Here’s a peek at the beautiful views from all over our trip to Texas!
I love it here and cannot wait to see what is next!
Tag Archives: Getaway
Howdy from Texas!
Tagged Arches National Park, Colorado, explore, Fun, Getaway, New Mexico, Photo, photos, Salt Lake City, travel, Utah
Thanksgiving Past
In 2008, I had the privilege of spending Thanksgiving in New York City. Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is one of the essential parts of Thanksgiving with my family, so I made sure to catch the parade while in the city.
I wish my camera had been charged because my cell phone photo of Santa in Times Square is a bit distorted. I strongly encourage anyone to go see the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade at least once in their lifetime! I added a photo of St. Patrick’s Cathedral because I caught part of Thanksgiving Day service after the parade.
New York City during the holidays is magic! The holiday window displays are unveiled on Thanksgiving Day each year and feature the most extravagant scenes anyone can imagine. The city buzzes with an unforgettable energy and the holiday spirit comes to life.
I hope everyone has a happy Thanksgiving! Stay warm and enjoy the company of the one’s you love, no matter where you are.
Posted in Family, Friends, Photos, Travel
Tagged 2008, 5th Avenue, friends, Fun, Getaway, Holidays, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, New York City, parade, Photo, Thanksgiving, to do list, window displays
Wangfujing Street
Took this on Wangfujing Street during my visit to Beijing in May of this year. Wangfujing is the food and shopping hot spot in the city. While in Beijing, this was one of my favorite places I visited. People from around the world come to check out all of the street vendors! On the last day of my visit, Bess and I made a run to the food street for the delicious glass fruit on a stick and ended up eating deep friend scorpion from this vendor. The vendor thought it was funny when he tried putting a live scorpion on my back – NOT COOL.
There were fully grown boiled scorpions at one vendor, ducks on a stick, skewered tentacles, and pretty much anything under the sun! The highlight of Wangfujing was purchasing Panda hats from a local vendor – Thank God for Bess’s amazing Mandarin Chinese skills because the vendors try to charge American 10 times more than normal!
China was the last place I thought I would ever visit, but I’m so glad I did. The experience was unforgettable – the people are kind, the culture beautiful, and the cities are bustling!
Tagged Beijing, Bess Byers, blog, China, culture, explore, friends, Fun, Getaway, goals, Motivate, Photo, photography, see, street vendor, to do list, travel, Wangfujing
Grand Canyon South Rim
Sorry I missed yesterday, but it was a busy day!
Not sure how many of you have seen the Grand Canyon, but I absolutely loved the view from my flight home from Phoenix. One day I’d love to go back and check out the canyon more in depth. Any fun suggestions on where to go or what to check out around the Grand Canyon?
