seated next to an Australian/American couple who were hilarious and kept me entertained during the flight. <br />The woman hadn't watched any movies due to her crazy work hours, so she was having a movie marathon on board without sleeping. <br /><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TLo6rlT6ywI/AAAAAAAABvM/1x44bFMCOGI/s1600-h/IMG_3038%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="Portland Airport" border="0" alt="Portland Airport" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TLo6sTK_sdI/AAAAAAAABvU/XAu9nwwdUV0/IMG_3038_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="225" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TLo6towsK6I/AAAAAAAABvY/i2eiur4rfsE/s1600-h/IMG_3039%5B9%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="Portland Airport" border="0" alt="Portland Airport" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/TLo6uOcDO8I/AAAAAAAABvg/jFKF8WPVbn4/IMG_3039_thumb%5B8%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="225" /></a> <br />Dan was kind enough to travel for 4 hours from La Grande to pick me up from the Portland Airport. <br />We went to pick up my new macbook, had my first diner experience at the Portland shopping mall (where they come and refill your drinks every 5 minutes). Shortly after the diner food, we went and watched <em><a href="http://www.howtotrainyourdragon.com/">How To Train Your Dragon</a></em>, which was a perfect way to end the night. <br />Exhausted, we headed back to our motel and passed out. Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820324703617028154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151902986984560111.post-9402821528092401742010-04-08T12:58:00.001-07:002010-04-18T01:44:46.607-07:00To the Rescue!<p><a href="http://farfalle1.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/wizard-of-oz.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="globaltrotting" border="0" alt="globaltrotting" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_KununUtE3fQ/S741cScfPLI/AAAAAAAAAok/1Yk0J2XHc5g/globaltrotting%5B9%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="340" height="584" /></a> </p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Dan at his heroic, global-trotting moment.</span></span></p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">- To be continued -</span></span></p>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820324703617028154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151902986984560111.post-10438487846413318312010-01-29T15:04:00.000-08:002010-11-06T16:25:18.309-07:00January 29th–Waitomo Caves<p>Wake up, pack up our stuff, hop in the car. Off to Waitomo Caves!</p> <p>We made a reservation to visit the caves a couple of months ahead of time, so even though we arrived at Waitomo early in the morning we had to wait a couple of hours to begin our tour. We used the time to eat a bit of lunch (the last of or seafood salad sandwich makings) and to feed the birds in the park. It would have been an idyllic morning if Anna and I weren’t in hayfever hell and melting out of our noses.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNXj0-obf4I/AAAAAAAAAf0/D3GjiIaBLgE/s1600-h/hayfever2%5B11%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="hayfever2" alt="hayfever2" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNXj1NOaVlI/AAAAAAAAAf4/hBoYNajSbuM/hayfever2_thumb%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="180"></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNXj2GWkOmI/AAAAAAAAAf8/UsCAer2Epp0/s1600-h/hayfever%5B11%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="hayfever" alt="hayfever" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNXj22ePvOI/AAAAAAAAAgA/CstiIMvqBNQ/hayfever_thumb%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="180"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNXeryqKxWI/AAAAAAAAAfk/fKktgv9kJDc/s1600-h/Waitomo%20Maori%20Trail%5B10%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 25px; display: inline; float: right" title="Waitomo Maori Trail" alt="Waitomo Maori Trail" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNXesC6FR4I/AAAAAAAAAfs/dwsEh3oXIqE/Waitomo%20Maori%20Trail_thumb%5B7%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="202" height="270"></a></p> <p>Eventually we made our way up to the tour office, shoved our faces in the ice cream freezer, then scurried into the nearby woods to escape the pollen and enjoy our frozen treats.</p> <p>We had a reservation for the four hour <a href="http://www.waitomo.co.nz/ViewServices/ServiceDetails.aspx?ID=6875" target="_blank">Lost World tour.</a> The price was a bit exorbitant (about $250 NZ each) but we skimped on other road trip expenses to make up for it. You only live once, eh?</p> <p>The tour involved a 100 meter (328 foot) abseil (reppel) which took about half of an hour, and then a quick hike along the bottom of the cavern. It felt like a journey to the center of the earth, but thankfully without Brendan Frasier mucking it up. Instead we shared the tour with a fun middle aged Dutch couple. The husband was a P.E. teacher, and the wife a painter. They were full of questions and hilarious commentary.