Washington D.C. is the capital, but it is not a state; it is a separate political division. And the D.C stands for District of Columbia. Parking is extremely scarce in Washington, D.C. It was an exhausting day for us, walking under the hot sun to memorial parks. Peace Vigil 24 hours since 1981, in front…
Hershey’s Chocolate World
We took a 2-hour coach ride to Hershey, Pennsylvania. As the name “Hershey” suggests, the town is built by Milton S. Hershey, the world famous chocolate maker. He believed that workers who were treated fairly and who lived in a comfortable, pleasant environment would be better workers. Accordingly, he set upon building an infrastructure to…
Corning Museum of Glass
Picturesque views along the way to Corning Museum of Glass, a museum where the best collection of art and historical glass can be appreciated.
The Powerful Niagara Falls
After about 2-hour’s ride from Corning, we finally arrived at the main attraction of the day – The Niagara Falls, Buffalo. The Niagara Falls are renowned both for their beauty and as a valuable source of hydroelectric power. Despite the hot summer weather elsewhere, it was very cold and windy at the Niagara Falls. The…
Return to the Mighty Niagara Falls
We went back to the falls again in the morning. From far, we could actually see the rising mist resulted from the powerful Niagara Falls. Took a video from Niagara Falls. The all-time powerful torrent of rushing rapids to the Niagara Falls. Nice rainbows could be seen easily at the falls. The raging rapids above…
Going Orlando!
The tour bus sent us to Buffalo Niagara International Airport. We were finally on our own, free and easy with hotel stay and transfers which were included in the tour package, plus 2-day tickets to Disneyland theme parks and 1-day tickets to Universal Studios theme parks.
Universal Studios Orlando – Islands of Adventure
It was freaking hot and we didn’t bring any shades for the summer tour. We managed to buy two caps for ourselves at the nearby 24-hour shop. Warren reminded us that there would be security at the park entrance and we need to queue up for security check if we brought along any bags. So,…
Universal Studios Orlando
We had tons of fun in Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure! Universal Studios is separated into six different areas: San Francisco/Amity, New York, Production Central, Hollywood, Kidzone and World Expo. Hollywood We watched Terminator 2, a 3-D interactive experience in stationary seating. The real terminator literally rode on a Harley Davidson; live-action stunts, special…
Walt Disney World – Animal Kingdom
Our Disneyland Passes allowed us to enter four theme parks: Magical Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood Studio (It was called MGM Studio when we were there.) and Animal Kingdom. We had two days to tour around four theme parks. We visited Animal Kingdom, followed by Epcot in the afternoon as there would be a round of spectacular…
Walt Disney World – Epcot
We embarked on another exciting journey for the day. Epcot has a lot of attractions, rides and a World Showcase. We were hungry and couldn’t really find anything bigger and cheaper than the soft and chewy pretzel to fill up our stomachs! Inside Disney’s Store. Lively and colourful Disney characters posters and paintings. We didn’t…
