Feb 6, 2010 — a historic day. The day of the Washington DC Snowpocalypse. Over 2 feet of snow. The 4th largest snowfall in a single day in Washington DC History. No video — as it’s really hard to shoot good video in a blizzard, but check out some of these pictures.
In South Beach, Miami Beach, Florida, every lifeguard tower is different and unique. Check it out! Where else can you see a pink lifeguard tower?
The Thriller is a 50mph+ tour through the Miami Harbor. The tour also includes some “slow” stops by “Star Island” where many celebrities live including Ricky Martin, and Elizabeth Taylor.
Orlando Phillips, a RastAmerican — plays the Steel Drum at the Eden Roc hotel in Miami.
When I was in Paris for a weekend I stayed at the Paris Marriott Rive Gauche. The hotel is located in the “south bank” of the river, in a fairly residential area. Although it is not located directly near any tourist sites, it is convienently located 2 blocks from the Saint-Jaques stop of the number 6 metro line and about 5 blocks from the Denfert-Rocherau stop of the RER B line. The RER B line runs from the airport… so no transfers required.
As a Platinum member I was upgraded to a suite — which is essentially 2 rooms converted to be a single room. It looks as if the hotel originally didn’t have any suites, but at some point they decided to provide some upgraded rooms and the only way to do it was to combine two existing rooms. Therefore the room has two bathrooms, although only one bedroom.
The concierge lounge was definitely one of the better Marriott lounges that I’ve been too. For dessert time every evening they always had delicious French pastries, and even provided breakfasts on weekends.
Would definitely recommend this hotel to other travelers to Paris. Check out the video for all the details.
I think this has to be the strangest museum in Paris…. The Le Musée des Égouts de Paris or the Paris Sewer Museum. A museum dedicated to the sewer system of Paris. The museum is actually inside the cities running sewers.
The most photographed statue of a gargoyle in the world is on top of the Notre Dame Church in Paris France. In this video Chris introduces you to him, and his other friends on top of the church.
In addition to being the land of the rising sun, Japan is also the land of the vending machine. They come in all shapes and sizes, and are just generally awesome. Check out the video for an overview of Japanese vending machines, including machines that you can pay using your cell phone, and machines that sell Indian Curry in a can!
Earlier this month I was in Japan and quite amazed by the Christmas decorations that they have. Not so much on peoples houses, but stores and businesses all put on a spectacular display, with a bit of Japanese flair. Check out the video!
A video review of the Hotel Crillion in Paris France. This is the hotel that Madonna and Lady Gaga stayed at when they went to Paris. The room rates are cheap — only like 800 euro! 