tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19693042304111582002024-03-19T00:32:54.769-07:00www.WhereInTheWorldIsCheeyan.blogspot.comI travel therefore I am!
This is a blog of my world travels.
Since I travel quite frequently (or somewhat excessively?), friends cannot keep up with my whereabouts and are always wondering... "Where in the world is Cheeyan??" Well, this website would update you on my whereabouts on this planet and what I am doing.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969304230411158200.post-3049415158011127282007-07-31T14:35:00.000-07:002007-10-15T14:10:57.357-07:00Land of Patriots and Red Coats - Boston<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQhgPP9YkP9iWGbldZVjCvCMvZTAl8hXyDD6ZDrU9n8WNz8pKMu_VEEIaeOP6QOzXGzjBPn2caGGYxKdJ7vLU0y6xU0x2pwzibuu-uv_6xYmVxs1prMMt6wPoiBhYnK2RwWS4Fn2aMf2Zb/s1600-h/DSCN3009.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094155356879309138" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQhgPP9YkP9iWGbldZVjCvCMvZTAl8hXyDD6ZDrU9n8WNz8pKMu_VEEIaeOP6QOzXGzjBPn2caGGYxKdJ7vLU0y6xU0x2pwzibuu-uv_6xYmVxs1prMMt6wPoiBhYnK2RwWS4Fn2aMf2Zb/s400/DSCN3009.JPG" border="0" /></a>Boston is the "Cradle of Liberty" and the place where ideas for the American Revolution were first pre-conceived. It is rich in American colonial history... where Patriots staged the "Boston Tea Party" and Red Coats battled on Bunker Hill. It is the place where the spirit of "No Taxation without Representation" originated.<br /><br />Boston is home to the USS Constitution, old Gothic churches and the first public school in America. Boston is Paul Revere, Peter Faneuil, Samuel Adams, John Hancock, Benjamin Franklin, JFK, Mitt Romney, Barney Frank, Ted Kennedy, Louisa May Alcott, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon and 60 colleges of higher learning.<br /><a href="http://www.thefreedomtrail.org/" target="new"><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Freedom Trail</span></a><br /><!-- Site Meter --><br /><a href="http://s12.sitemeter.com/stats.asp?site=s12traveler" target="_top"><br /><img src="http://s12.sitemeter.com/meter.asp?site=s12traveler" alt="Site Meter" border="0"/></a><br /><!-- Copyright (c)2006 Site Meter --><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDmMHreqPVrbQoG-GSkEH9q7nSsxRTn98u-4mdA8KGf9jnaImtH0FneUlUxsHFlFe-TIOu9IgqNEDvicPzwNrLAwc5XZK8RAumkXl4WtdXDn7H4UVtPwSYxLLsxL-Jg0KKt7GR6R__Ya2M/s1600-h/DSCN3137.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094154424871405890" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 288px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px" height="265" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDmMHreqPVrbQoG-GSkEH9q7nSsxRTn98u-4mdA8KGf9jnaImtH0FneUlUxsHFlFe-TIOu9IgqNEDvicPzwNrLAwc5XZK8RAumkXl4WtdXDn7H4UVtPwSYxLLsxL-Jg0KKt7GR6R__Ya2M/s400/DSCN3137.JPG" width="351" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/00/19/ac/1c/cheers-beacon-hill.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 236px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 155px" height="223" alt="" src="http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/00/19/ac/1c/cheers-beacon-hill.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Beacon Hill and "Where everybody knows your name......"<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb-yv-0xle4DB0-5zP6u3l4PfFjovB0nOUU4a8dVn-VswADxmY4AyCiWNKK-y1Hq-YpGccIboAQUidWXrcFFSHOPXt2f5B377ITgbK1GBZi1-IKmoihhmEzpS5jhyphenhyphenBh-KJX0S6al3P-wdJ/s1600-h/DSCN3077.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094462043314047346" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 280px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" height="228" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb-yv-0xle4DB0-5zP6u3l4PfFjovB0nOUU4a8dVn-VswADxmY4AyCiWNKK-y1Hq-YpGccIboAQUidWXrcFFSHOPXt2f5B377ITgbK1GBZi1-IKmoihhmEzpS5jhyphenhyphenBh-KJX0S6al3P-wdJ/s320/DSCN3077.JPG" width="306" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Faneuilhall104.JPG/292px-Faneuilhall104.JPG"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 246px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 191px" height="227" alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Faneuilhall104.JPG/292px-Faneuilhall104.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Faneuilhall104.JPG/292px-Faneuilhall104.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />1) Faneuil Hall is the first American architecturally-designed building formally designed by architect-painter, John Smibert in 1742 2) Faneuil Hall in 1776<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi39w7I1Lpk4gvMWGmnir2CzwPcv57-Gm-PsUWOlPeauTY4dr1nMmhHMnPgZW8mE3i1Rqtnc0A_vniVqMy7p2E2B2vT3le0KGqYYPLW49TVJ0lwYfFQQPb_uPa7HqwOkF8c67d6i3mOK3_4/s1600-h/DSCN3089.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094465573777164674" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi39w7I1Lpk4gvMWGmnir2CzwPcv57-Gm-PsUWOlPeauTY4dr1nMmhHMnPgZW8mE3i1Rqtnc0A_vniVqMy7p2E2B2vT3le0KGqYYPLW49TVJ0lwYfFQQPb_uPa7HqwOkF8c67d6i3mOK3_4/s320/DSCN3089.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRILDLgiJDaIyyE5cRO_diprHrv3BExcIGneA3sFdUXn2zoirWVneeH5kRp1hlj-0-x76iM0ybW1BAk_Gl-KfYbs1Y37xw9ZOiEqLd8NSjQHPjWM5OkZew-yDK0JPM0AkKiCgQTXhv3-Xv/s1600-h/DSCN3079.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094148935903201586" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 144px" height="185" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRILDLgiJDaIyyE5cRO_diprHrv3BExcIGneA3sFdUXn2zoirWVneeH5kRp1hlj-0-x76iM0ybW1BAk_Gl-KfYbs1Y37xw9ZOiEqLd8NSjQHPjWM5OkZew-yDK0JPM0AkKiCgQTXhv3-Xv/s320/DSCN3079.JPG" width="278" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />1) The Big Dig ..... Engineering mess or marvel? 2) The Big Dig Administrators' Building<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3IwgS8BPl_iI0nz2oI0FAYVEvWvXUpnAVEYn7RvHDdNK0ovMj5beLvhxZ44sGUu4RdKadlQfaj3eJ4pz7l6CzycpNx9vRlp2w-atm4hHVEzv-KXV3m5Xcp3NndzAuDV5SMQPgH4lbWjeV/s1600-h/DSCN3047.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094134762511124722" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3IwgS8BPl_iI0nz2oI0FAYVEvWvXUpnAVEYn7RvHDdNK0ovMj5beLvhxZ44sGUu4RdKadlQfaj3eJ4pz7l6CzycpNx9vRlp2w-atm4hHVEzv-KXV3m5Xcp3NndzAuDV5SMQPgH4lbWjeV/s320/DSCN3047.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkFLL_MSp6kvXyfhPYP5KUJiU6IRUD3UYTmXU8T9eMUkrjI0T-FI8e8RZWfTDP2qzqhsLkcG6j8R_Jr7XJt97FTPpmSVtCKI6x0GCI_n040A3moWxPcPy-QllqFsjLqa8ItPzwIqfsJ_gM/s1600-h/DSCN3061.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094140912904292642" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" height="213" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkFLL_MSp6kvXyfhPYP5KUJiU6IRUD3UYTmXU8T9eMUkrjI0T-FI8e8RZWfTDP2qzqhsLkcG6j8R_Jr7XJt97FTPpmSVtCKI6x0GCI_n040A3moWxPcPy-QllqFsjLqa8ItPzwIqfsJ_gM/s320/DSCN3061.JPG" width="290" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Colorful Boston<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil8GZqQBfNdpczKIdivjLAg2GM6gdN3ROYHfFfnYTkqLKFHXB0_Okr5qMYD5xYuHSOxqvyfPHQiS4YOiD5y1G7cSNXdHdwnjswKQo3HvRAzeUAzpEuuTwmG6ozqdheggJ1mcHk-7s6RFYU/s1600-h/DSCN3030.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094127375167375506" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil8GZqQBfNdpczKIdivjLAg2GM6gdN3ROYHfFfnYTkqLKFHXB0_Okr5qMYD5xYuHSOxqvyfPHQiS4YOiD5y1G7cSNXdHdwnjswKQo3HvRAzeUAzpEuuTwmG6ozqdheggJ1mcHk-7s6RFYU/s400/DSCN3030.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The Traveler at the Boston Architecture Center<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj56eHhuXKRC8EFB2f5fuQ5orTnAp17JAj3DReerf9pxQObf_9i_ljyEziZKeihRQ2Qko9JFqDtEokV-n-vfrq2zlMqQaOmjKd1rjF3bKWSQrlsWEdvHWIN9BfljvVpFMNR49MM6IuwHCs-/s1600-h/DSCN3067.