http://www.sitebits.com/maria/ Maria en Copyright &copy; 1999-2008 Gromco, Inc. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:27:35 EDT Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT info@sitebits.com info@sitebits.com On my way back to the airport at the end of the trip, I hopped off the train to check out a highly recommended destination: The Kaiyukan Aquarium.... Maria http://www.sitebits.com/2007/kaiyukan_aquarium_things_to_sea.html Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT Last month, I got to check off one of the seemingly silly items on the list of things to do: going to the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Maria http://www.sitebits.com/2007/131_westminster_kennel_club_dog_show.html Thu, 22 Mar 2007 22:30:00 EDT My head has been buried in books from the very moment I learned to read. History has always been my favorite. I still vividly remember Mr. Bongi's 6th grade social studies class, when we learned about ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. We'd chant “Hammurabi! Hammurabi!" over and over. I didn't always remember who he was or what he did, but the name was indelibly etched in my mind alongside Rameses, Cleopatra, and Alexander the Great. <br><br> Fast-forward fifteen years, and there I was in Alexandria, Egypt, named for that luminous conqueror now most unfortunately and inextricably linked with Colin Farrell. Nevertheless, it was with a lifetime of anticipation that I stood before the newly rebuilt Bibliotheca Alexandrina... Maria http://www.sitebits.com/2007/bibliotheca_alexandrina_ancient_library_goes_modern.html Sat, 03 Mar 2007 10:00:00 EST