Mardi Gras

Love, according to Barbra Streisand, is soft as an easy chair.


Wrigley Field- Chicago, Ill.
Sip an Old Style and cheer on the Cubbies from the lively bleacher seats of this historic stadium.

Am incercat sa intru odata pe Fenway Park din Boston - eram prima oara in vizita in America - vazusem in Bucuresti la televizor un documentar despre stadionul de baseball din Boston - cand am ajuns acolo era tocmai ora pranzului si era inchis - am intrat in schimb in barul suporterilor echipei de baseball din Boston, Red Sox - barul e in alta parte si il vazusem si pe el la Bucuresti la televizor - un serial care se numea Cheers - era The Place Where Everybody Knows Your Name

Golden Gate Bridge - San Francisco, Calif.
Walk across the bridge at sunrise; just don't forget your comfortable shoes for the two-mile trek.

Vazut si el decocamdata doar la TV


Mardi Gras - New Orleans, La.
Witness the revelry: Ride a Mardi Gras float on Fat Tuesday.

Vazut tot la TV - tot soiul de filme politiste care se petrec exact de Mardi Gras si exact la NO

Willie Nelson's 4th of July Picnic - Austin, Texas
Celebrate the U.S. of A. singing along to Whiskey River with Willie and 30,000 of his closest friends.

In 2004 de 4 Iulie a plouat strasnic la Washington - parada s-a anulat

Tournament of Roses Rose Parade - Pasadena, Calif.
Camp out on Colorado Boulevard on New Year's Eve and wake up to the sounds of a marching band.

Am fost in America in noaptea de Anul Nou pe strazile Manhattanului si pe strazile Philadelphiei

Empire State Building - New York, NY
Meet the love of your life at midnight atop New York's most romantic skyscraper, a la An Affair to Remember and Sleepless in Seattle.

Bine de stiut

Pat's King of Steaks - Philadelphia, Pa.
On a Saturday night at 2am, wait in line for a cheese steak at the birthplace of Philly's signature sandwich.

O sa o fac

Pike Place Market - Seattle, Wash.
Grab a latte at the flagship Starbucks and watch the beloved public market open for the day.

O sa grab o black coffee, nu-mi place latte nici cu militia

Indianapolis Motor Speedway - Indianapolis, Ind.
Walk 16th Street the night before the Indianapolis 500--it's Mardi Gras, a bachelor party and an insane asylum rolled into one.

Alt Mardi Gras?

Wayne Newton - Las Vegas, Nev.
After a 12-hour gambling binge at the Stardust, join a cult-like crowd of fans to hear the croonings of Mr. Las Vegas.

Am un prieten bun pe care il vad foarte rar - locuieste acum prin Montreal - este gambler.



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