Super 8 Los Angeles Downtown

I approached a chap who was fishing off Venice Pier, asked him a few questions and we had a chat.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

Junior.

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

LA

HOW LONG HAVE YOU LIVED IN CALIFORNIA?

Twenty-three years. Born here - in East LA.

DO YOU CALL YOURSELF CALIFORNIAN?

Very Californian.

WHAT MAKES YOU PROUD TO BE ...

... war vorallem der teil der sitcoms, es ist unglaublich wie klein die räume dieser teilweise jahrelang dauernden serien sind und wie gross sie im fernseher wirken. ausserdem werden die witze anhand der reaktion der anwesenden zuschauer getestet und teilweise ausgetauscht. die nervigen lacher während der sitcoms sind also doch meistens echt und nicht einfach eingespielt.





mein timing für die ...

... body clock awake at 5.30...not keen , but anyway...wandered down to the restaurant and had the most amazin g fruit platter for breakfast...as per usual american portions barely made a dent in it but it was lush...i even took a picture!!!

So here comes the fun part....my full day tour of LA. Pick up at 9am end at 5pm...like a day at work but a lot more fun. It coverd all the main places ...Venice beach...which is my new ...

... to see costumes worn by stars in several blockbusters including Heath Ledger´s Joker costume f& Christian Bale´s Batman costume from the Dark Knight, lots of costumes from the Matrix, Million Dollar Baby and lots more. Very interesting to see how small and how big the actors/actresses are...skinny *****es!

The hilight of the tour for us was getting to visit what remains of the Friends set. Its ...

... 8217;m aboard the AA bird again and it’s another uneventful flight. Touching down into LAX I am on a counting down the 22hrs and 56minutes before I take off again.

I retrieve my luggage and head off to find a shuttle to take me to my hotel for the ...

... true farmer's market area (it has been there since 1934). We had a nice lunch and walked around the area before finally making our way to Mission Viejo to stay with my aunt and uncle. We had a nice evening with my aunt and uncle. They're putting Paul, Emily, and me up in their motor home. This isn't some old, dinky motor home-this is a huge, beautiful one with all of the amenities. We're living large.

... for RBS. then we went back into hollywood to a club called level 3 and queued for sooo long that we gave up and went and got pizza. we j-walked too. Yesterday was boiling, last night it rained, really really bad, today is dry but not so warm, ill need my jumper on i think. we're just gonna chill today as we walked for miles yeterday and i have a blister. o dont really know what else has happened? nothing much. hope everyone is ok. has anyone got any goss?? all my love Lauren xxxxxx

Typical kiwi! Arrive in a new place and want to see as much as possible. However hunger and jet lag made me limit my first adventure in Santa Monica. So, down to the Santa Monica pier I went. Strolled in the sand, passed the joggers and roller bladers, and came across "muscle beach". There are gym rings, climbing frames and ropes. There weren't many muscles on display ...

... you have an assigned table in a designated dining room. I believe that Princess Lines tries to match the passengers in some way so you have a good chance of dining with someone that could be a compatible table mate. If you are not comfortable with your table companions, you can ask to be reassigned to a new table or dine by yourself. We were lucky and we got to sit with my wife's cousin and his wife and their friends who were also on this cruise ...

Well, I arrived safe and sound, but my flight across to Singapore was going to be seriously delayed. This coupled with waking-up to a NASTY head cold had me wondering if this was a bad start! However Cathay Pacific kindly offered me two optins. 1) To put me up ...