http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Cy7/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Cy7 en-us Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:46:01 +0000 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:46:01 +0000 Our time in the French Riviera was short but we managed to check out two locations in the region Nice and Monaco.We had a huge expectation of Monaco but unfortunately we weren't too impressed with the citystate but managed to check out the Grand Prix track around the town of which Monaco is famous for.Cy http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d--Azur/Nice/blog-398676.html Ciao we had such wonderful time in Italy. The country is simply beautiful. We started out in PisaFlorence and unfortunately we weren't too impressed with Florence there are many other locations we've visited during our cruise that is more memorable.Rome on the other hand is charming. We did a quick tour around Rome and Vatican City and we wish we had more time to spend here. We went http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/blog-398787.html Welcome to MontenegroBryan's international cell phone got a short but sweet text message to welcome us to a new country. Supposedly we crossed the international boundary of Montenegro on our way to Croatia.The Dalmatian Coast is very beautiful and development has been racing to accomodate the streaming of tourists to this picturesque region. Unfortunately this was a quick visit in Croatia http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Croatia/Dalmatia/Dubrovnik/blog-398783.html Greetings from BarcelonaI'm tagging along with Bryan and Jason to the Mediterranean Sea cruise and here's our schedule.Mediterranean Excursions 2009051009 Barcelona Spain051109 At Sea051209 Nice France051309 FlorencePisa Italy051409 Rome Italy051509 NaplesCapri Italy051609 At Sea051709 Santorini Greece051809 Athens Greece051909 At Sea052009 Dubrovnik Cr http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Catalonia/Barcelona/blog-397571.html This trip marks my second time in Greece. We started out in Greek capital of Athens and while I didn't have the chance to visit the Acropolis yeah I decided to stay on the cruise boat but from what I've heard the city is still beaming from the 2004 Summer Olympics with several major landmarks and sport stadiums built for the world event. Unfortunately majority of these expensive building http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/blog-398786.html Greetings from FloridaMiami is an interesting International city that has almost everything in one location. Some highlights are the famous South Beach where Art Deco district is located Little Havana the posh Coral Gables one of the most expensive neighborhoods in the nation to see the Biltmore Hotel and Vizcaya Museum and the Ancient Spanish Monastery in Northern Miami.Weather was wonderf http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Miami/blog-395955.html I decided to tag along with Erin and Ron to St. Thomas Island in the U.S. Virgin Island for a week.The Caribbean is definitely one of the most beautiful places on earthTill next timeCy http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/US-Virgin-Islands/Saint-Thomas/blog-255427.html A quick note from Macau Macau is only an hour away from megapolis Hong Kong so Halef and I decided to conduct a day trip to this tiny peninsula that is famous for its gambling and Catolicism. This is the only place in China where gambling is legal so the city is packed with many Las Vegasstyle casinos notably The Venetian Macao the biggest casino in the world which is three times larger t http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Macau/blog-267508.html I'm tagging along with Amy and Rich for their honeymoon to Costa Rica an amazing country in Central America. In many ways this trip is unforgetable mainly because we survived the 6.2 Scala Richer earthquake in the capital of San Jose's international airport. Costa Rica is a tropical paradise and we're always surrounded by lush rainforest and of course rain is happening quite often here. http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/blog-361842.html Hey allBoston Massachusetts the stereotype is always good for the most part. We managed to check out the best of Boston starting from the historical Freedom Trail and all of those important elements Boston Commons State Capitol historical churches along the Trail cemeteries to the sophisticated campuses of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University in Cambridge.A day http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/blog-307210.html Hey allMichael took me to his hometown in the Canadian province of New Brunswick in the Eastern side of the country. We first flew to Halifax in Nova Scotia via Boston and drove roughly four hours to the capital of New Brunswick Fredericton.Fredericton is famous for its beautiful scenery located at the bank of St. John River. We managed to stop by in two university campuses University of http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/New-Brunswick/Fredericton/blog-358778.html Hi allI am in Montgomery the capital of Alabama in one of those quick passingthrough transits. We did a highlight tour of some key interests of the city including the State Capitol and the Civil Rights Museum which is famous for Maya Lin's black granite memorial in front of the building Maya Lin is the designer of Washington DC's controversial Vietnam Memorial.You know what they say about http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Alabama/Montgomery/blog-356517.html Greetings from Hong KongHong Kong holds a status as a Special Administrative Region of China since 1997. It is a big city Hong Kong Island and Kowloon are technically a jungle of concrete metal and glass. High buildings are jutted up to the sky and sea of people looks like an ant colony.The Victoria Peak is a place to go to enjoy the scenic Hong Kong Island. The spirit of Beijing 2008 Olym http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Hong-Kong/blog-267510.html Hey allHalef brought me to Singapore where we stayed for a couple of weeks. Singapore is one of the world's smallest island country and the British influence is evident in colonial architecture and its culture along with the harmonic blend of Malay Chinese and Indian cultures.Singapore is almost squeaky clean due to constant cleaning and waxing. It is amazing to see how citizens are trying http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Singapore/blog-267507.html Hey allThis time Stacy invited me to visit her hometown in Connecticut and I am excited as I always wanted to visit the North East region of the United States. We also managed to visit the State of Maine which has a tight connection with fishing culture.Enjoy the pictures Cy http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/blog-218234.html Hey allI flew up north with the Schunks and landed in Kansas City Missouri before finally arriving in Nebraska. Eric is a big fan of Nebraska Huskers and as the result I was introduced closely to the Huskers land. We got along pretty well considering it is off season for college football I can't wait until it is starting again in about eight months.Omaha is a cool chilling town and it i http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Nebraska/Omaha/blog-240838.html Hey allRight now I am enjoying the Mardi Gras festivities in New Orleans with Hugh. Our New Orleans experience during this time is very wild ranging from many drinking events strolling along the Bourbon Street and of course the Mardi Gras parade.On our way back we manage to stop by University of Alabama Tuscaloosa.Enjoy the picturesCy http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Louisiana/New-Orleans/blog-244179.html AllA quick weekend trip with Lance to New York City is amazing. We stay over in East Village in Lance's good friend Mikey for the first night then hop over the Hudson to Williamsburgh for the second night.Manhattan has almost limitless possibility to explore and we try our best to efficiently enjoy Manhattan.Enjoy the pictures Cy http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/New-York/blog-227043.html Japan is an amazing country. Yuko and I are in the country for almost two weeks mainly visiting Yukorsquos hometown in Hiroshima.We were transiting in Detroit before finally arrived in Osaka. We spent most of our time in Hiroshima where the morbid Hiroshima Peace Memorial stands still as it was when an atomic bomb destroyed the structure in 1945.We also managed to visit the sacred island of http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/blog-219592.html Greetings from Memphis TennesseeThis is not a typical Memphis sightseeing as we are in town for our friend Courtneyrsquos wedding with Lior. We are congregated in the Baron Hirsch Synagogue for the ceremony and reception and this is my first time in such environment. There are many friends coming from all over the states and even Liorrsquos Israeli family came from the Middle East for t http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Tennessee/Memphis/blog-213450.html