San Antonio River Walk – Texas (Part 1)

May 8, 2008

Amidst the scorching heat in San Antonio that day, few minutes after we arrived from the airport, we thought of going for a walk along the River. The place was just one block away from our hotel so that was a good chance.

While cruising along the river, we decided to drop by at the Texas Land & Cattle Steak House for a late lunch. Thank God! ...that was a good lunch. Both full and popping!

May 10, 2008

All About Our River Walk:

River Walk offers plenty of entertaining options. As you walk along, both sides of the river is filled with a lot of dining and shopping outlets. Sidewalks are lined with tables and umbrellas that’s often one of the symbolic tradition of good food and dining at the river .

There is one part wherein a stone-arched footbridge crossing the river can be seen and it’s one of the ways to cross the river on the other side. Actress/singer Jennifer Lopez stood on this very bridge in the 1997 movie, Selena. Below are the photos of me on the bridge...feeling like J Lo! LOL!

Me and the man-made waterfalls

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A Friendship Candle

Please don't break this even if you only send it to one person. Thanks...

This candle was lit on October 26, 2008.

1. Richelle 2. angelnoah 3.You're next

Someone who loves you has
helped keep it alive by sending it to you.

Don't let The Candle of Love, Hope
and Friendship die! Pass It On To All


Of Your Friends and Everyone You Love!
May God richly bless you as you keep this candle burning.
A friend of mine passed this to me and now I am passing it also to all my blogging
friends and I hope it comes back someday again.

Please keep this candle alive.

Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind me, I may not lead.
Just walk beside me and be my friend.

Now, I want to pass this to Beth.

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Hershey's Great American Chocolate Tour (Pat 2)

This is a free tour where you will be sitting on a moving mini train and witness how chocolates are being made through a simulated Hershey's Chocolate factory. Be prepared to get hungry as you'll see, feel and hear the delicious transformation from a chocolate bean to milk chocolates. It's fun and informative.
After the tour, you'll be given FREE hershey candy samples! {drools} :)).

Here's a slide show of our tour inside the simulated chocolate factory.

If you love shopping then, you can go drop by Hershey's Marketplace Shops. Mostly, things there are of hershey's brand confectionaries, candies, fudge, and cookies.

If you get hungry, food court are just around so close inside the park. We love many foods there...and of course, "sweets are always everywhere :).

Have fun!

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Hershey's Chocolate World Tour (Part 1)

Hubby

Me

6-8-08
If you think you can only have fun buying and eating chocolates, (particularly Hershey's) - you're wrong! You can have more fun with a lot of "sweets" in the air, with a lot of things to see and hear about Hershey's chocolates.
If you love chocolates (my hubby does), then go visit Hershey's Chocolate World, located in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Hershey's Chocolate World is the official corporate visitor's center of the Hershey Company.
If you live further away, you need to start your trip earlier in the day. We are an hour and 48 minutes away, so we left earlier :). There is a parking fee for a certain number of hours. Less than 2 hours is FREE, and if you had more than that, payment will be charged as you take your exit from the park.

Watch the Big 3D Show. it's stunning! If you have kids, they will love it. This is an animated 3-D musical adventure as Hershey's product characters virtually jump off the big screen and come to life. Surprising in-theater effects are always added. We love the chocolate aroma in the air. Who knows? You'll also be catching some real chocolates too ;).

Hershey Trolley Works is totally entertaining! You will get the chance to ride on an old fashioned trolley car as you go around the Hershey community. It's all about the inspirational legacy of Mr. Hershey that will be unfolded through a unique entertainment experience. Do you love to sing? Well, you will be singing with your tour guide(s) as well. Fun!
Here are some of the photos we took during our tour experience:

Our good looking tour guides

More photos:

The House of Milton Hershey

...and more residential houses of the Hershey Family

Bible Verse That Inspires Me in Life

Living a christian life is not as easy as most would think. Why? The more we are close to the Word, the more we are vulnerable to the devil's attacks. But faith is our very strong foundation to protect ourselves from these attacks. That faith should be constantly supported by reading the Scriptures.
My Bible motto in life is found in Philippians 4:6-7. (verse 6)"Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; (v.7) and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."
We all experience anxieties in life, but if we let God take care of our concerns who has the power and the wisdom to take care of them, the opposite occurs, and we begin to see the world as God sees it.
Some people are still badly affected by anxieties and worries it's because perhaps they haven't met their Lord and Savior...Jesus Christ, or perhaps, the faith needs to be strengthened. As Christians, we need to help them by reaching their weakened faith and help them strengthen it by letting them go back to the right path from being lost. Nowadays, with the fast improvement of technology, one way of sharing God's promises are through Cinemeetings and Events. Find out more about the facts of these events and what it can do. In fact, there will be a first-ever annual Theatre Church Conference that will happen in Silver Spring, MD coming October 22-23,2008. Find out more as well about the Theater Church Conference event summary, where our church leaders and pastors will gather together to discuss further about the future of theatre worship.
Find out more details to get your driving directions for the event and as to how you can register online.
Prayers and peace be granted upon all of us in this event :).

Historic Gettysburg, Pensylvania

6-18-08

Later in the day, we arrived and checked in at Eisenhower Hotel, approximately 4 miles south of downtown Gettysburg. I can say the hotel is really one of a kind...with a breathtaking view. The neighborhood is peaceful and quiet as it is more located in the countryside. You won't get bored because of the wide vicinity and spaceous garden surrounding the hotel, so much place for a walk if you're fond of doing it :).

