Staples Center Los Angeles

Today is officially a hangover day! Damn you Santa Monica! But you can't waste a day here, so we went down to Hollywood walk of fame and found some burgers at Hard Rock Hotel and new clothes to help soothe the aching head. After lunch, a hop on hop off tour around LA where the crazy australians sat on top of the bus while it was raining. Back on …

April 1st: After finally getting some decent sleep, for what felt like the first time in two days, we set out to really find out what LA had to offer. By that I mean, get out of Holly-weird. I say this, because the night before, out worst fears about tourists safety were proven right. Dead set a couple of meters behind us, we hear a loud scream and …

Lakers game Today we woke up a bit average due to all the wine and beers from last night! We didn't get up too early and just got ready and headed off into the downtown LA. We had bought tickets online for the lakers game that night against the Devner Nuggets. We went to get food to see if it would help our hangover, to a place called the counter, …

We have spent the last four days in LA, best described as a sunny, mixed bag. We first arrived on Wednesday and quickly gave in to jetlag, in the following days we have experienced the Metro system, went on a guided tour of Hollywood, saw a Lakers game, went to Venice and Santa Monica Beach and sunbathed next to our mini-motel pool.

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So we have been zipping through Route 66, getting quicker and quicker as we go. The 6th August saw very much the same as before. The only difference being that we woke up in a wigwam. We left Holbrook fairly early in the morning and set off.

Our first stop was a meteor crator (Tiff was very fond of this), which was pretty …

Hannah is always keen on getting to the airport early, normally with good reason as something always delays us. However, she was a little bit too keen in Cusco as we arrived at the airport 20 minutes before it actually opened so had to stand outside the gate in the cold at 5.40am, we couldn't even check in till 6.30! Thus after a day of flying and …

Today was to be another big day - for me at least.

Today it was Disneyland's turn to show off it's assets, so after another nice breakfast at the hotel we all bundled into our bus and headed up the road.

First stop, Tomorrowland - so Erin could go on Space Mountain - her favourite ride. But alas, devastation - it was out of action …

... is a completely different place to that of Hollywood Boulevard. It is what houses LA’s version of Chinatown, the Nokia and Staples Center (both famous in their own right) and of course Broadway. But Broadway isn’t what you’d imagine. ...

... sur Venice Beach Ocean Front Walk (Oh Yeah !) Enfin, dégustation gastronomique de mets régionaux savourés à domicile... Enjoy your meal ! Gros bisoux en direct live du Staples Center de L.A. (enfin, un peu différé quand même...) ...

... in, had breakfast, chilled out then we went to the LA Lakers game! It was so exciting and great to be back at the Staples Center for another intense game. We sat at our seats and searched the center for the stars.....Who should we see but PARIS HILTON! ...

... a couple of big nights out tho, hooked with some scots who also knew how to drink... while in LA we went to the staples centre in downtown LA to watch AFL (arena football - indoor gridiron), hollywood, beverly hills and bel air (niiice). LA is big, ...

... not.  Also passed through the Jewellery district and pass the only Metropolitian Jail in the centre of downtown LA. Pass the staples centre which is home to 4 teams and past the Walt Disney Concert Hall.  Finally we went through China ...

... to eat. Had Chinese, they were finishing up so had a big plate for $3.00 each. Today we had a quiet day, walked around the Staples Centre & LA Live where the Nokia theatre is & the Grammys are held. Our bus & train trips have usually been ...

... and headed for LA. When we got to our mansion-esque hostel in downtown LA we recovered from the drive for a bit before heading to Staples centre to explore the area and pick up our tickets for the game!  It was pretty quiet because of the time of ...

... him in his stupid face. Alas, he didn't show up. After Rodeo drive we had to race home and get ready to head to the staples centre for the WNBA. We went to watch the LA Sparks vs Phoenix Mercury. It was a top quality game with the LA Sparks getting up ...

... We then drove by Santa Monica Pier and beach. The next part mainly involved driving by sightseeing spots including, the CBD, the Staples Centre (home of the LA Lakers), the Nokia Centre where various music events take place along with the Emmy's, the ...

... US relationship... instant visa 2 hours before flight! Only here for about 20 hours but it was great to get some dinner near the Staples Centre and wake up and have breakfast on Venice Beach. So much to see and such little time. I was fortunate enough to ...