Thursday, November 28, 2013

New York City :)

SO... to start this journey, I'd figure I would talk about a place I have only been to twice in my entire life, yet I can see myself living there when I get older. We are going to talk about... THE BIG APPLE ... a.k.a New York City (NYC). You'll notice I like to abbreviate a lot considering how lazy I actually am. The first time I had went was when I was in the third grade. The reason I went was to visit the American Girl Store (which I thought was the coolest ever). This experience was much different for me.


I went last year on my 16th birthday with my mom, my sister, my aunt, and my cousin. We stayed at the Marriot Marquis in Times Square. This picture was taken from my view at the 16th floor which is the floor my room was on. Get it? Sweet 16? 16th floor? Ey, I thought it was pretty funny. Maybe not. This time was different than my last because we spent more time in downtown Times Square. I visited Forever 21 (which was 3 floors!) and the m&m store. The m&m store was pretty impressive considering they had ever m&m color you could every think of. The most impressive store had to be Toys R Us though. There was 3 floors (I think?). THEY ALSO HAVE A FERRIS WHEEL IN THE STORE! Like what?! I may or may not have rode it 4 times. Not saying.





This photo was taken in Central Park. Do you recognize the water fountain?! If you were a fan of the show Friends, this was the exact fountain that was in the opening credits. Just a fun fact for you :) At this point during my trip, we took a carriage ride around Central Park for a tour. Now, don't kid yourself. It was not a horse that took us around. Nope. It was a man riding his bike. Still fun, though. We were able to see all the exciting places where certain movie scenes took place. That was fun to see. We even got to see a wedding. The bride and groom were taking pictures underneath a bridge. If you have seen the movie Enchanted, remember the scene where Giselle danced to How Does She Know That You Love Her?! Well, the wedding pictures were around that area. Just another fun fact for you.






 Don't be fooled! This isn't really Kim Kardashian or Whoopi Goldberg. We visited the famous Wax Museum where we were able to see many celebrities. Some we saw were: Justin Bieber, Carrie Underwood, Michael Jackson, Leonardo DiCaprio, President Obama, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, and many more!






Do you know who she is?!?! Her name is Dylan Dreyer. On Sunday morning, we woke up extra early to see her on the Today Show. She was extremely nice in person and asked me about myself and wished me a happy birthday! This picture was actually taken by my sister while she was talking with me. She helped us get on TV! We also saw Jenna Wolfe but she wouldn't come over to talk or for pictures. Boo :(










Well, as you can see, I had a great time! It was definitely was of the most memorable birthdays of my life. You'll notice in the picture below, I'm wearing a tiara. My cousin bought it for me for the weekend and I felt bad not wearing it! Thanks for reading! Talk soon!



P.S. Here are a couple more pictures I thought you might like to see! And yes, the cowboy is naked. Weird right?!?!








Thursday, November 14, 2013

My first Post (:
























Hello all! My name is Caitlin D'Amato. I am a junior at Boston Latin Academy. I'm 17 years old and I am obsessed with trying new things. My aunt is a big traveler and has been to all different places such as South Africa, Australia, St. John's, etc. When she has visited these places, she has always brought my sister and I souvenir's from these places. Every time she comes back from a place with a souvenir, I become more curious of the different places she has visited. Since I am going off to college in two years, I wanted to create a blog of all the different places I would like to travel in my life. Then when I arrive back from these places, I can share all my experiences with all of you!

Back in the 8th grade, I had an English teacher, Ms. Marshall. For those of you who attend BLA, you know her. She has a blog allaroundtheworld.com where she blogs about all her different travels. Her blog, along with all my aunt's adventures, has inspired me to create this blog! When I am in college, I plan to study abroad for a semester so I wanted to start my research early of what places I would consider going to. I have always been interested in learning about different cultures and travelling to different places, even if it is a different part of Massachusetts!

In the photos above, I am with my cousin (left) and my sister (right). These pictures were taken about a year and a half apart, the picture of me and my cousin on the left being the older one. These pictures were taken at Revere Beach. Most of my family lives in Revere so it is like a second home to me. The three of us enjoy going on adventures together. This blog will also consist of the places I have traveled to. It will also consist of who I travel with because the people you travel with are extremely important to me. I enjoy sharing my experiences with others. My goal with this blog is to inspire you all to travel and live every moment like it's your last.

And the journey begins.....