larging it in LA!

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what a culture shock - Fiji to LA
got to the hotel v tired after our strange "going back in time" day and travelling overnight to be told that they didn't have a reservation for us !!! doh - we (and that is the collective "we" - no-one is taking responsibility for this one) booked the hotel for the 13-15th March instead of 13th - 15th May - whoops - one of those internet mistakes where it defaults the date to when you book !!!! and of course it was one that was paid in full upfront so we've have to wedge out again - carl is blaming me, I'm blaming him - but I think we're over it now !!!!

We've actually quite enjoyed LA - we didn't really think we'd like it but it's strangely intruiging. As we really only had one full day we decided to take an organised tour of all the sights - got to see the amazing beaches of Venice & Santa Monica, Rodeo Drive, Sunset Boulevard, Walk of Fame, Hollywood sign etc. etc. - really amazing to see, we'd never have got around all of it on our own steam. And Carl was in his element when he bumped into his fat friend Howitt dressed up as Homer for the day on the walk of fame!

The food is just amazing (as it always is in America) - we ate at Joe's on the Pier at Redonda beach first night - fabulous seafood restaurant - where you get the clam chowder, gorgeous salad (yes the healthy green stuff) and desert all free with your main course all for about $20 !!! how does that work ? just eaten tonight at the Cheesecake factory that is across the road from our hotel right on the marina - whoah - carl was struggling to finish his cheesecake after stuffing his growing belly beast with a massive burger topped with steak pieces !!!! I can't talk though as 've now got about 5 bellies developing and 6 chins - serious exercise kicking in when we get back

Spanner - how did you live here for so long without being deported ? - I can just imagine your "oh my gawd have you seen the size of that" remarks - the amount of really really huge people are absolutely incredible - which is in complete contrast to the amount of really fit people out running, biking, skating etc - very wierd - why do they have such big portions of food and then they all take it home in plastic cartons - why don't they just serve less - don't get it

and why oh why do all american toilets have gaps between the doors and the frames - you can have a right good view of people doing their business - very wierd and sometimes unpleasant !!!!

Off to Vegas in the morning - hopefully - just checked our flights online as I'm getting paranoid about our itinerary and the flight number and time seems to have changed so who knows !!!

our aim is to not pay a penny for food or drink as everyone is telling us you get it all free as long as you keep slotting some money in the machines and tipping the waitresses

adios for now
lots of love
elise & carl

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Photos

not quite baywatch babe !!!
venice beach - 9am - the heat fog burned away by mid morning - it was scorchio !

rodeo drive - princess didn't get to shop though following the hotel fiasco !!!!
so not my fault !

Comments

[oul man]

coming home
hi good to hearfrm you missing your blogs the poeple that i feed are asking about your travels. Dont forget the cannon when in vegus is the best part of the trip. all well hear sunnie for three days but heavy rain to day. see you soon not rubbing it in that your comming home yer owl man

[David Gray]

You Fat *
Carl who is the fat bloke in the blue shirt next to you You seem to of gone a strange yellow colour mate best stay off the beer. Best of luck in Vegas $200 on number 08 never fails.

[spanner]

hello! good to see you enjoying LA! hope you did the baywatch run down the beach, no tripping over your own feet of course. did you see the massive seagulls? milliie and gracie mae are now counting the days and have made you both a portfolio of their best art work. enjoy las vegas! see you soon xxxx

[jessup's]

Show me the way to go home
Hmmm, flogging out for a hotel room twice - or having a cast iron reason not to let the princess loose on rodeo drive? I know who I think is responsible. Wierd way to save money but I think the plan worked Carl!! American toilets- I reckon the gap is becasue they built the stalls too small for all those ginormous butts and had to extend the width - but where then too tight to also buy new doors. Very disconcerting and not what the sisters of shamrock are used to . No wonder I get constipated in the States (tioilet shyness overload! - if you pardon the pun). The photo's of Fiji were amaxing what a sun set - how could you bear to leave (I know the food sucked). Type soonest lovelies.

[hops]

SAN FRAN how jealous!!
usually when awoken at 5am in the morning nothing much would persuade me to take an interest but you can only imagine my jealousy this morning. if there was such a thing as time travel i would have been there. what proper luck to spy that the Saw Doctors were playing--just another great night in a great trip i bet! photo looked like they had aged a bit though. even tried to tell myself that it wasnt really them so i could get myself back to sleep!. soo not jealous. keep maxing out on the experiences. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx