Dear friends,
After a small hiccup when we got to the airport in Melbourne on Sunday and found our flight had been cancelled, we finally got away a day late. After a long trip, we arrived safely in LA to meet our old friend Mickey for a playdate made in heaven! Space Mountain rollercoaster was a hit with all -dark, fast, scary and a real hoot! We are pinching ourselves that we are finally here!! FMxx
Hi all. Highlights of 1st 48 hours:
1. Inflight entertainment system (although not possible to listen to Pink Floyd while playing computer golf - VA executives please take note).
2. Having someone else drive from LAX to Anaheim (I've done my homework on LA by watching 2 Dirty Harry movies in the last fortnight, but despite this I didn't feel quite ready to tackle the 4 lane freeways with tailgating at 80 mph and right hand driving on no sleep. LA is so BIG - how do all of these people find jobs and get fed?)
3. Fran momentarily giving a food vendor THAT LOOK until realising she was trying to pay with an Australian $10 note.
5. Disneyland fireworks in the sky above the castle.
PW
A few quotes on LA
ReplyDelete"In Washington, the first thing people tell you is what their job is. In Los Angeles you learn their star sign. In Houston you're told how rich they are. And in New York they tell you what their rent is.” Simon Hoggart
“I'd move to Los Angeles if New Zealand and Australia were swallowed up by a tidal wave, if there was a bubonic plague in England and if the continent of Africa disappeared from some Martian attack.” - Russell Crowe
"I don't want to move to a city where the only cultural advantage is being able to make a right turn on a red light". - Alvy Singer (Woody Allen) in Annie Hall.
But also can I suggest a couple of things to do - visit Griffith Observatory and/or Santa Monica Pier/venice Beach which have been used as locations for a thousand Hollywood movies, shop (or look) on Melrose Drive, drive on Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) up to Malibu or even better all the way to San Fran. If you are in Orange County, then Huntington Beach and Newport Beach are cool.
Great to see smiling faces. Weather looks warm - did the guy in the middle borrow your hat Fran?
ReplyDeleteKeep blogging dear friends - we are watching!
Love....Bernie and Terry on a glorious sunny Melbourne day.