LA is home to a very good friend of ours Andy. As we were in the area we decided to pay him a visit. It was good to see someone who i knew from back home.
LA has loads of areas where you think 'Ah I see'such as Andy living right round the corner of the school where 'Grease' was filmed and working right next to Elieshah Woods house(guy with the funny eyes out of Lord of the Rings).
Anyways, we met up with Andy and he took us for a tour around his workplace Blur Studios who are famous for special effects magic both on the big screen and for computer games cinematics. I was so jealous of everyone who worked there.
We moved on to the beach to hang out and catch up on things and later had a meal in a good old British style pub. To Andy, had a grand time bigman! Hope to see you soon.
Saturday, August 12, 2006
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
On the Road
Driving seemed to be the easiest way to get around in most places. We hired cars in many cases so we could see more of what the USA had to offer.First of all we found driving a new experience when Bobbi drove on wrong side of the road.
We later found that after all the hype, America wasn't as advanced and richly developed as we had thought. The service stations were often pretty run down. Even the big brand name stations were pretty lame. Back home as well as petrol we can get all sorts from modern service stations such as food and supplies. Here everything seems to be purchased from large walmart like stores.
Other than that we found there were huge expanses of space between cities. So much unused land
We later found that after all the hype, America wasn't as advanced and richly developed as we had thought. The service stations were often pretty run down. Even the big brand name stations were pretty lame. Back home as well as petrol we can get all sorts from modern service stations such as food and supplies. Here everything seems to be purchased from large walmart like stores.
Other than that we found there were huge expanses of space between cities. So much unused land
Monday, August 07, 2006
Baby You Can Drive My Car.
Driving from Reno to LA is an epic journey to drive at the best of times. We however chose an even longer route via Big Sur (an area by the coast that leads all the way down towards LA).
We stopped off many times on the way down to have a break from driving. The views were up there with the best. We also stopped off at Monterey beach where we did some sunbathing and Bobbi got pooed on by a bird eeeuch.
We finally arrived at our hotel so late at night to find that Bobbi had indeed booked it for the correct day...sadly in 2007. Time to search for a last minute hotel. This was turning out to be a long day!
We stopped off many times on the way down to have a break from driving. The views were up there with the best. We also stopped off at Monterey beach where we did some sunbathing and Bobbi got pooed on by a bird eeeuch.
We finally arrived at our hotel so late at night to find that Bobbi had indeed booked it for the correct day...sadly in 2007. Time to search for a last minute hotel. This was turning out to be a long day!
Mini tornados
We thought visiting areas on fault lines were crazy but when we seen mini tornadoes forming in front of our eyes up in Reno it was pretty shocking. Crazy weather, CRAZY!
Lake Tahoe
This place is more like a beach than a regular lake. It spans miles across which gives it that seaside feel as well as good sand. A pleasant day out although parking was a bit of a rip off.
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