So we went to the baseball game in Oakland where we saw the Athletes play! It was fun although we kind of needed someone to explain the rules to us!!
The next day we got up and went straight to the cable cart stop as you had to wait about an hour to get on them, we took the cable cart all the way to fishermans warf, on the way we passed the windiest road in the world, its so pretty. It was freezing so we stopped at a coffee shop for a hot chocolate. Then we got the bus back to Union Square where we spent the remainder of the day shopping!!
This was our last night so we decided we'd go out for a really nice meal, we went to John's Grill where we had amazing food and wine and they had a live Jazz musician playing!! For dessert we headed to our favourite diner, Louis!!
On our last day in San Fran we just chilled out, brought presents and went to lunch at... you guessed it, Louis!!
The flight home was pretty horrendous as I haven't been very well the past week and appear to have a bit of a temperature so I was boiling hot on the plane, coughing and restless, me and Soph didn't sleep at all, Maria, of course did as she has learnt to sleep anywhere now!!
I was so glad when I arrived home at 4.30pm yesterday after not sleeping or washing for like 30 hours!!
Saturday, 24 July 2010
Tuesday, 20 July 2010
San Francisco
So we got up early and headed to the Pier as we wanted to do a tour of Alcatraz,,, it was sold out so we got an around the bay tour which took you to the island but you wern't allowed off the boat... it was amazing, so eary!! and we saw the golden gate bridge on the cruise too so it was actually really worthwhile!! Then we went to union square for food, we went to this crazy diner where we had amazing but wayyy too much food!! San Fran is frezing and we went out in denim shorts so we went back to chill fo a bit and get changed... then we went to see despicable me.. its a film that we've seen advertised since the day we got to the US so we figured we had to see it! We went to the Imax theatre and watched it in 3D it was soo good :) so glad we saw it!!
Then we went home and chilled as we were soo tired.
Today we got up and headed to IHOP as Maria has wanted to go since we got here.. it's the international house of pancakes. At present i am in an apple store freeloading their internet and we are just about to go to golden gate park!! Then i think we might do a bit of shopping before heading to a baseball game tonight!! I think we might go to a jazz bar tonight, if not tonight than definately tommorrow! I cant believe we only have 3 days left, this trip has flashed before my eyes. I feel like ive learnt a lot about myself though and really had time to work out what matters in life and what doesnt! Im excited to see you all xxx
Then we went home and chilled as we were soo tired.
Today we got up and headed to IHOP as Maria has wanted to go since we got here.. it's the international house of pancakes. At present i am in an apple store freeloading their internet and we are just about to go to golden gate park!! Then i think we might do a bit of shopping before heading to a baseball game tonight!! I think we might go to a jazz bar tonight, if not tonight than definately tommorrow! I cant believe we only have 3 days left, this trip has flashed before my eyes. I feel like ive learnt a lot about myself though and really had time to work out what matters in life and what doesnt! Im excited to see you all xxx
Hollywoooodd
So we spent the day at Santa Monica beach again... me and maria wanted to hire a bicycle made for 2 but we couldnt as we didnt have our id on us :(
We then got 2 buses to hollywood... we arrived at our hotel after a 2 mile walk in the blistering heat with our backpacks on.. best gym workout ever!! We went to CVS and got some vodkaa and subway salads then back to the hotel to get ready!!
We decided to sack Miguel off because we hadn't heard of the club he was going to and we heard that Drais at the W hotel was the best night so we went there.
We got there and just asked for this lady who we heard could get us in with no cover (no entrance fee) the man at the door told us to ask for this bouncer.. we were like how are we meant to know who he is and he was like "hes tall and gorgeous, you'll know".. so we found him and as we were speaking to him this black guy was like "I want these girls on my table"... turns out they were american footballers, i wish i knew something about american football and wasn't so drunk because they could of been famous!! Anyway I was really drunk and then they came out with bottles of huuuuge champagne with fireworks in and i though it was a good idea to have a few glasses... it wasn't i had to go home... I WASN'T SICK i was just verryyy drunk :( its all a bit of a blur haha!!
The next day me and maria were horrendously hungover and we had to get a 7 hour bus ride to San Fran... we made it though although maria was slightly poorly on the coach.
That night we just went to a diner for food and then to bed as we were shattered after the bus!
We then got 2 buses to hollywood... we arrived at our hotel after a 2 mile walk in the blistering heat with our backpacks on.. best gym workout ever!! We went to CVS and got some vodkaa and subway salads then back to the hotel to get ready!!
