HOLIDAY CHRONICLES

By Kenneth Ramos

          Have you ever wondered what it feels to reach your comfort or wild zone, away from anyone, realizing what peace it can bring to you? But what if you want to try something unusual for the year, something unique perhaps? What I’m planning to do for this year is a triple holiday vacation, one for Valentines, one for Halloween, and one for Christmas.

          This year I would go on an adventure with myself only, and the three destinations I picked were: Paris, New York, and Japan.

Chapter 1: The City of  Love

                                                                                      (a photo of Eiffel Tower in Paris, France)

When I was just a little kid, setting feet to Paris was impossible for me. Since then I wanted to reach the Eiffel Tower, which became my motivation to go to Paris. It has become a global cultural icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world. The Eiffel Tower is the most-visited paid monument in the world; around 6.91 million people ascended it in 2015.

 At Paris, I also wanted to see the Louvre, the world's largest museum and a historic monument in Paris, France. The Louvre is the world's second most visited museum after the Palace Museum in China, receiving more than 9.26 million visitors in 2014.

                                                                                             (a photo of Louvre)

But more importantly, I want to cruise in the Seine River with my lady in the City of Love.

                  (a lovely shot of the Seine River and Eiffel Tower.)

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CHAPTER 2: THE LEGENDARY CREEPLAND

       

We all know about the famous Amityville right, at first look you would think of it as an ordinary house, but dark secrets lurk in this house. Since the house was built on 1890, plenty of families already quit or ended in this house. Murder, homicide, paranormal activities and a lot of exciting things went around this house.

Even though the place is unwelcome for publicity, I would still want to catch just even a peek on it, I still want to test if it was really worth to be a grand horror landmark.

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CHAPTER 3:  Winter in the Land of the Rising Sun

         

              The thought of the season opposing the land is cool, celebrating Christmas a cold event on a country full of volcanoes and where the sun rises at start. Japan has some landmarks suited for Christmas. But Christmas is still for remembering and celebrating the birth of Christ our Lord.

          I figured out having an aquatic themed Christmas tour so going to Lake Ashi and Osaka aquarium are the best ideas that came to my mind.

                                                 (a photo of  Aqua Gate of Osaka Aquarium.)

                                                                      (a photo of Lake Ashi.)