I consider myself to be very fortunate
for a person my age. Over the past
19 years, my family has been on
numerous vacations to Florida, Colorado,
California, and many other states
along the way. I have also had the opportunities
to visit countries outside the
continental United States and experience their cultures. These
countries include Germany, Belgium,
The Netherlands (My ancestoral homeland),
Austria, Switzerland, and finally
Hawaii
(even though Hawaii isn't a country
and part of the U.S., it is still half way to Japan)
Here are some of my favorite memories of these places
Germany
Cologne Cathedral in Cologne, Germany
Glockenspiel in Munich Plaza
Rhine River
Netherlands
Delft was one of the towns I visited One of the classic Dutch Windmills
We had to make a trip to the
Netherlands while in Germany. It was really cool to visit my ancestoral
homeland and
visit the town of Delft and
see the Windmills in the countryside.
Hawaii
In Hawaii, we went snorkling here at molokini crater. We also visted the large island, Hawaii.
California
These were the two hotels we stayed at in California.
The Hollywood Roosevelt was in Hollywood. This hotel was
directly across the street from Grauman's Chinese
Theater. This hotel was also right down the street from The Kodak
Theater, which is where the academy awards were
held. Unfortunately, we checked in the day after the Academy Awards.
This hotel was also used in Britney Spears' movie "Crossroads." Which
I thought was really cool. I was also able to go on a tour of celebrity
homes. I saw the homes of Jim Carrey, Nicholas Cage, Shaquille O'Neal,
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ronald Reagan, The Playboy Mansion, and many others.
After Los Angeles, we went to San Diego. Here we stayed at the Del
Coronado, which was the coolest hotel I had ever stayed in. This
hotel was haunted and just reminded me of the hotel from "The Shining"
if you have ever seen that movie. Overall, this vacation was one
of my favorites, even though I didn't see any celebrities.
Other vacations included many trips down to Florida
and a few road trips out west. In Florida, my favorite spots were
Disney World and St. Petersburg Beach.
While out west we visited landmarks such as Mt. Rushmore, Yellowstone
National Park, and Grand Teton National Park.
