Vienna, VA
Can you smell spring in the air? Well, this year, it seems like everybody can't wait for spring to arrive! I guess almost everyone has had enough snow! Hee-hee! What reminds you of spring better than cherry blossoms, right? Well, this isn't from this year, but a couple of years ago. =D
If you want to view some cherry blossoms and you'd like to avoid the crowds in DC, Meadowlark Botanical Gardens offers just that! It may not be as much cherry blossoms as the tidal basin, but still beautiful enough to view while walking around the gardens. Of course, one of the main draws here is, there's a lot less people than DC! =)
I love it when the petals of the blossoms starts falling down. It's like it's raining flower petals! Have you ever seen the anime Samurai X (Rurouni Kenshin)? I thought before that it was just in cartoons where it's raining pink flower petals! Whoduthunk it's for real?!! Hee-hee! As you can see here, spring arrived early a couple of years ago!
One of my favorite parts of the park is the gazebo in the pond/lake. Isn't it beautiful there?
While at the gazebo, you may find some koi (I think it's koi, it may just be carp... =)) and some turtles in the water! While walking towards the gazebo, we were also followed by some pretty aggressive geese! Hee-hee! There were some flowers in bloom at the time and we did see some tulips already in bloom. Meadowlark is a pretty nice place for taking a walk. The only thing here is, going back it's uphill! Well, it's good exercise!
Aren't cherry blossoms a great reminder of spring? The only thing I don't like about them is that they are fleeting. Two weeks and then they're gone, leaving you to wait for the next spring season when the cherry blossoms bloom again.
Friday, April 04, 2014
Saturday, March 01, 2014
Views in DC
Washington DC
Can you tell where this is? Washington DC, of course! (See the pencil (or obelisk, if you want the right term)? Well, it's called the Washington monument, I call it the Pencil... Hee-hee!) It's still very nice there, even during Fall season!
I've been to DC a few times but have never gone to the old post office for the views. I've been to the top of the Washington monument but at this time, it was closed for repairs due to earthquake damage. Unbelievable, right? It's not California and there was an earthquake! =) I only heard about the old post office because the pencil was closed and they were advertising the old post office as an alternative to view DC. We almost didn't find the old post office, and finally found it. Doesn't look like a post office, right? Ha-ha!
Can you recognize DC from the photos above? I can, for the one with the pencil, but the others I'm not so sure... =D
This one I can also recognize as DC, because of the Capitol! =)
I forgot the significance of these bells here at the old post office, wikipedia to the rescue!
"Visitors can also view the Bells of Congress (also known as the Ditchley Bells). The bells are replicas of those at Westminster Abbey and were donated to the United States by the Ditchley Foundation as a bicentennial gift."
Can you tell where this is? Washington DC, of course! (See the pencil (or obelisk, if you want the right term)? Well, it's called the Washington monument, I call it the Pencil... Hee-hee!) It's still very nice there, even during Fall season!
I've been to DC a few times but have never gone to the old post office for the views. I've been to the top of the Washington monument but at this time, it was closed for repairs due to earthquake damage. Unbelievable, right? It's not California and there was an earthquake! =) I only heard about the old post office because the pencil was closed and they were advertising the old post office as an alternative to view DC. We almost didn't find the old post office, and finally found it. Doesn't look like a post office, right? Ha-ha!
Can you recognize DC from the photos above? I can, for the one with the pencil, but the others I'm not so sure... =D
This one I can also recognize as DC, because of the Capitol! =)
I forgot the significance of these bells here at the old post office, wikipedia to the rescue!
"Visitors can also view the Bells of Congress (also known as the Ditchley Bells). The bells are replicas of those at Westminster Abbey and were donated to the United States by the Ditchley Foundation as a bicentennial gift."
Thursday, January 30, 2014
The Happiest Place on Earth!
Anaheim, CA
Where else is the happiest place on earth, but Disney! Disneyland to be exact! Hee-hee!
It's amazing there, even when it's pouring rain, there's still a ton of people there! Well, as you can see, I am one of those crazy people still walking around Disneyland even when it's raining! =D
You know how after going on the It's a small world ride you find yourself humming the tune way way after you've been on the ride? It's funny that most of the people I've asked who's been on the ride say the same thing! Haha! I think anyone who goes to Disney should go on It's a small world. For me, that is one of the rides there that says Disney! Hehehe! One time we visited Disney I couldn't believe it that It's a small world was closed for a renovation!!! =)
Of course, a visit to the Disneyland Resort is not complete without visiting California Adventure! I love the roller coaster that you can see in the picture! That is one of my favorite rides there!
Here's some of the rides/places that I like there. The 4D show at a Bug's Land is really good!
Here's a photo from the World of Color show at California Adventure. It was pretty good except that it was drizzling/raining that night and there was a little wind so some of the projections on the water look a little hazy, but otherwise, it was still good. This made me remember the Fantasmic show at Disneyland which we did not see because it was not running this time around. =)
Where else is the happiest place on earth, but Disney! Disneyland to be exact! Hee-hee!
It's amazing there, even when it's pouring rain, there's still a ton of people there! Well, as you can see, I am one of those crazy people still walking around Disneyland even when it's raining! =D
You know how after going on the It's a small world ride you find yourself humming the tune way way after you've been on the ride? It's funny that most of the people I've asked who's been on the ride say the same thing! Haha! I think anyone who goes to Disney should go on It's a small world. For me, that is one of the rides there that says Disney! Hehehe! One time we visited Disney I couldn't believe it that It's a small world was closed for a renovation!!! =)
Of course, a visit to the Disneyland Resort is not complete without visiting California Adventure! I love the roller coaster that you can see in the picture! That is one of my favorite rides there!
Here's some of the rides/places that I like there. The 4D show at a Bug's Land is really good!
Here's a photo from the World of Color show at California Adventure. It was pretty good except that it was drizzling/raining that night and there was a little wind so some of the projections on the water look a little hazy, but otherwise, it was still good. This made me remember the Fantasmic show at Disneyland which we did not see because it was not running this time around. =)
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