Wednesday, August 23, 2006
San Deigo Beaches
We UK folk always hear about the beautiful Californian beaches. Sadly Santa Monica and LA were a bit pants but San Deigo was another matter. The sand here was as beautiful as any we've seen on our travels. The water was nice, the weather was fab and very good atmosphere. Go there, it's a really nice beach.
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Eating Mexican
They really like their spicey food here on the account that they are so close to Mexico. We head into a Mexican restaurant and quickly realized that they really give you huge portions here. They seem to eat big or eat bigger. We had so much food! The Mexican lot are also a pretty friendly bunch so always a nice environment in which to hang out and eat.
Seaworld
This was something we considered a freebe from our 3 day Disney pass. We thought, as we were in San Deigo we would give it a shot. First impressions were that some of the extras were far from free. For example, if you wanted to get in the pool with the dolphins you would have to pay over $100 each. The tower in the centre of the park also cost money to visit. Bit of a rip off but we didn't let it spoil our fun.
Killer Whale
This was such a huge lump of fatness it was unbelievable. The whale swum around the tank, spraying out at people.
Dolphins
They were great. They loved attention from people. They came right up to the side of the tank to see people. Watch them though, the cheeky ones spray you.
Matinees
These things are fat! They spin round and round like torpedoes as they swim. They are the weirdest looking things.
Walrus
Again fat big lumps for things. They apparently use their tusks to pull them from the water.
Sharks
Looked so scary with their vicious teeth. We seen a jaw bone from a shark that looked more like something from Jurassic Park. It was more like a whales jaw bone.
Flamingos
Right little show offs, running around flapping their wings. They come right up close.
Arctic theme ride
Only worth mentioning so that you don't waste time on it. This ride was pants and boring.
Polar bears
Big, fat, furry and quite cute looking.
Overall a nice enough day but better when it's a freebee.
Killer Whale
This was such a huge lump of fatness it was unbelievable. The whale swum around the tank, spraying out at people.
Dolphins
They were great. They loved attention from people. They came right up to the side of the tank to see people. Watch them though, the cheeky ones spray you.
Matinees
These things are fat! They spin round and round like torpedoes as they swim. They are the weirdest looking things.
Walrus
Again fat big lumps for things. They apparently use their tusks to pull them from the water.
Sharks
Looked so scary with their vicious teeth. We seen a jaw bone from a shark that looked more like something from Jurassic Park. It was more like a whales jaw bone.
Flamingos
Right little show offs, running around flapping their wings. They come right up close.
Arctic theme ride
Only worth mentioning so that you don't waste time on it. This ride was pants and boring.
Polar bears
Big, fat, furry and quite cute looking.
Overall a nice enough day but better when it's a freebee.
Sunday, August 20, 2006
9/11
I'm sorry to ramble on about this but why are people going so over the top with this still. Some guy stopped me filming at an outdoor shopping area because he was afraid I'd use it for some terror plot. Are you f*****g crazy!
Some poor guy was thrown in a prison camp for filming in Disneyland for Gods sake. Guys, I was equally sickened by how some people who follow a usually peaceful religion could kill so many (Muslims included). But heck we need to get on with life. Tighten up security yes, but don't go crazy.
You can never cover all bases. The solution to the problem is at the source, how you treat other countries. The American people are more friendly than pretty much anywhere else in the world. It's about time the government acted accordingly. Until then and until the news stop reporting to suit their business interests, I ain't moving anywhere near here.
Some poor guy was thrown in a prison camp for filming in Disneyland for Gods sake. Guys, I was equally sickened by how some people who follow a usually peaceful religion could kill so many (Muslims included). But heck we need to get on with life. Tighten up security yes, but don't go crazy.
You can never cover all bases. The solution to the problem is at the source, how you treat other countries. The American people are more friendly than pretty much anywhere else in the world. It's about time the government acted accordingly. Until then and until the news stop reporting to suit their business interests, I ain't moving anywhere near here.
Be Scared! Really Scared!
