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Trip to USA - San Francisco Part II

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Dragon Gate or ChinaTown gate has three portals, each covered with green tiles, is inspired by Chinese village architecture. The west and east (pedestrian) portal features a stone Chinese guardian lion. By tradition, the lion pair consists of one male and one female. The male lion, at the west portal, stands with his right fore paw atop a pearl or stone, symbolically guarding the structure or empire. The female lion, at the east portal, stands with her left fore paw atop a juvenile lion, symbolically guarding the occupants within. Union Square  Dewey Monument is a memorial statue dedicated, in 1903, to Admiral George Dewey and commemorates his victory in the battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American war.  Blue and White Ferry Ride - Sailor  Sea Lions Ghirardelli Square - The Ghirardelli chocolate company is a United States division of Swiss company Lindt. The Ghirardelli chocolate company was incorporated in 1852, and is the third oldest ...

Trip to USA - San Francisco Part - I

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San Francisco is famous for Silicon Valley and is considered as birth place of IT. All the major IT companies, including but not limited to Google, Facebook and Twitter, have their Headquarters here (check previous post ) One of the major factor for going to the US was visiting my client, that has office in San Francisco. Apart from IT hub, San Francisco has lot to offer that we will explore through the pics as they say - A picture is worth a thousand words :) With US office Team  With the CEO :) Let's start with other pics: Museum of Ice Cream - is an interactive art exhibit with ice cream and candy themed exhibits, all brightly colored, in a maze of rooms containing "among other things, a rock-candy cave, a unicorn, and a swimming pool of rainbow sprinkles". The exhibits are very often the backdrop for selfies, and the many selfies posted to Instagram, Flickr, Facebook, and other social media sites.   Pier 39  Fisherman's Wharf ...

Trip to USA

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Every person in this world dreams of visiting the US at least once. Such  Dream Destination , America is! I had tried 6-7 years ago but didn't get the visa, so thought of trying again this year. As luck can have it, i got the visa. I was the happiest person in the world. I was on cloud nine. When i started searching for hotels or flights, realized US is so expensive. Anyhow, i wanted to visit my Dream Destination as early as possible, so booked the flight and the hotel. Enough of the talk, let's start with the pics - Mumbai Airport Double Decker Aeroplane  If you look closely, you will see the rainbow  Shadow of the plane over the ocean  San Francisco Airport  In India, whole road is Emergency Parking unlike USA What non-sense is this?  At Google Headquarters - Android Pie  At Facebook Headquarters At Twitter Headquarters  At Boeing Stay tuned for the next post :) 

Hong Kong - Man Mo Temple and Science Museum

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Man Mo Temple , is another tourist attraction in Hong Kong, dedicated to the civil or literature god Man Cheong . It was built in 1847 and is one of the oldest temple in Hong Kong. It is popularly patronized by scholars and students seeking progress in their studies or ranking in civil examinations. Science Museum - A total of 18 galleries cover a wide range of science and technology topics including light, sound, motion, electricity and magnetism, mathematics, life science, geography, meteorology, computer, transportation, communication, food science, energy/energy conservation and home technology. Stay tuned for the next post, a new country, a new destination

Hong Kong - The Ocean Park

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Ocean Park Hong Kong, commonly known as Ocean Park, is one of its kind that has a marine park, oceanarium, animal theme park and amusement park  all in one. It is one of the major tourist attraction in Hong Kong and ranked as 7th most popular theme parks in the world by Forbes. Ocean park is divided in Eight attraction zones -  Amazing Asian Animals, Aqua City, Whiskers Harbour, Marine World, Polar Adventure, Adventure Land, Thrill Mountain and the Rainforest .  Manta Ray Sea Anemone  Jelly Fish  Sea Horse Tiny Fishes Star Fish  Cable Car  Zebra Sharks Saw Sharks Tunnel below  I will eat everything  Me :) Garden of Joy