We decided to sack Miguel off because we hadn't heard of the club he was going to and we heard that Drais at the W hotel was the best night so we went there.
We got there and just asked for this lady who we heard could get us in with no cover (no entrance fee) the man at the door told us to ask for this bouncer.. we were like how are we meant to know who he is and he was like "hes tall and gorgeous, you'll know".. so we found him and as we were speaking to him this black guy was like "I want these girls on my table"... turns out they were american footballers, i wish i knew something about american football and wasn't so drunk because they could of been famous!! Anyway I was really drunk and then they came out with bottles of huuuuge champagne with fireworks in and i though it was a good idea to have a few glasses... it wasn't i had to go home... I WASN'T SICK i was just verryyy drunk :( its all a bit of a blur haha!!
The next day me and maria were horrendously hungover and we had to get a 7 hour bus ride to San Fran... we made it though although maria was slightly poorly on the coach.
That night we just went to a diner for food and then to bed as we were shattered after the bus!
Saturday, 17 July 2010
And i'll cross oceans like never before
So yesterday we headed to Santa monica, we were planning on getting there by public transport but we needed the chaufeur to take us to the bus stop, anyway we told him we were going to Santa monica and he said he'd just take us but we wernt to tell anyone as it's breaking the rules, ha! Anyway he got to out motel and drove into the curb bursting his tyre!! Someone was defo going to find out he'd broke the ruled!!
Anyway our motel smelt like wee and is very basic, it's definately what we deserve and what we should of stated in all along!!
We went to Santa monica peir and then chilled out on thebeach, it was lovely!
We were meantto go yo Hollywood last night with miguel, this promoter buttt it's too far and he offered Ius a lift but we dontknow him, so we can't trust him just yet!! So we decided to go to promenarde in Santa monica as the dominos pizza man said it was really happening.... He said the pizza van would take us when we wanted to go! So we had drinks at the hotel and thenwalked to dominos for our lift hah!!
The street was happening and I got dragged into some break dancing street show, they were meant to flip over me and 4 other people but then it turned out it was a money making lie!!
Anywaywe went to this bar called makai it was really nice. We are staying in Hollywood tonight so we can get the greyhound from thrre tomo soo we will meet miguel tonight at a club and today we are going to the beach again and then off to San Fran tomo for the finale of our trip!!
Anyway our motel smelt like wee and is very basic, it's definately what we deserve and what we should of stated in all along!!
We went to Santa monica peir and then chilled out on thebeach, it was lovely!
We were meantto go yo Hollywood last night with miguel, this promoter buttt it's too far and he offered Ius a lift but we dontknow him, so we can't trust him just yet!! So we decided to go to promenarde in Santa monica as the dominos pizza man said it was really happening.... He said the pizza van would take us when we wanted to go! So we had drinks at the hotel and thenwalked to dominos for our lift hah!!
The street was happening and I got dragged into some break dancing street show, they were meant to flip over me and 4 other people but then it turned out it was a money making lie!!
Anywaywe went to this bar called makai it was really nice. We are staying in Hollywood tonight so we can get the greyhound from thrre tomo soo we will meet miguel tonight at a club and today we are going to the beach again and then off to San Fran tomo for the finale of our trip!!
Thursday, 15 July 2010
Beverly hills, that's where I want to be!
So we got the train to Beverly hills as it was the cheapest way even if it did take the best part of 2 hours. It was entertaining, we saw some interesting characters as per usual!! We arrived at what we thought was our stop to discover no taxis around, this man at a bus stopped started talking to us and kindly called us a taxi, it took ageees to cone and we had to wait outside this shop as apparently they don't pick up from the metro. The Chinese man who owned the shop came out and basically asked us why we were sat outside his shop, we did look slightly tramp like sat on our backpacks, but he was really strange and stood there with us, then when the taxi came the taxi driver had to look up our hotel address and the Chinese man vontinued to stand there, staring in to the cab hahaa!!
Anyway the hotel turned out to be 14 miles away and it took like what seemed forever to get there, a whole in our pocket later and we arrived! Butttt we wernt happy, it appeared that we were slightly out of the hills and with no car, that's not cool!! So anyway it was fine,the hotel have a chaufuer service that will tale you like 4 miles and we booked onto a hop on hop off Hollywood tour bus for the next few days.
We chilled out by the pool when we got settled and then in the evening we went to the local mall (dropped off by the chaufeur) we went to this insane Asian restaurant where we ate wayyyy too much and I felt soooo sick. We had sweetcorn creme brûlée for dessert, it sounds disgusting but it was actually amazing!!