6-19-08

If you love history, then Gettysburg is an ideal place to go to. Usually, it's always recommended to start your itinerary by visiting the Gettysburg Battle Theater to see the "experience". It is the most complete way to see and understand the Battle of Gettysburg. If you don't like dealing with history, it's not wise to go and visit...you'll get bored and sleepy! (My husband fell asleep inside the theater, LOL!).

But if you really love to become a historian, then you're on the right track. The highlight of the tour is to go on the Gettysburg Battlefield Bus Tours, which lasts for 2 hours. The tour will bring your senses with canons roaring, rifles crackling, with drums rolling, etc..through a dramatized audio tour while inside the bus.
If you prefer to do this kind of tour privately with your own car, you can purchase a CD for Auto Tape Tours which you can play it in your car and instructions would just guide you to where you should go.

There are more historic attractions to visit at Old Town Charm as well. Just visit the site online for a more complete information on tour itineraries and package plans.

Butterfly Award

Thanks a lot Richelle for this award. I received this one already, but it was on my other blog. So, this time, I'm proud to take this award for this blog. :). Thanks for the frequent visits too sis. For sure, sometime, I will have frequent visits on your blog a well. I know, I'm guilty right now, as I haven't been around these days to do my blog hops, LOL.

Anyway, this is a treasure for me...thanks a million from the bottom of my heart!

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Upcoming Trip

Hi all, couple of weeks to go before we'll be off to Boston! I am a bit excited to see Boston as I haven't been there yet. Although, I know it will be too cold for me that time, I will be well-prepared and well-wrapped :)).

We planned of doing the whale watching, so I think it will be fun.

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French Quarter Self-Guided Walking Tour (Part 2) - A Repost

I became curious about Moonwalk, so we moved further until we reached Cafe du Monde. It’s a french coffee shop, so without a word, hubby was pulling me going inside and we ended up ordering a coffee and 6 pieces of beignets. He told me this is a famous coffee shop and well liked by almost anybody who would taste their french donuts (beignets) as well as the coffee. My hubby is a coffee lover, so I won’t wonder. I tried getting an ice decaf coffee and it’s sooo bitter…hehehe.

Hubby with the beignets (ben-yeys). He loves eating them. I ate one he ate five..lol!

We spent few minutes sitting on the bench along moonwalk park. The park faces the Missisipi River, it’s kinda like Manila Bay.

Below is a photo overlooking the Mississipi River.

There are some spots where you can relax along moonwalk overlooking the bay. Be sure to take an extra jacket with you. It's cool and breezy out there not unless you're in the summer time with the heat at its peak.

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French Quarter Self-Guided Walking Tour(Part 1) - A Repost

December 5, 2007

We did a short walking tour this afternoon at French Quarter here in New Orleans, Louisiana. And yes, so far this is the only state I’ve been so far with banana trees well growing in the coming winter :))

Other photos taken of me while walking along the street are below. New Orleans is well known for its jazzy music where many musicians play on the city streets. These people have great musical talents, but I’m just wondering if they can live with just a meager income in doing these…

Notice the balcony on top of the building? These are widely seen when you walk on the streets. I think this became popular because of the famous mardi gras celebration that they usually do. There are several designs of it which make them fancy to look at. There’s not much to see on the sidestreets though, except for some antique collection shops, galleries, etc…

Notice this guy? This is not a statue. At a first glance you would think he is a statue. It was funny when I just went close to him and it startled me when I saw his eyes moving, lol! Then, I analyzed he is a real human being trapped in a statues’ body!!! hahaha…that’s what he does for living.

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Sears Tower Skydeck - Come View The World!

My Audio Tour

We did our tour going to Sears Tower Friday morning. (August 29, '08) The line was not long so we thought we can just get our tickets quick. We add some extra amount for our audio tour. It's not recommended to get the audio tour. It's just a given option. It was offered, so we got it :).

There is short movie about the Sears Tower before you go up, but again, it's an option for you whether to watch it or not. We chose to watch it. A little bit of history always helps.

Going up is through elevators that move as fast as 1,600 feet (488 meters) per minute. You will be reaching hundredth? floor. I had a hard time recalling what floor were we! LOL!

Anyway, once you're on top, there will be 4 viewing spots; South, East, North and West Wings. When you are doing the audio tour, you can get a lot of good historical backgrounds of the buildings and landmarks surrounding it.

While it is no longer the tallest building in the world, it remains one of the true wonders of the modern world and the only way to get to the top of it is The Sears Tower Skydeck!

Hop in the elevators and get up there....view the world. I did! ;)

Trace Those Calls...

Are you constanly annoyed by telemarketers or prankster calls? I do, and I got tons of them almost daily :(. My phone is not capable of tracing calls particularly if calls always reflect as "unknown". Sometimes, I couldn't be sure if those calls are from my family out of the country or just plain telemarketers hiding their identity.
Well, I'm considering having a reverse phone search added on my phone. Glad to know there's phoneinfotracer.com. This might be helpful most importantly to those who receive prankster calls. It's perhaps one way to gather someone's hidden identity information. Of course, we always wanted to be secure even by just simply using our persona, private gadgets, - our phones. Reverse phone lookups for example, are helpful when you're wondering whose calls did you miss. Check on their area of coverage, and they got all of it!