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Hollywood
Oh wow, how much fun must it have been to follow the traces of famous movies, actors, and actresses! Great idea to put yourself into the mood for Hollywood by watching Charlie's Angels and Die Hard (I like sitting in the back of the plane, too, by the way). The tour seems to have been a lot of fun, although I can relate to the awkward feeling you had when you felt like stalking the celebrities.

I'm so pleased that you were able to see the glories of California on this trip...
especially the whales!

The Long and winding Roads
You are seeing a lot of California. I'm sure you've enjoyed seeing the diversity of the California topography....mountains, beaches, deserts, farmland. Most people do not realize how much farmland California has. Can you imagine LA country in the 50's when it was covered in Orange Groves. I would have like to see that. We love those off the beaten track museums and hit them whenever we can. We've been to several of the Spanish Missions in CA and they are a delight. Some people do a road trip to see all of them. They are lovely. We also enjoyed a day trip to Solvang. We love staying in posh places from time to time. It is not our norm but when we do it, it is amazingly fun to enjoy the luxury. Your time in Santa Barbara and enjoying Easter mass was perfect for you. I'm sorry you lost your sunglasses.

Terrific Road Trip!
You're dodging most of the tourists and seeing the park at an interesting time of year - between seasons. Those are great low angle shots of the trees in Mariposa.

John Muir, the Giants and Serenity
John Muir shows us the positive impact one person can have in the world. We are lucky there are many of them including Teddy Roosevelt. We never tire is seeing those grand trees standing tall. I can picture you going all Mario Andretti on the roads. We are right there with you and big foot. Plus we've read Chariot of the Gods and are all in. You did some nice walks and exciting drives. Yeah Yosemite.

We didn't stay long enough
One of my regrets from our trip in California is that we didn't stay long enough in Yosemity NP. I know that there is a lot to see and that we missed most of it. Glad to see that you took the time to see more than us. /Ake

The Ying and Yang of California
Dave here......once you leave LA, you begin to see the wonderful beauty of California. From the concrete valleys to the gorgeous mountains, California has it all!

You are really ticking off my fav places
Another place in LA that is on my list of cool places I want to see. A few years ago I wrote math textbooks. I actually made a math exercise based on a quote from the first Die Hard movie. That gives you an idea of how much I enjoyed that film. Another place I'd love to see in LA is the The Sunset Tower Hotel. That's where Lucifer has his bar in the TV series. /Ake

Totally my kind of place
Next time I am in LA I will definitely go there. Even though the original building where the murders took place has been torn down it is still cool to go there. I also loved the Tarantino movie by the way. I can recommend the book Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi by the way. VB was the prosecutor af the Manson trial and in the book he tells the story of the murders and the trials. /Ake

Age Ole trees
Magnificent