Today (15th) we headed to Hollywood bright and early on our bus tour. We got to see so much such as the walk of fame, Hollywood sign, rodeo drive, thecemetary where marilyn Monroe is burried, studios, hot spots, loads!! But inall honesty I don't really rate la, I think it's overhyped!!
Anyway. What day goes by without drama??? We got back on the bus tour to go hone (which was already going to take 2 hours as we had to do a loop) whenwe got to Santa monica we discovered the bus terminated there, meaning we were stuck in sant monica... We are staying there tommorroe night but for tonight we needed to get back to Beverly hills!!! Sooo we discovered after talking to a lot of rude bus drivers that we needed to get a certain bus back that would take us near to wher we were getting picked up from by the chaufeur.... So we tried to call the hotel and our phone ran out if credit, brilliant. Anyway we got off the bus and lyckily there was a phone box. But whilst attempting to ring the hotel we got approached by this man who asked us if we wanted a ride and tried to suss out where we were stating, we tried to shun him off and we told him a fake hotel has, we got scared and went into this ice cream shop, they let us use their phone and within 10 mins our chaufeur was to the rescue!!!! In the car he had a couple from Hawaii, so of course, I quizzed them in Hawaii for a while!
Tonight we were meant to go to some bars with miguel this promoter we've been hooked up with from someone we've met along the way but we really couldn't be bothered with it by the time we got back so we'll go fir a big one tomo!! We just ordered Chinese to the hotel and chilled out, it came in the Chinese boxes like you see in friends!! Amazing!
Anyway Santa monica tomo for a day on the peer, me and Maria want to rollerblade to Venus beach but we just need to convince soph!!!! X
Anyway the hotel turned out to be 14 miles away and it took like what seemed forever to get there, a whole in our pocket later and we arrived! Butttt we wernt happy, it appeared that we were slightly out of the hills and with no car, that's not cool!! So anyway it was fine,the hotel have a chaufuer service that will tale you like 4 miles and we booked onto a hop on hop off Hollywood tour bus for the next few days.
We chilled out by the pool when we got settled and then in the evening we went to the local mall (dropped off by the chaufeur) we went to this insane Asian restaurant where we ate wayyyy too much and I felt soooo sick. We had sweetcorn creme brûlée for dessert, it sounds disgusting but it was actually amazing!!
Today (15th) we headed to Hollywood bright and early on our bus tour. We got to see so much such as the walk of fame, Hollywood sign, rodeo drive, thecemetary where marilyn Monroe is burried, studios, hot spots, loads!! But inall honesty I don't really rate la, I think it's overhyped!!
Anyway. What day goes by without drama??? We got back on the bus tour to go hone (which was already going to take 2 hours as we had to do a loop) whenwe got to Santa monica we discovered the bus terminated there, meaning we were stuck in sant monica... We are staying there tommorroe night but for tonight we needed to get back to Beverly hills!!! Sooo we discovered after talking to a lot of rude bus drivers that we needed to get a certain bus back that would take us near to wher we were getting picked up from by the chaufeur.... So we tried to call the hotel and our phone ran out if credit, brilliant. Anyway we got off the bus and lyckily there was a phone box. But whilst attempting to ring the hotel we got approached by this man who asked us if we wanted a ride and tried to suss out where we were stating, we tried to shun him off and we told him a fake hotel has, we got scared and went into this ice cream shop, they let us use their phone and within 10 mins our chaufeur was to the rescue!!!! In the car he had a couple from Hawaii, so of course, I quizzed them in Hawaii for a while!
Tonight we were meant to go to some bars with miguel this promoter we've been hooked up with from someone we've met along the way but we really couldn't be bothered with it by the time we got back so we'll go fir a big one tomo!! We just ordered Chinese to the hotel and chilled out, it came in the Chinese boxes like you see in friends!! Amazing!
Anyway Santa monica tomo for a day on the peer, me and Maria want to rollerblade to Venus beach but we just need to convince soph!!!! X
Tuesday, 13 July 2010
Long Beach and Disney
Last night 'Necessary' another taxi driver who we have made friends with gave us a tour of Long Beach showing us the famous Queen Mary boat, taking us to the top of this hill where we watched the sunset over the whole of Long Beach and he showed us where Snoop Doggydog and Cameron Diaz used to live, the schools they went to and where they used to hang out. He also took us to In and Out burger... sooo good.
Anyway, early night as we had disney today...
