Monday, October 22, 2007

Atlantic Ocean: Whale-watching

Boston Harbor


Adam & Richard


Plankton-rich sea water


First sights of humpback whale




Note the rainbow-color mist from the whale's blowhole




Mouth of the whale surfacing vertically after taking in a big mouthful of plankton-rich water


Giants looming near






Goodbye






Saturday, October 20, 2007

Boston: (Pumpkin Festival, Halloween)









Halloween Decorations@Tang






New Hampshire: Mount Monadnock

Mount Monadnock ("the second-most-climbed mountain in the world", behind Mt Fuji in Japan) during peak foliage viewing season



















Monday, October 08, 2007

Washington DC: Other sights

George Washington Uni


Outside FBI HQ


Pentagon (no pics allowed)


American Red Cross



Chinatown


Our Allen Lee hotel

Washington DC: Museums

National Archives storing the 1.) Declaration of independence, 2.) Constitution & 3.) Bill of rights/Amendments


Declaration of Independence


The man behind it all-->Smithsonian Castle


National Gallery of Art


Da Vinci's only painting in America


National Air & Space Museum




American Indian Museum


Natural History Museum

Washington DC: Iwo Jima Memorial, Arlington Cemetery

Bridge to Arlington


Iwo Jima Memorial




Seabeas of the US Navy Memorial


Arlington Cemetery






John F Kennedy Memorial