Bryce & Arches

It is almost 2 months since that last time I updated this blog. I've been back in Manila since the last week of November and I have not had the chance to update it until now. Before I move on to talking about my life back here in Manila, I am going to post some pics first from my last gimiks in SLC.

My last two weekends in SLC were spent on long drives to 2 great national parks in Utah - Bryce Canyon and Arches. It was my first time to visit Bryce Canyon and it would not be the last time. The vast landscape is just beautiful.









Arches National Park is where you can find the unbelievably breathtaking and possibly the world's most famous arch - Delicate arch. It was my 3rd time to go to this park and it still did not fail to impress me.

New York

I finally got to visit New York last weekend. It is everything I expected it to be and more. It was nice to be in all these places and landmarks which until then I was only able to see in countless movies and television. I saw the grand statue of Liberty, the fall colors of scenic Central Park, and all the famous buildings - Empire State, Chrysler, and oddly-shaped Flatiron. Here are some pics.

This is Time Square where Tom Cruise ran at the beginning of Vanilla Sky.






This is the ice skating rink at Rockefeller Center where Kate Beckinsale and John Cusack finally met at the movie Serendipity.



Here's the newly restored Grand Central station:




Here's Central Park:








This is what is left of World Trade Center. The message below is posted in the visitor center.




This is Battery Park where we boarded the ship for Liberty Island.




Here's the Statue of Liberty:








Here are some pics taken during the harbor cruise where in we pass by the Liberty Island and the Brooklyn bridge:








These were taken at the top of Empire State Building:




These ones are from the top of the Rock (short for Rockefeller building). The Rock is where the NBC studio is located.




Here are some pics taken during the freezing night tour where we rode this open deck bus for more than 2 hours!!!

Wax museum

Here are some pics taken from the incredibly good Madame Tassaud's wax museum. It was nice that they allow people to touch (and abuse!) the wax figures.