</p> <p>My favorite part of the tour was when we wandered into the darkest part of the cavern and turned out our head lamps. The ceiling of the cave was a constellation of glow worms. I could actually make out Anna’s features by the glow of worm butts. Beautiful! I’ve always been fascinated with glow worms, so it was a pretty amazing moment for me. They’re incredible creatures - unless you see them with the lights on – then they look like living loogies. </p> <p>Unfortunately they didn’t allow cameras in the cave, so the following pictures are from a CD that they sell after the tour. They said that it was to keep their guests from destroying their personal possessions, but I really think it’s so they could charge for the picture packs afterward. </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNXesmvpsmI/AAAAAAAAAd0/OazqbcSUfnc/s1600-h/Waitomo%20Cave%202%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="cave.tif" alt="cave.tif" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNXetD9ksFI/AAAAAAAAAd4/K_NQX6QMLHk/Waitomo%20Cave%202_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="250" height="377"></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNXet4rKWoI/AAAAAAAAAd8/62LFGTuKc0o/s1600-h/Waitomo%20Cave%201%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="" alt="" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNXeuRhgJQI/AAAAAAAAAeE/EaUqHcZxbQg/Waitomo%20Cave%201_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="283" height="377"></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNXeu8r-2fI/AAAAAAAAAeI/_gQ6Rn3C3sQ/s1600-h/Waitomo%20Cave%203%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="" alt="" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNXevD2xYPI/AAAAAAAAAeM/2gs_wtGtxEY/Waitomo%20Cave%203_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="283" height="377"></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNXev0NJMDI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/h5FeG7D4WaE/s1600-h/Waitomo%20Cave%204%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Waitomo Cave 4" alt="Waitomo Cave 4" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNXewYF4haI/AAAAAAAAAeU/_48pfv_J4Co/Waitomo%20Cave%204_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="251" height="377"></a></p> <p align="left">During the last leg of the tour there was a narrow ladder that had to be scaled to get out of the cavern. I was the last to climb the ladder, so I was left down in the dark alone. It’s a damned good thing I’m not achluophobic! The rungs of the ladder were covered with mud from four others climbing it before me. There was one point, about half way up the ascent, where one of my hands slipped off the rungs. Even though I was harnessed in with a rope, it gave me quite a fright, and I hugged the ladder for the remainder of the climb. My biceps were killing me by the time I reached the top!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNXewwxeZiI/AAAAAAAAAeY/QMOjG-01mhE/s1600-h/Before%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="" alt="" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNXexYeh8PI/AAAAAAAAAec/Yn9WsMAZIZI/Before_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="250" height="333"></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNXeyGv3XbI/AAAAAAAAAeg/4hryl-d6F_E/s1600-h/After%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="" alt="" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNXeyUuItlI/AAAAAAAAAek/TIK06CaHKJk/After_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="250" height="333"></a></p> <p align="center">Here were are on our descent, and then after climbing out way back out of the cave.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNXey-sBXVI/AAAAAAAAAeo/5UlJ51x9xMQ/s1600-h/sillouhette1%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="" alt="" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNXezMFABeI/AAAAAAAAAes/QNb5c5WYXy4/sillouhette1_thumb%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="150" height="200"></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNXezYoTlRI/AAAAAAAAAew/OixGon8lAhM/s1600-h/sillouhette2%5B7%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="" alt="" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNXeznoyCnI/AAAAAAAAAe0/a-un8x4ivJg/sillouhette2_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="150" height="200"></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNXez5gi0wI/AAAAAAAAAe4/XdSfiENLw6I/s1600-h/sillouhette3%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="" alt="" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNXe0A8u3_I/AAAAAAAAAe8/mWiu0A6B4CM/sillouhette3_thumb%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="150" height="200"></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNXe0rbO0EI/AAAAAAAAAfA/C0PHOgGri94/s1600-h/sillouhette4%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="" alt="" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNXe00SnctI/AAAAAAAAAfE/eVBAy6bwxfc/sillouhette4_thumb%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="150" height="200"></a></p> <p align="center">All four of us stalwart tourists posing for the camera.</p> <p align="left">After heading back into the above-ground world (and the lurking cloud of pollen) we jumped in the car and made a bee-line straight back to Auckland for some well deserved rest and relaxation. </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNXe1IGCHWI/AAAAAAAAAfI/Cm_9ZtszfSc/s1600-h/IndySunset2%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="IndySunset2" alt="IndySunset2" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNXe1gMeuoI/AAAAAAAAAfM/N-BBvn3zZUI/IndySunset2_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="640" height="276"></a></p> <p align="center">THE END</p> Dan Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04960288885956531135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151902986984560111.post-84613445301654994932010-01-28T00:28:00.000-08:002010-11-06T01:37:09.907-07:00January 28th–Mt. Taranaki<p>I woke up grumpy and sleep deprived. The Eastern European tourists in the neighboring camp kept me up the whole night. They never ceased opening and slamming the doors of their car. “Creak, SLAM!, creeeeak, SLAM!, creeeak… … … SLAM!” It was like a rhythmless Stomp concert. I am a notoriously light sleeper, so by the morning I was a wreck. Anna didn’t miss a wink.</p> <p>We hit the facilities and discovered that the coin operated hot showers had a fortunate design flaw; they worked without inserting coins! Hurray! Free hot showers! After a week on the road you really start to appreciate the little things. A small consolation for my sleepless night.