I am going back again to my travel memoirs during my first vacation to the United States. One of the most memorable trips we did was our visit to Disneyland in Anaheim, California. I would say, the highlight in Disneyland was the fireworks held in River of America. It is actually a nighttime fireworks. If I am not mistaken, the show was entitled "Remember... Dreams Come True". It was truly a dream come true for me when I visited Disneyland. I did not expect to visit it once in my life. Thanks to the donors and sponsors...Just kidding folks!

I truly had a lot of wonderful moments during my vacation in the United States especially in Disneyland. Thanks God for the chance to be there! Thank you for always returning me back home safely and in good condition!



Remember... Dreams Come True is a fireworks display commemorating Disneyland's 50th anniversary. Described as an "E ticket in the sky," the show features fireworks, lower level pyrotechnics, isopar flame effects, projections and lasers set to the soundtracks of some of Disneyland's most famous rides and shows. It was created as an homage to Disneyland, its lands and attractions, and its continuing legacy. wikipedia.

It was a wonderful time! It was truly a fun and memorable moment. Our visit to Disneyland in Anaheim, California was truly worth it. I felt like going back to my childhood days when I was there.

One of the interesting parks you can visit in Disneyland CA is Disney's California Adventure. It opened on February 8, 2001 as Disney's California Adventure Park but the word Park was removed on May 28, 2010.



DEDICATION:

“ To all who believe in the power of dreams, welcome. Disney's California Adventure opens its golden gates to you. Here we pay tribute to the dreamers of the past: the native people, explorers, immigrants, aviators, entrepreneurs and entertainers who built the Golden State. And we salute a new generation of dreamers who are creating the wonders of tomorrow, from the silver screen to the computer screen, from the fertile farmlands to the far reaches of space. Disney's California Adventure celebrates the richness and the diversity of California... its land, its people, its spirit and, above all, the dreams that it continues to inspire. ”

—Michael Eisner, February 8, 2001

The park is owned and operated by the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts division of the Walt Disney Company.

Being the "Entertainment Capital of the World", there are a lot of shows and entertainment of all sorts that you can see and experience in Las Vegas, Nevada. This is one thing I love in this city. I love especially watching almost every night the live band in Ballys hotel where my cousin was the lead singer. I am trying to remember if their band use paiste cymbals. Their group was great and I was always entertained everytime I watch it.

Other famous shows in Las Vegas also include the Jubilee, the Phantom, Celine Dion in Colosseum, the Peepshow, Disney on Ice and many other concerts and musical shows. Las Vegas is truly one of the best place to entertain yourselves!

I miss watching this show when I was in Las Vegas. Monty Python's Spamalot was formerly showed at Wynn Las Vegas. Monty Python's Spamalot is a musical comedy "lovingly ripped off from" the 1974 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. This show has closed but I am glad that I was able to take a picture of it in Wynn Hotel, a luxury hotel and resort in Las Vegas Strip, Paradise, Nevada.

Monty Python's Spamalot had its last performance on July 18 2008. It was exactly 14 days when I left Las Vegas going back to Europe.

It was a nice tour we had in Universal Studios. It is actually called a Studio Tour or The Backlot Tour, an attraction at the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park in the USA.




From 1915 when visitors sat on bleachers for 25 cents, to the 1964 introduction of pink and white GlamorTrams, to the current technological sophistication, the behind-the-scenes view of a working movie studio has been a large attraction. During the early years of the tram tour (1964–1965) all of the attractions at Universal were reached via the tram. The tour originally departed from the front lot comissary. In 1965, the upper lot studio tour center opened.

In 1991, the tram boarding was moved to the lower lot following the construction of the Starway escalator system. In 1996, boarding moved back to the upper lot to make room for Jurassic Park: The Ride.

As the movie studio continues to evolve, the tour evolves alongside it. In late 1989, CD players finally gave the tour guides a chance to rest their voices. In 2000, the CD players were replaced by DVD players and LCD screens, allowing the tour guides to show scenes from movies filmed at the locations the tram passes.

Since 2006, the studio tours bypassed the Collapsing Bridge, due to aging and wearing. However, the bridge has since undergone renovations, and was added back to the tour schedules in August 2008. Since July 2010, the Collapsing Bridge is now used as a representation of the Skull Island city for the new King Kong: 360 3-D attraction. wikipedia.

The entrance to Paradise Pier in Disneyland in Anaheim, California. I love this park of Disneyland. We had a visit here last June 2008. I wish to visit the Disneyland in Paris next time.

