Amazing Chicago... John Hancock Center, height: 1,506 feet / 459 meters.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Friday, April 10, 2009
Railroad: From New York to Chicago
Picture taken somewhere between New York and Chicago, October 2008. Another adventure - 20 hours on Amtrak (1149 km or 714 miles)!
Monday, March 30, 2009
Newspapers are dying...
A picture like this one, with a morning paper delivered to one's front door, can be a sign of the past real soon... Are the books next? Amazon's Kindle 2 is on the market...
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Electricity in Mexico
We all (probably) have to pay electricity bills... picture taken in Cancun, Mexico.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Mexican bus in Cancun
It's the cheapest way to travel in Mexico... It costs 6.50 peso per ride (50 cents), so no wonder buses are very popular. It is safe to ride them during the day in Cancun, but at night it's wiser to take a taxi.
Monday, March 2, 2009
New York under big snow...
The biggest winter storm this season came to New York area... Snow covered Ridgewood, NY - March 2, 2009.
Ice and Snow in New York
Northeaster's dumped a lot of inches of snow on New York last night and it's not over... Ridgewood, NY - March 2, 2009
Monday, February 23, 2009
Chichen Itza - Seven Wonders of the World
The Kukulkan pyramid at the Mayan ruins on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. Chichen Itza, Mexico, is the fifth out of the new Seven Wonders of he World.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
No Mayans... just iguanas...
Tulum, Mexico. The last city the Mayan civilization built before the Spaniards came... Located next to the Caribbean Sea. There are no more Mayans at Tulum ruins, but iguanas are doing just fine... Picture taken on our recent trip to Mexico (Feb. 11-16, 2009).