</p> <p>After cleaning up a bit and eating breakfast we hopped in the Teal Thunder and headed up the mountain. Mt. Taranaki is best known for its role as Mt. Fuji in the film Last Samurai. It’s such a perfectly conical mountain shape it’s almost a cliché. Unfortunately the mountain was covered in clouds for most of our visit, so I didn’t get a good landscape shot of it.</p> <p>We started by hiking the magical Ngatoro trail (or the Goblin Woods). It was without a doubt our favorite hike of the road trip. It was like wandering through one of Brian Froud’s dreams. It’s difficult to describe, and pictures barely suffice. So I’ll post a lot of them.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNURS8KoCNI/AAAAAAAAAbU/sFA2KLh1MTQ/s1600-h/taranaki%204%5B7%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="taranaki 4" alt="taranaki 4" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNURTI-hg3I/AAAAAAAAAbY/uUpcfnzzHM8/taranaki%204_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="347" height="195"></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNURUD6NPuI/AAAAAAAAAbc/RFFOOoV0O0s/s1600-h/taranaki%203%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="taranaki 3" alt="taranaki 3" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNURUXy9-jI/AAAAAAAAAbg/-6qe8n_zfDI/taranaki%203_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" height="195"></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNURVPspuCI/AAAAAAAAAbk/qSuYayx2k9A/s1600-h/taranaki%202%5B7%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="taranaki 2" alt="taranaki 2" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNURVQFl5aI/AAAAAAAAAbo/Zflyfb-BVbQ/taranaki%202_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="218" height="290"></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNURWaVCjII/AAAAAAAAAbs/MpFHg65YpL4/s1600-h/Taranaki%201%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Taranaki 1" alt="Taranaki 1" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNURWpqvIYI/AAAAAAAAAbw/7dVG-aXnzJ8/Taranaki%201_thumb%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="387" height="290"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNURXQ1iw6I/AAAAAAAAAb0/9EBZiVUARi8/s1600-h/taranaki%206%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="taranaki 6" alt="taranaki 6" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNURXzhATzI/AAAAAAAAAb4/SSBd9JQiMRo/taranaki%206_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="280" height="373"></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNURYi7-Q0I/AAAAAAAAAb8/Cj03YcXPbCc/s1600-h/Taranaki%205%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Taranaki 5" alt="Taranaki 5" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNURZVIEZDI/AAAAAAAAAcA/p5Q7H-1o7Us/Taranaki%205_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="280" height="373"></a></p> <p align="left">After spending some time in the Goblin Woods we headed up another trail named the Veronica Loop. They call it a loop, but it’s more like a straight climb up hill, and then a straight descent back down. It felt like significantly more uphill than downhill though. It’s like an Escher painting where the perspectives don’t quite makes sense. There were some beautiful views of the valley and surrounding mountains along the trail though, as well as some more of the mossy forests, so it was well worth the effort. </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNURaDJuoEI/AAAAAAAAAcE/VzA_QWbXRKI/s1600-h/Veronica%20Loop%203%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Veronica Loop 3" alt="Veronica Loop 3" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNURar37SvI/AAAAAAAAAcI/wc2lPvOmHt4/Veronica%20Loop%203_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="210" height="280"></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNURbNwUAAI/AAAAAAAAAcM/BNv8Tj-a_Eo/s1600-h/Veronica%20Loop2%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Veronica Loop2" alt="Veronica Loop2" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNURbVwRsDI/AAAAAAAAAcQ/DtbU_7W5mIo/Veronica%20Loop2_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="373" height="280"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNURcKkPLuI/AAAAAAAAAcU/SQKhVeOjef8/s1600-h/Veronica%20Loop1%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Veronica Loop1" alt="Veronica Loop1" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNURcjHHzII/AAAAAAAAAcY/PK8YhdPrAcg/Veronica%20Loop1_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="210" height="280"></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNURdaPA9zI/AAAAAAAAAcc/wrI8FUvlPyM/s1600-h/Veronica%20Loop%204%5B7%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Veronica Loop 4" alt="Veronica Loop 4" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNURd7CNfXI/AAAAAAAAAcg/mqWAuHdkHns/Veronica%20Loop%204_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="373" height="280"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNURej0WqYI/AAAAAAAAAck/WKLtJhUD7II/s1600-h/Veronica%20Loop%206%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Veronica Loop 6" alt="Veronica Loop 6" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNURewZdo_I/AAAAAAAAAco/o6YHufPz6sE/Veronica%20Loop%206_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="210" height="280"></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNURfbT3l6I/AAAAAAAAAcs/ii60thmThqU/s1600-h/Veronica%20Loop%205%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Veronica Loop 5" alt="Veronica Loop 5" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNURfwLrT8I/AAAAAAAAAcw/vetPc6MsRRU/Veronica%20Loop%205_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="373" height="280"></a></p> <p align="left">I even found a really funky purple fungus that brought out the crazed mycologist in me, and I spent ages trying to get a decent picture of it (while Anna got impatient and continued up the hill). </p> <p align="left">After exhausting ourselves on the mountain we went back into New Plymouth and went for a swim in the Tasman Sea. The water was freezing cold, and even though it was my idea to go for a dip, I would barely go in past my navel. </p> <p align="left">After swimming we went and bought some delicious seafood salad sandwich makings. Then posed our lunch for some photos! Gaze upon our sandwiches.