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[United States holiday] Statue of Liberty

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The Statue of Liberty is a world renowned Icon, featuring in many forms of history and pop culture. Whenever I see the statue of Lady Liberty on television, I often ask myself, will I ever be able to meet her in person? I live a thousand miles across the ocean away from her, so this thought is often moot. However, it is true that life is always full of surprises, and dreams do come true before we even know it! Meeting Lady Liberty has always been my dream, and my dream was fulfilled during my trip to NYC in April 2015!       We took the Liberty Cruise from Battery Park , and it took us 20mins to reach Liberty Island . The strong and chilling wind did not stop us from taking selfies when the ferry was approaching near to the magnificent statue.                   The Statue of Liberty is designed by a French Sculptor and was a gift to the United States from the people of France. The statue is an icon of freedom for the United States an

[Japan trip] 1-Day Tour : Mount Fuji - Hakone

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It has been a month or so since my return from my holiday in Japan, and before I blog about my full Tokyo Experience, I want to start off my first travel blog post on my One-Day-Tour at Hakone . Thanks so much to my Baby for arranging this wonderful tour for me! I had a SUGOI day at Hakone ! If you like hot spring (onsen), then Hakone is a place that you shouldn't miss!   Prior to the departure for my Japan trip, my Baby purchased a Day's tour to MOUNT FUJI - HAKONE online from a Japanese Tour agency called JAPANiCAN, and it cost about SGD300plus for both of us.  You can check out the others tours that they have in JAPANiCAN.com    Our day tour occurred on the 2nd last day of our holiday, we had to wake up pretty early in the morning in order to catch the bus at Shinjuku Bus Terminal at 7.45am, which would take us to Hamamatsucho Bus Terminal . The itinerary was given to us when we reached the meeting point. Baby got me a pack of sweet kuchen as we to