Day Twenty Five – The End 24th September, 2012 We woke up this morning and left our hotel at 9am to head to the shops for one last shopping trip. We returned to check out of our hotel at 12pm but had to wait until 3:00pm for the shuttle to pick us up to take … Continue reading »
Day Twenty Four – Alcatraz
Day Twenty Four – Alcatraz 23rd September, 2012 We walked down to Fisherman’s Wharf and got on the hop on, hop off red sight seeing bus which does a narrated tour of the city. We took our seats at the very front of the top level of the bus. Prime position. The tour took off … Continue reading »
Day Twenty Three – Mushroom Head crosses the GGB
Day Twenty Three – Mushroom Head crosses the GGB 22nd September, 2012 This morning we had a quick breakfast and then headed to the Bike And Roll stand at Fisherman’s Wharf to hire some bikes to ride across the Golden Gate Bridge. We headed off on our way but within 10 mins Bron was complaining … Continue reading »
Day Twenty Two – Headed for the ‘Frisco Bay
Day Twenty Two – Headed for the ‘Frisco Bay 21st September, 2012 Our United Airlines flight left Vegas airport and arrived in San Francisco at about 11am. We took a taxi to our hotel, Holiday Inn at Fisherman’s Wharf and checked into our room. The hotel is a little more budget than the others we … Continue reading »
Day Twenty One – All You Need Is Love
Day Twenty One – All You need Is Love 20th September, 2012 We woke up this morning and decided that we would try and get tickets to the Cirque Du Soleil Love show tonight. We went downstairs to see if they had any discounted tickets available at the half price ticket booth on the street. … Continue reading »
Day Twenty – The Desert is Hot
Day Twenty – The Desert is Hot 19th September, 2012 We had planned to get up early and catch the bus across from our hotel to see the sights of Vegas, but somehow we slept til 10am and didn’t leave our room until 11am. It was damn hot outside. Today was probably the hottest day … Continue reading »
Day Nineteen – Vegas baby!
Day Nineteen – Vegas baby! 18th September, 2012 We woke up bright and early this morning to return our rental car and get to Los Angeles airport for our 8:15 flight to Vegas. We arrived to our hotel, New York New York at 10am and had to wait until 1pm for our room to be … Continue reading »
Day Eighteen – Coco, Cowell and Gyllenhaal
Day Eighteen – Coco, Cowell and Gyllenhaal 17th September, 2012 We went and had a pancake breakfast at the IHOP this morning and then drove to Rodeo Drive to see how wanky it is. It was pretty wanky. Some of the highlights were Guchy, Prado, Burp-berry and Lewy Vuton. I imagine some people would like … Continue reading »
Day Seventeen – Universal Studios
Day Seventeen – Universal Studios 16th September, 2012 Universal Studios today! We arrived at about 10:30am and started straight up with the Studio tour. They showed us through the backlots including all of the sets that they use for scenes from different movies and tv shows and we were surprised by how much they re-use … Continue reading »
Day Sixteen – West Hollywood
Day Sixteen – West Hollywood 15th September, 2012 This morning, we drove the 20 minute drive from our hotel in Santa Monica to our new hotel, The Ramada Plaza in West Hollywood. We arrived at 11am and the room wouldn’t be ready until 3pm so we dumped our bags and got some breakfast at a … Continue reading »
