Tech, Food, News, Life - Blog - Michael's Piece of the Web » festival http://www.michaelgatti.com/blog site updates. life updates. interesting links. random thoughts. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:59:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Twitter Updates for Week Ending 2011-08-20 http://www.michaelgatti.com/blog/2011/08/20/twitter-updates-for-week-ending-2011-08-20/ http://www.michaelgatti.com/blog/2011/08/20/twitter-updates-for-week-ending-2011-08-20/#comments Sat, 20 Aug 2011 07:59:00 +0000 Michael http://www.michaelgatti.com/blog/2011/08/20/twitter-updates-for-week-ending-2011-08-20/
  • I’ve eaten garlic fudge, garlic ice cream, garlic cheese curds, garlic jelly, garlic dip & garlic sausage. Yup, I’m at a garlic festival! #
  • The wi-fi at Ottawa Airport (@flyyow) is FREE and FAST. I wish more airports had such great service! #
    • ]]>     http://www.michaelgatti.com/blog/2011/08/20/twitter-updates-for-week-ending-2011-08-20/feed/ 0     Yankee Candle Village Fall Festival Photos http://www.michaelgatti.com/blog/2009/10/19/yankee-candle-village-fall-festival-photos/ http://www.michaelgatti.com/blog/2009/10/19/yankee-candle-village-fall-festival-photos/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:17:04 +0000 Michael http://www.michaelgatti.com/blog/?p=659 Yankee Candle VillageWhen you hear Yanke Candle you think candles, obviously. But Yankee Candle Village in South Deerfield, MA makes you realize what a huge empire this compnay has built. You could (and we did) spend the better part of a day wandering through the many sections of the village. The slightly imperfect candles of the discount room are a great deal at half off. OK, so maybe you don’t want an Apple Cider scented candle that red on one side and pitch black on the other, but a tangerine candle that’s filled just a tiny bit too high is a great deal!

    My personal favorite was the Bavarian room. $6000 giant German stein anyone? And who wouldn’t love the Black Forrest room where it snows all year long?

    The Fall Decorations and events of the Fall Festival made it that much more fun. As usual I took plenty of photos. You can see them right here.

    ]]>     http://www.michaelgatti.com/blog/2009/10/19/yankee-candle-village-fall-festival-photos/feed/ 0     Mount Snow Oktoberfest Trip Photos http://www.michaelgatti.com/blog/2009/10/19/mount-snow-oktoberfest-trip-photos/ http://www.michaelgatti.com/blog/2009/10/19/mount-snow-oktoberfest-trip-photos/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:08:41 +0000 Michael http://www.michaelgatti.com/blog/?p=650 Mount Snow FoliageMount Snow is a ski resort in Vermont, but before the ski season starts German beer, food, music and events take over. I am, of course, describing Oktoberfest. They also had an arts & crafts show and scenic ski lift rides to the top of the mountain. Despite rain on Saturday, Sunday turned out to be a very nice cold day. As expected, the Fall foliage was impressive to say the least. It also gave me a chance to really test out my new camera. It turns out that shooting photos while hanging on for dear life to the ski lift isn’t easy. But that’s what a love for photography and a terrible fear of heights will get you!

    The photos are posted in my Photos section.

    ]]>     http://www.michaelgatti.com/blog/2009/10/19/mount-snow-oktoberfest-trip-photos/feed/ 0     Orange County Choppers Photos & more http://www.michaelgatti.com/blog/2009/10/19/orange-county-choppers-photos-more/ http://www.michaelgatti.com/blog/2009/10/19/orange-county-choppers-photos-more/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:42:04 +0000 Michael http://www.michaelgatti.com/blog/?p=646 Orange County ChoppersI just added 2 new albums to my Photos section. The first is from Orange County Choppers in Newburgh, NY. You probably recognize the name from the Discovery show American Chopper. I stopped by the Teutels new “world headquarters” on the way to Vermont last week. They have a retail store which is fairly over-priced, but I did shell out for a keychain anyway. The best part of it is the bikes that are on display. They have many of the theme bikes they built on the show on display. There’s also a viewing area where you can see into the shop area.

    I also added a small album of photos from the Bordentown, NJ Cranberry festival. Thrown in with that album are also a few shots from the Blackwood Pumpkin Festival in Gloucester Township and my backyard all from the same day.

    Another important note… these are the first photos I’ve posted that were taken with my new Nikon D90!

    Check out them all out here.

    ]]>     http://www.michaelgatti.com/blog/2009/10/19/orange-county-choppers-photos-more/feed/ 0     Fire and Ice Photos http://www.michaelgatti.com/blog/2007/02/04/fire-and-ice-photos/ http://www.michaelgatti.com/blog/2007/02/04/fire-and-ice-photos/#comments Sun, 04 Feb 2007 16:45:38 +0000 Michael http://www.michaelgatti.com/blog/2007/02/04/fire-and-ice-photos/ I just posted some of the photos I took last weekend at the Fire and Ice Festival in Mount Holly, NJ. This chili cook-off and ice carving competition was a fun a unique event. I got there after the chili cook-off was over, but I did make it to the carving portion and the dog sled demonstration.

    Check out the photos here.

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