How I got there: Flew to Laguardia Airport
Where I stayed: I stayed with my friend at her house in Hackensack, New Jersey
Times Square
View of the Chrysler Building from the top of the Empire State Building
We went to go see Avenue Q
Radio City Music Hall
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
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
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
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