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNURgRf4ONI/AAAAAAAAAc0/k57ay04seh4/s1600-h/seafood%20sandwich%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="seafood sandwich" alt="seafood sandwich" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNURg8vA07I/AAAAAAAAAc4/msHB1pLKv44/seafood%20sandwich_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="280" height="210"></a></p> <p align="left">With a belly full of assorted seafood we headed down to the beach to poke around in the tide pools. Lucky for us there was even a toilet bowl shaped rock, should our sandwiches take a turn for the worse. </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNURheMx94I/AAAAAAAAAc8/ozpUDTkRMCY/s1600-h/New%20Plymouth%20Beach%202%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="New Plymouth Beach 2" alt="New Plymouth Beach 2" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNURhkx0YfI/AAAAAAAAAdA/rFw5if8t-qY/New%20Plymouth%20Beach%202_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="280" height="373"></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNURibu56NI/AAAAAAAAAdE/GOc-Uq594JI/s1600-h/New%20Plymouth%20Beach%201%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="New Plymouth Beach 1" alt="New Plymouth Beach 1" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNURi1szIsI/AAAAAAAAAdI/5rHUlaO_5E4/New%20Plymouth%20Beach%201_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="280" height="373"></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNURjYZsGsI/AAAAAAAAAdM/4GX3-owphh4/s1600-h/Taranaki%20from%20pier%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Taranaki from pier" alt="Taranaki from pier" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNURjtKh4HI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/QL_DT5k8Wno/Taranaki%20from%20pier_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="338"></a></p> <p align="center">Afterwards we took a sunset stroll down the pier and came back to our tent to collapse after another perfect day.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNURkM6yfwI/AAAAAAAAAdU/T1qlD6YHoa0/s1600-h/New%20Plymouth%20Night%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="New Plymouth Night" alt="New Plymouth Night" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNURkY6hn5I/AAAAAAAAAdY/iZQr1CYOXZI/New%20Plymouth%20Night_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="338"></a></p> Dan Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04960288885956531135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151902986984560111.post-86962166816142877182010-01-27T19:45:00.000-08:002010-11-03T21:06:21.388-07:00January 27th- New Plymouth<p>We woke up to a bluebird Wellington morning and hit the road for Otaki gorge. We read about the gorge in a book about Lord of the Rings filming locations that we found at Weta Cave. Even though we made a point not to visit locations just because they appeared in the trilogy, the real world pictures of the gorge looked beautiful and it was on our way to New Plymouth, so we decided to make a detour. We were not disappointed.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNIscgDTFbI/AAAAAAAAAZc/wEGVLAinJXc/s1600-h/Otaki%201%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Otaki 1" alt="Otaki 1" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNIsdX3nnxI/AAAAAAAAAZg/sDEzbeH0n-o/Otaki%201_thumb%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="413" height="310"></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNIsd-wxzHI/AAAAAAAAAZk/lobQ0dEhKoQ/s1600-h/Otaki%202%5B9%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Otaki 2" alt="Otaki 2" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNIseK7OAEI/AAAAAAAAAZo/knNtyshTunQ/Otaki%202_thumb%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="188" height="310"></a></p> <p align="left">On our drive out of the park - on a winding dirt road in the middle of nowhere - we were stopped for about half of an hour by road construction. Let me say again for the record: “A dirt road in the middle of nowhere.” At this point my paranoid mind was starting to believe that the New Zealand road workers were actually targeting Anna’s car. Was there a single road in New Zealand that isn’t being repaired? Haven’t I seen that road worker before? What other delays did we have in store? Could I possibly be foreshadowing?</p> <p align="left">After returning to the paved highway (and further road works) we stopped for lunch at the university town of Palmerston North. We ate subway sandwiches in the city square with a pair of curious ducks, and then attempted our “Escape From Palmerston North”. The Palmerston North road system is like the labyrinthine brain of a crazy person. Following one set of signs to New Plymouth we ended up driving in the wrong direction for nearly fifteen minutes. After fishing out a map we made our way back to the main road where we spotted a sign saying, “New Plymouth – Right turn in 5 kilometers” which was followed by a right hand turn in what couldn’t have been more than a kilometer. “That obviously can’t be the turn we’re looking for.” After driving the aforementioned 5 kilometers, once again finding ourselves lost, pulling a u-turn and then making our way back to the right turn that “obviously wasn’t the one we were looking for”, we hit the highway and made a bee-line for New Plymouth. Freedom!