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The question “What are your most memorable travel moments?” arises often. I find that most people expect me to say something like “viewing the Eiffel Tower for the first time”. While that was certainly a memorable moment but for me the most memorable moments have allowed me to slow down to enjoy the beauty of my surroundings. I have been fortunate to experience this on many occasions while traveling. A few of my most memorable travel moments are that of dancing on the top level of a cruise ship on an absolutely beautiful evening in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, walking in the rain along the Seine River in Paris, enjoying a leisurely lunch at an outdoor café in South Beach Miami, attending a early morning church service in Cádiz Spain as well as watching the sunset on the beach in Hawaii are some of my special travel moments. All have filled me with gratitude while allowing me to enjoy the beauty of the moment. Travel energizes me, brings me clarity but most of all travel brings me back to me.

These are the types of travel memories that will linger with me for a lifetime!

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Traveling to London anytime soon, possibly for the 2012 Summer Olympics?

Or are you someone with a love of travel and beautiful travel pictures?

Scenic Runway: London Pictures and Info Android App is a condensed collection of

Attractions, Event Links, General Information and Beautiful Travel Pictures of London that can be used as wallpaper for your Android device. Whether you are traveling to London on business or leisure, London is truly an amazing city filled with history and tradition!
The first screen that appears is the title splash page, press menu to continue.

Press menu on your Android device to select desired category.

Attractions – A few tourist attractions to keep in mind while visiting London.
Event Links– Links to events being held in London.
Info – General helpful information on the city London.
Gallery – Beautiful pictures of London that can be used as wallpaper for your Android device. Scroll through the collection of pictures. Press on desired picture to enlarge. If you would like to set the enlarged picture as your Android device wallpaper: Hold your finger on the enlarged picture. A pop-up window should appear to verify if you would like to set picture as wallpaper. Select either “yes” or “cancel”. Shortly afterwards a “saved” message should appear to indicate the selected picture has been saved as wallpaper on your Android device. Enjoy!

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Portugal is located in southwestern Europe, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Spain. Lisbon, along the northern bank of the Tagus River, is the capital of Portugal.

Cruising into the Port of Lisbon is a feast for the eyes with monuments such as the Padrão dos Descobrimentos (Monument to the Discoveries). Overlooking the Tagus River and the city of Lisbon is the truly amazing sight of the monument of Cristo-Rei (Christ the King) with welcoming open arms similar to the Christ the Redeemer monument located on the Corcovado Mountain in Rio de Janeiro. The 25 de Abril Bridge completed in 1966 is another amazing sight with two layers of traffic, the top layer for vehicles and the bottom layer for trains. Looking upward and hearing the traffic related sounds as we cruised underneath the bridge was thrilling. The 25 de Abril Bridge, reminded many of us onboard of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge.

The dock area, DOCAS (Santo Amaro Docks), in the Port of Lisbon, has been transformed from warehouses to trendy clubs, bars and restaurants all overlooking a yachting marina. A interesting sight in Lisbon are the quaint yellow trams that are visible throughout the city. Located on Rua Augusta (Augusta Street) in downtown Lisbon are various clothing stores, street vendors and shops selling hand painted tiles along with other souvenirs for visitors. Prior to arriving in Lisbon we had heard about and wanted to taste the pasteis de Belém which are small, puff pastry cakes with a soft crème brulée filling, we were able to find the pastries on Rua Augusta N (Augusta Street North).

Lisbon is a city filled with monuments, statues, castles and buildings decorated with beautiful Portuguese azulejos (tiles)!

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The Upper East Side of New York City, located between Central Park and the East River, is an amazing area filled with famous museums, shopping and restaurants!

View of the East River from the Upper East Side

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Some would say that taking a cruise on the Seine River in Paris is a typical tourist thing to do. Well that may be so but it is always a must for me whenever I am in Paris. On each visit to Paris, I try to cruise the Seine River at a different time of the day. By doing so the experience is different each time. On my last visit to Paris, we took a cruise on the Seine River as darkness fell upon the City of Lights. It was magical as we cruised underneath the bridges while the city lit up around us.

The most memorable moment for me was seeing Notre Dame illuminated at night. I just remember being mesmerized by its beauty as we slowly cruised by Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris . Taking a cruise on the Seine River may be a typical tourist act but it is one that I will repeat again and again whenever I’m in Paris.

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