Came home this afternoon. It was a long flight home since we
had to transfer twice - once in Memphis and once in Amsterdam.
Will share some more photos once I've walked through them.
Sleepy...
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Home Now
Vegas Buffet @ The Mirage
Here are some pics from the buffet we had at the Mirage two days ago.
I think I'm allergic to crabs and shrimps, but I don't think a little will hurt.
And as for dessert, there's always place for dessert. ;-)
I think I'm allergic to crabs and shrimps, but I don't think a little will hurt.
And as for dessert, there's always place for dessert. ;-)
Monday, June 25, 2012
Grand Canyon
Oh... Public free wifi at Grand Canyon Café.
OK. What have we done the last two days?
We left Las Vegas this morning for Grand Canyon. The buffet at
The Mirage was great. I guess I went up 10 kilograms after that.
We went to see some Vegas freebie shows - Fall Of The Atlantis
@ Caesars Palace, the Bellagio fountain, the Mirage volcano.
We stayed at Harrah's. Breakfast and check-out was chaotic this
morning. Breakfast was included and we were entitled to only certain
things at Starbuck's. First we got only two out of four breakfasts.
Then we got charged for extra stuff. The front-desk was really
unfriendly and wouldn't let me explain. They kept on telling me that I
didn't listen to what they said. They wouldn't help us but a nice guy at
Starbuck's helped us figure that out. He gave us some refund and
even let us keep the fruit. That's what I call service and since he
made me happy he got some of our refund as tip. All in all we
were two hours late when leaving Vegas.
We came to Grand Canyon at around four, drove towards the
east entrance and got to see the sunrise. We got plenty of time
after all.
Later...
OK. What have we done the last two days?
We left Las Vegas this morning for Grand Canyon. The buffet at
The Mirage was great. I guess I went up 10 kilograms after that.
We went to see some Vegas freebie shows - Fall Of The Atlantis
@ Caesars Palace, the Bellagio fountain, the Mirage volcano.
We stayed at Harrah's. Breakfast and check-out was chaotic this
morning. Breakfast was included and we were entitled to only certain
things at Starbuck's. First we got only two out of four breakfasts.
Then we got charged for extra stuff. The front-desk was really
unfriendly and wouldn't let me explain. They kept on telling me that I
didn't listen to what they said. They wouldn't help us but a nice guy at
Starbuck's helped us figure that out. He gave us some refund and
even let us keep the fruit. That's what I call service and since he
made me happy he got some of our refund as tip. All in all we
were two hours late when leaving Vegas.
We came to Grand Canyon at around four, drove towards the
east entrance and got to see the sunrise. We got plenty of time
after all.
Later...
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Hollywood Sign
We drove on narrow and winding roads that goes through
residential areas to come closer to the Hollywood sign. And
we did indeed. We weren't the only ones knowing the location
though as there were already some other cars, but it wasn't
crowded at all. We even got a good view of the Hollywood
reservoir.
After the sign we moved on to the Griffith Observatory. We even
tried to hike a few hundred meters but quickly turned back to our
car to continue to Hollywood Blvd where we had lunch.
We ran into a lot of traffic on our way to the Getty's Museum so
we turned and stopped by the Westfield shopping mall in
Westwood instead. It was nothing special there, in fact quite
boring. There was a Sony store though and they had some of our
very old products there. I had some good chat with a friend of a
colleague (M. I.) back in Lund.
We'll be out of internet connection the rest of our trip. Vegas
hotels have only wired internet access. :'(
The plan looks like this:
* June 24: Leave LA around 9 AM tomorrow so we arrive in Vegas
around 4 or 5 PM. Have a nice buffet dinner in The Mirage. Go
see some free shows like the Bellagio Fountains and the Caesars
Palace's Fall Of The Atlantis laser show.
* June 26: Leave Vegas very early (around 6-7 AM) for Grand
Canyon. We want to see something before sunset. Stay a night at
South Rim.
* June 25: Leave Grand Canyon around lunch time. Arrive in
Vegas around 7-8 PM. Pack our bags.
* June 26: Return our rental and leave the U.S.
residential areas to come closer to the Hollywood sign. And
we did indeed. We weren't the only ones knowing the location
though as there were already some other cars, but it wasn't
crowded at all. We even got a good view of the Hollywood
reservoir.