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094126022252677234" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 174px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 119px" height="136" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj56eHhuXKRC8EFB2f5fuQ5orTnAp17JAj3DReerf9pxQObf_9i_ljyEziZKeihRQ2Qko9JFqDtEokV-n-vfrq2zlMqQaOmjKd1rjF3bKWSQrlsWEdvHWIN9BfljvVpFMNR49MM6IuwHCs-/s200/DSCN3067.JPG" width="186" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBXIX2Don6JBQZ9Zs3voitGAodGUy-Jeg76UkNn4BGVBfEFqOVyDy35-bBwDlVUwyDR-8zCfqlkLr7pEurq__jjd8i_RPBUMMhXhELPqTMLuayZ6Agw5Yti6uf5Gm4oYNDo715iLxeKNC3/s1600-h/DSCN3044.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094127839023843490" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 166px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 119px" height="135" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBXIX2Don6JBQZ9Zs3voitGAodGUy-Jeg76UkNn4BGVBfEFqOVyDy35-bBwDlVUwyDR-8zCfqlkLr7pEurq__jjd8i_RPBUMMhXhELPqTMLuayZ6Agw5Yti6uf5Gm4oYNDo715iLxeKNC3/s200/DSCN3044.JPG" width="182" border="0" /></a><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094137498405292290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 175px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 119px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="135" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho-DFb9pBptxJf6QmGOCDy5JB58nRMnHQ3G8mH8Am-4x5-sO9et6lzFtLChO8ff8vql0n6lvmbOre1Y8CM5Am6w9utA41xQSGL73g8oh-_8FfbQdF92JH4lT5B8nUccBamI2ngD3ELA57O/s200/DSCN3062.JPG" width="188" border="0" /> <p>1) Trinity Church 2) Old South Church 3) Granary Burial Ground<br /><br /><br /><br /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggQVnzrkxpYoL1uX8e0sYBUkAZB9I8vXKD7RFnw0hL9VkrD41eWifkYcUHRqTjseVIa2kXESsLe13AFTfcWJ5XoHQ-RcTNUcizJot26RMBeiasJRa0DrUI8ZdoFnMXEtpbNZgWgczyiE5B/s1600-h/DSCN3082.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093939796765689906" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggQVnzrkxpYoL1uX8e0sYBUkAZB9I8vXKD7RFnw0hL9VkrD41eWifkYcUHRqTjseVIa2kXESsLe13AFTfcWJ5XoHQ-RcTNUcizJot26RMBeiasJRa0DrUI8ZdoFnMXEtpbNZgWgczyiE5B/s400/DSCN3082.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuXcJOGzkSvwzJE5xN-vbxcvAUGlyGjQgqqnEF5f62ZDzZ0bcbv5bWfxo_-W0F003hpBOV_Wx9_9nkBqp0YczqX33R09fDhN-0-81xRGVMNPpNMbVZUPtG7IjFQkIUj3-NM6DtJXQmlLbZ/s1600-h/DSCN3060.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094140041025931538" style="FLOAT: right; 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(see last food review at the bottom of glass window of restaurant in the Italian North End) and Chanterelle Mushroom at US$40/lb </div><div><br /></div></div><div><div><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6vc-3JWLGLugoAT0q_2MTIxflEcEvZzmzB5LYlOSS1IiPw790JZ0Ms7r-oGH2BqcD84vHJFZ8RtXczsnUOF-9qqiZzxWuohuF_Z-WlouqOGWx20r4sYXDfDZwZRtjaCWYS5Q78JA_oJLs/s1600-h/DSCN3084.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093936201878063122" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 318px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 220px" height="288" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6vc-3JWLGLugoAT0q_2MTIxflEcEvZzmzB5LYlOSS1IiPw790JZ0Ms7r-oGH2BqcD84vHJFZ8RtXczsnUOF-9qqiZzxWuohuF_Z-WlouqOGWx20r4sYXDfDZwZRtjaCWYS5Q78JA_oJLs/s400/DSCN3084.JPG" width="385" border="0" /></a></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6VBRA6gtIw7-rQbeVYkdFW_IbBAtLhrlMR5sqvhGiVnRawE6TU7w20cxGeGvYPGMOEsYBT-FRxR2XDsjun5uO-1m8SNluUopPKtbLfQC0Np6COknFHajGyVTYDSVoShYSvNfPcXXpcMZT/s1600-h/DSCN3085.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094511401078213026" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" height="149" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6VBRA6gtIw7-rQbeVYkdFW_IbBAtLhrlMR5sqvhGiVnRawE6TU7w20cxGeGvYPGMOEsYBT-FRxR2XDsjun5uO-1m8SNluUopPKtbLfQC0Np6COknFHajGyVTYDSVoShYSvNfPcXXpcMZT/s200/DSCN3085.JPG" width="197" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br />Red Coats marching by Paul Revere's House....<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig7w601vVyd2oDxzhK3R5k6sYXHNRY9ZkiQ91q74iGHIAmeupZVnP8a4py7yfe8u_ge4x66v-zLvDs7ErdBNlJ-iMvIHoE5FhyphenhyphenZqR7q-MlTU6gYVdQT-v_RO1P-HgfhPa1IsMR0HDfxiVP/s1600-h/DSCN3096.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093931640622794722" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 160px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 119px" height="136" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig7w601vVyd2oDxzhK3R5k6sYXHNRY9ZkiQ91q74iGHIAmeupZVnP8a4py7yfe8u_ge4x66v-zLvDs7ErdBNlJ-iMvIHoE5FhyphenhyphenZqR7q-MlTU6gYVdQT-v_RO1P-HgfhPa1IsMR0HDfxiVP/s200/DSCN3096.JPG" width="182" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinx7jtvUVQSvzCrMV2mYYRzJ_EVRtgGzCYW4DZs6LUFLrGw7J0ebT5eJApJ-zGBYnw7LcC1_dSnu1_TAj7NKyYNegLUogExFs8fErnl0-9eb5mW8t18NU5KQ5Q6yeW0TkugoYcZY4vOO8Z/s1600-h/DSCN3099.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093932250508150786" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 162px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 119px" height="138" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinx7jtvUVQSvzCrMV2mYYRzJ_EVRtgGzCYW4DZs6LUFLrGw7J0ebT5eJApJ-zGBYnw7LcC1_dSnu1_TAj7NKyYNegLUogExFs8fErnl0-9eb5mW8t18NU5KQ5Q6yeW0TkugoYcZY4vOO8Z/s200/DSCN3099.JPG" width="187" border="0" /></a></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093931979925211122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 166px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 119px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="136" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4qAYdlUUExOegcMko-VvPEjCNFOJZ0D_wiWC2hmImVBLll-YYfr9BqRGnrgmR0_WWeHtaPwL7gJ386pUReeUeGl8_GNgu3qqpKAPjkUpRfp5Cdsr8QcYeFkznj_oa1TdEHTWiffeZtBoF/s200/DSCN3097.JPG" width="185" border="0" />Jewish Holocaust Memorial..... Poignant and Provoking! </div><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxi70KTCn94-hXInXDR0L8Ck8epH-v70TTcFTI6wocpzlH9xGOdhfPKrEg4vf-qbYPnEoLmxY9jXyjJbDN1LYJr2zuC04Pvxvw3Fmm9hT2i66TcuDvRoI27OyAuwuoVXw0HQ8G6tvw_RN5/s1600-h/DSCN3106.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093929956995614674" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 260px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 178px" height="215" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxi70KTCn94-hXInXDR0L8Ck8epH-v70TTcFTI6wocpzlH9xGOdhfPKrEg4vf-qbYPnEoLmxY9jXyjJbDN1LYJr2zuC04Pvxvw3Fmm9hT2i66TcuDvRoI27OyAuwuoVXw0HQ8G6tvw_RN5/s320/DSCN3106.JPG" width="302" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ELe6wa9uHAZNkbX36UBMlif_OzglCRoeuFDqQGlRhtr6DLvuWTW2AeDrVxhIKnWbynRvLCUxai4WXbrKUQBNnaKB_hctMKlf91LmwAqbLHdCr8Pjvm7lyXKSYZ9PpcG8zdXoGez1bQed/s1600-h/DSCN3103.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093927745087457218" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 252px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 179px" height="220" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ELe6wa9uHAZNkbX36UBMlif_OzglCRoeuFDqQGlRhtr6DLvuWTW2AeDrVxhIKnWbynRvLCUxai4WXbrKUQBNnaKB_hctMKlf91LmwAqbLHdCr8Pjvm7lyXKSYZ9PpcG8zdXoGez1bQed/s320/DSCN3103.JPG" width="303" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br />1) Malaysian cuisine in Boston - Penang Restaurant 2)Ye' Old Irish Pub</div><div></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div><strong>The Road to Harvard</strong><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBMMUCqpB5mP6KHHdmsyiGrADQxia8lgX8WGnOeo0C5B11MVazL31uGGEnOBFrqFQ6EDtUT1zZTv2szqgCOINhc-x_TJL-nIj7ofx5DfBx9Kb3FIHXiEEyG8_80mLQFysqRiJ6-sw8sm4U/s1600-h/DSCN3119.