</p> <p align="left">We arrived in New Plymouth in the early evening and set up our tent at the Belt Road Seaside Holiday Park ($32 NZ a night for two people). We couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful evening so we took a stroll along the coastal walkway toward the infamous Wind Wand. </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNIse4HPAKI/AAAAAAAAAZs/l4VtcSxtQT4/s1600-h/New%20Plymouth%201%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="New Plymouth 1" alt="New Plymouth 1" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNIsfIHCkpI/AAAAAAAAAZw/CZZmiAJmoi0/New%20Plymouth%201_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="225" height="300"></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNIsfquOAyI/AAAAAAAAAZ0/0UIwcfTqQCE/s1600-h/New%20Plymouth%202%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="New Plymouth 2" alt="New Plymouth 2" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNIsgGGsBfI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/2yA5K5erRLI/New%20Plymouth%202_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="400" height="300"></a></p> <p align="left">Even though there was a perfectly good paved walkway, Anna wanted to walk along the rocks and do her best Merlin impression.</p> <p align="left"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNIsgk4QNZI/AAAAAAAAAZ8/N4gZcC4jbNI/s1600-h/Anna%20Merlin%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="Anna Merlin" alt="Anna Merlin" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNIshe4QLYI/AAAAAAAAAaA/G3aDj05ZJBw/Anna%20Merlin_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="360" height="480"></a></p> <p align="center">Majestic.</p> <p align="left">Strolling along the coastal walkway Anna and I started to notice a disturbing trend among the locals. New Plymouth has to be the camel toe capital of the world! Regardless of age, race, sex or even looseness of clothes, anatomy below the belt was always girded with a disturbing clarity. At one point my gawking got a little out of hand, and a local woman retreated from the sidewalk with an embarrassed expression and her hand hovering over her lower groinal area.</p> <p align="center">And now the moment you’ve all been waiting for! Experience the kinetic wonder of the world known simply as: </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNIsicCJlpI/AAAAAAAAAaE/jL_Sx0QSAlM/s1600-h/Wind%20Wand%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="Wind Wand" alt="Wind Wand" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TNIsi0fzI9I/AAAAAAAAAaI/hE9QKJg8DlA/Wind%20Wand_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="270" height="480"></a><strong></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong>THE WIND WAND!</strong></p> Dan Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04960288885956531135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151902986984560111.post-89994420101929068342010-01-26T18:04:00.000-08:002010-10-16T19:07:27.576-07:00January 26th–Wellington Day 3<p>We began our third day in Wellington with a walk to the top of the Mount Crawford, then hiked down the back way following the highway along the coastline.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLpaMDWRzsI/AAAAAAAAAWs/vKsmSEx5d84/s1600-h/Massey%20memorial%20hill%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Massey memorial hill" alt="Massey memorial hill" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLpaNEMwJBI/AAAAAAAAAWw/_gomxe64NPY/Massey%20memorial%20hill_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="270" height="480"></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLpaOAJlskI/AAAAAAAAAW0/grqX1CcKlR4/s1600-h/Massey%20memorial%20hill2%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Massey memorial hill2" alt="Massey memorial hill2" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLpaOg4bpPI/AAAAAAAAAW4/4hFads3RJWk/Massey%20memorial%20hill2_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="270" height="480"></a></p> <p align="left">From there we drove to Red Rock Beach, where another storm was starting to roll in over the coastline.</p> <p align="left"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLpaPbA0qWI/AAAAAAAAAW8/iV8C9oX16YM/s1600-h/red%20rock%20beach4%5B7%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="red rock beach4" alt="red rock beach4" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLpaRACwm9I/AAAAAAAAAXA/im_kJaYtVqk/red%20rock%20beach4_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="480" height="270"></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLpaTa_fsRI/AAAAAAAAAXE/YcbfprpclO0/s1600-h/red%20rock%20beach2%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="red rock beach2" alt="red rock beach2" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLpaTynRl7I/AAAAAAAAAXI/ak1ryt7wofM/red%20rock%20beach2_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="152" height="270"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLpaUsc42XI/AAAAAAAAAXM/mqsrp6dfvWs/s1600-h/red%20rock%20beach%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="red rock beach" alt="red rock beach" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLpaVNZO7yI/AAAAAAAAAXQ/dgD11-EBAD0/red%20rock%20beach_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="480" height="270"></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLpaVjitdwI/AAAAAAAAAXU/jTsInIBEKno/s1600-h/red%20rock%20beach3%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="red rock beach3" alt="red rock beach3" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLpaWKkjUXI/AAAAAAAAAXY/XwefFXUB1mw/red%20rock%20beach3_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="152" height="270"></a></p> <p align="left">After the beach we returned to the hotel, then took one more stroll around Wellington.