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December 25th in Brookings, South Dakota… It is Christmas 2012 and everything around me looks so gloomy! Sitting by the glass window and tapping my fingers on the wooden table, I stared outside watching for movements on the snow-covered walkways. No one is outside on Christmas day. The fact that…
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I love the name: Church of 100 Walls. The church is actually the Chapel of San Pedro Calungsod. The structure was built at the South Road Property to pay homage to the newly canonized Saint from Cebu, Pedro Calungsod. New York-based, Filipino-Colombian architect Carlos Arnaiz said, “Each wall is different…
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Residents and vacationists gathered along avenues and side streets in a 23F cold Saturday morning in Brookings, South Dakota to witness the 2012 Hobo Day parade. The event was part of the week-long celebration commemorating 100 years of Hobos. I was never a fan of the Hobo Day parade, to…
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Just adoring the gigantic Gateway Arch from the outside is good, but going up to the top of the arch is better. You get to see a magnificent view of St. Louis, Missouri like you’ve never seen before. You have to ride a small 4-seater pod up to the top…
Read moreI visited the Milwaukee Art Museum today. I arrived there three hours before closing time and I was afraid that I would not be able to see all the galleries in such a very short time. However, I managed to squeeze all the viewing and reading the labels by following…
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On Saturday, there were scattered rain showers in the morning and the afternoon was cloudy. Yet, the weather did not dampen the spirits of the thousands of spectators who swarmed the South Dakota Air National Guard Base for the 2012 Sioux Falls Airshow. As a matter of fact, the gloominess of the day, coupled with…
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Manila, Philippines is popular online. Thanks to “Ocean Park Manila” (an oceanarium) and “Resorts World Manila” (a casino resort) that are both highly searched online. Their popularity in web searches are steadily rising since their opening dates — around 2008 for Manila Ocean Park and 2010 for Resorts World Manila….
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The Wisconsin Veterans Museum is small, but it is well laid out and informative, and not to mention, the exhibits are of top quality. With displays that are heavily on the Civil War to the Gulf War, the museum shows Wisconsin’s roles in the U.S. military. A slow walking tour…
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