This image was taken during my visit in Las Vegas 2008. George Wallace is an American actor comedian who performed last 2008 Flamingo Hotel. I am not quite sure if he is still performing in Flamingo Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. I miss to watch his show when I was in Vegas.

George Wallace was born on July 21, 1952 in Atlanta, Georgia. Wallace has had supporting roles in a number of movies, including the Coen Brothers film, The Ladykillers (as Sheriff Wyner). Wallace also appeared in Batman Forever as the Mayor of Gotham City.

It's been three years now since we made a trip to Universal Studios in California. I can't forget that because I had a very bad migraine that time. I guess it was because of too much heat in that area. I remember my sister who told me to eat a lot of ice. My migraine got better.

I was there! It is more than three years now since I visited this interesting park in Universal Studios Hollywood, California. The Jurassic Park experience I had especially the Ride was very amusing. It is a water-based amusement ride and I did truly had fun that time.

The ride starts with a raft entering the gates of "Jurassic Park". We encountered many dinosaurs such as Stegosaurus and Ultrasaurus. I feel like I was also in the Jurassic Film while doing that ride. awesome experience!

entrance to the Jurassic Park during our visit last June 7, 2008..see the embedded date in my image?

from 2008 to 2009, 2010, 2011! It's been three years now since I visited Disneyland in Anaheim, California. Together with my sister, my cousin and her family, it was one of the most wonderful vacation I had. We had a lot of fun in Disneyland that time.

I hope I can visit them again in the United States.



“ To all who come to this happy place: Welcome. Disneyland is your land. Here age relives fond memories of the past, and here youth may savor the challenge and promise of the future. Disneyland is dedicated to the ideals, the dreams, and the hard facts that have created America, with the hope that it will be a source of joy and inspiration to all the world. ”

—Walter E. Disney, July 17, 1955 4:43pm

You want to see free live bands and performances for free? You might also want to go dancing on the street with the beat of disco music...Go to Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas, Nevada. This is truly an amazing and memorable experience for me.

Don't forget to bring with you your camera. It is like taking pictures in Paris or Rome..what else can I say?? more in my next posts because the images below will explain it all.

Freemont Street is one street that is mainly enclosed under a large dome-like structure that is called Viva Vision.

Disneyland where millions of dreams come true...a place to be happy and forget all your problems for a while..Disneyland Park creates a thousand different memories, from joyful times in a kingdom of storybook enchantment to a thrilling journey in to the realm of pioneers in the Old West...

I will be sharing to you next time more photos from Disneyland park!!! keep reading friends!!! hope you enjoy your visit here!!! take care everyone!!

The German-American Volksfest in Hohenfels, Bavaria, Germany will be ending in some minutes now. I believed that the five-day festival was another success. This is also the first time that I had a complete attendance in that celebration. I was there five days in a row with friends.

There are a lot of things that I love there. First and foremost are the different delicacies that you can taste and eat there. For sure, I need to look at lipozene reviews in couple of days because I was eating too much during the festival. I tasted different kinds of food from Asian to Greek, Hungarian, German, French and American delicacies. Another thing I love was listening to the music and live band in the beer tent. Carnival rides are not really for me because I feel dizzy with it. Sad to day, they don't have a Ferris wheel this year. That is the only ride that I love.

The fun and enjoyment we had during that five-day festival is priceless. Hopefully, next year again.

I did not really hang-out in Cleopatra Barge in Caesars Palace, Las Vegas. I used to pass this area when I go inside Caesars Palace. Some people said that it is cheesy place to enjoy, have fun, dance, drink, or simply watching others. Some people simply love this place!

The first thing you notice is the bow of the ship as you walk by it inside the casino. Then you realize that this place is actually a bar on water inside a casino. They have a DJ and a band playing music here. Music from the 80's or even five decades are also being played here.

Cleopatra Barge had also some facelift a few years ago and this classic lounge is newer, hotter and hipper. You can dance the night away, laugh and yes, people will be watching you.

Sad to say that I never spend a night listening to their band in Cleopatra Barge. What I only have was this image that I took when I passed-by. Sorry, it is not nicely taken.