</p> <p align="left"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLpaWyfiDsI/AAAAAAAAAXc/h2eohpsZnBs/s1600-h/wellington%20afternoon%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="wellington afternoon" alt="wellington afternoon" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLpaXnV_LAI/AAAAAAAAAXg/9z-R2VBMu4w/wellington%20afternoon_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="640" height="360"></a></p> Dan Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04960288885956531135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151902986984560111.post-63316380011358572462010-01-25T16:51:00.000-08:002010-10-16T18:22:08.355-07:00January 25th–Wellington Day Two<p>After sleeping in for half of the morning Anna and I stumbled out of bed and headed downtown. We were on a quest to find an art gallery we had seen the day before that was exhibiting some prints of Dr. Seuss’s work. We couldn’t remember exactly where it was, cause we saw it in a starving, sleep deprived haze the morning before. After about an hour of searching we finally found the gallery on a corner we had seemingly already passed a half of a dozen times before. The gallery was displaying some of Seuss’s unorthodox taxidermy sculptures. Animals of his own creation, which he used real antlers, beaks, etc in building.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLpM3z5B6kI/AAAAAAAAAVE/PVrMZt9AXIs/s1600-h/seuss%20sculptures%5B5%5D.gif"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="seuss sculptures" alt="seuss sculptures" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLpM4DEVkrI/AAAAAAAAAVI/tXd3J8ubcWY/seuss%20sculptures_thumb%5B3%5D.gif?imgmax=800" width="210" height="250"></a></p> <p>From the gallery we walked to the Wellington Botanical Garden, which may be one of the most confusing public parks ever built. It was amazingly beautiful though.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLpM4zBsqwI/AAAAAAAAAVM/sm3R5vL4JmM/s1600-h/botanical%20garden%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="botanical garden" alt="botanical garden" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLpM5QBNWXI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/7y5zy4JqADA/botanical%20garden_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="195" height="260"></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLpM5wZkk7I/AAAAAAAAAVU/CUoq3KRibp4/s1600-h/botanical%20garden%202%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="botanical garden 2" alt="botanical garden 2" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLpM6WyL66I/AAAAAAAAAVY/ehavdHE9KuY/botanical%20garden%202_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="195" height="260"></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLpM68Xe1dI/AAAAAAAAAVc/PdJn5ytc1Dk/s1600-h/botanical%20garden%203%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="botanical garden 3" alt="botanical garden 3" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLpM7MUwuRI/AAAAAAAAAVg/ZxP2imDTRQ0/botanical%20garden%203_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="195" height="260"></a></p> <p align="left">From the botanical gardens we drove across the bay to Wellywood, and the Weta Caves. Weta Caves is surrounded by a lot of warehouses and storage (presumably related to filmmaking). I was hoping that their collection of movie props would be a bit larger, but it was still fun geeking out at all of the movie memorabilia. I was especially surprised to see a Meet the Feebles character tucked down in the corner of the displays. I would have thought they’d be keen to leave that chapter behind. </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLpM7qmc_9I/AAAAAAAAAVk/xt9OVT7DvAI/s1600-h/weta%20caves%5B12%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="weta caves" alt="weta caves" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLpM8IYuw-I/AAAAAAAAAVo/qZls1Y5AKNc/weta%20caves_thumb%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="206" height="275"></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLpM8mPxpxI/AAAAAAAAAVs/TrjnEDyVVus/s1600-h/weta%20caves%204%5B13%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="weta caves 4" alt="weta caves 4" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLpM87YipsI/AAAAAAAAAVw/RBqW5nu2GgA/weta%20caves%204_thumb%5B7%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="367" height="275"></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLpM9w6xNRI/AAAAAAAAAV0/_ajmRbJIDDo/s1600-h/weta%20caves%206%5B12%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="weta caves 6" alt="weta caves 6" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLpM-DivXxI/AAAAAAAAAV4/K7EEYz91cHk/weta%20caves%206_thumb%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="367" height="275"></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLpM-tofR8I/AAAAAAAAAV8/svk3Ou2Uk7U/s1600-h/weta%20caves%203%5B13%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="weta caves 3" alt="weta caves 3" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLpM-3eCjVI/AAAAAAAAAWA/5ieaLajblCw/weta%20caves%203_thumb%5B7%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="206" height="275"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLpM_dhtl-I/AAAAAAAAAWE/KeUaX_31Ek4/s1600-h/Weta%20Caves%205%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Weta Caves 5" alt="Weta Caves 5" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLpM_w9a7GI/AAAAAAAAAWI/wjrtApe0YGs/Weta%20Caves%205_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="206" height="275"></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLpNAQKy1PI/AAAAAAAAAWM/LUZeb0hnG3s/s1600-h/weta%20caves%202%5B13%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="weta caves 2" alt="weta caves 2" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLpNApxOWVI/AAAAAAAAAWQ/QdxhwDoLleg/weta%20caves%202_thumb%5B7%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="367" height="275"></a></p> <p align="left">After the Weta caves we went on a nighttime walk along the wharf, and found the copper statue that Wellington commissioned Weta Workshops to build. Frankly it was a bit creepy stumbling upon the sculpture in the dark.