http://www.oldspaghettifactory.com/locations/locations.html
This is a map of all the restaurant locations of the Old Spaghetti Factory. Many of the restaurants are found in California since that is where the restaurant originated.
The Old Spaghetti Factory is a restaurant my family went to frequently when I was a child. My family loved it so much that my dad learned how to make their famous Mizithra Spaghetti. After looking at this map I discovered that there are more of these restaurants outside of California. I have been to the six locations that you see in the bottom half of California, but am comforted knowing that I can taste that delicious Mizithra Spaghetti when I go out of state. As you can tell, my stomach thought of the first map when I was looking up maps for this blog.
http://www.mapsofworld.com/lat_long/panama-lat-long.html
This is a general map of Panama and it reveals the cities within. Panama is a thin strip of land that lies between Costa Rica and Colombia.
You would not believe it from my appearance, but I am 25% Panamanian. My mother was actually born there and her entire side of the family is fluent in Spanish. Before I was born, my parents took my older brother and sister to go meet the rather large extended family that lives there. I have never been to Panama myself, but hope to go visit the family and the diverse tropical environment someday. Also, as a hopeful future doctor, I have always wanted to go shadow my two uncles in the hospitals they work at found in Panama City.
http://guyism.com/entertainment/sweetest-board-games-from-childhood.html/attachment/candy-land
This is a map of the fantasy world Candy Land. It is a land entirely made of candy and full of unique characters to meet as travelers attempt to reach the Candy Castle.
Why Candy Land? Almost everyone I know has played this game growing up. I remember receiving it as a gift when I was a little girl. The bright colors of the land and the thrill of running into candy coated character filled my heart with joy. Looking back on this magical land, I now see how the road was ridiculously constructed and planned out. How in the world does a rainbow appear at the beginning of the journey? Was there a storm? Maybe this land is not as happy as the creators would like you to think. All things aside, If I played the game now I would not want to go to the Candy Castle when I could simply stay in Candy Cane Forest. After all, that is my favorite candy.
