Disneyland (California, USA)

The idea for Disneyland began the manufacture of Walter E. Disney and his brother, Roy, when carrying children - their children, Diane and Sharon, walked the road to see the carnival or circus.
They want to create a playground for the family of a permanent absence of negative elements (the carnival and circus at that time often move to move and has attractions that are not recommended to watch the children). They realized that the place for parents and children to enjoy activities together has never existed.

At the same time, many people wrote to Walt Disney and requested that the studio allowed to visit their favorite DisneyDisney studio. Walt realized that the studio is being used for work can not offer much to visitors who come. and meet with leaders

Walt's original idea was to build a place near the studio where the tourists who come to take a photo with the statue of his favorite Disney character, then the idea was developed into a small playground with a pool and a boat that can be ridden. Own garden was to be named Garden Mickey Mouse, then the idea evolved into a bigger until now known as Disneyland. At the suggestion of researchers, from Stanford Research Institute, which justifies the view of the potential development of Walt Disney Disneyland is great, Disney bought 730,000 m2 area full of orange groves and walnut trees in Anaheim, Calif., south of Los Angeles. Construction began July 18, 1954 and was built in conjunction with Route 101 road construction in anticipation of the increase traffic flow to come to Disneyland, then two other roads are also added to the toll road even before Disneyland was completed. On July 18, 1955, the second day Disneyland opened, visitors have lined up since 2 am. The first of three visitor Disneyland, David MacPherson, Christine Vess and Michael Schwartner awarded lifetime passes to Disneyland all around the world.

Houston, Texas, USA

Hey y'all! I hope you enjoyed my last post about my trip to Las Vegas! For today, I wanted to try something different. My friend Brad recently took a trip to Houston and instead of me writing about a place I've never been, I thought I'd get some words from him about his own experience! Here is my guest blogger.

Hello bloggers! Brad Heglin here, writing as Hyo's first guest blogger about a trip I recently took. This past weekend I flew to the United States' very own Houston, Texas. This was my first time really getting away from the east coast so I was very excited for the trip. I left Logan Airport in Boston at 11:05, switched planes in Baltimore (BWI) and finally my plane touched down at Hobby Airport in Houston at 3:40 on Thursday afternoon, and thus began my adventure. Though I was there for a conference held by HOBY, a youth leadership organization, and would be in sessions most of the time, I knew I would have a little time to explore and that is what I'm here to share with you!

First things first: find the hotel. I took a shuttle with several others going to the conference that I had met up with in Baltimore. Meeting for the first time we all had plenty to talk about, but I made sure to take in the sights passing by me on the way. The city is very different from what we see here in Boston. It is spread out over the entire area that makes up Houston, so instead of being a bunch of stores, restaurants and skyscrapers clumped at the center, there are tufts of them throughout Houston with neighborhoods and small business areas in between. That aside, it was mostly as I expected, sand colored buildings and homes with terracotta styled rooftops. There were palm trees and the temperature was extremely hot but either way I was glad to be there.

Finally arriving at the hotel we grabbed our bags and went inside; what I found was very impressive. The hotel had a beautiful lobby was decorated with comfortable cushion chairs, lovely rugs, and these awesome gardens and fountains spread throughout the room.

After checking all this out I made my way to the elevators and luckily for me, the rooms also met my expectations and were just as nice as the lobby. Complete with two full beds, a flat screen tv, and a very large bathroom with toilet (which had a phone next to it!), big shower and a mirror which ran around the room, I was very impressed. The service we received from the staff was also above and beyond.

The first night I ate at the hotel restaurant and bar, the "NOÉ", which despite the high prices was well worth it. I had quesadillas and a beer, which were delicious and the service was very good too. They also have a lounge area separate from the restaurant which guests are allowed to use for smaller more casual groups! There was also a bar in the basement of the hotel, which isn't as sketchy as it sounds, called "The Black Swan" . It was actually very cool; offering a large variety of drinks, had small private booths throughout and a dance floor in the back for people enjoy! Some such people were from one of the four weddings held there that weekend, in addition to vacationers and our group attending the conference, so the hotel holds a variety of events and has plenty of space for them.