We planned to get the bus to disney as it would cost $50 in a cab one way.. nuuu uhhhhh. sooo anyway, we had trouble had to wait an hour for a bus and in the end we got off at the wrong stop.. pretty standard for us!! it took us 3 hours to get there but we got there!!
We had such an amazing day, I met Woody andd Mickey and Tinkerbell and Goofy!!... we watched this 3D film called Captain EO and it had Michael Jackson in, I felt really weird seing him again, especially in 3D.
Anyway soo much to tell, but we had a lovely day and were all very tired and didnt want to get 3 buses home sooo we rang Necessary and he took us back $10 each...
He was so lovely andd told us how he's writing a film and stuff... proabably wont make it but look out for the name "necessary' y'all!! hahaaa..
anyway will fill you in in a few days.. off to Beverly Hills tomo afternoon after some well needed tannage at the beach!!!
LaLa land here I come, for now, beauty sleep xxxxx
Anyway, early night as we had disney today...
We planned to get the bus to disney as it would cost $50 in a cab one way.. nuuu uhhhhh. sooo anyway, we had trouble had to wait an hour for a bus and in the end we got off at the wrong stop.. pretty standard for us!! it took us 3 hours to get there but we got there!!
We had such an amazing day, I met Woody andd Mickey and Tinkerbell and Goofy!!... we watched this 3D film called Captain EO and it had Michael Jackson in, I felt really weird seing him again, especially in 3D.
Anyway soo much to tell, but we had a lovely day and were all very tired and didnt want to get 3 buses home sooo we rang Necessary and he took us back $10 each...
He was so lovely andd told us how he's writing a film and stuff... proabably wont make it but look out for the name "necessary' y'all!! hahaaa..
anyway will fill you in in a few days.. off to Beverly Hills tomo afternoon after some well needed tannage at the beach!!!
LaLa land here I come, for now, beauty sleep xxxxx
A little bit on San Diago I forgot
Well... just to add another story to entertain you.
When we were on the greyhound bus from Las Vegas to San Diago (the 5 hour bus ride) we met a man.. His name I do not know, however he provided entertainment for pretty much the entire ride as we learnt a lot about, well the other side of life that we are not accustomed to back in little old England and especially not in little old Droitwich!
He was an ex gang memeber of one of the biggest gangs in LA, killed many people, been to jail, served in the Marines for 15 years where he'd worked on the front line and watched many of his best friends die.
He slept with a pistol under his bed and carried it with him everwhere. he had a monster dog who, at age 4 ate 2 living alsation dogs and therefore got shot by the police. He smoked and ounce of weed a day and liked to carry 8 ounces with him at all times, he was legally able to do this in california as he had a medical card because he lied to the doctor and said he had trouble sleeping.
All of this, i felt well safe having him with us. He told us how we shouldnt be scared about gangs etc because theyd have no reason to hurt us, they only attack when feelin threatened. He also said hed never shot at anyone who hadnt shot at him first. the grey hounds are sketchy and so it was nice knowing that a man with sort of morals was sat by us.
Anyway, im well educated on gangs and war now, it was like question time. Brilliant fun. he's no longer in gang btw this was when he was like 18... he said he left because there is no life in gangs and the only reason he joined was because it was a reason to be, and i quote 'an asshole'
haha x
When we were on the greyhound bus from Las Vegas to San Diago (the 5 hour bus ride) we met a man.. His name I do not know, however he provided entertainment for pretty much the entire ride as we learnt a lot about, well the other side of life that we are not accustomed to back in little old England and especially not in little old Droitwich!
He was an ex gang memeber of one of the biggest gangs in LA, killed many people, been to jail, served in the Marines for 15 years where he'd worked on the front line and watched many of his best friends die.
He slept with a pistol under his bed and carried it with him everwhere. he had a monster dog who, at age 4 ate 2 living alsation dogs and therefore got shot by the police. He smoked and ounce of weed a day and liked to carry 8 ounces with him at all times, he was legally able to do this in california as he had a medical card because he lied to the doctor and said he had trouble sleeping.
All of this, i felt well safe having him with us. He told us how we shouldnt be scared about gangs etc because theyd have no reason to hurt us, they only attack when feelin threatened. He also said hed never shot at anyone who hadnt shot at him first. the grey hounds are sketchy and so it was nice knowing that a man with sort of morals was sat by us.
Anyway, im well educated on gangs and war now, it was like question time. Brilliant fun. he's no longer in gang btw this was when he was like 18... he said he left because there is no life in gangs and the only reason he joined was because it was a reason to be, and i quote 'an asshole'
haha x
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