Capitol Reef, Utah

This is me at Capitol Reef, Utah. Here I am at Hell's Backbone Bridge with M.'s exchange student, M.

This is me with M.standing in front of the bridge's plaque. 

Here I am with M. and M.on the ridge of the bridge. It's such a long way down!

The visitor's center was cool too. It was surrounded by rock that was quite eroded and really looked like it had once been a reef.

Here is an example of  a formation like the ones I just mentioned. 

And finally, this is the Capitol Reef National Park marker. I really like the stone! It looks like it was made from the cliffs surrounding the park.

Another fun trip has passed! See you next time!

San Diego, California

Yay! A new year! This trip was my first in 2013! I went to San Diego, California with M. and her family. 

Also my first trip with M. since her little brother, A., was born! 

One day, I went to a concert in Balboa Park, and heard amazing organists play. 

There were interesting Greek Myth carvings on and around the amphitheater.

I went to Cabrillo National Monument and saw a lighthouse and pioneer cabins and buildings. 

That day it was especially windy. Here I am in front of a statue/monument of Cabrillo with M. Cabrillo was a Spanish conquistador who explored and settled the area of San Diego. 

This is at the seashore at Cabrillo. This is A., M.'s little brother. He has a friend too. His name is Flat Stanley and you can visit his blog too. The website address is coming in my next post. 

This is me at the San Diego LDS temple. I think it has great architecture. It is my favorite.

Here I am in front of  the fancy Hotel de Cornado. It would be fun to stay in one that huge. It is right near the beach, so it doesn't need a swimming pool!

This is me, M., A., their foreign exchange student M., and their dad.

This is a statue based on a famous photo taken when the end of World War II was announced. The nurse and this Navy solider were so happy he kissed her!

Well, here is another happy ending. I'll see you soon in my next post!

New York City

In the summer of 2012, I went to New York City, the most popular and biggest city in the U.S.. 

First, I saw this street performer blowing the biggest bubbles I have ever seen! I wonder how he does it without them popping.

Usually I don't like graffiti, but in New York City it's just so colorful! I think it's sort of cool looking.

Here's one of my favorites; the Empire State Building! It's the second tallest building in New York City! The One World Trading Center is the tallest, but only by 1 floor. It has 104 while the Empire State Building has 103. 

This is me at the F.A.O. Schwarz toy store. I liked the piano the best.

I went to lots of museums on this trip. Here I am with an Easter Island head and prehistoric fossils and skeletons.  

I loved visiting Brooklyn Bridge. It is one of the oldest bridges in America! I learned that it took 14 years to build! That's like it started when someone was 20 and they were 34 when it was done!

Here I am at another museum. The Guggenheim museum of modern art. There were some pretty interesting works of art here. I loved the architecture with all the different floors. 

The famous Staten Island Ferry was amazing to see. It's hard to just guess how many people are on it! 

Another temple! The Manhattan  LDS Temple is one of my favorites because I don't think I would have guessed it was a temple, not a skyscraper if it weren't for the angel statue on top and if I didn't already know!

Here I am, over New York City. The trees and greenery below is Central Park. 

Here is a Manhattan train station! It has my favorite architecture design on this trip!

I liked visiting this aircraft museum and seeing different spaceships and aircraft. I especially thought it was cool to be inside the space pod.

Nearing the end of my day, I visited the Statue of Liberty on Staten Island.

It was a gift from France celebrating the friendship acquired with America during the Revolutionary War and was supposed to be dedicated in 1876, 100 years since the Deceleration of Independence was signed. Unfortunately, neither France nor America could afford to build it at the time, so the Statue of Liberty was dedicated in 1886 instead. It was originally shiny copper, but that was almost 200 years ago. Age has turned the copper green. 

And finally, here I am against the New York night sky, though it's far from dark due to the many lights.

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