May 20, 2013 - Day 1 LA

After getting out to the airport nice and early we met up with Kylie and got the last of our documents before proceeding through the doors of no return. No dramas, boarded the plane on time and left on time. We were lucky enough to get a window seat and it was the seats right behind the bulk head, so we had heaps of leg room, which is really wasted on me but it was good for Garry as he was able to stretch out. Flight was uneventful [just as I like a flight to be] and we arrived in LA a little earlier than expected at 12.30pm Monday. Sailed...

May 8, 2013 - Week 5 - Las Vegas - LA

Today we packed everything in our bags and it all just fit then at lunch time we took the monorail down to New York New York and Phil & the kids rode the rollercoaster on top of the hotel, apparently it was pretty good just hurt your head. We had lunch at the Outback Steak House (Aussie foods yey) before heading back to get our bags and head to the airport. I think we were all dreading the flights home, but cant get home unless we do. We had to take 2 taxis to the airport as we have added a few bags along the way :) So now we are bound for...

May 6, 2013 - Altadena, Los Angeles

This has been a fantastic visit to LA. Most of you know I lived here starting in 1973. I have been staying with my friend Celinda, who I met in 1974! In those days we were a little more "out there" with jaunts up to Santa Barbara in her yellow VW convertible to the nudist beaches. She still has a convertible (BMW) but we definitely keep our clothes on.......much to everyone's relief! One block from Celinda's house is Christmas Tree lane which is a listed historic sight of very old, very tall christmas trees. This day for some "movie" reason...

Apr 11, 2013 - Megérkezés Los Angelesbe

Ottani idő szerint este 21:40-kor szállt le a gépem, sajnos a reptérről csak 2 órával később sikerült kikeverednem így kb. 23:40kor találkoztunk végre Ádámmal! :) Shuttle-el még egy óra alatt el is jutottunk Ádám szállására, gyors fürdés és alvás után másnap hajnali 5 órakor indultunk San Fransiscoba.

Mar 27, 2013 - Los Angeles Area

Day 19 - March 23 Our day started by watching the Young Marines being drilled by their leaders. There were two groups of Young Marines and a Boy Scout troop camped near us. Between watching the kids, visiting with neighbors, and getting ready, it was 11:00am before we were on the road. We had only 69 miles to drive to the Seal Beach Naval facility, which is near Long Beach. We were sure, on a Saturday, the traffic wouldn't be too bad. That was true until we got to San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano. The swallows must have been returning,...

Mar 26, 2013 - Los Angeles, California

March 26, 2013 LA, California We docked at the LA port at 7 am. They disembark passengers in groups to maintain an assemblage of order. Our group was scheduled for 9:45 but it wasn’t until 11 am when we stepped of the ship. Clearing customs took all of 10 seconds as all they did was verify that our passports by looking at the hologram over our picture and verify that the picture was us. The new passports, which we have, have a microchip in them but they didn’t scan them. They have an enclosed walkway that takes you from the ship to the...

Mar 21, 2013 - Travel day and LA

The trip we had planned for months started off well until a security breach at Tullamarine meant the entire International Terminal had to evacuate, just before we were to board our plane. As you can imagine no one was impressed. Apparently it was a "minor" breach with nothing to worry about, but it meant that we had to clear customs and pass through security again along with the thousands of other passengers and flight crews. The experience of being herded like cattle back through the terminal whilst not fun, it did have the advantage of...

Mar 19, 2013 - Judy's Entry

Hi All it's Judy here: It is hard to decide whether to call my segment Three Chixs on Two mattresses or Three Chix and one dog on two mattresses and a floor.! First my disclaimer. I am the oldest of seven so I am always in charge, I'm always right and I'm very bossy! Secondly, food is not a top priority in my life. The trip was better than I ever expected! I had a plan of course but you know how plans go awry! The first major departure from the plan occurred when Jocelyn threw herself on the floor when we were crossing a bridge that had no...

Mar 18, 2013 - The last day traveling with Judy

Today is the last day of seeing great places with Judy. We went to the California State Museum. I wish you all could see Sacramento. It is called the "City of trees". The area where the government offices and the Capitol building are stunning. There a many kinds of trees and many of them have been sculpted. It was clean, we found a parking space easily, and it was great for walking. We never expected to be so impressed with the city. Trees everywhere are blooming. It is almost as good as being in Wilmington when the azaleas bloom. However...

Mar 10, 2013 - Los Angeles - City Break

Our premature arrival in Hawaii meant we would have been there for 10 days if we kept to the planned scheduled and now we had discovered that it was easy to change flights – we decided 1 week in Hawaii would be enough. The original plan had been to just have a 1 night stopover in LA en route to Florida as a west coast trip was already on our bucket list for a future holiday. A quick phone call to American Airlines had us booked on a flight to LA on Wednesday 6 March this would give us 5 nights in LA and we would pick up our itinerary again...

Feb 15, 2013 - Last entry for this trip...

Yesterday did LA in a Day Tour which was nice in that we didn't have to think too hard. Small bus load of tourists from all over the world...we were the only Aussies. Visited Venice Beach, Santa Monica, Sunset Strip, Hollywood Blvd, spied on all the famous stars mansions in the hills, walked the Stars, and all the usual tourist stuff. Day was ok but boys not that thrilled. LA is a very mixed town...not really somewhere you feel particularly comfortable being out and about. You can have a famous hang out/restaurant/bar but it might be right...

Feb 13, 2013 - Arrived in Los Angeles...our final city...

The last few days have been pretty cruisey in New York. We had a rainy day to wander around Greenwich village and Soho and another mild day, about 4degrees, where we got to wander to a few different places, some actually all on my own! I even put some heels on, got my hair blow waved, dressed up a bit and did my best strut down 5th Avenue and broadway. Some funny stories from my little expedition to be told over wine with girlfriends :)). Head cold a touch better thank goodness. Finished off our New York week with Jersey Boys on...