2010년 12월 9일 목요일

Alaska- Anchorage





Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait. Approximately half of Alaska's 698,473 resident live within the Anchorage metropolitan area. As of 2009, Alaska remains the least densely populated state of the U.S



Anchorage is the northernmost major city in the United States, and largest city in the U.S state of Alaska. With an estimated 286,174 municipal residents in 2009, the city constitues more than 40 percent of the state's totla population, only New York has a higher percentage of residents who live in the state's largest city.

I think that Alaska don't have a lot of view than other cities, but When I look at the Alaska pictures, my mind is comfortable. So nice place.

2010년 12월 8일 수요일

Seattle


Seattle is the northermost major city in the contiguous United States, and the largest city in the Pacific Northwest and in the state of Washington.


The Space Needle, dating from the Century 21 Exposition, is Seattle's most recognizable landmark, having been featured in the logo of the television show Frasier and the backgrounds of the television series Dark Angel , Grey's Anatomy and iCarly, and films such as it happened at the World's Fair, Sleepless in Seattle , and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. The fairgrounds surrounding the Needle have been converted in to Seattle Center, which remains the site of many local civic and cultural events, such as Bumbershoot, Folklife, and the Bite of Seattle. Seattle Center plays multiple roles in the city, ranging from a public fair ground to a civic center, though recent economic losses have called its viability and future into question. The Seattle Center Monorail was also constructed for Centrury 21 and still runs from Seattle Center to Westlake Center, a downtown shopping mall, a little over a mile to the southeast.


Seattle is considered the home of grunge music, because it was home to artists such as Soundgarden, Nivana, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, and Mudhoney, all of whom reached vast audiences in the early 1990s. The city is also home to such varied musicians as avant-grade jazz musicians Bill Frisell and Wayne Hovitz, rapper Sir Mix- a Lot, smooth jazz saxophonist Kenny G, Heart, heavy metal bands Queensryche, Nevermore and Sunn , as well as such poppier rock bands as Harvey Danger, Goodness, and The Presidents of the United States of America. Such mucicians as Jimi Hendrix, Duff Mckagan, etc spent their formative years in Seattle.

Hawaii

SO HOT! HAWAII *.*




Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S states (August 21, 1959) and is the only U.S state made up entirely of islands. Its capital is Honolulu on the island of O'ahu. Hawaii is often referred to as the Paradise of the Pacific. Hawaii have so beautiful shore and beach. That is like emerald. So, Hawaii is popular to newlyweds.


Wikiki and Hanauma beaches ↑



However, all the Hawaiian islands were formed from volcanic activity initiated at an undersea magma source called a hotspot. As the tectonic plate beveath much of the Pacific Ocean moves to the northwest, the hot spot remains stationary, slowly creating new volcanoes. Due to the hotspot's location, the only active volcanoes are located around the southern half of the Big Island. The newest volcano is located south of the Big Island's coast.


BE CAREFUL!
^^

Las Vegas


Las Vegas locate in the New Mexico states, this place is like desert because there are too climate. So, some people sleep during the daytime in hotels and hang out streets. Of course, Las Vegas's night view is so beautiful and dazzle too.

Las Vegas is tourist city. There are many shows and casino especially, many gamblers try to hit the jackpot in Las Vegas. Not only do casino but looking for many interestings to watch.

If someone go to Las Vegas, they have to go the Bellagio Hotel. Bellagio Hotel is best famous place in Las Vegas. If you visit the hotel, you can find a large fountain with dancing.
Also, there are miniature of building of various countries of the world.


As I survey the Las Vegas, I'm in love about this place. Las Vegas is the first my heart.

Los Angeles

Los Angeles is one of the most place that I want to go. Los Angeles is called just L.A .
L.A is the second most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of california and the western United States.
Hollywood, a well-known district of L.A, is often mistaken as an independent city.



L.A is home to Hollywood, globally recognized as the epicenter of the motion picture industry. A testament to its preeminence in film, the city plays host to the annual Academy Awards, the oldest and one of the most prominent award ceremonies in the world. Futhermore, there are 54 film festivals every year, which translates into more than one every week.