After the sign we moved on to the Griffith Observatory. We even
tried to hike a few hundred meters but quickly turned back to our
car to continue to Hollywood Blvd where we had lunch.
We ran into a lot of traffic on our way to the Getty's Museum so
we turned and stopped by the Westfield shopping mall in
Westwood instead. It was nothing special there, in fact quite
boring. There was a Sony store though and they had some of our
very old products there. I had some good chat with a friend of a
colleague (M. I.) back in Lund.
We'll be out of internet connection the rest of our trip. Vegas
hotels have only wired internet access. :'(
The plan looks like this:
* June 24: Leave LA around 9 AM tomorrow so we arrive in Vegas
around 4 or 5 PM. Have a nice buffet dinner in The Mirage. Go
see some free shows like the Bellagio Fountains and the Caesars
Palace's Fall Of The Atlantis laser show.
* June 26: Leave Vegas very early (around 6-7 AM) for Grand
Canyon. We want to see something before sunset. Stay a night at
South Rim.
* June 25: Leave Grand Canyon around lunch time. Arrive in
Vegas around 7-8 PM. Pack our bags.
* June 26: Return our rental and leave the U.S.
Friday, June 22, 2012
Universal Studios
Today we went to Universal Studios. Once again it was quite
cloudy in the morning. It got better during the day and not too hot.
In the evening it got cold again.
King Kong 3D was part of the Studio Tour. Mom had fun. :-)
New attraction was Transformers 3D - a flight simulator. God
I hate simulators! Both SMI and I got very dizzy afterwards. Our
ride got interrupted near the end due to technical issues and we
got stuck. Some people in my cart asked for an immediate ride.
I just hurried off the cart. No more simulators ever! Despite my
21 years, I'm simply too old for that kind of stuff.
We took the single rider line all the time saving us a lot of time.
We ended up on different carts sometimes but it was still worth
it.
We had a lot of fun in the House Of Horror. All five of us
screamed like little girls. I don't know what happened, but I
started first and ended up being the last letting SMI lead the
pack. I saw how someone jumped out of position and chased
them and how they backed away. Haha...
Thursday, June 21, 2012
The Grove & Santa Monica
It was a little bit cloudy this morning. We were afraid it would be
cold but it turned sunny quite fast.
We went to the Grove in the morning and left for Santa Monica
at lunch. We went to Santa Monica Pier first and then 3rd Street
Promenade. Said that I wouldn't shop anything but couldn't help
breaking that promise.
It was quite cold in Santa Monica although it was sunny.
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Leaving Milpitas For Los Angeles
This morning we took SMN to SFO. We went into some traffic
and the trip took about 1 hour. I helped her find the check-in desk
before leaving her for herself.
The trip back to uncle R took 15 minutes less and we left Milpitas
around 11.30. As the Pacific Coast Highway would take forever to
drive, we drove to LA on I-5 instead. It took around 6 hours including
resting. SMI drove a part of it and I went into toddler mode.
We are staying at a hotel two blocks from The Grove. We just
came back from dinner.
and the trip took about 1 hour. I helped her find the check-in desk
before leaving her for herself.
The trip back to uncle R took 15 minutes less and we left Milpitas
around 11.30. As the Pacific Coast Highway would take forever to
drive, we drove to LA on I-5 instead. It took around 6 hours including
resting. SMI drove a part of it and I went into toddler mode.
We are staying at a hotel two blocks from The Grove. We just
came back from dinner.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Great Mall
Today we went to an outlet called Great Mall, 10 minutes from our
hotel in Milpitas. Everything was almost for free there. ;-)
In the evening everybody went to San Jose to visit a friend of our
aunt's. I went to Santa Clara to visit W and his family. They took
me out for dinner and generously gave me some gifts from their store
http://www.naturalmomgear.com. They really had some smart and cute kids.
hotel in Milpitas. Everything was almost for free there. ;-)
In the evening everybody went to San Jose to visit a friend of our
aunt's. I went to Santa Clara to visit W and his family. They took
me out for dinner and generously gave me some gifts from their store
http://www.naturalmomgear.com. They really had some smart and cute kids.
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