Now, I promised pictures - and by joe, I will deliver them! (Never mind the fact that I've been back in the country for the past oh, almost three weeks now? Not the point!)
As much as I love nearly all of my pictures from the trip, if I posted them all I think I'd end up using my entire bandwidth for the rest of the year, and possibly cause the internet to spontaneously burst into flames, so I'm going to have to be choosy and just post my favourites. Sounds easy, but it's hard when you have approximately 900 favourites. I'll do my best!
If you've got a good half hour to spare, you can check out the rest here.
1. San Francisco
The first step on my journey, way back at the beginning of August. It was stunning weather, not too hot, not too chilly, and blue skies all round. Our 'close to the city' hotel ended up being a good hour's walk away, but it was right along the bay and past some amazing houses and streets, so it wasn't too terrible. Sadly Alcatraz was booked out in advance which was disappointing, but I loved the rest of the city just the same.
2. Los Angeles
The hostel was right on Venice Beach, as in overlooking the boardwalk. Pretty impressive, even if the boardwalk itself is full of crazies twenty four hours a day. While in Los Angeles, I managed to cram in quite a bit of sightseeing - from Santa Monica pier, to Hollywood Boulevard, to Universal Studios and driving around Beverley Hills. No celebrities though, at least that I could spy.
3. Anaheim
Ah yes, the land of Disney! We stayed here a good few days before beginning the Grand Southern Contiki tour - plenty of time to explore. At Angels Stadium, I caught a baseball game against the Yankees, which was an experience! And my dear Kirby-face flew into the USA, and thus the giggles and self-portrait shots commenced. This was my third (!) time to Disneyland, and I still loved it just as much as my first.
And there we have part one, the West Coast. Stay tuned!
Sunday 5 October 2008
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awesome ...
dad and i have been looking at the flickr photos - we're up to Las Vegas !!!
Darlin. Looks like you had a wonderful time!
Wheeee touristy photos!
More!
i love san francisco. it's one of my favorite cities. the picture of the golden gate is awesome. :) i can't wait to hear about the rest of your trip!
Great pictures! I love San Francisco with all the hills.
Looks great, girl! Glad to hear you had a good time and made it home safe. Hope the USA treated you as well as you expected!
The baseball pictures turned out really well - nice job! :)
I'm looking forward to your next parts...Woohoo!
Looks like you had a great time! The photos are great!
Glad you got to take in a baseball game!
Also, just an FYI, as a former Northern California resident, they do not like it to be called San Fran or 'Frisco.
Fun! I'm so jealous!
your pictures look amazing. i love it.
DUDE! half hour my ass!
I spent a good hour just looking at individual ones.... but then again, my internet isn't the speeeediest...
TELL US MOOORE!
OOO how exciting!! Looking forward to the rest of the trip..
I missed the barnacle-laden crab when I was in San Francisco! Bummer. Also: I am loving the picture recaps.
Love the photos! Ihave one exactly your Alkatraz one :)
I bet you had a really wonderful time. San Francisco is really beautiful! By the way, nice pics.
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