There are another attraction. Universal studio is funny place. I have gone the Japan's Univercal sudio, I impressed. So I want to go the Universal studio in L.A. Universal studio can meet a lot of characters like a Shrek and Simson. Also, This place can undergo film location like real.






Manhattan


Manhattan is the oldest, smallest and most densely-populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on Manhattan Island at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York Country, an original country of the state of New York. Manhattan is a major commercial, financial, and culture center of both the United States and world Anchored by Wall street, in Lower Manhattan, New York City vies with the City of London as the financial capital of the world.

Manhattan's many neighborhoods are not named according to any particular convention. Some are geographical, or ethnically descriptive(Little Italy). Others are acronyms, such as TRIBECA or SOHO, or the far more recent vintages NOLITA and NOMAD. Some neighborhoods, such as SOHO, are commercial and known for upscale shopping.
The skyscraper, which has shaped Manhattan's distinctive skyline, has been closely associated with New York City's identity since the end of the 19th century. From 1890-1973, the wold's tallest building was in Manhattan, with nine different buildings holding the title. The New York World Building on Park Row, was the first to take the title, standing 309 feet untile 1955, when it was demolished to construct a new ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge.
Also, the former Twin Towers of the World Trade Center were located in Lower Manhattan. This World Trade Center, a replacement for the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, is currently under construction and is slated to be ready for occupancy in 2013.
The Empire State Building was the world's tallest building from 1931 to 1972, and is currently the tallest building in the city.


Manhattan is famouse for cultures too. A popular haven for art, the downtown neighborhood of Chelsea is widely known for its galleries and cultural events, with more than 200 art galleries that are home to modern art from both upcoming and established artists.
Broadway theatre is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. Plays and musicals are staged in one of the 39 larger professional theatres with at least 500 seats, almost all in and around Times Square. Off- Broadway theatres feature productions in venues with 100-500 seats.
A little more than a mile from Times Square is the Lincoln Center, home to noe of the world's most prestigious opera houses, that of the Metropolitan Opera. Manhattan is also home to some of the most extensive art collections, both contemporary and historical, in the world including the Metropilitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Frick Collection, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Frank Lloyd Wright- designed Guggenheim Museum.
I love New York!

2010년 12월 6일 월요일

Chicago

CHICAGO


Chicago is the largest city in the state of Illinois. With over 2.8 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most popluous city in the USA. Its metropolitan area, commoly named "Chicaholand" is the 26th most populous in the world, home to an estimated 9.7 million people spread across the U.S states of Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana Chicago is the country seat of Cook Country. Also, the city is a center for business and finance and is listed as one of the world's top ten Global Financial Centers. The World Cities Study Group at Loughborough University rated Chicago as an "alpha world city" Chicago is a stronghold of the Democratic Party and has been home to many influential politicians, including the current President of the United States, Barak Obama.

Chicago River is the south border of the Near North side and Streeterville and the north border of Chicago Loop, Lakeshore East and Illinois Center, which from Lake Shore Drive's Link Bridge with Trump International Hotel and Tower at jog in the river in the center.

ENTERTAINMENT

Chicago's theatre community spawned modern improvisational theatre. Two renowned comedy troupes emerged.
Chicago offers Broadway- style entertainment at theaters such as Ford Center for the performing Arts Oriental Theatre, Bank of America Theatre, Cadillac Palace Theatre, Auditorium Building of Roosevelt University, and Dury Lane Theatre Water Tower Place. Polich language productions for Chicago's large Polish speaking population can be seen at the historic Gateway Theatre in Jefferson Park.


PIZZA
Chicago lays claim to a large number of regional specialties, all of which reflect the city's ethnic and working class roots. Included among these are its nationally renowned deep-dish pizza, This style is said to have originated at Pizzeria Uno. I love it too much!! The Chicago-style thin crust is popular in the city as well.