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Mom: Day 1 was spent flying, handling the "great car rental debacle of '19", then the harrowing ride to our Airbnb. We were both exhausted and konked out early, although we did enjoy some quiet time on the deck taking in the beautiful view! We were torn between 2 places for our L.A. stay--a modern apartment in a high rise in downtown L.A. and the "Handlebar Treehouse." We chose the latter and clearly made the right choice. Sam and Jason have been fabulous hosts (gave Justin his first Twinkie!) and even shared their dog Mac with us! I had a good bit of work to do today, but barely feels like work with this view and a dog by my side. We ventured out to "see all the stars as we walk down Hollywood Blvd." I ... read more

North America » United States » California » Los Angeles » Beverly Hills September 30th 2019

Day 21: Universal Studios We started the morning bright and early to get ready for the day at Universal Studios. We caught an Uber there then brought the tickets. Dad got us the express tickets which means that we get to skip the normal line and go in the express lane but you can only use these tickets once at every ride, after that you have to go in the normal lane. Once we got in the theme park we split up Bella and mum went together because they like the calm rides and not the scary one. And dad and I went to together to go on a few scary ones. The first ride dad and I went one was a simulator Transformers ride. At one point we jumped off a skyscraper which was quite ... read more
Krustyland
Scooby-Do
Fun

North America » United States » California » Los Angeles » Venice Beach September 30th 2019

Day 23: Farewell LA hello Hawaii On our last morning in LA I headed out early for breakfast at one of Delia’s suggestions The Butcher Daughter and was not disappointed. It was probably my favourite cafe so far with its scrumptious vegan food and seriously nice decor and vibe. It was on Abbot Kinney Blvd and there was a fabulous market being set up. Knowing how much my family like all things vegetables ?I told them to come and meet me. That gave me the chance to try a juice sampler much to the amusement of everyone. It was hard to choose only 4 juices from the incredible selection!! We then had a wander along the market before heading back to the bungalow to pack. I really wasn’t ready to leave and would love more time ... read more
Cool cafe - I want this in my house!
Yummy breakfast
Market

North America » United States » California » Los Angeles September 27th 2019

Day 20 - Disney day We left our apartment bright and early so that we could get through the gates of Disneyland Park at a reasonable time. We were through and ready for our first ride by 9am. First up we visited Tomorrowland and tackled: the Buzz Lightyear ride; Star Tours; the Finding Nemo submarine; and Autopia. Autopia allowed Zoe and Bella to show us their driving skills for the first time - not bad either! Then to Fantasyland where Bella was in her element: Pinocchio’s Daring journey; Snow White’s scary adventure; Sleeping Beauty’s castle; Dumbo the flying elephant; Mr Toad’s wild ride; the Storybook Land canal Boat ride; “its a small world” boat ride (and no I cant get that tune out of my head); and Bella’s absolute favourite, the Casey Jr Circus train. Frontier ... read more
The day begins
Its a small world after all!
Minnie Bella

North America » United States » California » Los Angeles » Venice Beach September 25th 2019

We started the morning at 5:30 to get ready to hop on the train. The Uber picked us up at 6 and we got on the train at 6:30. The train ride was about 3 and a half hours. When we got to New York we got an Uber to the airport. At the airport we waited in a lounge and then got on the plane. When the plane landed we got an Uber to the house. When we arrived at the house in Venice Beach and we looked around and then went for a walk on the beach. The beach was really nice and had los of palm trees and lots of shops. On the beach we got ice cream, I got the chocolate ice cream with a vanilla swirl and chocolate chip cookie dough. ... read more
Venice Beach
SantaMonica sunset
Venice Beach


Day 32 6/06/2019 Edmonton – LA - Melbourne The alarm went off at 4.45 so that we could get to the airport for our 8.30 flight to LA. After a few tears and the final listen to Shotgun by George Ezra we said our good byes. They are always difficult. We have some amazing memories from the past 4 and a bit weeks. We left on time flying in Premium economy. Arrived in LA and then found a quiet spot in a corner on a 2 seater couch which became our hide out for the following 10 hours. We are now waiting to board the long flight home. We had a smooth flight home with a great crew on board the Qantas flight. Arrived early and then a long wait for our cases. As they say ... read more
Farewell Rockies
Back to where we started


