Atlantic City..

Atlantic City, a place to live your dreams.. If you're a gambler that is. Theres casinos all over the place, and most of it is owned by the great Donald J. Trump. Ok.. lets not jump straight to the highlight (like theres any.. :P). I'll start from the beginning. It was a two hour drive from Whippany. Again.. its all green, two lane highway, 3 tolls. Andy printed a map to this tourist attraction on the outskirt of Atlantic City. Can't remember the name of it though. Its a hotel!! can you believe it. I though it was a huge sculpture or something.. But there were windows at the belly and hinds of the elephant. It was right beside the beach. I saw a few dolphins swimming close to the shoreline. Its like in the movies.. except its real. Can't believe my eyes.. dolphins!!! By the time my camera phone was ready to take some shots, they swam away :(













From there we headed straight to the heart of Atlantic city. There were lots of cops there.. got a bit nervous. Guys who know me well, know why. Parked the car (it was USD6 for 12 hours), got something to eat, and started my latest adventure. It was great food by the way. Found this halal place to eat, Crown Fried Chicken. Name sounds American right?? but they serve Chicken biryanis... at it was spicy. Since i've been here, nothing was really hot and spicy. This one got my nose running and a bit sweating. Remember, I'm sweating at 40+F. Its really spicy.


We walked pass a casino to get to the boardwalk. It was full of people.. old people!!! I guess theres nothing much to do here when you're old. Got money, nothing to do.. just make someone else a few millions richer. Why not?? Passed through, and arrived at the boardwalk. It was a sea side walkway. The first thing I should say, the sunlight was blinding. It took me at least 10 minutes to adjust to the bright condition. Made our way leftwards, towards Trump Taj Mahal. On the way, found a Korean war memorial, Hard Rock Cafe, a freakish puppet master. His look was scary.. but his puppet.. 10 x scarier. Kinda reminded me of Chucky.. and that Saw movie puppet. Pictures attached. Another thing is.. back home you got cats begging for food at stalls. Here, you get sea gulls doing the same. A really handful bunch.


Walked there till nightfall.. took a few pictures.. and made our way home. It was a good experience. Tired of walking.. but worthwhile. A place that really... really.. and I mean really make you plan your future.. so you don't end up old.. alone.. and gambling your money away... Lesson learnt. Till then.......

New Hope, Pennsylvania

New Hope.. Its a beautiful town in Pennsylvania. It is situated right beside the border between Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Cross the bridge in the picture, and you're back in Jersey.

This town is like stuck in time. The houses are centuries old from the looks of it. Its like you're driving along the highway.. surrounded by forests. One turn and you find this small town smack in the middle of no where. Apparently it is in the middle of somewhere, cause bikers swarm this town. I've never seen so many Harleys in one place. You got man riding, women riding, chicks riding, even neneks riding a big bike.

Its a historical site non the less. One of the first rail roads in Pennsylvania were built in New Hope. Guess thats why they call it New Hope. New hope to get outta town.. hehehe. The old steamer in the picture.. still runs. Went for a ride in it. And to have a taste of history, costs you USD14. A scam thats what it is.. 20 minutes ride to see a whole lotta woods.. and some nice houses in the middle of the jungle.

I got lucky that day. There was some outdoor art festival. People were swarming the streets. People here pays a s**t load of money for artworks. I saw one painting.. looks like it was drawn by a 12 year old and it costs USD300. Man I can make a living here.. :P

Another thing is the people here have elephant skins.. and i do mean thick!!. The weather was freezing cold.. like chill to the bone cold.. and they were out with shorts and light tops. I was wearing a windbreaker.. and yet I'm still shivering cold.

Last point.. to show that this is a rich country.. the fire department officers drive a Hummer. A bunch of show-offs. The best government rides back home.. are Nissan X-Trails and Rextons hahahhaah.

Back to New Hope.. Its a cool place to visit. Another "A" in the visit list. Till then....