A view of the Nile

Cairo, Egypt



Can you see a sliver of the Nile river? I think Cairo looks nice at night. We had a good dinner that night at a restaurant called Abou El Sid. The restaurant had a nice atmosphere and look although a little bit smoky... People were smoking hookahs! I did notice that the smoke smell coming from the hookah is not bad at all since it doesn't smell like cigarette smoke. The food was excellent, although, if you ask me again the names of the foods we ordered, I just can't remember. (I think we ordered all the dishes there marked Egyptian... hee-hee!) The taxi ride to the restaurant and back was an adventure! (We thought the taxi we were riding would be hit by other cars a few times, but I guess the car drivers there have a way of communicating so they don't hit each other too much... hee-hee!)

What a funny face!

Giza, Egypt



Don't you think that camel's faces are funny? Their faces looks like they're always smiling! =D I rode a camel for the first time close to the pyramids! (Although it was just for a few minutes)

The Sphinx

Giza, Egypt



After seing the pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinus up close, I was wondering where the sphinx was... What do you know, that's our next stop! The Sphinx in Giza is made from limestone, shaped into a body of a lion and a god's face. It looks impressive too up close and a little bit weird because it has no nose. Our guide said that when the Turks was there, they used the Sphinx as a target practice and blew off the nose... Now, I didn't even notice that it was supposed to have a beard, but we were told that we can see the Sphinx's beard in the British Museum.

Oh, look! Pyramids!

Giza, Egypt



It was funny when we first saw the pyramids in Giza... So, our guide Haytham was explaining things about the pyramids and for which Pharaohs the pyramids were for on our way to Giza, and I think half the people on the bus was dozing off because we just arrived in Cairo that day! (Of course, that includes me dozing off!) Once we were in sight of the pyramids, everybody was suddenly awake! Everybody was really excited and eventhough we were still on the bus, we have taken a gajillion pictures of the pyramids already! hee-hee! The pyramids are really impressive! It was a wow day!

Lancaster County in PA

Intercourse, PA



This is one of the farms we visited as part of the complimentary Amish Farmlands tour provided by the motel we stayed at. The farms were gorgeous! Don't forget to try the home-made root beer and pretzels there! They were really delicious! You might be wondering about the name of the town too... Yes, there is a town called Intercourse in Pennsylvania... Wait, and there's nearby towns called Fertility, Paradise, Blue Ball... It was a hoot when we realized that the town we were in was called Intercourse... Hee-hee!

Hershey's Chocolate World!

Hershey, PA



There's actually a town called Hershey in Pennsylvania! And this is where Hershey's chocolates are made! The town is really nice and they have everything that they need there!

I didn't lick it!

Philadelphia, PA



Yeah, they told me I'm a chicken for not licking it (from one episode of How I Met Your Mother)... I'll just be a chicken though, there's too many people there! Hee-hee!

City Center

Philadelphia, PA

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Santa Barbara, CA



There she is, the boat that took us from Channel Islands Marina to Santa Barbara and back. Isn't she a beaut?

Why...

Santa Barbara, CA



do sea lions like lounging on buoys? They do look cute bunched together though!

Santa Barbara Harbor

Santa Barbara, CA



The sail from the Channel Islands Marina overall was good... Except that I got seasick! I was hanging at the back of the boat for a while there, but I still enjoyed the sail. The sunset was a perfect reception for us at the harbor =D