Best Western Westminster Inn

... I would have walked there faster.

The check-in process was a breeze with the friendly and enthusiastic Platinum agent, on her third day in the job, without any prompting told me that I have been upgraded to a suite and that I had “complimentary ...

... It took me a while to persuade Doug that he would love it so I bought us Frontline Passes so we didn't have to queue at any of the rides! As it turned out, there were not many visitors today and we wouldn't have had to wait long anyway. We started with the Studio Tour on a tram which took us ...

... clack again. "No upgrade for you." I felt a bit like I was asking for soup. "Okay ...." "Why you say agent requested upgrade for you? Why would he do that?" "Because he was really, really nice?" Rosa snorted again. "No. Impossible. We aren't nice." I said nothing else as she clickity-clacked her way to giving me a middle seat in row 60. Next to the screaming baby with an ear infection. But I never had ...

You would not guess where we started the day today...... Yep back at the Moturis rental site, hoping we could get the key for the new toilet door!! We had a lovely new door handle, that requires a key to open, and little Brad just couldn't resist the urge to 'push the button' on the inside and shut the door. Of course, conveniently, we had never received a key for this new lock; one can only do without the bathroom for so long. 45 minutes later, key found ...

... price! LOL Thanks to our Filipino assistant, he recommended us to go to a fancy pub at the end of Rodeo drive for an early tea. We said thanks, but didn't think that eating in Rodeo Drive would be fitting the budget! But he told us that Happy Hour was 4pm to 6pm and you could get a quarter pounder burger for only $1.95 with purchase of a drink! Bargain! So we can now say we dined with some very poncy looking patrons, including one lady who I'm sure I have seen in a ...

... food for dinner. Jessica and I ate at a great Mexican restaurant called LaSalsa or something like that. It tasted like good homemade food. We talked to a couple from a couple of hours outside of LA who were in town for the weekend. The pier looked very "carnivally" to me, and Rosie, one of the girls on the trip, essentially got to beg for money for a dancer on the pier. It was more funny to ...

... like I did something wrong... My first thoughts after leaving were that I didn't much care if I ever returned. Now I think that might be a little hasty and perhaps I should give the city another chance. The majority of the day was spent in the car. We drove over to Hollywood and wandered down the Boulevard. Saw the Walk of Fame and Grauman's Chinese Theater where I hunted down Cary Grant's foot & handprints (one of my highlights for the day). We had lunch at a ...

... is somewhat addictive! Also I have found some free WIFI coffee shops, which makes me very happy. I am a free WIFI *****! 4) I bought the video iPod. I was totally anti-Apple, but this thing is so awesome. I love it. 5) I'm STILL looking for book recommendations! Hook me up with some ideas! 6) I promise I'm going to try to write more on this (because I'm so sure you're hanging on my every word. You know you are...I'm like "The OC": a guilty pleasure)

What a wonderful day! It was packed -- and got a new tune out of it ("Coast Starlight)." The train and characters were built from times with Larry from Portland (a former teacher visiting for daughter's Claremont graduation), Tyler (orphan from Oregon trying to make it, young and beat down ...

The last destination on our US tour. Again, I wish I could post the picture of me standing in front of a giant Starfish at (I think) Universal Studios. The Studios sent Steve into complete geek mode again, brining out his obsessions with Back to the Future and Jaws - and everyone's love of Jurassic Park - in one glorious day. Driving round LA was brilliant, if only for the names given to assorted Off-licences around. Offys are, of ...