Tuesday, October 08, 2024

African Safari: A Ten Day Trip From Nairobi, Kenya to Arusha, Tanzania


      August 26, 2024 Nairobi - Maasai Mara National Reserve Area, Kenya









      August 27 Nairobi - Maasai Mara National Reserve Area



     What better way to get the lay of the land for a safari than a hot air balloon ride.




      August 28 and 29 - Amboseli National Park Area







       August 30 - Amboseli Area-Arusha, Tanzania - Lake Manyara National Park Area





September 1 - Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania




September 2 - Ngorongoro Area-Serengeti National Park





September 10 - Serengeti





























Friday, June 14, 2024

New York City, May 27 - 30, 2024

The Statue of Liberty





 Ellis Island


The View Upon Arriving at Ellis Island.


The View of Ellis Island from The Statue of Liberty.


Inside the Ellis Island Museum.


The American Immigrant Wall of Honor celebrates the immigrant journey. Located alongside the Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration and overlooking Lower Manhattan, this permanent tribute to family heritage is home to nearly one million names.


Becky’s family (on her Mother's side) – both grandparents, uncle and mother fled their home in Romania in 1944 – eventually landing in a camp for displaced persons in Austria. In 1952, they boarded the USNS General S.D. Sturgis in Bremerhaven, Germany. The family arrived at Ellis Island on March 15, 1952. The Johann Klein Family – American Immigrant Wall of Honor.


The Manifest of In-Bound Passengers.

Times Square





Central Park - The Dakota


The World Trade Center Memorial


The World Trade Center Memorial Pool. This is the view from where the South Tower stood. The photo on top is from 2012.

One World Trade Center


Views from One World Trade Center


The Guggenheim Museum