Stopped and turned into an Art Festival in a Malibu play ground. This Malibu area is infested with multi-million dollar celebrity homes mostly on hills overlooking the Pacific Ocean. This is a very expensive place. Artists and musicians displayed their products in this Festival. This duo played Spanish music which moved me into tears!
The Venice Beach, a 15 mins walk or so from the Santa Monica Piers, is a market of all kinds of stuff. This market reminds me of a real Melanesian market. In fact, this market and the Santa Monica Piers were made popular by Holly Wood in the movie cellular.
Universal Studio is a beautiful Holly Wood attraction center. I couldn't resist a picture on the Arnold's motor bike used in the moview "Terminator". The Background color is beautiful and paper robots standing in front of me were bloody fiercesome, and were ugly enough to scare the crap out of me.
In front of the Chinese Square HW actors left their foot and finger palm prints on their ground. This is where Cris Tucker (Carter) brought Jacky Chan (Lee) to see John Waynes' foot prints in the moview "Rush Hour".
Holly Wood is a small town in Los Angeles, but its reputation as a celebrity town makes it one of the places many people yearned to visit. Along Holly Wood streets from both side of the main road are stars dedicated to the men and women who made this city famous. I took a photo with John Travolta's star, one of my best actors.
York Town, Virginia, was the last site of the American Revolution. British made its final stand against determined Americans who fought for self determination. After the fall of York Town, US declared independent from mother land England.
Standing outside James Town colonial village with 17th century costume. James Town, Virginia, was the first British settlement and where America was born. Holly Wood superstar Collin Farrell portrays this village history in his new movie "New World" now showing in Theaters.
Some of my best buddies: Front-R-L. Deklin in Red, me (Johnny-red singlet), Bob with long dreaklocks, Oshen (Black and dread), King Raga-white cap, a caucasian girl, two visitors in the back holding beer bottles.
I spent most of my time on my trip to Papua New Guine with cousin Dean Willie (middle) and Keith (Black)-a PNG pukpuk rugby union half back, inside Keith's club Soul Wara-Koki.
Oshen and Ghupo showing off their tattoos. Ghupo's Bellonese traditional tatau is just a portion of the full Bellonese body tattoo. Oshen's tatoos are Polynesian and Melanesian designs or patterns. Photo taken outside the Kiribas store, White River, Solomon Islands.
My buddies: L-R. Me (Johnny, Oshen, Rasta, Ian, and cuz David. The photo was taken at the Aligator Creek bridge. The Malaita Eagle Force (MEF) occupied the Western end and the Guadalcanal Revolution Army (GRA) occupied the Eastern side of the bridge.
Chill-out outside Lincoln's Memorial Temple. Looking straight across Washington Memorial, DC.
I stood infront of the Abraham Lincoln's statue with alot of respect for a man most Americans called the rescuer of United States. In his most memorable speech AL stated "Now we are engaged in a civil war testing whether that nation or any nation so conceived and so dedicated can longer endure." After the civil war, Unite States of America became the worlds only surviving super power.
US and USSR enaged in a so-called Cold-War because of differences in political ideologies. They became so powerful and fearful of each other so they engaged in mere arms race; this race produced some of the most sophisticated and deadly weapons like the ones in this picture now housed in the Smithsonian Aerospace Museum, WA DC. Cold War came to an end in 1989-90 and US and USSR displayed their most deadly weapons as memories of the most dangerous era in human history!
First US Space Shuttle. This Shuttle is now located in the Smithsonian Aerospace Museum, Washington DC. The Museum housed most of the Cold War era weapons such as War Planes, Guns, Space Shuttles, Missiles, and old war planes of both former USSR and United States.
Vietnam Memorial is one the most moving memorials I ever visited. Not all names recorded there, but you can feel their spirits as you stand right there. To my right are names of MIA and KIA.
Guadalcanal and New Guinea are amongst some of the worst battle sites in the South Pacific during WWII. Washington DC WWII memorial dedicated this portion of the memorial site to these Pacific Islands.
Standing in front of President John F. Kennedy's Grave. President Kennedy served in Solomon Islands during WWII where he was rescued by local men after his boats collided with a Japanese warship. Beside his grave are his wife's and daughter's graves. Above the grave is a living flame, burning every day!
Abraham Lincoln led the Union Army against a rebellious South Confederate Army. Through his inspiration United States again reunited and returned to what it was before civil war. This "Temple" housed his memories.
The House of Congress in the background where President George W. Bush is due deliver his 2006 State of Union address. Where I stand is half way between the Washington Memorial and the House of Congress.