In addition to this we also ate at a restaurant called "El Tiempo" which was very good. The fajitas were to die for and I highly recommend checking this place out. From there we went on to a club called "The Roosevelt" and spent the night dancing and having a good time.

Though these were the only sights I really got to check out the city of Houston seems fun with plenty to do. There is also a large mall known as the Houston Galleria with plenty of shopping, food, and entertainment to keep you going. Though I did get to go many people did and had an awesome time whether they were purchasing some snazzy new outfits or just people watching.

I hope you all enjoyed my first blog! I stand by all the places that I mentioned so check them out if you're ever in Houston! Otherwise keep reading and happy travels! Thanks.

~Brad

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Hey bloglovers and followers! This week has been absolutely crazy: I went on vacation to the great Sin City, Las Vegas, Nevada for my 21^st birthday celebration! To make it up to you all for not posting for a while, I’ll tell you all the nitty gritty details of my trip.

Las Vegas, meaning “The Meadows” in Spanish, is worldly famous for its tourism, shopping, gambling, and fine dining. It was a stopover for pioneers and travelers out west, then thanks to the continental railroad, expanded exponentially in the early 20^th century. But enough about the history, let’s get right into my trip!

My family and I arrived on Wednesday, my birthday after a long 6 hour flight from Manchester, New Hampshire. We had a layover at Chicago Airport, where I ran into some awesome statues of The Blues Brothers. The Las Vegas airport was extremely easy to get around, although it was easy to get distracted by all the slot machines and advertisements for shows! We took a tram to get to the baggage claim, and took a shuttle right to the Rent-A-Car Center. After getting our rent, we headed over to the Mirage Casino right on Las Vegas Boulevard (aka The Strip). The Mirage was amazing; everywhere I looked I found something unique and mesmerizing.

For my birthday dinner, we went to Bouchon restaurant at the Venetian. The restaurant had a fancy atmosphere and there I ordered my first legal drink called “Nirvana,” which was a fruity cocktail with pineapple and lime juices. Afterwards, we headed over to Treasure Island for the Mystére, a Cirque du Soleil show. The show was absolutely insane! The tricks put on by the performers were jawdropping and the experience as a whole was extremely unique.

The next day, my sister and I hit the mall and slot machines at Caesar’s Palace. Of course, everyone thinks of Caesar’s Palace when they think of The Strip because it is certainly beautiful, not to mention HUGE. I was awed (and exhausted) by how many shops were inside this building!

That night, my sister and I headed over to the TAO club at the Venetian, which was incredible. Frequently visited by many celebrities, the club was three stories high and had a roof deck called “TAO Beach,” which featured an outdoor pool, bars, tables, booths and benches. The club also offered an open bar towards the beginning of the night, which was a definite plus.

The next night, my family and I went to Bellagio, which had amazing sights to see, including an exhibit by Dale Chihuly. After spending a little time inside the Casino, we stepped outside to experience the water show, which was captivating and also refreshing (the desert was starting to get to me).

Afterwards, my sister and I headed over to meet a friend of mine across the boulevard to Sugar Factory, a huge candy store/bar/restaurant inside Paris Casino. This famous place is home to the Couture Pops, which are decorated and bedazzled lollipops. After making a couple sweet purchases, we headed over to the bar where I ordered the Lollipop Passion cocktail. This giant cocktail was a little piece of heaven: it was poured over dry ice cubes at the bottom so that when the drink was poured in, the cocktail started bubbling and smoke poured out over the sides. It was garnished with two unicorn candy pops and a candy necklace… talk about a drink! For the remainder of the night, we hung out at Paris and enjoyed some gambling.