A club venue that displays Cleopatra in a bosom-baring golden glory, as she is on the ship's bow. Photo opportunity here. Nice Egyptian style atmosphere. No cover. Servers are attentive and quite conversationalists. Music is club-like and sounds loud in such a small club. It can be heard down the hall. Club patrons can go dancing on her barge as it floats on water. The barge's oars move. Entry to the barge is by a short bridge which connects to the barge's dancefloor. It's like walking the plank like Wendy (that character from "Peter Pan") without pirates urging me on. And so, dancing on the barge presents a very up-close proximity with the rest of the patrons on the dancefloor. A cramped dancefloor. It's seems everyone wants to be on the barge. It's fun, an awesome experience. It's a-rockin' to and fro as the barge moves to everyone's dance rhythms. A scary thought: someone may topple overboard. Someone who may be a little light-headed from cocktail drink may lose balance or may be prone to 'seasickness' even though the barge is not on real big waves. That's when the fun is funny serious. "Man overboard!" ""No nay ne'er!" Let's just scamper for "Land-ho!" Cleopatra's barge is a thrill.
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What do you expect when you visit Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas, Nevada? Crowds of people! Glittering lights! Amazing visual and sound effects! Every minute of fun is in this part of Las Vegas! For sure, you will not only want a night of fun here but more nights and day of fun!

The Fremont Street Experience, FSE for short, is located in fabulous downtown Las Vegas. If you want to see and experience free live entertainment, you can have it here. There is always a party atmosphere here and great casinos are just around the corner.

The best part that amazed me was the bikers show. I don't know how it is exactly called but I witnessed it and it was truly a superb performance. If I am not mistaken, it was the so-called
"Bad to the Bone," which is a a wild motorcycle ride with the bad boys of rock.

The highlight in FSE is the biggest LED screen in the world that can be seen here. This place in Las Vegas is truly entertaining. Don't miss to see and experience FSE when you visit the so-called "Entertainment and Gaming Capital of the World".


The Viva Vision canopy. The canopy towers 90 feet above the ground and spans the length of five football fields. Featuring more than 12 million LED modules and 555,000-watt sound system, the light show attracts tourists and locals alike.

This is another place to enjoy and have fun! If you love animals and marine life, this could be the perfect place to go. SeaWorld San Diego in California, United States is an animal theme park, oceanarium, and marine mammal park. It is known for its attractions like the Bayside Skyride, Rocky Point Preserve, Journey to Atlantis, SeaWorld Sky Tower, Shipwreck Rapids and a lot more. Some animal shows and exhibits like dolphins, Pacific Walruses, Killer Whale, Penguins, Polar Bears and Whales.


The park is owned by SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, a division of The Blackstone Group.

Memories and photographs...these are the things that are always left to me after my travels and holidays. My Las Vegas vacation was a very memorable one not only because I had seen a lot in Vegas but most of all I had a great time with my sister and her hubby and also spending quality time with my relatives and new friends.

I am glad to see the performance of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in Las Vegas. I am trying to remember now which hotel they performed last time.




The Ringlings purchased the Barnum & Bailey Circus in 1907 and ran the circuses separately until 1919. By that time, Charles Edward Ringling and John Nicholas Ringling were the only remaining brothers of the five who founded the circus. They decided that it was too difficult to run the two circuses independently, and on March 29, 1919, "Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows" debuted at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The posters declared, "The Ringling Bros. World's Greatest Shows and the Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show on Earth are now combined into one record giant of all exhibitions." Charles E. Ringling died in 1926, but the circus flourished through the Roaring 20s.In 1929 the American Circus Corporation signed a contract to perform in New York's Madison Square Garden. John Nicholas Ringling purchased American Circus for $1.7 million. That absorbed five major shows: Sells-Floto Circus, Al G. Barnes Circus, Sparks Circus, Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus, and John Robinson Circus. more here

I am not really very sure now if Disneyland from different parts of the globe like in Hongkong, Paris, Anaheim in California are performing fireworks shows everday. I am only very sure that during our visit in Disneyland in Anaheim, California in June 2008, we were able to witness a fireworks show.

Fireworks such as Fantasy in the Sky, Believe...There's Magic in the Stars, Magic- Music and Mayhem, Remember Dreams Come True are only some of the themed fireworks performed in Disneyland.

Off personal topic: I am very desperate to find Diet pills that work without exercise. Good thing to know, I guess I am starting a healthy diet now. I only ate vegetable salad this evening. I am wondering what will be the results if I have to do this everyday for a month or two. We will see!

The Sleeping Beauty Castle is an iconic symbol of Disneyland. It is based on Neuschwanstein Castle of King Ludwig II, king of Bavaria, Germany. I am happy to see the Sleeping Beauty Castle in Disneyland, Anaheim in California. I am happier as I saw for the third time the famous Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria. Both are amazing architectures but of course King Ludwig's castle is the best!