Ein weiteres Lied, dass ich mit dieser Stadt in Verbindung bringe ist "Picture postcards from L.A.". Es handelt von einer Barbediensteten die vergeblich darauf hofft, in Los Angeles ihren Lebenstraum zu verwirklichen und Karten an die Heimat zu schreiben. Ich habe dieses Lied u.a. 1995 während der Nachtwache im Munitionslager bei der Bundeswehr gehört, bevor ich meinen Lebenstraum in Berlin realisiert habe. Daher hat mich das sehr mitgenommen. Auf jeden Fall habe ich vorhin eine Postkarte an eine Kollegin und Kundin in Niedersachsen abgeschickt. Alle anderen haben ja meinen Travelblog. Mein Vater hat mich gebeten Fotos vom Hotel zu machen. Die sind heute enthalten. Hier bin ich in einem Holiday Inn, also kein Luxushotel. Trotzdem würde ich sagen, dass alle meine Hotels etwa doppelt so teuer wie vergleichbare in Deutschland sind. Das macht die Übernachtungskosten vor ... read more
Am Hollywood Boulevard.
Im Civic Center.
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Für den heutigen Tag habe ich mir zwei Dinge vorgenommen: Zum einen Santa Monica mit seinem bekanntem Pier. Und zum anderen das alte spanische Zentrum von Los Angeles. Dazu gab es noch zwei optionale Ziele, die ich dann aber doch nicht realisiert habe: Venice südlich von Santa Monica und entweder Little Tokyo oder Chinatown in der nähe der Union Station. Ich habe also einigermaßen ordentlich gefrühstückt, wobei die Auswahl noch Verbesserungspotential hat. Aber immerhin ist es im Preis inbegriffen und dann kann man nicht so viel erwarten. Dann bin ich zu meiner Metrostation und habe meine Plastikkarte mit einem Tagesticket aufgewertet. Im Anschluss daran bin ich die schon etwas lange Strecke nach Santa Monica mit der U-Bahn gefahren. Die verschiedenen Linien relativ neueren Datums sind wirklich ein Segen für die Stadt und die Touristen. In Santa ... read more
Santa Monica.
Das alte spanische Zentrum von Los Angeles.
Das alte spanische Zentrum von Los Angeles.


In den 70ern habe ich zuhause öfters das Lied "L.A. International Airport" gehört und nachdem ich schon einmal 1997 am Busbahnhof dieser Stadt umgestiegen bin, habe ich sie als Ausgangspunkt meiner 3. Reise in die Vereinigten Staaten genommen. Über Weihnachten und dem Jahreswechsel war ich ja in Dubai und im August will ich mir ein weiteres Schmankerl gönnen (Details folgen) und hiermit erlaube ich mir eine 4-wöchige Reise in die USA und Kanada von Los Angeles mit dem Mietwagen nach Vancouver. Also bin ich am Sonntag mit der Bimmelbahn von Trudering zum Flughafen München gefahren. Die Münchner Bürger waren ja angeblich dafür diese Strecke weiterhin mit der altmodischen Schnecken-S-Bahn anstelle des modernen und schnellen Transrapids zu bewältigen. Leider war ich damals noch nicht in der Stadt wahlberechtigt. Also irgendwann im Verlauf des Tages bin ich dann ... read more
Mein Flugzeug für den Hinflug: ein A380.
L.A. International Airport.
Flug über Grönland.


After having our "midnight snack" at 10.pm last night we slept for another full night. The clothes we rinsed out were all dry, so onto breakfast, albeit in yesterdays clothes. Lol. Food court we went to yesterday does not open till 11.00 so we were recommended the local IHOP. Had the bottomless coffee (blah) I had the turkey bacon & egg white scrambled eggs (a couple of things ticked off my bucket list of American foods) They were yum. The blueberry flavoured maple syrup was yucky. Consulted the map and started walking..... spied a gorgeous building in the distance and it turns out it was the Los Angeles library. Had a wander around inside, it has a beautiful dome with murals depicting California's history. The lift was lined with old manual library reference cards. Walked onto ... read more
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