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100 Places to Visit Before I Die 6

Giza Pyramids, Egypt (google image)

This is a series of 100 places to visit before I die.  My next place is The Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt.  Whenever I am thinking of Egypt, it reminds me of my professor and advisor in college.  He’s from Egypt and has wanted to take my friend and I back to his homeland to see all the wonderful things that Egypt has to offer.  But life is so unpredictable, and he left this earth to early, only in his 30’s.  That’s life, and life ain’t fair!

One of these days, I will visit his homeland and reminisce the time when he talked about Egypt and its wonderful place.

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New York City, Autumn 2011 2

I love NYC for everything it has to offer and for the the unique experiences that I was able to see, but I don’t know if I can live in this city.  Sometimes it’s just too much, from the people to the traffic, from the noise to the urban life, and everyone seems busy and hectic.  There is no slow down or lay back in this city.  Everyone is on the move and on the run to be somewhere or to do something.  It’s one of the quality of this city yet also a down point.  I don’t mind visiting NYC every year to see and to experience what the city has to offer but I don’t think I can live here.

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New York City, Autumn 2011

I’ve been to NYC many times but never during the autumn season, where the weather is much cooler and the leaves start to turn colors.  I love NYC, and there is something about the city that makes me come back again and again.  There are things in NYC that only happen in NYC, and they are the typical everyday life in this city.  NYC is urban, street-life, and people are everywhere.  The city is 24/7, anytime there are people and there are things to do.  The city never goes sleep.  The people live here and the people visit here can be hectic and crazy yet everyone is civilized; it’s the normal for this city.  Not everyone loves NYC, but I think everyone should at least visit NYC one time in their life, to experience what the city has to offer, to see trash everywhere, and to encounter things and people that only in NYC has.

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Columbus Holiday Weekend

Ai cũng được nghỉ lễ Columbus (10/10) mà mình không được, thôi dành tự lấy ngày nghỉ lên New York City đi bụi :).  Ba năm rùi không lên NY City, và chưa lần nào lên NY City vào mùa thu.  Đi lên NY City vài ngày lấy lại cảm giác sống và cho người nhẹ nhàng chút.  Phải chi còn mùa hè, trời nóng là chạy ra biển rùi, nhưng NY City cũng có nhiều cảm giác và sự vui riêng chỉ có NY City có thôi.

Kế hoạch (plan): Times Square, Central Park, Brooklyn, 9/11 Memorial và Broadway show.  Còn ăn uống: ăn đồi ăn mà tụi địa phương hay ăn, không vô mấy chổ du khách hay ghé.

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Đi Tìm Quán Ăn Ở Madrid, Spain

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Tôi ghét nhất là giờ ăn ở đây, nhất là giờ ăn dinner.  Làm sao mà chịu tới 10 giờ đêm mới có mấy quán ăn mở cửa.  Ở hotel cũng vậy thôi, sau 10 giờ đêm mới phục vụ.  Ở USA, lúc nào muốn ăn thì kêu room service hay chạy ra nhà hàng là có đồ ăn dù không phải là giớ ăn uống.  Ở Madrid hay Spain, thì phải nhịn đối hay mua snack ăn nhẹ nhẹ trong khi chờ đợi cho mấy quán ăn mở cửa.