Trip to Virginia City, Nevada, Feb 2007

How I got there: I drove with my Uncle who lives in Reno

Trip to Lake Tahoe, Nevada Feb, 2007

How I got there: I flew from John Wayne Airport to Reno/Tahoe
Where I stayed: I'm fortunate enough to have family living in the area, so I stayed with my cousin and her husband in Sparks

Winter in Lake Tahoe

Trip to Washington DC Dec 2006-Jan 2007

How I got there: I flew from John Wayne Airport in Orange County to Reagan National
Where I stayed: I stayed at the Holiday Inn right near the Washington Monument


The National Cathedral


View from the top of the Washington Monument

Washington Monument as seen from Lincoln Memorial

Lincoln Memorial


Jefferson Memorial

Capital Building



Smithsonian Air and Space Museum

Dorothy's shoes from the Wizard of Oz at the Museum of American History

The White House

Trip to New York City Dec 2006-Jan 2007

How I got there: Shady Chinatown bus from Washington DC
Where I stayed: In an abandoned apartment that was closed for renovations


Rockefeller Center

View from the Top of the Rock

People arriving early to see the ball drop at midnight

The Statue of Liberty torch

Lady Liberty

Trip to Oahu, Hawaii May 2005

How I got there: Flew Hawaiian Airlines from LAX to Honolulu
Where I stayed: My sister was living at Ewa Beach at the time, and I crashed on her couch!


Honolulu Zoo

Isn't he adorable?


Beautiful shots of our drive around the perimeter of the island

We went parasailing, jet skiing, and SCUBA diving. (We saw many sea turtles and an octopus)


At the Polynesian Cultural Center


They just don't make beaches like this on the main land!



Hawaiian Reef Tank... I loved the dolphin shows




We took a dinner cruise from Waikiki with all you can eat crap legs!



We visited the USS Arizona memorial in Pearl Harbor


Followed by a luau


On the last day we went on a submarine