Again the news to blame here, they hammer you with terrorist fear here. They make people believe that they are at war like the country is constantly under attack. Guys, first off you haven't been attacked since 9/11 five years ago. Stop using such a tragedy to keep your hooky government in power. Iraq had nothing to do with Afganistan and never did. Attacking Iraq for oil control has just made these people angry. This blog post I have entered from UK because the USA has no freedom of speech anymore.
And what is this crap about tapping peoples lines? Yeah sure, sometimes it is necessary to keep the nation secure (so get a warrant). This was another example of a distorted story. If you disagreed with Bush being able to do as he pleases, suddenly you were said to be fine with America being attacked. Nobody disagrees with you tapping phone lines for security IDIOT! You just have to ask permission first because being elected president does not put you above the law!
And what is this crap about tapping peoples lines? Yeah sure, sometimes it is necessary to keep the nation secure (so get a warrant). This was another example of a distorted story. If you disagreed with Bush being able to do as he pleases, suddenly you were said to be fine with America being attacked. Nobody disagrees with you tapping phone lines for security IDIOT! You just have to ask permission first because being elected president does not put you above the law!
News Time
One thing that has put us off moving here is the news. FOX and CNN being the worst offenders. Each story is so one sided. They are so manipulative. For example they say things such as "For those of us who understand the big picture" and then go on to make their point. It makes the people believe that if they don't agree with what's being said, they must be stupid. On the rare occasion that they host a person with something to say, they belittle them in a very childish manner, preventing them from speaking. Even their debates are kept within very strict boundaries so that no matter which side of the debate you are on, your opinion is always a safe one (safe for the manipulative nazi's that run the country). The people here don't see what is going on and beleive everything they are told. They are made to feel that they are traitors to their own country if they question these things.
Disney California Experience
This was almost like another Disneyland only more focused on rides. They also had more parades featuring the Pixar characters such as the Toy Story cast.
Rafting ride
We had wanted to try rafting for quite some time but had never got round to it. This ride seemed to be a mini intro until we get our hands on the real thing.
It wasn't all that hair raising as i'd expect proper rafting to be but as far as rides were concerned it was good enough I guess.
Soaring over California
This ride lifted you up in the air in your seat and flies you through an imax film of California's sights. I nearly lost my shoes! Worth a look, pretty good fun and almost like really being there.
Disney Drawing School
We popped into the mini studio tour where they had a whole load of artwork on display. I love seeing all that concept art. We also took part in a drawing class where we learnt to draw Winnie the Pooh with some Disney artists. This was a good laugh as we didn't know which part was what until the end.
Bugs Life 4d
You'd think that after so many 4d rides we'd be bored but once again this was loads of fun and different to any of the others. They took you through Flik's show where loads of other characters played a part. They had a few little surprises rigged up with the seating which is always a hoot.
All in all, Disneyland California needed another day of sight seeing in itself. There was loads more to see. We however had some more VMK quests to complete in Disneyland main park so we went back in.
Rafting ride
We had wanted to try rafting for quite some time but had never got round to it. This ride seemed to be a mini intro until we get our hands on the real thing.
It wasn't all that hair raising as i'd expect proper rafting to be but as far as rides were concerned it was good enough I guess.
Soaring over California
This ride lifted you up in the air in your seat and flies you through an imax film of California's sights. I nearly lost my shoes! Worth a look, pretty good fun and almost like really being there.
Disney Drawing School
We popped into the mini studio tour where they had a whole load of artwork on display. I love seeing all that concept art. We also took part in a drawing class where we learnt to draw Winnie the Pooh with some Disney artists. This was a good laugh as we didn't know which part was what until the end.
Bugs Life 4d
You'd think that after so many 4d rides we'd be bored but once again this was loads of fun and different to any of the others. They took you through Flik's show where loads of other characters played a part. They had a few little surprises rigged up with the seating which is always a hoot.
All in all, Disneyland California needed another day of sight seeing in itself. There was loads more to see. We however had some more VMK quests to complete in Disneyland main park so we went back in.
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