Happy New Year's!

It's time to say good-bye to 2009. It was not a bad year for me, but hopefully things will be even better in 2010!

Photo from New Year's Eve celebration in New Orleans - December 31st, 2008.

Life in the Big Easy

My Auntie's home in NoLa. Photo taken in November 2009.

Colorful

An interior wall of the Berlin Philharmonie building. Picture taken in December 2008.

Berlin Philharmonie

The famous concert hall in Berlin. Photo from December 2008.

Confidential to my dearest husband - zum Geburtstag viel Gluck!!

Christmas Lights

I thought there were some fancy lights in my neighborhood, but my parents had some even fancier decorations! Photo taken in Edmond, OK December 2009.

Reflections in Potsdamer Platz

Shopping is also big in Europe! Photo taken in Berlin, December 2008.

For more reflections from around the world, click here.

Merry Christmas!

Charlottenburger Schloss from December 2008. It was specially lit up for the open-air market on the castle grounds.

Which color do you prefer? I can't choose!

Lights on the Kudamm

I just love how European cities decorate for the holidays. Hope you are having a wonderful Christmas Eve. This photo comes to you from Berlin, taken in December 2008.

Weihnachtsmarkt in Gendarmenmarkt

Another Christmas market in Berlin. This one is in the former East Berlin. Photo taken in December 2008.

Weihnachtsmarkt vor dem Schloss

A beautiful stand in the Christmas Market on the grounds of the Charlottenburger Castle. Photo taken in December 2008.

Closing time

I believe this was a hint that it was time for us to go. Picture taken at Chez FonFon in Birmingham, AL, May 2009.

Del Coronado

The famous hotel Del Coronado. Maybe some of you know that this hotel was Disney's inspiration for the Grand Floridian Hotel at Disneyworld in Florida. It also served as a blueprint for the Disneyland Hotel in Paris.

Photo from February 2009, San Diego.

Reflections from Birmingham

Reflection from a cafe window in downtown Birmingham, AL. Photo taken in May 2009.

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Creepy street

A foggy night in downtown San Diego. Photo taken in February 2009.

Neigh!

Who doesn't love a beautiful horsie? This one was snapped at Sea World, San Diego in February 2009.

Shamu

Everyone needs a good photo of Shamu, right?

This one was taken in February 2009 at Sea World, San Diego.

Flamingos resting

Another look at the pink birds, these weren't prancers though. They were just relaxing in the water with some ducks and an egret. Photo taken at Sea World, San Diego in February 2009.

Flamingos prancing

Taken at Sea World, San Diego in February 2009.

View from the fort

I love when you have an opportunity to create a photo with a natural frame. This one comes to you from St. Kitts in March 2009.

Tropical Foilage

Photo from Dominica, March 2009.

I'm ready for my close-up

A beautiful iguana photographed in Antigua in March 2009.

St. Kitts Coastline

Photo taken in March 2009.

Phone booths

Do these still exist anymore? Photographed in Dominica, March 2009.

St. Lucia

A spectacular view on the volcanic mountains. Photo taken in March 2009.

Loveland Pass

Color photo from the Loveland Pass taken outside Denver in August 2008.


Black and white version? Which do you prefer?

Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe in April 2008. Color version.


Black and white version. Do you have a preference?

Times Square by night

Photo from June 2009.

Sunset over San Juan

Taken from the port of San Juan in March 2009 from the Carnival Victory cruise ship.

St. Thomas

The port of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands from March 2009.

Sailboat in Dominica

Boat docked in Dominica. Photo from March 2009.

Waterfall

Waterfall hike in Dominica. March 2009.

Testing

This is a test post to see what it would look like if I used this template for my blog.

These templates from outside of blogger are not as easy to work with, but I think I could get this one up and running.