Upon arrival at the Rome Fiumicino airport, we took the train to the city and arrived at the Roma Termini train station, which took us just 45 minutes. While in Rome, we stay at the Westin Excelsior hotel in the center of the city, close by the bus and Metro stations. It is easy to get around Rome and we usually either walk, take a bus or the metro... |
From Rome to Venice, we took the 4.5 hours TrenItalia EuroStar train and arrived around noon, costs at 89.86 Euro. We are staying at the Hotel Pincipe, right next to the Venezia Santa Lucia train station, a 5 minutes walk to the hotel. Upon check-in, we immediately went out for a walk and find very quiet s... |
PwC Christmas Party December 2005. This holiday party is hosted at the Asian Art Museum. All three levels of the museum are open during the party with all of the museum galleries. There are buffet and hosted bar stations as well as two bands with musical entertainment, Clairdee and her jazz band. |
Koishikawa Korakuen is one of Tokyo's oldest and most beautiful Japanese landscape gardens. Koishikawa Korakuen is attractive during all seasons of the year, but particularly so in November, when the trees turn colors, during the plum festival in late February and when the beautiful weeping cherry tree near the garden's entrance is in full bloom. Meiji Shrine (Meiji Jingu) is a shrine dedicate... |
Solvang, the Danish Capital of America, is a wonderful small town with an Old World architectural styles blend with flower-lined streets. Also visited the old mission, which is one of the most beautiful missions in the state, and was the tenth of 21 Franciscan missions in California. Also made a stop at the county court house, a magnificent Spanish-Moorish building with a spectacular 360degree... |
Shanghai is the largest economic and trade centre in the country. It is a famous historical and cultural city. Visited the following places in this trip: Jade Buddha Temple - It is one of the main tourist highlights in Shanghai and it's also one of the most active temples in China. Shanghai Museum - The biggest museum in China, with a collection of over 120,000 pieces of Chinese art & cultural rel... |
Photos taken during the weekend in San Francisco and spent some great time at the San Franciso Zoo. Located in the southwestern corner of San Francisco, the zoom currently has more than 693 animals representing some 197 species, including 78 mammal species, 26 reptile and amphibian species, 84 bird species, and 50 invertebrate species. The animals of the Zoo are arranged by five zoogeographic regi... |
Las Vegas is, without a doubt, a 24/7 city. Everywhere I look, no matter what time of day or night it is, there is always something to do! Las Vegas has lots of luxurious hotels and casino resorts with exotic names such as Mandalay Bay, Luxor, Bellagio, Venetian, Paris, Caesars Palace, Bellagio, Mirage, New York-New York and many more all within less than five miles of each other. This year, I cam... |
Hakone Garden in Saratoga, California. Hakone is made up of a variety of hillside gardens, historic buildings, multi-tiered waterfalls and koi ponds, strolling gardens, unique lanterns, stonework and many other elements of Japan's ancient civilization. As the oldest surviving Japanese-style residential gardens in the Western Hemisphere, Hakone's tranquility and elegance beautifully express the aes... |
A nice getaway weekend at the DeHaven Valley Farm near the Mendocino Coast, surrounded by 20 acres of meadows, hills and pastures. Also pay a visit at the beautiful Botanical Gardens, founded in 1961 by retired nurseryman Ernest Schoefer and his wife, Betty. |
Gung Hay Fat Choy! The Lunar New Year dates from 2600 BC, when the Emperor Huang Ti introduced the first cycle of the zodiac. This year, it falls on February 9, 2005 - Lunar Year 4703...the year of the Rooster. We had some great time at the party with lots of eating, drinking, talking and Karaoke. Enjoy the photos and feel the mood! |