View from the Balcony

Big Bang celebration for New Year 2009

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January 2nd 2009
Hawaii has been fairly cold at around24c and fairly wet. Have just pottered around and shopped a bit - tried out the trolley cars. Took in some of the nightlife around the beach area, sort of like the middle of Surfers (with different accents). I got warned about jaywalking, (apparently MUST cross at the lights). Today is NYD 1/1/09, last night we were going to celebrate the new year sitting on ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more