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093920104340637602" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 430px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 304px" height="247" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBMMUCqpB5mP6KHHdmsyiGrADQxia8lgX8WGnOeo0C5B11MVazL31uGGEnOBFrqFQ6EDtUT1zZTv2szqgCOINhc-x_TJL-nIj7ofx5DfBx9Kb3FIHXiEEyG8_80mLQFysqRiJ6-sw8sm4U/s400/DSCN3119.JPG" width="356" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Cambridge<br /><br /><br /></div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbTuu6-zUnnogjo6dTzI7RZnzy4OT6Kung6b2hk9Cf_zCKaBrVFDXkcLlJzttwMPBvDaoEqxawow1aS65r5v2-ik5QhmdjhDAjRIASyP_zVE4ewDmhU8XrGqh2n0rOHNrhfrzXfy0F3Hfv/s1600-h/DSCN3124.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093914864480536386" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbTuu6-zUnnogjo6dTzI7RZnzy4OT6Kung6b2hk9Cf_zCKaBrVFDXkcLlJzttwMPBvDaoEqxawow1aS65r5v2-ik5QhmdjhDAjRIASyP_zVE4ewDmhU8XrGqh2n0rOHNrhfrzXfy0F3Hfv/s200/DSCN3124.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093915701999159122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYlawuWye4hZRmhLtnXT2m-mFRL1QPXTkRsYnuuyjpwddLdJSzAL4_0TDrviQCywZ5NTJyd2L5-_gyGwSGg-71IqoHWX95ueGyuwwmUbWuq7JcPi8_Ee6TTUaolRcw-WV2QU0lmc5SsCIL/s200/DSCN3110.JPG" border="0" />VE RI TAS - To Harvard Prospect/MBA Wannabes: If you don't know what "Ve Ri Tas" means or what language it is, don't bother applying for admission.... you will never get accepted!! 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The New England countryside is typical anglican.... reminiscene of the old motherland. The houses are quaint, white and cape-cod type. "Kennedy" is a household name here especially in Hyannisport and Martha's Vineyard.... and Chappy (or Chappaquiddick... remember Ted Kennedy's younger days?).<br /><div></div><div></div><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093417490087789970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIehyphenhyphengWw-Ot44C5QDTYjAAguz60BLD1iabXl2x4rOsa6cOd-l5T0SnZJuvgaCTagZO7ORTB7Ajd396uNWPNGeouYbN3hV-x8ktpQrEED32VgNgb0KXxw6E5lO5uWYD9S8HTMYqzq5LENO8/s400/DSCN2928.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.b4ubuild.com/photos/misc/houses_019.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><strong>Tip of the Cape</strong><br /><div>Provincetown, located at the tip of the cape, is not only an upscale gay mecca summer vacation playground, it is also the site of the first landing of the Mayflower. Plymouth Rock is actually the second.... the Puritans decided that Provincetown was unsuitable for farming because of the sand dunes and sailed on. The town, filled with expensive B & B's, restaurants and shops, comes alive at dusk.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDOuUmpnzvrwzpq8oxo2KCsOscPQGjpWZLau0esR3gyyfMM-N-XQl7TlLNyfTKg7fbWzP_XMk-nEdduWuoFFxY4txZiOduPaYbAV2-FlPXfYUov3egb11it_ADTgfvh_8z971b8kSDtDIK/s1600-h/DSCN2895.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093422867386844626" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDOuUmpnzvrwzpq8oxo2KCsOscPQGjpWZLau0esR3gyyfMM-N-XQl7TlLNyfTKg7fbWzP_XMk-nEdduWuoFFxY4txZiOduPaYbAV2-FlPXfYUov3egb11it_ADTgfvh_8z971b8kSDtDIK/s200/DSCN2895.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsfhDHJNmlog7H8WLDTs5E-ebIcZ1np7GaIGLxOYN-IpA8aSP7yjJ3QQYtoJTBI8I3meLoy4kjrKvuCaKJ8XEq8jHkDbf5KBsH1fsJqrXb4wjbyfGxEItczRji_WscqPtW-HaDuVQkaj35/s1600-h/DSCN2897.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093420904586790322" style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsfhDHJNmlog7H8WLDTs5E-ebIcZ1np7GaIGLxOYN-IpA8aSP7yjJ3QQYtoJTBI8I3meLoy4kjrKvuCaKJ8XEq8jHkDbf5KBsH1fsJqrXb4wjbyfGxEItczRji_WscqPtW-HaDuVQkaj35/s200/DSCN2897.JPG" border="0" /></a></div>Puritan Monument and Provincetown at dusk<br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093434008532010466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXq1uYylbilJU3orKNLunQvGLWiqS1HNTZtyHGrlmVYeRZ_an96fxMrNOuQ4oRNbMqKAI9wK305feoc5uF3xpe3piO7lCxNMGzWZve18BxRbRil0KLL0z8UJgmP43IgG5Bd0KwxQyDBXJG/s400/DSCN2936.JPG" border="0" /> <strong>The Traveler at Martha's Vineyard</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUmkDZooeapvPwqrHn9mMpxXJt9vWSB4UExxLPwrCmSpaxRcXzXJ24-DxH3BVysLkvItUoNc53D_O6Yu2Pd81xBOUOUqCY3MGh_EbCCen9c2vyJjXIzLI62_5iUx9f8cfnMLwA5h51lkaX/s1600-h/DSCN2941.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093436972059444802" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUmkDZooeapvPwqrHn9mMpxXJt9vWSB4UExxLPwrCmSpaxRcXzXJ24-DxH3BVysLkvItUoNc53D_O6Yu2Pd81xBOUOUqCY3MGh_EbCCen9c2vyJjXIzLI62_5iUx9f8cfnMLwA5h51lkaX/s200/DSCN2941.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3QF8LxFarKFywyFN-vPbu7n_F8Ts0fmCMod3GQhbSvRBDAkoz3lz5AQfqqFEOTGQpM-TS_yr0TrN66w34UrDWcclqkQ-th3aSrAtSvd-Eqnyt-8qrCIyXCOHiIgpACGW2Lb-LuK-pk65o/s1600-h/DSCN2924.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093438960629302866" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3QF8LxFarKFywyFN-vPbu7n_F8Ts0fmCMod3GQhbSvRBDAkoz3lz5AQfqqFEOTGQpM-TS_yr0TrN66w34UrDWcclqkQ-th3aSrAtSvd-Eqnyt-8qrCIyXCOHiIgpACGW2Lb-LuK-pk65o/s200/DSCN2924.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_QObqGeovok1PHegLnpKX_wGNS_BzdEM5wqaoD9tJ66M9SdZa-9AuUj__E-TJRaPl6fYcw3f_cdySLJ5sy7Vc7YfHQfJ0MkutM_xfd9RZNqHVRhH84tc5MhLWftj2VVx7QCGqbC8soceh/s1600-h/DSCN2913.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093456685959333602" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_QObqGeovok1PHegLnpKX_wGNS_BzdEM5wqaoD9tJ66M9SdZa-9AuUj__E-TJRaPl6fYcw3f_cdySLJ5sy7Vc7YfHQfJ0MkutM_xfd9RZNqHVRhH84tc5MhLWftj2VVx7QCGqbC8soceh/s200/DSCN2913.JPG" border="0" /></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093456990902011634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHTWpPnF6JI2wx28K7Aby5DiTtfrOjaU-gsq6d8iP6v1ztgTZM6vWA1IYEnONlSTdlqu1MyY0yWFvIxto0G1HqXExH6FYCbp4eP00ud-WTl9QaH6oDYK6IGI5ujTBQSlBAFbX6FXPND_5r/s200/DSCN2930.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlGU8719rPDYYZxhvszlGuQwsfLR4pGe2Ck7z_8oWPZM28rfDgKabHub-faHUVRJ_792S2Q__H0JHUgVfJymW052-he18Bk1I5nPo5eA243yAfnDke1ZVGvRFqkgXC6Iv5f9Y0siuWXv60/s1600-h/DSCN2944.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093434760151287298" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlGU8719rPDYYZxhvszlGuQwsfLR4pGe2Ck7z_8oWPZM28rfDgKabHub-faHUVRJ_792S2Q__H0JHUgVfJymW052-he18Bk1I5nPo5eA243yAfnDke1ZVGvRFqkgXC6Iv5f9Y0siuWXv60/s400/DSCN2944.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>"I always go to Hyannisport to be revived, to know again the power of the sea, and the Master who rules over it and all of us."<br /></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong>Passing through New Haven, CT - Yale Campus.....</strong></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCmxbcHfxnRmFXkXxwQQktGdCS12o-FTz516TtzLWqIUz23aW06RgRhZjPICcmvCAYjre7fgOqcgGNjY3xKGbt-YKoxDs95wOt0FlQIK_gMbcgYNOHvFykomD-yAWUHMjiG46bezHA3faT/s1600-h/DSCN2947.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093435430166185490" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCmxbcHfxnRmFXkXxwQQktGdCS12o-FTz516TtzLWqIUz23aW06RgRhZjPICcmvCAYjre7fgOqcgGNjY3xKGbt-YKoxDs95wOt0FlQIK_gMbcgYNOHvFykomD-yAWUHMjiG46bezHA3faT/s200/DSCN2947.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093447121067165346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdUFn2cWKGAz_b4flczThnY7kS5FISA329h6V4O1KanQxMKgnthyphenhyphenPcPMlp0d2tjQJF-kxJcI1nfD-UHTNgS36wucKbkTiZoL0V0Az2ETCsCumzX98QZw20j-kIsTNVfetrCRDEeQzB7tiV/s200/DSCN2948.JPG" border="0" />where Michael B (confirmed non-member of Skull & Bones), John Kerry and George W. Bush went to college.