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North America » United States » Arizona » Flagstaff December 25th 2007

Historic route 66 We flew in to Las Vegas on 24th December and after a night's stop we drove across the Hoover Dam, stopping briefly to have a look at the 70 year old, 1200 ft long massive construction that stands tall across the Colorado river. We decided to skip the Valley of Fire because the park was closed on account of Christmas, promising ourselves that we would return a day sooner to visit it. But, no promise is worth keeping, unless there's money or food involved, so we went to the chocolate factory on the last day! But keeping things more chronological, we drove away from the dam stopping at a scenic view overlooking Lake Mead. We took the I-40 to Flagstaff, Arizona, our first destination. Driving along the interstate is more efficient but we ... read more
Hoover dam
I-40
Route 66

North America » United States » Illinois » Chicago December 25th 2007

Awake at around 4, because I was so excited. Actually no, I grew out of that when I was about 19. But we were up fairly early and all opened presents around the tree. I asked if we could sit in Chris and Jackie's bed while we opened them as my brother and I would do in my parents' bed as kids, but this was deemed inappropriate. Considering I was a last minute addition, I was pleasantly surprised to see a stocking (well, a tube sock) hanging up for me. Dan and I had decided to anglicise the day as much as possible, so we each had a satsuma and some chocolate, then Dan had got me a cool T shirt, and Chris and Jackie a copy of On the Road - a present originally intended ... read more

North America » United States » New York » Finger Lakes December 25th 2007

on a jaunt through the Finger Lakes, then off to Brattleboro followed by a stop at Boston. apparently, we love the snow. then a visit to Abu on the way home, of course. christmas was pleasant, barely a sole around, we've been occupying ourselves by skating, skiing and scavenging for food. those of you familiar with the classic "A Christmas Story", will appreciate the fact that xmas dinner was of the asian sort, sans duck. holiday cheers, kathryn... read more
korean sushi...
friendly folk
darling, you look gorgeous.

North America » United States » Mississippi December 25th 2007

Well we woke up at about 8am and began opening presents at 9.30. We all had a lot of presents so much we were still opening them until 11.00. I got a whole load of clothes mainly t-shirts, Bonnie knitted me a pair of gloves, Audrey got me a pair of nice jeans and t-shirts. Luke bought me an official Johnny Cash pocket knife which is awesome and really sharp. Seth got me a Hoody from Bass Pro Shop which is a kind of outdoor superstore for all your redneck needs. We had dinner at 2 which was lovely! Bonnie made such a lovely meal, later on we played a game of poker with Luke's new poker set he got.... read more

North America » United States » New York » New York » Manhattan December 25th 2007

Hallo Ihr Lieben! Gestern war Heiligabend und es war schon ein recht seltsames Gefühl, nicht bei meiner Familie sein zu können. Um nicht zu traurig zu sein, habe ich mir zusammen mit ein paar anderen "einsamen Seelen" in New York ganz viel vorgenommen. Am frühen Nachmittag war ich zusammen mit Mattias (Praktikant bei Deutsche Telekom, Inc.) in der Metropolitan Opera. Wir haben uns Hänsel und Gretel angesehen und ich war begeistert. Das Stück war sehr modern inszeniert (statt eines Hexenhäuschens sah man z.B. nur ein großes Gemälde mit einem aufgemalten Hexenmund aus dem eine Zunge mit einer riesigen Torte darauf herausragte und das innere des Hexenhauses erinnerte eher an eine große Industrieküche). Am beeindruckendsten fand ich jedoch das Opernhaus selbst. Während es von außen nicht so imposant aussieht, ist es von innen der absolute Wahnsinn. Wir ... read more
die Met von innen
das Restaurant "The Capital Grille"
unser Weihnachtsessen

North America » United States » South Dakota December 25th 2007

Posting Map MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE It is snowing here......... ... read more

North America » United States » South Dakota December 25th 2007

North America » United States » California December 25th 2007

Well, Happy Holidays to those of you who stumble across this. This blog is the first of what I hope will be many, as I am leaving in January to spend a year studying in South Africa. I've never had a blog before, so we'll see how it goes, I hope it isn't a disappointment... :) So the countdown has begun. I received a sleeping bag, backpack, and Eyewitness travel guide for Christmas. My flight is reserved, I'm flying to London on January 26th where I will spend a few days with my sister before heading down to South Africa. Visa's are a bitch, I'm still waiting for my study permit, and praying that it gets here in time. The housing is also a hassle, but I'm just going to trust that it will work out, ... read more

North America » United States » South Dakota December 25th 2007

Adding the rest of Day 2 pictures... read more
Entering South Dakota
Sculpture in the distance
Is anyone watching the road????

North America » United States » South Dakota December 25th 2007

Well, as you can read on Cindy's posting, we are in South Dakota. We crossed the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers today. We are about 75 miles away from the time zone change. Hopefully, we can get an earlier start tommorrow and maybe drive about 650 miles into the mountains........ We are staying at a Comfort Inn again. We have a suite room and it is nice with a microwave and fridge, but no couch. We do sorta feel like we are in "The Shining" movie cause I think we are the only hotel guests !!!! It feels real deserted and the hotel managers live in one of the rooms...........they have a dog. I just hope they don't have a toddler with a bike. LOL !! The Days Inn across the road is closed......it's all dark...weird. ... read more
Rollover #2
more spinouts!
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