2008 Dec LV UT/AZ

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Interesting shape rocks everywhere

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Almost kissing!

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Had to climb up the rocks to take picture with this arch

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Ceci is so camera sensitive! Taking it with 10x optical zoom

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Look at these petroglyphs engraved on the rock that are over 4000 years old

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New volcano at Mirage

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Encore...sister casino of Wynn

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Encore is filled with these ceramic paintings of flowers and butterflies

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Bellagio with Christmas decorations

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Waiting for count down at the strip

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Happy New Year! Look at the fireworks!

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Zion National Park in Utah

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A very (very) tiny waterfall. Can you see it?

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Glen Canyon Dam in Arizona

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Rock with tiny "legs"

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2008 Nov Sacramento

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Cindy&John's Wedding

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2008 May Las Vegas

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Buffet in Bellagio

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Look at all the desserts!

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Hotels Paris and Planet Hollywood in the background

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Inside Wynn

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Hotel Palazzo

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Hoover Dam

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Giving me a little kick start for the day!

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Ceci is an Aries

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I am a Sagittarious

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Pretty good for taking it ourselves with one hand

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The border between Arizona and Nevada

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Las Vegas Premium Outlet - another major stop for the trip

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Japanese buffet - excellent!

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A picture secretly taken from my table using 10x optical zoom

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Chocolate dipped strawberries made by Ceci

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Stopped by Fremont downtown Las Vegas

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Treasure Island at night

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Hotel Venetian

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Hotel Palazzo

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The Forum Shops

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Egg plant parmesan

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Mushroom and veal raviloi with sun dried tomato

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Stopped by Harris Ranch for steak dinner

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2005 San Diego!!!

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Convention Center
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Mission Bay
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The sand here is actually better than that of Hawaii
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Old Town - mini Mexico
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LG Prime Steak House - American top ten steak house
LG Prime Steak House - American top ten steak house 2005-09-02

Greatest Filet Mignon Ever!!!
Greatest Filet Mignon Ever!!! 2007-09-12

Greatest Prime Rib Ever!!!
Greatest Prime Rib Ever!!! 2007-09-12

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Sea World theme park 2005-09-03

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Lotz of Flamingos!
Lotz of Flamingos! 2005-09-03

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Penguins
Penguins 2005-09-03

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Polar Bear (lazy one)
Polar Bear (lazy one) 2005-09-03

Belluga
Belluga 2005-09-03

Walrus
Walrus 2005-09-03

another cute one
another cute one 2005-09-03

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Star Fish
Star Fish 2005-09-03

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Dinner at Little Italy - Ravioli dinner for the both of us
Dinner at Little Italy - Ravioli dinner for the both of us 2007-09-12

Lobster Ravioli - Ceci's favorite
Lobster Ravioli - Ceci's favorite 2007-09-12

San Diego Zoo
San Diego Zoo 2005-09-04

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These directions are dummy proof
These directions are dummy proof 2005-09-04

Koala
Koala 2005-09-04

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Panda...we couldn't find the baby panda =(
Panda...we couldn't find the baby panda =( 2005-09-04

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Hippo Statue in the back
Hippo Statue in the back 2005-09-04

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Hippo
Hippo 2005-09-04

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Gorilla
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Animal show
Animal show 2005-09-04

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Furnished Home

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2007 June Thailand!

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Heading out to our honeymoon from HK Airpot

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Let's get all the energy we need for the upcoming fun

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First stop - Phuket!

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Our hotel with stunning view of the beach

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While this is my way to relax...

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This is Ceci's way to relax

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Dinner time with again view of the beach

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Thai-style seafood. You will see lotz of them in this album

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Sunset...wooo

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Our dessert was foot massage! Haha. Gives a good night sleep

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This is where we stayed

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Heading out to Phi Phi Island for snorkeling

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This is where the movie "Beach" was shot

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Look at all the fish!

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Monkey island. The monkies just come and snap the banana off your hand. Rude...

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Our before snorkeling look...

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Our after snorkeling look...

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Us on Tuk-Tuk (mini taxi). A safe but rough ride

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Second seafood dinner

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Clams

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Crabs

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We felt adventurous and ordered sting ray. Don't bother...it sucks

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Spa retreat for Ceci

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We need to get changed for the massage session...

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Stopped by for cashew nuts

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Wat Chalong - Phuket most beautiful and renowned temple

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One of the highlight of the trip - elephant ride

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Nervous...even with 'seatbelts'

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That's the best we can do to take a pic of us on an elephant :P

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Breathtaking view from hill top

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Yes. More seafood

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This meal was pretty darn good...