<br /><br /><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969304230411158200.post-62125760105671578242007-07-22T18:29:00.000-07:002007-08-03T10:06:54.177-07:00Vieux Montreal, Nouveau Montreal<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjpee8tt2CFtzf6I7IgiNg6dbETM0JtuyVLU4zzIk1CCq3az6wQE1FF2IiGaYgMFv26FcfDzSSkgc2Qx3OkAwWUPGL7SaYUfCSmPojXtn9E3YAA4o-_6RHqouuWPwjJ3AX1r4T24qbAEfA/s1600-h/DSCN2708.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093220754815829378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjpee8tt2CFtzf6I7IgiNg6dbETM0JtuyVLU4zzIk1CCq3az6wQE1FF2IiGaYgMFv26FcfDzSSkgc2Qx3OkAwWUPGL7SaYUfCSmPojXtn9E3YAA4o-_6RHqouuWPwjJ3AX1r4T24qbAEfA/s400/DSCN2708.JPG" border="0" /></a> The road trip from New York to Montreal on I-87 took six hours. The drive through the Adirondack Mountains was very scenic... very green... reminded me of the rainforests in Borneo. I took a detour into the town of Schroon Lake for gas. There, I stumbled upon the little town of Adirondack where the infamous ergonomic summer lawn Adirondack Chair was first conceived.<br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093218126295844210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6zo7Mr7GCHTqpxxTqIMz8-KgptLSUsA22S3H42JfLaWj8V7RrxgRoPswzcj6d29EOH0FDI6G5xzDIBSn6QVSPTW3u0Spvyq_4LT1gIm6EHP7prWMTQO2-kf4AgloZ20r_NuOBNgPIQ9ZZ/s200/DSCN3005.JPG" border="0" /></div><div></div><div></div><div><div><div><div>Montreal is clean, cultured, ultra-modern and bilingual. The architecture of the skyscrapers is impressive, contemporary and innovative. Old Montreal is cobblestoned-streets, neo-Gothic catherals and old European architecture. Old Port on the St. Lawrence River bears a resemblance to Venice. For those of you who are geographically-challenged, Montreal is an island....</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><strong>Old Town Montreal<br /></strong></div><div><br /></div><div><strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGnnpTiC230PXd2JR_kEb8AulHeknJkclhMxfwqxpsnuFLxn76o9kj3FsyLaJfbJV8APwmYA7I57-ugiR6dZjFdHTuXNkE6xxzLOBFrMDjFfMh9CsjonuHsi7Yem3PmRA8e3S1ZxUuoQLw/s1600-h/DSCN2724.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091344545597211666" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGnnpTiC230PXd2JR_kEb8AulHeknJkclhMxfwqxpsnuFLxn76o9kj3FsyLaJfbJV8APwmYA7I57-ugiR6dZjFdHTuXNkE6xxzLOBFrMDjFfMh9CsjonuHsi7Yem3PmRA8e3S1ZxUuoQLw/s320/DSCN2724.JPG" border="0" /></a></strong></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnR7VgIHX9Ur6v0lhVetl1uyPM51UA4469P-ElEOQ2hiO2nl3ksnJ0-9rCpjE2lwT88gNthA0UO7XK2TKrZBdX54BuDTXZ2uRfXE5dyvtYLIhSF-yAvaJBGVWgV48N8nhydOHa39u9_5h1/s1600-h/DSCN2750.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093195655026951250" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnR7VgIHX9Ur6v0lhVetl1uyPM51UA4469P-ElEOQ2hiO2nl3ksnJ0-9rCpjE2lwT88gNthA0UO7XK2TKrZBdX54BuDTXZ2uRfXE5dyvtYLIhSF-yAvaJBGVWgV48N8nhydOHa39u9_5h1/s200/DSCN2750.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br />Rue St. Paul ===><br /></div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv287SGH527cDaeCjxUBfU-pAPYgIDXWQe6xr11N0E_O1Q0QBdOWYAe1leA8hjDD1IXUbRD126M4b5GnZWb7t3_S8lthBjZ15IaBT0kSaeKMUgP6c5QzOEpUL1csH65JkuT-urUjxZcMrK/s1600-h/DSCN2728.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093193125291213890" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv287SGH527cDaeCjxUBfU-pAPYgIDXWQe6xr11N0E_O1Q0QBdOWYAe1leA8hjDD1IXUbRD126M4b5GnZWb7t3_S8lthBjZ15IaBT0kSaeKMUgP6c5QzOEpUL1csH65JkuT-urUjxZcMrK/s400/DSCN2728.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWY-wIU1BPOjp_FmDvWCEJw3gKfKuvIZbv8AhEmWTcuiZZym22RS0ZSlvwgzj_ri7OEkSJ0QEcDwKyZHYptGjaackmfKKDp-JRNKik-PiUxgTsgCOrndG_cVGnR25kYJCGSC2ksctHZuOp/s1600-h/DSCN2729.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091356584390542370" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWY-wIU1BPOjp_FmDvWCEJw3gKfKuvIZbv8AhEmWTcuiZZym22RS0ZSlvwgzj_ri7OEkSJ0QEcDwKyZHYptGjaackmfKKDp-JRNKik-PiUxgTsgCOrndG_cVGnR25kYJCGSC2ksctHZuOp/s200/DSCN2729.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><strong>Churches & Cathedrals of Montreal</strong></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy-DNTQ6JDWNB7pDVLln6PSt1oIwUL7L5apQLrFUqdaB0n4kOkFn1k8laDkYrT3a4PvKteqM1aibMiPdqFH78BIgrgzCl0AQ8vUeVp_dnCd8GaMTgJ-6GUCkhPjFATfVtoEWrTd6qBILbw/s1600-h/DSCN2757.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093199133950461074" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy-DNTQ6JDWNB7pDVLln6PSt1oIwUL7L5apQLrFUqdaB0n4kOkFn1k8laDkYrT3a4PvKteqM1aibMiPdqFH78BIgrgzCl0AQ8vUeVp_dnCd8GaMTgJ-6GUCkhPjFATfVtoEWrTd6qBILbw/s400/DSCN2757.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7T68sxuCvfFckfKIcssXWPWHV2TcezrtDG4xEsgWHtGER101IBX5I4LlJ2_-fY2y_-a1JsB2JDN0l3ZJueskicTScBIsUO5XVLM1vw-p5QbFTOV9Gk9eHuIfe98cnpg8i7qsSnDBr3QXP/s1600-h/DSCN2752.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093205035235525890" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7T68sxuCvfFckfKIcssXWPWHV2TcezrtDG4xEsgWHtGER101IBX5I4LlJ2_-fY2y_-a1JsB2JDN0l3ZJueskicTScBIsUO5XVLM1vw-p5QbFTOV9Gk9eHuIfe98cnpg8i7qsSnDBr3QXP/s200/DSCN2752.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Notre Dame Cathedral<br /></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcr4A6yzkL3nt4p5Uk1ESsZqaAig1yE-aB6QawqYrskvA2NVl9zmgota_JvVGKuR8xa78030hbIIFrvD41IKukUyWVFRhMJsIEVKj0oMStEnafgJwAF2uquQ3NKLUmEUlZTyZWLbW9P0pY/s1600-h/DSCN2758.JPG"></a></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTzU2anw-hkYw5kuDMzqTe1Ew1cf_p1lVTbh6TowTA2OgfirImcjlOs6lk8IpqeEUTFF25qhE_q-VcUSSO5rCXXivdx1DXMKN70rrf1j4Lbxk3_uY-Iwj1Y8bhRjaGWxuEGS9_NL1pISgd/s1600-h/DSCN2803.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093197939949552770" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTzU2anw-hkYw5kuDMzqTe1Ew1cf_p1lVTbh6TowTA2OgfirImcjlOs6lk8IpqeEUTFF25qhE_q-VcUSSO5rCXXivdx1DXMKN70rrf1j4Lbxk3_uY-Iwj1Y8bhRjaGWxuEGS9_NL1pISgd/s320/DSCN2803.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhenURXXr1AgA48Sz1GqJOggZ4bxJxAxKrI-DGmwnx7OExiUEF0Q4L_QWu9sW8P13duZ7WmS-HtqFkcdPJrCAKoUdxyxhCClIIsL320UPWUkiAVn4lEFQRMBSZHfWUWD81uC3bOLd44GW0E/s1600-h/DSCN2727.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093197153970537570" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhenURXXr1AgA48Sz1GqJOggZ4bxJxAxKrI-DGmwnx7OExiUEF0Q4L_QWu9sW8P13duZ7WmS-HtqFkcdPJrCAKoUdxyxhCClIIsL320UPWUkiAVn4lEFQRMBSZHfWUWD81uC3bOLd44GW0E/s200/DSCN2727.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgot4uM2ndFsiDuaoIegcn5M28vVyDoBwO7DmhF2YNu-zX-Q3AdE-cqhjdSpZeylvLFnSBbRlMvzRZ6-GDiZGtWhdMKxhWJ8OmQzbHJPNmlkpiYaVcq88fcdkWor2ZJU18yIK_RyT2anXhD/s1600-h/DSCN2700.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093214432623969634" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgot4uM2ndFsiDuaoIegcn5M28vVyDoBwO7DmhF2YNu-zX-Q3AdE-cqhjdSpZeylvLFnSBbRlMvzRZ6-GDiZGtWhdMKxhWJ8OmQzbHJPNmlkpiYaVcq88fcdkWor2ZJU18yIK_RyT2anXhD/s400/DSCN2700.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><strong></strong></div><div><br /></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><br /></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><br /></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><br /></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong>The<strong> </strong>Old and The New</div><div><br /></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><br /></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><strong>Canadian Center for Architecture</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdISmkt9odK5Iq3xLZ06ep7HnydoufXhQ4GI4Q7mYvWAek-9g9OFn9k0lEVl3tbSPTNUvEyZDA148cWyXKkWz94aZM0kVwUqosL9ay90ZHfqJuLsjtSk0gPM1ZYa5M3SLl4Q0Q43JC0kA/s1600-h/DSCN2819.