Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Carmel Automobilia 2009

The downtown of Carmel, which is within walking distance from my apartment, is a vibrant place especially in the summer. Often the main street will be closed for special events like concerts, themed fairs or various shows. One of the shows that I have attended is the Carmel Automobilia 2009.

I did not know about the event in advance, and found out about it when I went out to lunch with a colleague who temporarily stayed with me for that weekend. Since he had to run some errands after lunch, I decided to take some time to see what the show was all about. Coincidentally Utah called me about it, so we decided to go there together.

I was pleasantly surprised when I found out that they have some decent cars on display there. I can’t remember when was the last time I was actually so close to cars like Ferraris, Lamborghinis and Aston Martins.

Ferrari and Lamborghini:

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The Lamborghini Gallardo was actually the one that I used to drive……in Need For Speed Most Wanted. Other cars:

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And there was this car which screamed for attention:

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The entire car was coated with pennies. Guess how many of them were needed?

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That’s only $382.95, really.

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Indeed…

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Utah Trip (Last day)

Still tired from our previous day hiking, we did not do much on our last day in Utah. We stopped at a couple spots on our way out of the Zion National Park, went to the Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, and the Valley of Fire State Park.

By the time we reached Las Vegas, which was where we would catch our flight back to Detroit, it was already 2 pm-ish. We had our lunch in Todai, a Japanese buffet place in the Miracle Mile Shops. And so, that concludes my Utah Trip. What a long post!! (well it took me two months to finish writing it LOL)

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Zion Canyon

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Checkerboard Mesa that reminds me of Excel Spreadsheets

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Valley of Fire (not as dramatic as it sounds)