Atlantic City

We are living in the inland, so there is not much opportunity for us to see the beach. The nearest beach is probably one of those that are along the coast of New Jersey. On last Saturday, we drove to Atlantic City, which is famous for its casinos, boardwalk and sandy beaches.

It was a long drive there. Even though, it took us about two and a half hours to reach there, it was a worthwhile trip.

We had picnic on the beach, which overlooks the Atlantic Ocean. I could still remember marking 'Atlantic Ocean' on the map during one of the geography classes when I was in secondary school. Never did I imagine I would have a chance to enjoy the sea breeze on a beach that overlooks the Atlantic Ocean.

After lunch, it was all fun and play at the beach. Sheri loves the sand and waves at the beach.

Sheri had so much fun at the beach that we had a hard time leaving the beach to take a walk at the boardwalk.

In today' s world, advertisements are everywhere. Even on a beach, we could see helicopters carrying advertisement banners flying across the sky.

After all the fun at the beach, we went to take a walk at the boardwalk. The first boardwalk was built in 1870, along a portion of the beach to help hotel owners keep sand out of their lobbies. Later, they expanded and modified the boardwalk with lots of shops and restaurants, making it the largest boardwalk in the world.

Look how engrossed this 18 months old toddler was in 'reading' the visitor guide on the boardwalk.



There was a monument along the boardwalk commemorating the soldiers in New Jersey who lost their lives in the Korean war.

Some of you would have probably heard of the Trump Taj Mahal, which is a famous casino resort built by Donald Trump. Yes, the Atlantic City is where the Trump Taj Mahal is. Daddy has always wanted to take a look at the grandeur of Taj Mahal since we caught a glimpse of it in one of the past episodes of the TV programme ' The Apprentice'.


Our little Sheri fell asleep after having so much fun at the beach, so mommy and daddy kept ourselves entertained by taking pictures at the Taj Mahal, bringing back memories of the time during our courtship days.