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093207195604075794" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdISmkt9odK5Iq3xLZ06ep7HnydoufXhQ4GI4Q7mYvWAek-9g9OFn9k0lEVl3tbSPTNUvEyZDA148cWyXKkWz94aZM0kVwUqosL9ay90ZHfqJuLsjtSk0gPM1ZYa5M3SLl4Q0Q43JC0kA/s400/DSCN2819.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6V7vDRnJa5y-DA5q4NHF7EJC8hXnOfXwvYtZ_5RyRH2DHC_WrxGDqQ36ulya9zT7sId_d7lwzCW4JT8EVJqf6IyYmxe3ofTbstqQCyFrj9e_Xmn5vj2_vFxcHKHP2_HPQktR4IkCP5kFh/s1600-h/DSCN2822.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093207728180020514" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6V7vDRnJa5y-DA5q4NHF7EJC8hXnOfXwvYtZ_5RyRH2DHC_WrxGDqQ36ulya9zT7sId_d7lwzCW4JT8EVJqf6IyYmxe3ofTbstqQCyFrj9e_Xmn5vj2_vFxcHKHP2_HPQktR4IkCP5kFh/s200/DSCN2822.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Bernard Rudofsky Exhibit<br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5DzkOKgaJ-YdsF9c9r4LerSGiay59eLB5UWQ73Z47XLB1m4NOLyZS4_JAXSVApknTSjzbl0K50r8-WVTd9bYU-sVezWgayZj7OvZ9f365c-kMTJkRXUZHBgcYuj3vYPIfK_89XpQzDU_O/s1600-h/DSCN2827.JPG"></a></div></div><div></div><div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5DzkOKgaJ-YdsF9c9r4LerSGiay59eLB5UWQ73Z47XLB1m4NOLyZS4_JAXSVApknTSjzbl0K50r8-WVTd9bYU-sVezWgayZj7OvZ9f365c-kMTJkRXUZHBgcYuj3vYPIfK_89XpQzDU_O/s1600-h/DSCN2827.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093208484094264642" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5DzkOKgaJ-YdsF9c9r4LerSGiay59eLB5UWQ73Z47XLB1m4NOLyZS4_JAXSVApknTSjzbl0K50r8-WVTd9bYU-sVezWgayZj7OvZ9f365c-kMTJkRXUZHBgcYuj3vYPIfK_89XpQzDU_O/s200/DSCN2827.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><br /><br /><div><strong>Wanted for Murder ==></div><div></strong></div><div>Graffiti sprayed-painted at McGill University.....<br />French Canadiens dislike him too!<br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969304230411158200.post-62614490694909220332007-07-09T18:56:00.000-07:002007-08-03T10:07:49.710-07:00Black and White... A Day in New York City<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUJX6hKDEvhIRNNm0PSnOVu98Qvnljt_q0aFvYkJTk5aXWDHaLX2WImA0G0zCs8vIolKwnlp6CwQs3aUy_pemR2YGQTNQFPW3HPAJKxTJzy_hDLd2vO7JpZK9-l1pbFSzsHG6DwTAcODeb/s1600-h/DSCN2620.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085406208447601490" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUJX6hKDEvhIRNNm0PSnOVu98Qvnljt_q0aFvYkJTk5aXWDHaLX2WImA0G0zCs8vIolKwnlp6CwQs3aUy_pemR2YGQTNQFPW3HPAJKxTJzy_hDLd2vO7JpZK9-l1pbFSzsHG6DwTAcODeb/s400/DSCN2620.JPG" border="0" /></a>Back in my college days, I bought the most expensive equipment for my hobby... a Nikon FM SLR camera. It cost more than USD$800 at that time... which was a lot more than what a starving college kid can afford. At that time, my love for black and white photography was more important than anything else! Anyway, that Nikon SLR camera is still stored in a box in my garage... it has been there for 2 decades now... think, I will endow it to the Smithsonian come the next decade.<br /><br />Recently, I discovered that my already obsolete Nikon 2.0 MP Digital Coolpix has a setting for taking black and white photographs. Back in the old days, I would develop my own B & W's in the dark room but in today's digital age, it is a matter of tapping a couple of keys on the computer. So, I thought I'd give it a try.... I'd always preferred B & W to colors. There is something that B & W can capture in an image that color photography cannot. I think that contrasts, textures and even emotions are more conspicuous and better exposed in B & W.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhm3cbHf6B-fOELaBwBeyeanQ6sontI1zi47B0_F6GJmtlFs-1jkCsdN6Q5cJJeADe3yDY6mKEFUCkQkJgDTM4vyW6F4M6whkniOmirv7m7j7-jgXLE5ugnrK9XY93VBFjGJ1tSaOR6s_J/s1600-h/DSCN2601.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085383320566881058" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhm3cbHf6B-fOELaBwBeyeanQ6sontI1zi47B0_F6GJmtlFs-1jkCsdN6Q5cJJeADe3yDY6mKEFUCkQkJgDTM4vyW6F4M6whkniOmirv7m7j7-jgXLE5ugnrK9XY93VBFjGJ1tSaOR6s_J/s320/DSCN2601.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Brooklyn Bridge<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5MJapiZbKLMdrHwDZa-iAz5Nz2euVkAilzXQ5_jXC2fPROWsaYlCLGLUSpZ6Jy2IAsk2bkWmBzjoJ3fHuq1OHs8si9XQ6ZUUarmMphmG1Bv2o5TeA5DpYvJThibJRA9Tl-I6gkIQhu816/s1600-h/DSCN2662.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085418595133283250" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5MJapiZbKLMdrHwDZa-iAz5Nz2euVkAilzXQ5_jXC2fPROWsaYlCLGLUSpZ6Jy2IAsk2bkWmBzjoJ3fHuq1OHs8si9XQ6ZUUarmMphmG1Bv2o5TeA5DpYvJThibJRA9Tl-I6gkIQhu816/s320/DSCN2662.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGROsfLBI9mb1wgNjYxwaEsH63e8LIXGf4GGAozklP-29xwSFkADP8UMQBYCzF_wNc3QAXLpxha81793X7OY8qid_3NmYbC8Oinih1Ismb7tYQlxkf8yqxXUzadZoF7bImZ17osWRTF2gf/s1600-h/DSCN2632.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Jammin' in Greenwich Village<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcSZGSLXliwV94YTHIJxa8hHVeRuK3SgHbzbMl_Y8jG0X9DbbmcuvuH8DDdvbIYOslNL5Shfh_HlvyJCNOnlUq5PNh_Xk0D_t6NMFln3pKN31LduBFGT-s1jcB754Od6yvdPSR-S_VYeY7/s1600-h/DSCN2597.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085418577953414002" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcSZGSLXliwV94YTHIJxa8hHVeRuK3SgHbzbMl_Y8jG0X9DbbmcuvuH8DDdvbIYOslNL5Shfh_HlvyJCNOnlUq5PNh_Xk0D_t6NMFln3pKN31LduBFGT-s1jcB754Od6yvdPSR-S_VYeY7/s200/DSCN2597.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Do not leave your bicycle<br />unattended in SOHO<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigDU3cBFqJ7NZgAkSoz25mzC7phhH1zmr7z6bPviSnYpkGeWihoVv6W-67_aNux2jKQZ-aLdCAmLwlslDHuJCTH_HAKaRmoFhX76igKrwG5Xdfu6r7sWhn3DU6OmveHu-FDnPhsdCpFFuG/s1600-h/DSCN2596.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085418582248381314" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigDU3cBFqJ7NZgAkSoz25mzC7phhH1zmr7z6bPviSnYpkGeWihoVv6W-67_aNux2jKQZ-aLdCAmLwlslDHuJCTH_HAKaRmoFhX76igKrwG5Xdfu6r7sWhn3DU6OmveHu-FDnPhsdCpFFuG/s200/DSCN2596.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />St. Grace Catheral<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzUyHOYTs5Qpl2ePFqBVbwT88CbnavwF6pYrGdA8AiZ_Da0nQ5rKGLrEfbJKoq67rhm5BWNkTztLo7OEVxxLJEq1t9uLHOijb7uaTBQufy1-itjQ25ncJSI0wJMGTgzOIWHwopeDhF4NQe/s1600-h/DSCN2636.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085600289429773250" style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzUyHOYTs5Qpl2ePFqBVbwT88CbnavwF6pYrGdA8AiZ_Da0nQ5rKGLrEfbJKoq67rhm5BWNkTztLo7OEVxxLJEq1t9uLHOijb7uaTBQufy1-itjQ25ncJSI0wJMGTgzOIWHwopeDhF4NQe/s320/DSCN2636.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1c63Thc9aQs_zJv7axyGO3kOzHpZiEsMzMpalsTIIDj57Qo_aw7Zi84yQR0FojGnDo9fBX-u_6MpCpnTGaJfs5yc1_XuwO8_K_R-oP78Qcdc3vDxuCqqUI_5d2lt2O7Ch0upVjFgyft3Y/s1600-h/DSCN2644.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085601294452120530" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1c63Thc9aQs_zJv7axyGO3kOzHpZiEsMzMpalsTIIDj57Qo_aw7Zi84yQR0FojGnDo9fBX-u_6MpCpnTGaJfs5yc1_XuwO8_K_R-oP78Qcdc3vDxuCqqUI_5d2lt2O7Ch0upVjFgyft3Y/s200/DSCN2644.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />At the MET........<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The Guggenheim<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeRqDi5jVY0HsakPI5F7HxSCDUx-m4k1po7wEASvNEAyB9f5nr3AkPrpXB0cQPR2mAwAKTXiQWg8YaCt6VoFxqSMpBysHN7BVnQc8_oZiVvA_v84ALy67Iv_fGNTWYbCkapGjUv3vUH2mQ/s1600-h/DSCN2616.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085410159817513826" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeRqDi5jVY0HsakPI5F7HxSCDUx-m4k1po7wEASvNEAyB9f5nr3AkPrpXB0cQPR2mAwAKTXiQWg8YaCt6VoFxqSMpBysHN7BVnQc8_oZiVvA_v84ALy67Iv_fGNTWYbCkapGjUv3vUH2mQ/s320/DSCN2616.