Independence Day Weekend
Wednesday, July 7th, 2004
We were at Banyan Garden on Saturday night after a whole day of doing laundry. Banyan is one fine restaurant that serves Malaysian/Singaporean/Thai food.
We missed the controversial Fourth of July parade in Fremont which took place a mere three blocks from where we live. We were in church that morning, then as soon as we got home my wife had to take an online quiz for school.
After last year’s fireworks-deprived Fourth of July, my wife and I wanted to bring the family to some sort of fireworks show this year. We had season passes for Paramount’s Great America so we decided to go there. We found out too late, however, that Great America did an Iraq government handover stunt by scheduling the fireworks show one day early because of security concerns. But instead of fearing eruptions of violence from insurgents, they feared eruptions of violence from gang members. *sigh* So we settled for doing our own fireworks in the nearest city where it is legal to do so, in Union City.
The next day we headed off to Bonfante Gardens in Gilroy. It’s a theme park with amusement rides and unique trees set in beautifully landscaped gardens.
More pictures here.