Alcatraz is located in San Francisco Bay. This small island was operated as a federal prison from 1934 to 1963. Today it has become a major tourist attraction with more than a million visitors each year. We visited Alcatraz in Oct 2021. The island is beautiful and calming itself. However, most of the prisoners in this former federal prison were infamous and notorious bank robbers … Continue reading Mystery of Alcatraz Escape
Street art became popular during the 1980’s. It occurs throughout the world. New York City is particularly well-known for its abundance of Street Art. During our recent visit of California, street art brings beauty and happiness to the community. It’s so cool when you turn the corner and something unpredictable gives you a smile. Continue reading Street Art in California
Memphis, Tennessee is the birthplace of rock ‘n’ roll and home of the blues. We spent a total of 4 days in Memphis and our tour of this historical music city was marvelous. Graceland Graceland is the home of Elvis Presley. It is also the 2nd Most Visited Home in the United States, about 700,000 people thronging to it every year. Only the White House … Continue reading Memphis – The City of Music
Today is “International Cat Day”. I feel that I have responsibilities to tell the adventures storys of Calie and Oreo. Although, they are large female cats, they are easily scared due to lack the experience with other animals. Calie and Oreo were rescued into my in-law’s basement after they were just born. As indoor cats, they had easy and relaxing lives until one day “Kitty” … Continue reading The Adventures of Calie and Oreo
America’s patriotic song of “America the Beautiful” was originated as a poem inspired by Pikes Peak. Pikes Peak is 10 miles (16 km) west of Colorado Springs with 14,115 feet (4,302 meters) in elevation. It is called America’s mountain, the icon of American west. Katherine Lee Bates (August 12, 1859 – March 28, 1929) was a professor at Wellesley College in Massachusetts. In the summer … Continue reading Pikes Peak, Inspiration for “America the Beautiful”
Old Town San Diego is the location of the first European settlement in California. It provides advantages of Mexican heritage, historical sites, colorful shops and delicious restaurants. Old Town San Diego Historic Park is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. There is a very large wall painting in the center of the old town I really enjoyed. A lady working there told me … Continue reading Art Work at Old Town San Diego
Summer is here. Outdoor activities are a great part of a healthy lifestyle. Taking care of skin before and after exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun is important. Sunburn can lead to not just sore skin, but also skin aging and skin cancer. Aloe vera gel is widely known to relieve sunburn and help healing wounds. There are commercial made aloe after sun … Continue reading Herbal Medicine: Aloe Vera
Teresa Teng (29 January 1953 – 8 May 1995) was a legendary Taiwanese singer, a cultural icon, and also referred as “Asia’s eternal queen of pop” in East and Southeast Asia. Teresa Teng was a daughter of a military family in Taiwan with four brothers. She showed her singing talent when she was a little girl. With her father’s approval, she quit school to pursue … Continue reading Teresa Teng
If you love antique automobiles, Harold Warp Pioneer Village in Nebraska is the right place to go. It has 350 antique cars, 17 flying machines, 100 antique tractors, all displayed in chronological order of development. According to their web site it’s the largest private collection of Americana. There are signs with each model of transportation, vehicles and other items. These signs were written by museum’s … Continue reading Classic Auto on Display – Harold Warp Pioneer Village
Harold Warp Pioneer Village, a non-profit foundation museum at Nebraska, not only just for the pioneer time of American history, it covers from 1830 to present, on 28 buildings on 20 acres, more than 50,000 items from every field of human endeavor (the largest collection of historically arranged antique cars in USA et al). Harold Warp (December 21, 1903 – April 8, 1994) was a … Continue reading From Sod House to the Modern World – Harold Warp Pioneer Village
I love books. But sadly, I had a very limited book reading in the past several years. After 8 hours work, cooking, cleaning and internet browsing, I just don’t have much time left for reading books. Luckily, the audiobook apps have prompted my book reading. My favorite books are classic novels and mystery fictions. I have used different audiobook apps to help me. There are … Continue reading Audiobook App Experience
If you visit Kansas City, there is a must visit site: National WWI Museum and Memorial. Started in 1920 with the name of Liberty Memorial Museum, this WWI museum is one of the largest Great War collections in the world and one of the top 5 museums in the country-more than 330,000 items strong. At the entry of the museum, below the Paul Sunderland Bridge … Continue reading National WWI Museum and Memorial
June’s Travels 