DisneyFreak06
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- Oct 17, 2006
Monday, March 19, 2012, Part 1: Tour of Hollywood
Under the Sun, under the sun. Darling it's better down where it's hotter...
Hotter? No, it was hotter at home, in PEI, CANADA than it was some days during our trip in California. I loved the sun and the palm trees, but this day was cold and windy!
HoJo Front desk by disneyfreak0306, on Flickr
A double decker bus picked us up at our hotel and took us to a bus depot. At the depot, we got in the boring line (sorry, Disney lines are just much more interesting!) where we moved fairly quickly to the front to hand over our voucher. We paid the extra gas fee and then found our large tour bus. There were not many people on our tour, so we were able to spread ourselves out and hop from side to side to see and to take pictures.
Our tour guide/driver was Tammy. She was funny and friendly. She said we had the seven dwarves with us and was naming the passengers by their personalities. There were some young teens sleeping (poor things just got there from Australia the day before) so they were Sleepy, then there was a Grumpy and a Dopey. Tammy told us stories while driving, besides just showing the sites. My only complaint was that she used a hand held microphone while driving. They really should have headsets to use, it would be much safer!
LA Highways by disneyfreak0306, on Flickr
Yeah, I know, the highways are not that interesting to you. But I'm from PEI. We don't even have a divided highway here. I have driven on them though, so I'm used to bigger highways than some others, but I know people who won't drive anywhere at all outside of PEI because they are scared of the highways. (Two of my sisters for example).
LA by disneyfreak0306, on Flickr
Olympic by disneyfreak0306, on Flickr
I remember the cartoon, and one of my great uncles was Felix the Cat!
Felix the Cat by disneyfreak0306, on Flickr
LA Church by disneyfreak0306, on Flickr
We stopped a few times. Once was in a Hispanic area. We were given about 20 minutes. I bought a really cute blue top with a belt and a flower. They sold them all separately, they sure know how to make us spend... They were all on display together. I haven't worn it yet, I guess I need to find somewhere special to wear it.
First stop by disneyfreak0306, on Flickr
For some reason this tree caught my eye.
Tree by disneyfreak0306, on Flickr
Tree 2 by disneyfreak0306, on Flickr
Tree 3 by disneyfreak0306, on Flickr
Chinatown!
Chinatown by disneyfreak0306, on Flickr
Tammy told us when to take the best pictures of the Hollywood sign. She couldn't pull over so she told us to get the cameras out and then she'd say "In two seconds get ready to snap!" etc. It was fun.
Excitement filled the air when we stopped near the Kodak theatre. We were warned about the people dressing in costumes on the streets. Tammy told us they work for TIPS, not to give them what they wanted if we didn't want to. Blanche and I didn't bother with those guys. We had our real celebrities in Disney!
Walk of Fame by disneyfreak0306, on Flickr
Kodak Theatre by disneyfreak0306, on Flickr
Grauman's Theatre- the real one by disneyfreak0306, on Flickr
LA by disneyfreak0306, on Flickr
American Reunion by disneyfreak0306, on Flickr
Shrek 1 by disneyfreak0306, on Flickr
Shrek 2 by disneyfreak0306, on Flickr
We saw some stars on the Walk of Fame, and the original Grauman's theater (which was getting prepped for an American Reunion that night).
I don't know if you know this about me or not, but I'm a HUGE Disney fan. Mickey Mouse antenna balls attract my attention and I can spot them from afar. I saw the Disney's Soda Fountain and Shop and felt the pull. I don't think I had to twist Blanche's arm to go in there. Blanche got the chocolate ice cream with the waffle cone pieces. I got the vanilla ice cream sundae with caramel and waffle cone pieces.
Ice cream... is anything more delectable than ice cream.... If only it was a summer's afternoon instead of a cold day in March!
Mickey chairs by disneyfreak0306, on Flickr
Ariel by disneyfreak0306, on Flickr
Napkin by disneyfreak0306, on Flickr
Chocolate by disneyfreak0306, on Flickr
Vanilla by disneyfreak0306, on Flickr
Under the Sun, under the sun. Darling it's better down where it's hotter...