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Seaport looking towards<br />Brooklyn Heights<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWazHbNmezsUhzJP2yRePxwAg5LUWoBQ_0rrVvqdhBd8YCAHPwkM5qgkPpgJeSK9VNDH8wJGgYea_q-3QH_UYzpIoNNpVsII2xgtnoah2B76TESSivb1zk1aoGSNAuYWJuV68tYQKknaWb/s1600-h/DSCN2570.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085618633235094514" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWazHbNmezsUhzJP2yRePxwAg5LUWoBQ_0rrVvqdhBd8YCAHPwkM5qgkPpgJeSK9VNDH8wJGgYea_q-3QH_UYzpIoNNpVsII2xgtnoah2B76TESSivb1zk1aoGSNAuYWJuV68tYQKknaWb/s400/DSCN2570.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />NEW YORK! </p><p>NEW YORK!<br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969304230411158200.post-42372034838556979632007-05-02T22:47:00.000-07:002007-08-03T10:08:27.594-07:00Macau..... where East meets West<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhUZ33U8Xhor3DrkWDFiz2VfLSMbDVuEUsvb-eg7bbSkoI5vCsFCNvT_75rFBs4vKT8pMbuuGU1fSnWd8Mcd1s0Vtgi2TmZT9OjYWeFY9KPlg3334aimN9GPbTfKb9jdx_u4az3yans3OH/s1600-h/DSCN2443.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060207572842112722" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhUZ33U8Xhor3DrkWDFiz2VfLSMbDVuEUsvb-eg7bbSkoI5vCsFCNvT_75rFBs4vKT8pMbuuGU1fSnWd8Mcd1s0Vtgi2TmZT9OjYWeFY9KPlg3334aimN9GPbTfKb9jdx_u4az3yans3OH/s400/DSCN2443.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiIb2YwCV7wq808Fi4c1uJZF8FV4goJhOhYFhF8mWrr-CDtTpeViyNH2KGJGdlqrlCkVEnTpKwWVL2re59WwDSdNQOyjWM5L1sSiA5HjPIPLg9S_c_z5w4JzX5qDq8vtj1_PQvo7Gc7kqo/s1600-h/DSCN2456.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060213564321490722" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiIb2YwCV7wq808Fi4c1uJZF8FV4goJhOhYFhF8mWrr-CDtTpeViyNH2KGJGdlqrlCkVEnTpKwWVL2re59WwDSdNQOyjWM5L1sSiA5HjPIPLg9S_c_z5w4JzX5qDq8vtj1_PQvo7Gc7kqo/s200/DSCN2456.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Macau is very exotic.... a perfect blend of East and West.... the Portugese left a great legacy behind.... churches and temples, clobblestone streets and chinese alleyways.... piazzas squares, fountains and casinos and casinos....<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-H7uqngx241OpNZXfsNBv5FNlwjFtwMuJcUigtE4aXD2OwJ-bQhfTCxjcud6cui0d6ng6LLZ0enihDwVYYzwQgnqkH4EZip7oMkk-1I38PetRzJd80IkhDHGpl4w3S5tIlf_u-vXgwGzr/s1600-h/DSCN2444.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060213555731556114" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-H7uqngx241OpNZXfsNBv5FNlwjFtwMuJcUigtE4aXD2OwJ-bQhfTCxjcud6cui0d6ng6LLZ0enihDwVYYzwQgnqkH4EZip7oMkk-1I38PetRzJd80IkhDHGpl4w3S5tIlf_u-vXgwGzr/s200/DSCN2444.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The Ruins of St. Paul<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Senado Square<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl07PsuhN1vuEuYR18-R8qsKxujAXBOGGA5qRgqUIvTFGR-Yr1d06D__MVoCR_g1-RR0wFOvue375NWqgoqtcgN2f9wprmBWd-VJAZCU3IkcGHpoGTFfJAVPtv8xtH7Plbm1AWS2pwLmAr/s1600-h/DSCN2390.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060211343823398626" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl07PsuhN1vuEuYR18-R8qsKxujAXBOGGA5qRgqUIvTFGR-Yr1d06D__MVoCR_g1-RR0wFOvue375NWqgoqtcgN2f9wprmBWd-VJAZCU3IkcGHpoGTFfJAVPtv8xtH7Plbm1AWS2pwLmAr/s400/DSCN2390.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p>St.Dominic Church<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7recWQdPXwCzbSlk1rcvQJCOjZBORVQ5zv7fstMD1E_XcSqol6KuIgy-Y_7elhSufZvb_j7yZD2uWCStJTJoAWZNQ3JP1KqyWZK_aEnixnWh1LmfTJuPm96w8plrzruMg4oAmlUeciV2T/s1600-h/DSCN2441.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060211352413333234" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7recWQdPXwCzbSlk1rcvQJCOjZBORVQ5zv7fstMD1E_XcSqol6KuIgy-Y_7elhSufZvb_j7yZD2uWCStJTJoAWZNQ3JP1KqyWZK_aEnixnWh1LmfTJuPm96w8plrzruMg4oAmlUeciV2T/s400/DSCN2441.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6SVxoPVKqXyCZDE_YjhmMWmsZ2L62AD0Jd9zhMNp7eYVZymI2zKSMFxuLtH6SWXRJGf1kaZ88xgOcR9HOOt2PCaV2NnZ1-rX8aBj8Nt3WbpDSE-xcx9vltf079BLcaCGqPwIq88X2gZWd/s1600-h/DSCN2429.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060211361003267842" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6SVxoPVKqXyCZDE_YjhmMWmsZ2L62AD0Jd9zhMNp7eYVZymI2zKSMFxuLtH6SWXRJGf1kaZ88xgOcR9HOOt2PCaV2NnZ1-rX8aBj8Nt3WbpDSE-xcx9vltf079BLcaCGqPwIq88X2gZWd/s400/DSCN2429.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO52QTJ7xjuLi5iWSli9XbdVBwxEEfjJzp8_VjKlFLdilcsmKeetXulP5VoHbpWb17J3BtPSlP_cc_gNU-rwCE5UZYJJqtG_E-ufGpX0Xr2lpqXpLs4wV0mi9thyOt46FbjhHvN5xBbJPe/s1600-h/DSCN2432.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060214307350832946" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO52QTJ7xjuLi5iWSli9XbdVBwxEEfjJzp8_VjKlFLdilcsmKeetXulP5VoHbpWb17J3BtPSlP_cc_gNU-rwCE5UZYJJqtG_E-ufGpX0Xr2lpqXpLs4wV0mi9thyOt46FbjhHvN5xBbJPe/s200/DSCN2432.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><p>The new Wynn Casino Resort</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969304230411158200.post-61418562677499909222007-04-22T20:15:00.000-07:002007-05-02T22:45:49.948-07:00The Long Road Home......<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi98SPcg_kHe7ygtdBS7O9N_XMF4-HvGfNgJta7XgrcMy0F6HmlkASQWlPtq7POiUemqFT2-f99WByK73jVoAvB5NIB60NEr1fh3YHaxb4tJgnfLb12altNwWDfdNXIZ_NC7ac6vLGkrHIa/s1600-h/DSCN2321.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060189594109011474" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi98SPcg_kHe7ygtdBS7O9N_XMF4-HvGfNgJta7XgrcMy0F6HmlkASQWlPtq7POiUemqFT2-f99WByK73jVoAvB5NIB60NEr1fh3YHaxb4tJgnfLb12altNwWDfdNXIZ_NC7ac6vLGkrHIa/s400/DSCN2321.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>The journey to my mother's birth village, Tianmen-150 miles south of Wuhan, was somewhat agonizing for all of us. We have had 24-48 hour episodes of continuous "barfing and purging". Being 81, the journey was physically very hard for my mother..... she was eventually admitted into the Tianmen Government Hospital No.1. After 8 long gruesome hours, she was treated with antibiotics, glucose I.V for dehydration and discharged. The very next day, I ended up in the same hospital for the same treatment... except that I opted out of the Glucose I.V. Why?.... the hospital sanitary conditions were far less than award-winning!!<br /><div><div><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC5C8bmdHe0ThB9XuvAg1ue_8kBs2mdER3CBV6x4QWSzJU9foTbNms8-sjdUMP0oVaKEafgG0UzOigen6SEOJv9tU2_az937YWV9SHWC9FJm1OeixN97gyplZ55Fm6Bk_9jYTpkgdtRzwo/s1600-h/DSCN2333.JPG"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi91518-J7yRJdKVflgxpMswuXSwcXiBxJB9JhC-RcPsaHbg7_rr17LNQdEEfWXRwOShHFoRibgmOptnB7QQkfn8OHxq_lsA_yA9VL3tQhX1Gepfr48iBALezbRUW4s22ZhiXNOu8sPmFXD/s1600-h/DSCN2333.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060186836740007378" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi91518-J7yRJdKVflgxpMswuXSwcXiBxJB9JhC-RcPsaHbg7_rr17LNQdEEfWXRwOShHFoRibgmOptnB7QQkfn8OHxq_lsA_yA9VL3tQhX1Gepfr48iBALezbRUW4s22ZhiXNOu8sPmFXD/s200/DSCN2333.JPG" border="0" /></a>Despite the ailments we were affected with, we visited my mother's cousins and my grandfather's house (see pic above) in the rice fields. When we were at my grandfather's house, an old man who lives next door, approached and told us that he was my mother's playmate when they were toddlers. The old man never left.... he has lived in the same house for 80 over years!</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgESpcnt0IRi-iz3yj7Q7p6RiIkUlMNKWSHcQklBzAS1jCaoatS0Tk6I1tyKV2k8k9AfaQeHKZHnWsmy0qa2Vmpgm3IuZ2v-skh2stlQ6qK-oYj44zExyHf5Ew7np60shwOz2HnZTVQYVCx/s1600-h/DSCN2336.