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLpNBPIngPI/AAAAAAAAAWU/e1Vtl8dh7Js/s1600-h/Wellington%20at%20night%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Wellington at night" alt="Wellington at night" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLpNBhEIwII/AAAAAAAAAWY/-Wy6-A_AZvw/Wellington%20at%20night_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="373" height="280"></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLpNCCjGMPI/AAAAAAAAAWg/OLsmP_zWZyw/s1600-h/wellington%20at%20night%202%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="wellington at night 2" alt="wellington at night 2" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLpNCWhE3xI/AAAAAAAAAWk/2VhZO1gpkxY/wellington%20at%20night%202_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="210" height="280"></a></p> <p align="left">Later on our walk we were standing on a bridge, looking down into the spotlight lit water, when a sea ray glided like a ghost across the ocean floor. The spotlight light him up bright white as it floated through the water. It was almost eerie, but fascinating.</p> Dan Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04960288885956531135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151902986984560111.post-48972740243429005762010-01-24T12:08:00.000-08:002010-10-16T16:29:22.535-07:00January 24th–Rude Awakening and Wellington<p>At about 4 a.m. Anna and I were jolted out of bed by a piercing alarm blaring throughout Lake Ferry. The rain outside was pouring against the windows stronger than ever, and I could hear the nearby ocean pounding against the bank, so in my half-conscious state I was convinced that the town was flooding. After I started screaming that we were in danger, and we left our cabin to investigate the park, Anna met a woman who nonchalantly shrugged off the alarm, saying it was just - </p> <blockquote> <p>“The Fiber Gate.”</p></blockquote> <blockquote> <p>“Fiber Gate?”</p></blockquote> <blockquote> <p>“Yeah!”</p></blockquote> <p>At this point Anna and I were both wide awake. We pondered what “fiber gate” could possibly mean while we packed up our car and checked out of the holiday park. </p> <p>It wasn’t until we mentioned the alarm to the host of the park that it all became clear – “Damned Fire Brigade”</p> <p>We made the early misty morning drive to Wellington, the capitol city of New Zealand, and arrived at our hotel before the city woke up. The only people we saw on the streets appeared to be stumbling home after a long night out. </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLojE44kqHI/AAAAAAAAAT8/L-1asMO38j4/s1600-h/empty%20wellington%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="empty wellington" alt="empty wellington" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLojFmXVB1I/AAAAAAAAAUA/ZJRPqUTmuCc/empty%20wellington_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="283" height="370"></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLojGNR0qaI/AAAAAAAAAUE/xPOEWhLgIcg/s1600-h/empty%20wellington%202%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="empty wellington 2" alt="empty wellington 2" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLojG-DLebI/AAAAAAAAAUI/rHNNJifirjg/empty%20wellington%202_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="278" height="370"></a></p> <p align="left">Out hotel in Wellington was a funny little Victorian building called <a href="http://www.carillon.co.nz/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1&lang=en" target="_blank">The Corillon</a>. Perched on the side of the hill overlooking Wellington the hotel looks like it was built in the 1800s. Based on the Lonely Planet Guide’s description of the hotel as being “chaotic in a Fawlty Towers kind of way”, Anna and I rushed to make reservations. We were not disappointed. Our bed was plenty comfortable, the room was clean, and most importantly we could take a hot shower in something that didn’t resemble a bathroom stall (and didn’t require quarters).</p> <p align="left"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLozg7YQYBI/AAAAAAAAAUM/apWo4BCJjJM/s1600-h/corillon%20inside%5B9%5D.jpg"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="corillon inside" alt="corillon inside" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLozhTvji6I/AAAAAAAAAUQ/_HlxgnQ6aS4/corillon%20inside_thumb%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="225" height="300"></a></p> <p>After washing up at the hotel and catching a couple of winks we made our way down to the <a href="http://www.tepapa.govt.nz/pages/default.aspx" target="_blank">Te Papa</a> museum of New Zealand. There has definitely been a lot of money poured into this structure. Lots of flash and jazz. Unfortunately it felt more like a theme park and wasn’t as informative as the museum in Auckland. Although, the colossal squid that they have on display is absolutely amazing!</p> <p>From the museum we walked to the parliament building, also known as The Beehive. Say what you will about the architecture; it definitely sets itself apart from other capital buildings.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLozh0VLDgI/AAAAAAAAAUU/Wej8OHxg_GY/s1600-h/Beehive%203%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Beehive 3" alt="Beehive 3" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLoziHsSOgI/AAAAAAAAAUY/BgO-PlVQJY4/Beehive%203_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="206" height="275"></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLoziteXqZI/AAAAAAAAAUc/kT9SjH4XYn0/s1600-h/Beehive%202%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Beehive 2" alt="Beehive 2" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLozjNzqKeI/AAAAAAAAAUg/n41gP7timZo/Beehive%202_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="359" height="275"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLozjXvygtI/AAAAAAAAAUk/n1xU_4fj4sk/s1600-h/Beehive%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Beehive" alt="Beehive" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLozjxNQVTI/AAAAAAAAAUo/XyRLviHSVRo/Beehive_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="360" height="480"></a></p> <p align="center">Why exactly do they have the Cowardly Lion standing guard over the capitol?