On our last full day in Vegas, my family and I went all over The Strip to explore other casinos and cool attractions. We first checked out Luxor, which is in the shape of a giant black, glass pyramid. This Egyptian-themed casino was pretty impressive, yet at the same time, it probably was one of my least favorites. The place was much smaller inside than I had expected and was badly ventilated that there was a huge cloud of smoke that filled the whole place. However, they did offer plenty of shows and had a huge party going on at their famous pool called Oasis.

After, we headed over next door to New York New York, which was much more impressive. The place took their theme very seriously, not to mention there was a huge roller coaster going in and out of the building! We had dinner at the New York Pizzeria, which had a huge variety of specialties and toppings as well as cheap for those of you who are looking for a trip on a budget.

To end our trip with a bang, we took our chances and headed over to MGM Grand after dinner to see if we could score any last minute tickets to another Cirque du Soleil show. Luckily, thanks to an amazing concierge, we got tickets on the center section of the theatre for a reasonable price! We headed over to see KÀ, which turned out to be a much more entertaining show than the first one we went to see at Treasure Island.

Four nights and five days seemed like a long time to spend in Las Vegas; however, I felt like there were so many things I didn’t get to see. Even as my second time there I didn’t even get to see half of the casinos and attractions, which proves that the 4.2 mile Strip is a giant place to explore. That’s about as detailed as I can get about my amazing trip, I hope you got all the way through to down here! My advice if you’d like to plan a trip to Vegas is to have a set itinerary to see as much as you can so that you’re not distracted for hours at the addicting slot machines. Thanks for reading!

Washington D.C., USA

Hey Readers! HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!! I’m extremely excited to celebrate America’s birthday alllll day, and on that note, I decided to do a post on some place that fits the shoe the best for today: Washington D.C., United States. Washington D.C., otherwise referred to as Washington, “The District”, or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States founded in 1790. As the capital, this district does not belong to any particular state in the country and is instead directly overseen by the federal government. The city was, naturally, named after the first president, George Washington.

I don’t want to bore you with the history of the city so I’ll go straight into what you can do TODAY at “The District.” The first to see is probably all the big monuments around town, such as the White House (that’s a given), the U.S. Capitol, and the Washington Monument. These are the most famous monuments known to most citizens around the country and are often featured on dollar bills and television shows.

If you’re going to Washington D.C., you can’t ignore the Smithsonian Institution, and mostly because it covers a large chunk of the city. These are all different types of museums, gardens and monuments that you just must visit! There are 19 museums, 9 research centers, and more than 140 affiliate museums around the world. Some of these include the Air and Space Museum (which features Amelia Earhart’s famous red airplane and also the Spirit of St. Louis), American History Museum, Natural History Museum (you may have seen this one in the second Night at the Museum movie), and the National Zoo. Oh, and the best part of this: all admissions to museums and galleries are FREE! To check out all the museums, galleries and zoo that make up the institution, visit http://www.si.edu/Museums.

D.C. also has endless monuments you can visit, and the most touching monuments are the memorials. Some of these memorials consist of the World War II Memorial, Korean War Memorial, Vietnam War Memorial, and the Lincoln Memorial (the huge statue of Lincoln sitting on the chair). There are many others that surround the National Mall (no it’s not a mall you can go shopping in).

If you’re planning a trip to Washington D.C., don’t let it be a one or two day trip. I’ve been there twice and both were dissatisfying since I only got to stay for a day or two. If you want to get the full experience and visit all the monuments, museums, galleries, and memorials, you’ll definitely want to stay for a couple extra days. This is most certainly a very unique place full of sites to see and enjoy.

The best time of the year to visit the District is most likely during the Cherry Blossom Festival, which usually runs from end of March to end of April. This is the perfect time to go since everywhere you look, you’ll be absolutely stunned by the beauty of the cherry blossom flowers. Hope you have an amazing day full of celebration today, readers!!