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060192497506903602" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgESpcnt0IRi-iz3yj7Q7p6RiIkUlMNKWSHcQklBzAS1jCaoatS0Tk6I1tyKV2k8k9AfaQeHKZHnWsmy0qa2Vmpgm3IuZ2v-skh2stlQ6qK-oYj44zExyHf5Ew7np60shwOz2HnZTVQYVCx/s200/DSCN2336.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Outhouse<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA4VDpO8IVEhdJkh8p_jbgIoIbtz3LXa7p3MTqg0tjATMxFry8bP6VTpibXj246NXCWgh0wLRi83QppLwpoHIz59pttZ7xUNYuds3rKrj-KS5NT0hq1clxxS00JQat4IwW9guOXVCRUtc7/s1600-h/DSCN2334.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060192506096838226" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA4VDpO8IVEhdJkh8p_jbgIoIbtz3LXa7p3MTqg0tjATMxFry8bP6VTpibXj246NXCWgh0wLRi83QppLwpoHIz59pttZ7xUNYuds3rKrj-KS5NT0hq1clxxS00JQat4IwW9guOXVCRUtc7/s200/DSCN2334.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>Poultry Barn<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRQ855VsTQyNWxUVLKjrhiiZ5cUi-apdKa3JqEhhjVNxg6KzA1NXMXqckIHj2HEoQVZCjlur1KyTJ9JxWp04LbHMMuCb_SFKpr_cQjb-7-AlRw_TuKvchIwS-XI2bfnVRb7ewdPnZZ3CQ-/s1600-h/DSCN2339.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060192501801870914" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRQ855VsTQyNWxUVLKjrhiiZ5cUi-apdKa3JqEhhjVNxg6KzA1NXMXqckIHj2HEoQVZCjlur1KyTJ9JxWp04LbHMMuCb_SFKpr_cQjb-7-AlRw_TuKvchIwS-XI2bfnVRb7ewdPnZZ3CQ-/s200/DSCN2339.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /></div><div>Rice and Canola Fields</div><div><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Images of Wuhan</strong></span></div></div><div><div><br /><br /></div><div><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY38m-tnDC5X7EWQEOPfEjZ-Tj2MMnB5Ab3S3cCgPbLCoehsezR2O_o9xAxW9h1geNzbNVbehyphenhyphen8FLKu9Oyrm-dVSFyz1zcMjkvxSw7IMm2s9pGu6zE5wh0gXJNxUkZva3ZHxtMPAWV39Cw/s1600-h/DSCN2275.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060200022289606338" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY38m-tnDC5X7EWQEOPfEjZ-Tj2MMnB5Ab3S3cCgPbLCoehsezR2O_o9xAxW9h1geNzbNVbehyphenhyphen8FLKu9Oyrm-dVSFyz1zcMjkvxSw7IMm2s9pGu6zE5wh0gXJNxUkZva3ZHxtMPAWV39Cw/s200/DSCN2275.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong></div><div><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT99gO9nQIwj-qeK9ZtDpddvZFcp75ZZ3njEK4RvtbvvueCSOcw7Oj53DJGRikSG95StfxLNjhvQW-oUZPsfrzvFEjtWwdVMmCw2A7-Sp9sc-ZHZmGnDAO016t83m8HlVFtR7IQ1SrKjM6/s1600-h/DSCN2272.JPG"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL5No8TtA3D0UkVrIghA62YpoXx8momNwYlcjwU8FAWxaAaAUBswcLo3hoy1RC-kpVMhSMn1vtNPBsLdIIs7BJGQpUu109pIQbBOZBvmXvwF_bBqDkmdg0hwzdaYuAHA8Fulp8AiUWF9LZ/s1600-h/DSCN2266.JPG"></a></div><div>The Pristine East Lake of Wuhan<br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMEwtS3ltx7dLTBZ1Jg_ItSk7_YsBmMjzzKaEYd7EurTE3tOX4YbmFtJPJoiYoMUlyD9axvCR_t_N0bSJNzJGEtkC_JDLTUxYwuVeffv2Dq_lEPZMhMVBmX3ZeMzdM2APD1St1OR-vHCq/s1600-h/DSCN2286.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060197204791060130" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMEwtS3ltx7dLTBZ1Jg_ItSk7_YsBmMjzzKaEYd7EurTE3tOX4YbmFtJPJoiYoMUlyD9axvCR_t_N0bSJNzJGEtkC_JDLTUxYwuVeffv2Dq_lEPZMhMVBmX3ZeMzdM2APD1St1OR-vHCq/s200/DSCN2286.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMEwtS3ltx7dLTBZ1Jg_ItSk7_YsBmMjzzKaEYd7EurTE3tOX4YbmFtJPJoiYoMUlyD9axvCR_t_N0bSJNzJGEtkC_JDLTUxYwuVeffv2Dq_lEPZMhMVBmX3ZeMzdM2APD1St1OR-vHCq/s1600-h/DSCN2286.JPG"></a></div><div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Yellow Crane Temple<br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMEwtS3ltx7dLTBZ1Jg_ItSk7_YsBmMjzzKaEYd7EurTE3tOX4YbmFtJPJoiYoMUlyD9axvCR_t_N0bSJNzJGEtkC_JDLTUxYwuVeffv2Dq_lEPZMhMVBmX3ZeMzdM2APD1St1OR-vHCq/s1600-h/DSCN2286.JPG"></a></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKh4gCvbnUa8X7r4bYkmge1FM-6ShgbY970zb9C70lvmjGFIs8zZbz3_4JnHeHnvQ0f-utG7H07SrGujP64R8quhLHwtIV0x7N-yUW0Vmeg5YJ9_7lIoRGW9uUBdJ9xRaNs-mV81-e36rn/s1600-h/DSCN2273.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060199519778432690" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKh4gCvbnUa8X7r4bYkmge1FM-6ShgbY970zb9C70lvmjGFIs8zZbz3_4JnHeHnvQ0f-utG7H07SrGujP64R8quhLHwtIV0x7N-yUW0Vmeg5YJ9_7lIoRGW9uUBdJ9xRaNs-mV81-e36rn/s200/DSCN2273.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Wuhan Bridge crossing the mighty Yangtze</div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969304230411158200.post-53512635975567814632007-04-17T08:54:00.000-07:002007-04-17T09:30:18.790-07:00Greetings from Shanghai....<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgheB3F1YNk8TaEi7VkrDAd4GLUOBX3kXwtveqSkbPSDOsOQsU_1vPJnqYCrFZXYHsVw1lBLvr36ZVVTaOxZds2inCJ3GyHIpD-OdBLir1gNHSz4Fw_ri7o2TYVVsjuRkfxYjDw4OxQbVEV/s1600-h/DSCN2231.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054428158414569154" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgheB3F1YNk8TaEi7VkrDAd4GLUOBX3kXwtveqSkbPSDOsOQsU_1vPJnqYCrFZXYHsVw1lBLvr36ZVVTaOxZds2inCJ3GyHIpD-OdBLir1gNHSz4Fw_ri7o2TYVVsjuRkfxYjDw4OxQbVEV/s320/DSCN2231.JPG" border="0" /></a> The weather in Shanghai got pretty nasty today... it rained all day and the temp. dipped into the low 10C's/high 40F's... I learned that the weather in Wuhan is not any better... even colder!<br /><br /><div><div><div><div></div><div>I cannot believe the phenomenal metamorphosis that has taken place in this great metropolitan city of 20 million when I was here last... only 10 months ago!! Three major hotels have opened in the city center and the the world's largest electronic billboard is in operation now in Pudong on an entire building (next to JinMao... currently, world's tallest building) overlooking the Bund.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW2EaceP2GW-BwGn-SoTu-hyvLUwuJuoi1GkPORUU7j-tE74OMzsYexx6cgtRFBB3yZP90KKTsIjSPhwfG6SoWxz0K9b68ehwGvCDLdhdS6qfxG8pUVtnRUv-zwHGqAuJyt3lz_IfFX2Ld/s1600-h/DSCN2233.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054433578663296850" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW2EaceP2GW-BwGn-SoTu-hyvLUwuJuoi1GkPORUU7j-tE74OMzsYexx6cgtRFBB3yZP90KKTsIjSPhwfG6SoWxz0K9b68ehwGvCDLdhdS6qfxG8pUVtnRUv-zwHGqAuJyt3lz_IfFX2Ld/s320/DSCN2233.JPG" border="0" /></a>The Peace Hotel on the Bund.... both wings are currently closed for some major renovation. It was a major disappointment for my mother because she couldn't see the grandiose hotel she saw when she was ten years old...not that it had changed much after all this time. However, she was very happy she got to walk on the Bund.<br /><br />70 years ago, she and her family sailed on a junk for many days on the Yangtze and landed in Shanghai. Back then, she told us it was a grassy muddy harbor with fishermen, traders, merchants, beggars and very wealthy white people living across the bund and driving "carts with two eyes" (Ford model T?).<br /><br />I didn't feel the kind of affiliation I felt for Shanghai when I was here last year. This trip with my mother is a lot different... I think it was the nostalgia of my mother and her parents disembarking from their boat on the Bund seventy years ago and... the fact that I realized that I have more connection to this city than a cousin and a niece merely living here. This morning, I find myself telling my cousin.... that I would consider moving to Shanghai some time....<br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghtelV9X6pLACAXcRDNS0jdTbXp85CVaBb9k0aVhPTDzcWKYAo1Yz7WmQefXz5vazW7qw82KaYCqLsMxkhlJc9gwVgmKr-94WKkGGFTKkIMKWlR1Lbsvci8Y-fuIsBN-K4LvAZ3Qj1gQUC/s1600-h/DSCN2205.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054432101194546962" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghtelV9X6pLACAXcRDNS0jdTbXp85CVaBb9k0aVhPTDzcWKYAo1Yz7WmQefXz5vazW7qw82KaYCqLsMxkhlJc9gwVgmKr-94WKkGGFTKkIMKWlR1Lbsvci8Y-fuIsBN-K4LvAZ3Qj1gQUC/s200/DSCN2205.