Long Beach
Travel Blogs from Long Beach, United States
Home sweet home...
Arrived from Oahu late on the 20th of May to the smiling face of my father in the luggage claim at LAX. Went through immigration in Oahu about 7 days earlier so the domestic arrival was a breeze. Actually, I was shocked at how easy it was to ...
The Queen Mary (US&C)
... a luxury liner, she also served time as a troop ship in WWII. Her last voyage was in 1967 when she was docked permanently at Long Beach. You can tour the ship, have a cocktail at the Observation Bar, have dinner in one of three restaurants or even stay ...
Long Beach Ice Dogs
The first picture is the local mountain in Ontario, Ca. The rest are pictures from Long Beach and of the Hockey game I went to with my brother. The "locals" lost but we had a great time. As always please sign my guest ...
tuesday
... a middle school trip. it is amazing what God can do with a willing heart. parents you would be proud. I think it is time to say goodnight. I can't keep my eyes open anymore even though the thumbs are willing. goodnight and God bless from long ...
Venice Beach
... Lots of T-shirts in Venice Beach and reasonable price. Do not eat Scrambled egg burritos! OUR BLOG Off early on Route 1 to Venice Beach. Another place that Helen visited with her brother Simon in 1987 so had to walk the same route! Parked up for the day ...
final entry. thursday night
i'm not ready to write my final blog. there is to much to process and i'm not ready to leave all that has happened this week in one final entry. God is good and has blessed us. you have heard snippets from me and have only seen a fraction of the week ...
Belmont Shores
... walked for a couple of hours. We also stopped and talked to a realtor and learned that for some reason real estate here in Long Beach is cheaper than most places in southern California. We were surprised because we love the area so much. After we learned ...
Acting class
... June gloom today. The temperature, however, is only in the 70's so we'll take it. Kelly and the boys did a water tour of Long Beach. They learned that the Long Beach port is the 3rd busiest port in the world. They saw sea lions, cargo ships and the Queen ...
Long Beach
... 45 minutes to Long Beach. We made this same drive 2 years ago when we were out here to shoot an infomercial. We visited downtown Long Beach several times and walked around their 'City Place'when we were here. We were so excited when we got to the park ...
Day 30- Long Beach, CA
Toni: Pretty much only thing for us to do for the day, was to get to Long Beach and obviously hit the beach and have a couple of beers. So when we got there with our 18-can beer case this police car started to circle around us and after a while the ...
"Dick and Jane" Day
June 6th has been officially dubbed "Dick and Jane Day." Since February of this year Collin has been on a reading marathon. He asks almost everyone we meet, "Did you grow up reading Dick and Jane?" He has read all of the D & J books and actually asked us ...
Last day in LA
After a long discussion we had decided not to do any of the big tourist attractions as we plan to have a American Tour in a few years...... Another Blog! ....No Disney World, No Universal, No Hollywood Boulevard, No Hollywood Sign - just back to Wallmart ...
Leaving from Long Beach
... for Europe it's directly from LAX to another big airport. This year, though, I took a bit more circuitous route and flew out of Long Beach instead. So, why do I recommend a smaller airport? First, getting there was so much easier. I walked to the bus ...
Pre-departure Ponderings
Upon our return from the DR, we had a few days at a more familiar all-inclusive--Mike and Esther's at Long Beach (Long Island)! This was a good transition from the luxurious warm tropics to our soon to be cold and frugal existence in Iceland. We balanced ...
Keegan' s home school dinner
We got to experience the infamous 'June Gloom' here in California. It was overcast until about 4pm when it finally cleared up and was beautiful. We stayed around the park today and met our new neighbors. Madison(9), Jackson(5) and Reagan(18mths) are here ...
Collins new scooter.
Collin was ready to go first thing this morning to get his scooter. He and I ran to K-mart and he couldn't have been happier. He rode it around the store until we left. They had a couple of different scooters, but when I saw the one with the flames, I ...
5th year reunion
So, we woke up in Long Beach so excited and happy to be out of the car! Still in my pjs I headed to the family room where the soccer match has been on for hours. Everyone else was still in their pjs too and I have to admit it was perfect to just relax. ...
Queen Mary
... , Hitler offered $250,000 to anyone who could sink it. After the war it was re-fitted as a luxury liner. Today, it is used as a hotel in Long Beach. Tonight we cooked chicken on the grill and the boys played with friends. The weather was ...
Post day 1, April 24, Long Beach
... 30, and I walked over to a waiting Primetime shuttle van about 9:20. It was a short ride to the Hotel Queen Mary in Long Beach. I had stayed there before my last Crystal Cruise from Los Angeles and noticed they served a Sunday Brunch in the original First ...
Exploring the ship and Long Beach, LA
... !! We do not have appropriate clothing for the 5* restaurant (more money saved!) Took free bus service into town of Long Beach. First stop...gentleman in wheelchair waiting...bus suspension dipped to kerb and automatic ramp to sidewalk (like the ...
The sailor and the sea
5 weeks and finally get to see my baby again. Right before my birthday too, so it was a real treat. Only 7 more weeks at sea left for him and then he's ...
La ville du "trop"
Après la ville du péché, il était temps d'aller visiter Los Angeles. Malheureusement, contrairement à Las Vegas, où tout l’intérêt est concentré sur 3 miles, la ville des anges et ses 18 millions d’habitants (4 millions intra-muros) ...
We are on way
... We are now are in the pan handle of Oklahoma heading due west to New Mexico, so I will sign off for now. Type to you soon, Mike, Pat, and Sarah. Sarah at lunch in Long Beach airport ...
Embarkation Day
... line to check in for the kids programming and Nikki got in line to get us a shore excursion for Cartegena. It wasn't very long until they called us to begin boarding. After going through security and getting our photo taken we were back on the ...
Great day in LA
What a great day! We got started early this morning to get into LA for the boys acting class. We found a dog sitter on barter on the way so we dropped Riley off. The boys had their class from 10-12pm. Kelly and I had heard about the infamous 'farmers ...
monday
... as a southern baptist he had now idea there was even such a thing as a bible believing, Jesus loving, spirit filled episcopalian. praise God! well my brain is officially dead and my body is ready for rest, so goodnight and God bless from long Beach ...
To Calli
... posting those ASAP i swear. and i do a bit of talking so that will explain what we did each day i apologies for some of the commentary while I had been drinking i do know it gets a little long and loud and I ramble. ha ha so till next time hope all is ...
Arrival at the Ocean
... a 4 hour drive to our current location. We are close to the ocean (3 minute walk) but can hear the constant crashing of waves on the beach. Koal had a great time running the beach. I could not get Gwen to run with her. In the winter (now) the 27 miles of ...
wednesday
... thing to observe. I think I'm going to call it a night. we are getting up early tomorrow to catch the sunrise on the beach. gotta get up at 5:30am. ouch. tomorrow is also thomas fraher's birthday. please keep him in your prayers. and finally, thanks ...

