A Trip to the USA

May 13~18, 2010

DayActivities
Day 1

1. D01: Flying to Pittsburgh

D01-01: Starting the trip from Taoyuan Airport, Taiwan

D01-02: Transfer at Narita Airport, Tokyo

D01-03: Transfer at Ohare Airport, Chicago

D01-04: Late arrival at Pittsburgh & checkin into the hotel

Day 2

2. D02: Visiting Famous Sites

D02-01: St. Paul's Cathedral - I: Exterior scenes

D02-02: St. Paul's Cathedral - II: Interior scenes

D02-03: St. Paul's Cathedral - III: Vacinity & Software Eng. Inst., CMU

D02-04: Phillips Conservatory & Botanic Park - I: People & my family

D02-05: Phillips Conservatory & Botanic Park - II: Sculptures of "Small World"

D02-06: Phillips Conservatory & Botanic Park - III: Moth orchids

D02-07: Phillips Conservatory & Botanic Park - IV: Orchid - Miscellaneous types

D02-08: Phillips Conservatory & Botanic Park - V: Tropical plants

D02-09: Phillips Conservatory & Botanic Park - VI: Flowers and Leaves

D02-10: Lunch at a Thai restaurant & meeting a friend

D02-11: Riding the Duquesne Incline

Day 3

3. D03: Riverside Strolling and River Cruise

    + Hsin-Mu's PhD Graduation Ceremony (ECE)

D03-01: Station Square by Monongahela River --- Part I: Clipper's Landing

D03-02: Station Square by Monongahela River --- Part II: Bessemer Court

D03-03: Crusing the River --- Part I: Family & friends' on boat

D03-04: Crusing the River --- Part II: Scenes of the riversides

D03-05: Lunch in the Hard Rock Cafe in Station Square

D03-06: Hsin-Mu's PhD Graduation Ceremony (ECE Dept.)

Day 4

4. D04: Hsin-Mu's PhD Graduation Ceremony (All Depts.)

    + Strolling in the Campus

D04-01: Univ. Graduation Ceremony - End of degree-seeking

D04-02: Strolling in the campus - Accepting congratulations

Days 5&6

5. D05&06: Back to Taiwan

D05-01: Flying back by American Airline