NATIONAL AT THE WATERFRONT Redondo Beach

... 8217;s “customer service” to see if they could help in any way.

Hours later, when my jacket was returned to me, I used my cell phone to call my husband, who gave me three Budapest addresses from which I could retrieve the money he wired to me via Western Union.


The next morning, I saw several GoAhead guests who came up to me and asked what happened to me the day before. They were appalled and sympathetic ...

... renovated rooms, good Platinum recognition and good offerings in the Executive Lounge. I would recommend this hotel for those with a quick stop at LAX.




See you later Los Angeles, as I take the American Airlines Flight Number 169 to Japan!

... it was easy to carry everything (also helped that I had 2 extra sets of hands!) and we got to the checkin with ease. I had to buy a seperate ticket to London because of the whole fast tracking issue so only got 20kgs of baggage. Lucky for me on this trip I only gained about 5kgs in luggage (and lost about 4kgs in weight!) so my bag weighed an acceptable 18kg.... I was surprised too! However, this could also be due to the fact that my hand luggage weighed 10kg (mainly due to the 1 ...

... then 1,000 miles out. Whenever I crossed an unfamiliar placename -- Badlands National Park, Toiyabe National Forest, or even Scottsbluff, NE -- I pulled out the Encyclopedia. What's the landscape like? The climate? The wildlife? As I learned, the pictures in my head became clearer. Whenever I could, I took the chance to make the pictures real. My family, I'm fortunate to say, took frequent road trips. East coast, west coast -- they even let me plan ...

... in the quarter, the Pelanconi House. If you want to check it out before my photos go up see www.lasangelitas.org/buildings.htm. After El Pueblo I went to the Pico House where they had an interesting exhibit on the Italian immigrant story around LA. Then it was a long walk around Downtown, taking in City Hall, Bunker Hill where there is some interesting architecture to be had with the new concert ...

... at the Disney store. After discovering a flat on one of Eunice's car tires, we took a cab to the hotel in Anaheim. Eunice's boyfriend Ryan drove up from San Diego to help her with her car issues and we all had dinner together at the hotel. We also watched the elaborate fireworks that Disneyland puts on almost every night. We then said goodbye to Eunice and Ryan who had to go back to San Diego and went to bed, excited about the next day.

... with Charlie Chaplin and Elvis, I even got a kiss from Elvis and he told me that I had lovely children. Alisha got a hug from Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) and then he was chatting her up. Kids got a pic with him and Chewbaccer. Had to move on as they love having photos taken but all expect tips. We then went to the Wax Museum and went through there, all enjoyed that and afterwards walked up more of the Walk of Fame. We looked and looked but never saw Elvis's ...

Die letzten 3 Tage habe ich am Strand von Venice Beach verbracht. Das Wasser dort ist sehr frisch, der kilometerlange Strand fast leer und die Sonne heiss! An diesem Strand hat es tausend Touristenlaeden und Restaurants, ein bisschen weiter davon entfernt hat es - wie in Venedig - Kanaele, auf welchen ein paar Leute in Kanus unterwegs sind. Anscheinend leben hier ein paar Promis (z.B. Meg Ryan ...

... way you want while you wait. We had pan fried Tapilia - no we don't know what it is either and when we asked the guy at the counter he said 'it's like Perch' 'O well, that's OK then w'ell have it!. And it was very good. By this time it's about 9PM and there is a glorious sunset over the ocean. And we've now been up for about 25 hours and bed is calling very loudly.

... incredible statues, flowers, gold and silver embroidery, I presume representing the 14 stations of the cross. Huge, extending up to the ceiling, as well as fancy. So now strolling around the Plaza. Oops, it's noon and time for the changing of the guard at the Palacio de Justicio. Lots of soldiers in bright red and bright blue with big hats. I thought of it as goose-stepping their way out. but in fact they were bringing their legs ...