Happy New Year! We drove to Boston's Copley Square and Commons to view the ice sculptures produced for First Night New Year's Eve. This was our first time to Copley Square so we enjoyed seeing the old and new buildings as well. View all the shots here.

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Walked from hotel to old Montreal. This section of town is filled with old architecture, cobble stone streets, and eating terraces overlooking the river.

The Basilica Notre-Dame was gorgeous with the blue backdrop. All the parks had flowers and benches to sit on and enjoy the scenery. More old Montreal and dowtown Montreal pics.

We drove up to Montreal to visit a friend and see the town for the first time. Took the subway to Olympic Park to see the Botanical Gardens (Jardin Botanique).

The place was so enormous that we didn't even see the arboretum and insectarium. View the garden shots and greenhouses.

Decided Coronado Island was best to see at sunset as you can view the San Diego Skyline from there. Also took a drive through Balboa Park. Neat architecture on the buildings and of course, gardens are fabulous.

More Skyline shots and Balboa Park are here.

We spent a few days down in San Diego. This gave us a chance to visit SeaWorld, the San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park, La Jolla Beach and Coronado Island. The park, animals and shows were spectacular! We couldn't sit near the pool areas with our cameras, although it was fun to see the crowd get soaked effortlessly by the orcas and dolphins. View the SeaWorld shots, the Zoo and Animal Park.