Blogs from Anaheim, Los Angeles, California, United States, North America - page 21

Anaheim It was a day of separate sightseeing with Annie heading off to Universal Studios and Susie to the Getty Museum. I dropped Annie off at Universal Studios in the morning and continued towards LA to the Getty Centre. The Getty Centre A tram carries visitors from the base of a hilltop just outside LA to a sprawling white limestone conglomeration of contemporary buildings. The Getty Centre - a modern day Parthenon - overlooking the vast expanse of LA from the south to north & out to the pacific ocean - encompasses an art gallery, gorgeous landscaped gardens, a research institute and an auditorium for music & performance. I spent 3 hours touring the exhibitions; drawings, sculpture, paintings - all the masters on display with a special Rubens exhibition when he was just starting out, doing ... read more

When we woke up we had breakfast at the hotel. Mom, Dad & Chris picked us from the Double Tree Hotel in Anaheim around 11 am. My parents took us to the banks so we can deposit the money. We went to deposit money first at Bank of America then at Wells Fargo. We then went to Burger King for a quick lunch. Then we went to the LAX airport and checked in. Nagy upgraded our flight for an extra $600 so we can have better seats going to London. Before our flight me and Nagy ate ice cream. Then we went on the plane. We watched movies and slept most of the way. Nagy ate lasagna for dinner and I ate chicken and rice. Then we landed in London the next day.... read more

Well Jordan and I had a busy busy day at disneyland. I think one day was enough for us. It was a little rushed but now that we know how things work, we'd be way more prepared next time! Saw most of the attractions that we wanted, except the California Screamin Rollercoaster which broke down with people on it, they were stuck at the very top for about an hour, that turned us off that ride. Was a good day all in all, meeting mickey was one of the highlights for me!!... read more

Kia Ora!! Sorry we are running way behind with this travel blog, between the difficulty getting internet access and the fact we are so busy sightseeing it just isn’t happening! Anyway as promised here is the Disneyland / Disney California Adventures update. We bought a pass which allows 3 days in Disneyland and Disney California Adventures and we are so glad we did - there was HEAPS to see and do. The 2 parks were side by side and so we could walk between them as we pleased. Disneyland: The atmosphere in Disneyland is awesome. We got pics with Mickey & Minnie in Toontown. In Toontown you can also walk through their houses which was cool. When it came to rides I wasn’t very brave, the most daring one that I did was the Indiana Jones. ... read more

Hi all After much hunting we finally have a home! We were originally looking at RVs (motorhomes) but there were very few available, we ended up going with the travel trailer option (kind of like a caravan). We also had to get a vehicle to tow it with and so bought a very nice 2000 gold Ford Expedition, a great buy. Nick got us a great price on the travel trailer (brand new) (thanks again Bob from Giant RV), He was very impressed with Nick's negotiation skills and commented on this a number of times! On the Sunday we went to Crystal Cathedral - just amazing. It is a huge glass cathedral with amazing gardens, sculptures, priceless artwork, fountains, a huge tower etc. They can even open up part of the wall of the cathedral if ... read more