Hotter? No, it was hotter at home, in PEI, CANADA than it was some days during our trip in California. I loved the sun and the palm trees, but this day was cold and windy!
HoJo Front desk by disneyfreak0306, on Flickr
A double decker bus picked us up at our hotel and took us to a bus depot. At the depot, we got in the boring line (sorry, Disney lines are just much more interesting!) where we moved fairly quickly to the front to hand over our voucher. We paid the extra gas fee and then found our large tour bus. There were not many people on our tour, so we were able to spread ourselves out and hop from side to side to see and to take pictures.
Our tour guide/driver was Tammy. She was funny and friendly. She said we had the seven dwarves with us and was naming the passengers by their personalities. There were some young teens sleeping (poor things just got there from Australia the day before) so they were Sleepy, then there was a Grumpy and a Dopey. Tammy told us stories while driving, besides just showing the sites. My only complaint was that she used a hand held microphone while driving. They really should have headsets to use, it would be much safer!
LA Highways by disneyfreak0306, on Flickr
Yeah, I know, the highways are not that interesting to you. But I'm from PEI. We don't even have a divided highway here. I have driven on them though, so I'm used to bigger highways than some others, but I know people who won't drive anywhere at all outside of PEI because they are scared of the highways. (Two of my sisters for example).
LA by disneyfreak0306, on Flickr
Olympic by disneyfreak0306, on Flickr
I remember the cartoon, and one of my great uncles was Felix the Cat!
Felix the Cat by disneyfreak0306, on Flickr
LA Church by disneyfreak0306, on Flickr
We stopped a few times. Once was in a Hispanic area. We were given about 20 minutes. I bought a really cute blue top with a belt and a flower. They sold them all separately, they sure know how to make us spend... They were all on display together. I haven't worn it yet, I guess I need to find somewhere special to wear it.
First stop by disneyfreak0306, on Flickr
For some reason this tree caught my eye.
Tree by disneyfreak0306, on Flickr
Tree 2 by disneyfreak0306, on Flickr
Tree 3 by disneyfreak0306, on Flickr
Chinatown!
Chinatown by disneyfreak0306, on Flickr
Tammy told us when to take the best pictures of the Hollywood sign. She couldn't pull over so she told us to get the cameras out and then she'd say "In two seconds get ready to snap!" etc. It was fun.
Excitement filled the air when we stopped near the Kodak theatre. We were warned about the people dressing in costumes on the streets. Tammy told us they work for TIPS, not to give them what they wanted if we didn't want to. Blanche and I didn't bother with those guys. We had our real celebrities in Disney!
Walk of Fame by disneyfreak0306, on Flickr
Kodak Theatre by disneyfreak0306, on Flickr
Grauman's Theatre- the real one by disneyfreak0306, on Flickr
LA by disneyfreak0306, on Flickr
American Reunion by disneyfreak0306, on Flickr
Shrek 1 by disneyfreak0306, on Flickr
Shrek 2 by disneyfreak0306, on Flickr
We saw some stars on the Walk of Fame, and the original Grauman's theater (which was getting prepped for an American Reunion that night).
I don't know if you know this about me or not, but I'm a HUGE Disney fan. Mickey Mouse antenna balls attract my attention and I can spot them from afar. I saw the Disney's Soda Fountain and Shop and felt the pull. I don't think I had to twist Blanche's arm to go in there. Blanche got the chocolate ice cream with the waffle cone pieces. I got the vanilla ice cream sundae with caramel and waffle cone pieces.
Ice cream... is anything more delectable than ice cream.... If only it was a summer's afternoon instead of a cold day in March!
Mickey chairs by disneyfreak0306, on Flickr
Ariel by disneyfreak0306, on Flickr
Napkin by disneyfreak0306, on Flickr
Chocolate by disneyfreak0306, on Flickr
Vanilla by disneyfreak0306, on Flickr