Great nights in Vienna Austria

Pork with Potatoes, Onions and some other stuff. . . it was alright.

City center of Vienna, look at the how beautiful a corner is in Vienna.

It would be a dream to wake up to this scenery every day.

Amazing cathedrals

Boys in Vienna, Austria

The Mexican....

The Turkaitian.....

and the Aussie.....

Bratislava, Slovakia

View from our hostel room....

View of the bridge over the Danube River.....meh.

Some church as we were waiting for our rescue to Vienna.....

Trying to drink the pain of Bratislava away......unamused.

And we love BIER in Frankfurt

Frankfurt!

Is beautiful!

And my favorite thing.......THE CLEANEST TOILETS!!!!

Chicago sucks!

But Sam and I know how to alleviate the pain of being in a state that's behind about 10 years.

Patriotism

Paris is such a photogenic city. I took these back in January on my first trip to Europe. This is when it all started for me, the day that I saw the world in a whole different way.

Agaetis Byrjum

With only nearly a week away before my departure to Europe again, I can't help but feel like a 5 year old anticipating his first trip to Disneyland, even though this is really my third trip. I do have to admit, I’m a bit stressed out about it since this trip was such short notice. Originally we were all suppose to go to Cuba, but for one thing or another, the embargo has convinced us to stay away from the island. It’s not the political side of it all, rather the outcome it has on the cost of getting there. . . . . .Oh well, some other time I hope.

Visiting Europe is more of a religious experience, one that puts me in a blissful state of ecstasy. Being in a foreign country does cause me to be engrossed in my new surroundings, and that's conceivably the sensation that I tend to value further. Not automatically an escapists approach, but instead one where I can in fact say that my visual senses and imagination are stimulated by what I can truly submit to as genuine historical remnants of our past. The issue here is that it forces me to set such high expectations for my own locale, one that gives me this sense of sullenness towards our cosmopolitan way of thinking where chic and luxury are the fundamentals of this nation’s view on what is referred to as "art".

M83-Running Into Flowers

I went for a walk around my neighborhood to unwind a bit today. During my stroll, I came across this BEAUTIFUL flower in one of my neighbor’s garden. Everything about it is just amazing, starting from the very heart of the flower, to the vibrant glow of its petals.

I have NOT been this busy in a VERY, VERY, VERY long time. It’s good to see that business is finally starting to pick up after 6 of the longest and most painful months. I’ve had the most hectic schedule lately though. It’s not so much only work…..well 90% of it is, but I’m also in the process of enrolling for school too, AND still doing the final planning on this abrupt trip to Europe. On the bright side, I’m excited to say that we found a place in Vienna where a couch surfer will be hosting us in his house. That means that not only are we staying in a place for free, but we get to make new friends out on the other side of the world. In Barcelona it seems it will be a similar scenario. I’m proud to say that this is going to be one of the most inexpensive trips we have taken, and at the same time, we get to enjoy the scenery of 7 countries.

California Livin'

Here are some shots I took during sunset along Belmont Shores. What I like about the first one is that I captured a lady trying to call what appears to be nothing's attention. . . FAIL. Sunset was beautiful to watch from the ocean, especially when you get a glimpse of the blanket of smog that's keeping us all snuggled. . . FAIL. Do I even have to say anything about the last picture. . . . 10 points on the scoreboard for major. . FAILURE (notice that rapid intensification in font size)...Sorry buddy, by the look of her face, you don't get Sorry Try Again :-(.

Peek-a-boo

FREEDOM!!!!

Happy 4th of July Long Beach! On this great day of freedon and independence, I shall do what every other American does when celebrating their freedom; drink beer, barbecue, eat terrible, and drink more beer, I love my "freedom".

By the way, here's an image of one of the man-made islands that sit out in the middle of our harbor. I'm not too sure what exactly they are, but I'm pretty sure that our harbor bleeds dark blood or what we refer to as oil because of those "islands".

The Dudes

Industrial Beaches

We don't live in a wasteland, you guys are just speaking nonsense......**sigh**. Ladies and gentlemen, these are our beaches in Long Beach. And no that's not seaweed, that's all trash.