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxNcxiHWmmy5CZMzdSQiuY7EVgMR24zZZ1qv4TKQc37Lut0uNuuvab3VB9emoImTfOAYmK6vlPnwDri7Idlq9Gba7ycLZ-gSkSvUf8WIqpbI2mEP4QlYJLhuilMunk0zPh2KyOlUyisu4i/s1600-h/DSCN2206.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054432990252777282" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxNcxiHWmmy5CZMzdSQiuY7EVgMR24zZZ1qv4TKQc37Lut0uNuuvab3VB9emoImTfOAYmK6vlPnwDri7Idlq9Gba7ycLZ-gSkSvUf8WIqpbI2mEP4QlYJLhuilMunk0zPh2KyOlUyisu4i/s200/DSCN2206.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><strong>Exotic Cuisines of Shanghai....</strong></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969304230411158200.post-68843100625710298842007-04-17T08:36:00.000-07:002007-04-17T08:53:48.375-07:00Skyline of Kuala Lumpur<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidZG-GDCvmyuF9EkNAuX5mbJuETSlSQ7V5z-WHDOEdPIkMjyONbbtvg-cQTTM3geuZ8zZwbGfqVCIbFrS8mAnA6ThnsWQnbqE23N52iEqRurC2kWFawpw8byowUKOUv-BRvLNWCZAYtVBR/s1600-h/DSCN2177.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054423803317730914" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidZG-GDCvmyuF9EkNAuX5mbJuETSlSQ7V5z-WHDOEdPIkMjyONbbtvg-cQTTM3geuZ8zZwbGfqVCIbFrS8mAnA6ThnsWQnbqE23N52iEqRurC2kWFawpw8byowUKOUv-BRvLNWCZAYtVBR/s200/DSCN2177.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The faux pas Burj Al-Arab<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDCrJP1tftuOkNOzb-mONC6-TDCqc6Fu8JmadD2ptlqsMhJ1Mr4sfDpVcDq_39D2AYOxaEBO8PSFLWOboBG5jRvZvU-W2eFb01fLqFU373LT7ZEn2YFfPqzvC_B5-MwtzQXyjDKDr6NGIe/s1600-h/DSCN2108.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054423807612698226" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDCrJP1tftuOkNOzb-mONC6-TDCqc6Fu8JmadD2ptlqsMhJ1Mr4sfDpVcDq_39D2AYOxaEBO8PSFLWOboBG5jRvZvU-W2eFb01fLqFU373LT7ZEn2YFfPqzvC_B5-MwtzQXyjDKDr6NGIe/s200/DSCN2108.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Mosque near my old house<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh89OXZyflHGQEQhcJjoFsHfLrF1_oE0Z-lljEHR7VZycKCE83cXvSIH4RDlLaKyByEL18P5AYqSCVp0t6DgeTR9IaPXqOQzitn7fSSHrubRtkDU1P7m3tRj81hTuUbbH12ZgGTFAsFYUgS/s1600-h/DSCN2109.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054423816202632834" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh89OXZyflHGQEQhcJjoFsHfLrF1_oE0Z-lljEHR7VZycKCE83cXvSIH4RDlLaKyByEL18P5AYqSCVp0t6DgeTR9IaPXqOQzitn7fSSHrubRtkDU1P7m3tRj81hTuUbbH12ZgGTFAsFYUgS/s200/DSCN2109.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Islamic Haj Building<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiUwbajOca69pBgjS7FpmkN2NvsVJ679Mh4QsfvISBYueDfuTtMimA9mUxhLopqKYrfSF9jqRhgCL5qIY7kkrfE1Cn0pJAyDvxSviP32jjTSg8Ua6suzuJHlcXHf8GI2zmR9UrlUrUswfr/s1600-h/DSCN2185.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054422012316368466" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiUwbajOca69pBgjS7FpmkN2NvsVJ679Mh4QsfvISBYueDfuTtMimA9mUxhLopqKYrfSF9jqRhgCL5qIY7kkrfE1Cn0pJAyDvxSviP32jjTSg8Ua6suzuJHlcXHf8GI2zmR9UrlUrUswfr/s320/DSCN2185.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Night-time Sykline of Kuala Lumpur...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Though the Petronas Twin Towers are somewhat passe when it comes to "tallest building in the world", they still possess that special grandeur when they lit up the sky in the night.<br /><br /><br /><br />My camera sucks.... it couldn't capture the spectacular lightings on the buldings.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969304230411158200.post-7387108086295859532007-04-09T02:11:00.000-07:002007-04-10T23:52:59.686-07:00Kuala Lumpur....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilI8lx63PSWx9HtWx92RyilZvF7VCfZyqQ9OthgFj8t1KoRkl9PwewIeERwlzM2tljU5_iFiRDjUpGTYp2m-H52sIeNnvNuPeTd4tAQS2rp_GBJ8GtPHg9MGf2-VHhe1l6COjivkESWrth/s1600-h/DSCN2098.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052045546781949362" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilI8lx63PSWx9HtWx92RyilZvF7VCfZyqQ9OthgFj8t1KoRkl9PwewIeERwlzM2tljU5_iFiRDjUpGTYp2m-H52sIeNnvNuPeTd4tAQS2rp_GBJ8GtPHg9MGf2-VHhe1l6COjivkESWrth/s400/DSCN2098.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The temperature was already in the upper 90's F, pre-dawn 7:00 am, when we went for a hike this morning in the Lake Gardens, the only green patch left in this city conurbation of 4.5 million.<br /><br />The weather is 200% humidity and 300% sauna everyday... how do these people take it here? It gets so unbearable towards the afternoon. An old high school girlfriend has loaned me her "air-condition malfunctioning" Malaysian-made Proton Saga sedan to drive. The car drives very economically, generating more than 40 mpg, but the inside temperature (after being parked under the hot-burning Malaysian sun for 2 hours) is 120F! Every time, I get in to drive, my body H2O and sodium content automatically decrease by 500gm! I wonder if near-death-experiences by dehydration are rampant here?.... maybe, only for people stupid enough to drive "air-condition malfunctioning" vehicles!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1lGFCJUgKzS_3i_K6LEMZbYUVBJdedcLcsksp_JgYle0Pg92VNmYoM6UIBl-ezyX0DjYFvAiUEEjoqiZXy8jVyteM-wjcncSNFhBZBmHIxKJz4srEOlTV6jjgIWfwvBUdpUoZ-NDif7hB/s1600-h/DSCN2086.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052046298401226178" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1lGFCJUgKzS_3i_K6LEMZbYUVBJdedcLcsksp_JgYle0Pg92VNmYoM6UIBl-ezyX0DjYFvAiUEEjoqiZXy8jVyteM-wjcncSNFhBZBmHIxKJz4srEOlTV6jjgIWfwvBUdpUoZ-NDif7hB/s200/DSCN2086.JPG" border="0" /></a> After our hike in the not-so-pristine Lake Gardens park (see pic), we ended up in Brickfields, an old Indian commercial enclave of shops, restaurants and hawker foodstalls, for breakfast. We stumbled upon Brickfields famous' oyster congee (made by the same woman who sold the same stuff 40 years ago), had "nasi lemak" and red bean soup. Gobble, Gobble, Gobble......<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7bE2VuIqhv4/RhnvGUQLj3I/AAAAAAAAABk/ekE-Xl66Uts/s1600-h/DSCN2095.JPG"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYNSzQW1p6SFTBwLXX5cYQ1ng1ZrJnFEN6YMEmFQFB6Y7ZZEpzelxCqM_8p240xbqz-d51XgOmYPAck8jsvYunGXJTsQlRnUVLId_7btlOciEH3t7JXYYOPY0obt-4OQPogWP0vi3dTkFa/s1600-h/DSCN2099.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052047685675662802" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYNSzQW1p6SFTBwLXX5cYQ1ng1ZrJnFEN6YMEmFQFB6Y7ZZEpzelxCqM_8p240xbqz-d51XgOmYPAck8jsvYunGXJTsQlRnUVLId_7btlOciEH3t7JXYYOPY0obt-4OQPogWP0vi3dTkFa/s320/DSCN2099.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />On the way back, we passed by the Kuala Lumpur Central Railway Station..... an incredible British colonial creation of Moorish architecture at its finest! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPFO0BTDvvtyX0pENjirKaQqw8MpGCrpxM9bsV6lHSD8FAPHNVl9DQshLMaIXB1hmtliTpDjM4AsAgTHTg6IVuqf2827XoqfbtwvlFRYJcFIPQsriWYX-BTuWY08OmnQzGZ_Hr43EKvJo6/s1600-h/DSCN2100.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052055141738888770" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPFO0BTDvvtyX0pENjirKaQqw8MpGCrpxM9bsV6lHSD8FAPHNVl9DQshLMaIXB1hmtliTpDjM4AsAgTHTg6IVuqf2827XoqfbtwvlFRYJcFIPQsriWYX-BTuWY08OmnQzGZ_Hr43EKvJo6/s200/DSCN2100.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Next to come... 1) Food and the gastronomical obsession of local Malaysians. 2) Architecture of the ever-changing skyline of Kuala Lumpur city... What Petronas Twin Towers?? That is sooooo passe! </div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1