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Funny Moments that Happen on Vacations

Vacations can be really funny things.  It seems like on almost every vacation you go on there tends to be some sort of tragedy that you can look back on later and laugh about.

For example, when my wife was in high school she went with the high school choir to a competition in Las Vegas.  While they were there they decided to do some sight-seeing as well.  So while walking up and down the strip my wife (then girlfriend) somehow managed to cut her toe open when riding the escalators!  I to this day don’t know how she managed this, but she left a pretty good trail of blood all the way back to her hotel!  She would have been safer staying on the tour bus offered by various Las Vegas tours!

In high school I was in band, and I was part of a local group that got to go to Europe for about 2 weeks.  The biggest problem that I had there was that I’m too tall and kept hitting my head on different things!  I remember one day I was so proud that I had gone the whole day without hitting my head.  I was walking along the side of the bus telling someone this when ‘crack!’, I hit my head on the rear view mirror…

So needless to say, vacations can be a lot of fun when you look back at the painful and silly moments that happen.

One place my wife and I would like to go sometime is to New York City to see the sites there.  Maybe while we’re there we can check out the Top of the Rock Observation Deck at the Rockefeller Center. I hear it’s pretty cool!

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Going on Vacation…Don’t Forget a Car!

One of the nice things about flying somewhere is that you don’t have to make a long drive to your destination…but then what do you do to get around? Well of course that’s where a car rental comes in handy!

Now I have to admit that the last time my wife and I rented a car was for our honeymoon. But it was a lot of fun. We were talking the other day about someday making a trip to Hawaii or some other really cool place then renting a sports car to drive around in. We’d mainly do this cause I know I’ll probably never buy one, but would love the fun of driving one sometime!

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A Spring Vacation in San Francisco

I could use a little vacation. Chances are that I’m not going to get one, but I think it would be great. I remember one time in high school we went on a trip to San Francisco in the spring and it was really nice this time of year! There are tons of things to do in San Francisco, whether it be touring Alcatraz or a number of other things.

If you’ve never been to Alcatraz, it’s pretty cool! Honestly, when I was there almost the whole time I was thinking about the scene from “So I Married an Axe Murderer,” so it made it extra fun.

Another cool thing to do there is check out the Golden Gate Bridge. It really is impressive when you see it live, and I can’t imagine what it took to get that thing built! Stuff like that has always blown me away.

But one of my favorite things that I did on that trip to San Francisco was visit the Hard Rock Cafe! I think that’s the only one that I’ve actually eaten at, and it was good food and good times!

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What Would I do in Bangkok?

Ok, time for another random post: what would I do if I was able to take a trip to Bangkok? Honestly, I think I’d do some sight seeing of the really cool Asian buildings. First on my list would be the Grand Palace. I don’t know what it is with Asian style buildings, but I’ve always thought they were really really cool. I’ve always wanted to visit some Asian country just to check out the architecture, and the stuff in Thailand is really really cool.

So if I were to go anywhere in Bangkok, that’s where I’d go.

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