</p> <p align="left">From the capitol we drove to Mt. Victoria and hiked to the viewpoint at the top. </p> <p align="left"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLozkQ9xmqI/AAAAAAAAAUs/xpzAjt1KrtU/s1600-h/Wellington%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Wellington" alt="Wellington" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLozkyX4SRI/AAAAAAAAAUw/wlX3dwOsZdg/Wellington_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="640" height="360"></a></p> <p>What a gorgeous view!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLozlBhowmI/AAAAAAAAAU0/0ZrSjTrIOyQ/s1600-h/What%20a%20view%5B10%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="What a view" alt="What a view" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLozlWSCOcI/AAAAAAAAAU4/SdioNoQwvuE/What%20a%20view_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="146" height="260"></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLozl1HdpQI/AAAAAAAAAU8/YTSsysMskwI/s1600-h/what%20a%20view%202%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="what a view 2" alt="what a view 2" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLozmRyvK9I/AAAAAAAAAVA/67w_Z8_q1lk/what%20a%20view%202_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="462" height="260"></a></p> <p align="right">And this view? Not so much.</p> Dan Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04960288885956531135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151902986984560111.post-22362776683289783162010-01-23T11:19:00.000-08:002010-10-16T13:02:42.972-07:00January 23rd–Lake Ferry<h3 align="left">Or: <font style="background-color: #ffff00"></font><font color="#ffd2a6">And Then There Were Sheep!</font></h3> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLoEyHlQyQI/AAAAAAAAATE/WpUAYeolqN4/s1600-h/sheep%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="sheep" alt="sheep" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLoEyZoz8wI/AAAAAAAAATI/Sp2-zE9Awvk/sheep_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="333" height="250"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLoEywcVE5I/AAAAAAAAATM/TjWTYJuIJXE/s1600-h/i%20drive%5B7%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px 30px; display: inline; float: right" title="i drive" alt="i drive" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLoEzCWC9sI/AAAAAAAAATQ/eM20Xu6grLg/i%20drive_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="233" height="175"></a>We made a quick break from Napier and headed down to the “town” of Lake Ferry on the southern end of the island. On the way I had my first experience with driving on the other- or “wrong”- side of the road. It was pretty harrowing. Especially for Anna. Her car, The Teal Thunder, must have experienced something akin to having its life flash before its eyes. I did the majority of the driving that day, and felt inordinately proud of myself by the time we reached Lake Ferry.</p> <p>The weather just kept getting worse as we drove south, and the rain was pouring in buckets. We checked in to our holiday park in Lake Ferry and switched from a tent site to cabin (We got the last one! What luck!). The proprietor of the park was incredibly friendly and outgoing, but unfortunately the rooms were a tad bit dingy. </p> <p>We set out from or shack to see the Putangirua pinnacles, the site of the Path of the Dead from the Lord of the Rings movies, and then we were going to stop over at the lighthouse on the southern most tip of the island. The weather had other plans for us though. </p> <p>When we got to the site of the pinnacles the mud walls were sloughing off in chunks, and the pathway into the hills was flooded out. We got out of the car to marvel at the fury of nature, and take some quick snap-shots.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLoEzsoHe4I/AAAAAAAAATU/nTBWxT5IMW0/s1600-h/put%20pin%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="put pin" alt="put pin" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLoE0BJO5hI/AAAAAAAAATY/O61IdhpvJ4M/put%20pin_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="347" height="260"></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLoE1MV2_8I/AAAAAAAAATc/S1u0WDGjSrM/s1600-h/put%20pin%203%5B7%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="put pin 3" alt="put pin 3" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLoE1v_hcJI/AAAAAAAAATg/CE5oXTtpudE/put%20pin%203_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="195" height="260"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLoE2oOxExI/AAAAAAAAATk/y0RnGiiWKIQ/s1600-h/put%20pin%204%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="put pin 4" alt="put pin 4" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLoE3CWMPxI/AAAAAAAAATo/Cuwu3eDocUc/put%20pin%204_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="195" height="260"></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLoE3oia_fI/AAAAAAAAATs/F5Pd60BzAzk/s1600-h/put%20pin%202%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="put pin 2" alt="put pin 2" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLoE38OOhsI/AAAAAAAAATw/eSuQGCKK_Dw/put%20pin%202_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="347" height="260"></a></p> <p align="left">After racing back to the car for shelter we headed back on the highway toward the lighthouse, but we noticed that the banks of the road – which was perched on a cut bank right above the violent ocean – were also starting to slough off from the rain, and rocks were actually rolling down the hillside into the pavement. We pulled a quick u-turn in the road and headed back to the holiday park for some Chinese checkers, potato chips, warm noodles, and some much needed sleep.</p> <p align="left"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLoE4eu79rI/AAAAAAAAAT0/W8q1gZOcuUM/s1600-h/angry%20ocean%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="angry ocean" alt="angry ocean" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6f6t3HvHGuk/TLoE4rKiNAI/AAAAAAAAAT4/Kf49eIeUtOw/angry%20ocean_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="280" height="373"></a></p> Dan Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04960288885956531135noreply@blogger.com0