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Morning breakfast at hotel

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Ceci busy gathering sea shells from the beach. They become decoration for our new home

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Mission accomplished!

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Final drink before we leave for Bangkok

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First day in Bangkok - heading out to Wat Phra Kaew (The Grand Palace)

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Not until we arrived that we knew we needed proper attire (no sandels/shorts). We rented these awful clothes to get in:(

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Reclining Buddha

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Yes. It's crazy huge...

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Look at all the neat patterns under its feet

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Lunch in food court of Siam Paragon

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MacDonald's...Thai style

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Dad's friend

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More spa retreat for Ceci. I opted out for this one

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Open air dinner at hotel Sirocoo. You can see a 360 view of Bangkok night scenery with live music and excellent food

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This is another highlight of our trip. It's a must-visit and worth every penny!

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Night market

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Erawan Shrine (four-faced Brahma God)

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Another shopping mall...I think it's the Emporium

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Taking a break from seafood

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Cruise down the Chao Phraya River

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Getting ready to embark

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Really dirty water...

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Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn). We only viewed it at a distance. Did not visit

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Our chauffeur in Bangkok

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Flying home...
First home

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Floor plan

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(Part of) living room

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Balcony

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Dining area

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View of kitchen from living room. It was previously a wall but opened up

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New cabinetry, granite counter top and stainless steel appliances

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Laundry room

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First washroom. Also updated

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Bedroom 1

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Bedroom 2

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Master bedroom

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The master bedroom has a little hallway that leads to...

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Walk in closet. It is bigger than it seems in this picture

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Master bath

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View from dining area

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Reccessed lights and crown molding. Updates from previous owner

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View of part of living room from dining area

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See that water stain on the floor against the wall? Ya, we need to fix that
2007 Dec New York!

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Christmas Eve Lobster Dinner at City Lobster

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Really funny video from M&M World

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Time Square

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Bryant Park and its ice rink

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Grand Central Terminal

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A little show with colorful video projected onto the wall with music

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Outside of Grand Central Terminal. Ceci recognized the bridge and the entrance from the movie "I am Legend"

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Brooklyn Bridge

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Interesting sign

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Ground zero...previously known as the WTC

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New York Stock Exchange with the physical American flag replaced by a light projection version

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Wall Street

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Trinity Church at one end of Wall Street

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Cha Ching! Money!!!

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It was so crowded with tourists that it was virtually impossible to take a picture alone with this bull

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Globe moved from WTC

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Our best shot of Statue of Liberty from our spot...still tiny as toothpick

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Rockefeller Center and its famous Christmas Tree

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The tiny ice rink in the movie "Serendipity"

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82nd floor of the Empire State Building. It was super windy and freezing cold...

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Stunning night scenery of NYC

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Statue of Liberty...sort of...my lens is all fogged up after walking from outdoor into the gift shop

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The Samsung store. It allows you to take a picture and make a postcard out of it for free here.

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Outside Central Park

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Central Park

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Wollman Rink

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Surprisingly nice design inside the tunnel

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MoMA. I find it very difficult to appreciate it. What's considered art? I captured the most hilarious ones...

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Ceci caught me pushing her into the pool...

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Errr..so how do I get my ass up there?

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A failing razor commercial...is art.

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A sliced canvas..is art

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Even an empty canvas..is art

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Try make sense out of this

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Don't get me started on this one...last time I checked it was a gardening tool

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An ancient CRT/VCR combo with tapes labeled with days of the week. Saturday it says...but it was Wednesday when I visit

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Circle line cruise for the Statue of Liberty at a distance. I chose the worst day in the week to go...ai :(

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So foggy. This was the best shot I captured believe it or not. Sucks!

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50 min before the Broadway show starts and we got last min 50 percent off tickets!!! Yay :)

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Took a quick spin to M&M World before the show starts..

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Mama Mia! was what we watched. We love it!

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Toys R us...with a Ferris Wheel and a two story Barbie house...cool

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Sponge Bob, Patrick Star, and me

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Hershey's shop..pretty self explanatory

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Metropolitan Museum. Impressive collection

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Washington Arch from "I am Legend" again. This is where Will Smith lives.

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Museum of Natural History where Night at the Museum was filmed.

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Christmas tree decorated with origamis

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Yes. I love to do stupid gestures

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You should recognize him from "Night in the Museum"

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Another museum that I found difficult to appreciate. It was under renovation outside.

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Grand Army Plaza..I think

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Disney store

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St. Patrick's Cathedral

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Dinner at "Vincent" in Little Italy..disappointing

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Woodbury Shopping Outlet. Highly recommended

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Night Scenery of Manhattan from Brooklyn. This is where we countdown!