Stringbean&Wingnut
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Joining in! Can't wait to hear more about your plans and your trips!
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My cats Teddy and Alice are brother and sister and about 3 years old... they're both cute but Teddy is definitely a pretty boy... He'd be a bit of a dandy if he was human... actually I think he's a bit of a dandy even as a cat...[/SIZE]
You are right, I didn't need much convincing. Now to figure out where to stay. We know where we WANT to stay but aren't thrilled with the price point of it.
Oooo you want to stay somewhere luxe huh? That sounds fun... Where do you WANT to stay?
You do need to visit Seattle. Too bad Em isn't interested in the UW!
Oh I will be visiting Seattle... it's just a question of when...
I'll bet UW is gorgeous?... Em could have babysat your Es - except -well they're getting kind of big and you have K... (Em is/was a much sought after sitter...and babysitting is a pretty good gig these days... the $ is so much better than it used to be...)
The closest she looked in your direction was U Cal... (Berkley) - my brother and his family live in the Valley but she wants to be East...
Some yummy sounding places I will need to remember! I haven't done the whole walk of fame, etc stuff since I was little and the kids never have.
Hmmn.....
You did more or less the same stuff as what we did on our trip to California in 2005!! And I totally get what you are saying about LA. Originally I had no intention of going there because I had heard so many people coming back with just what you felt like after your first trip. But my friend said that if we are there we need to see at least some of it. And it was just so wonderful, just as you said so vibrant and creative and not at all bound by traditions etc. I came back telling every one that the thing I loved about LA was how "modern" it was! We did not do as much interesting dining as you did, but we stayed in hotel just behind the Kodak Theatre, so did quite a bit of sightseeing there, took the WB studios tour (I guess I better don't tell you how awesome it was... So sorry that you felt lousy during vacation!!), went to the beach and to the Getty museum.
Joining in! Can't wait to hear more about your plans and your trips!
Love the movie night idea. I've seen that in a couple TR/PTRs and I love it! And I can't wait to start my own countdown chain.....but I think a year is too much to start with That would be a very long chain.
Looks like you guys had a great time and I LOVE the movie night!
It's ok I know the WB tour is really good... I've come to terms with the fact I missed it...
I bought a book on Los Angeles Architecture and its pretty interesting... there are some really iconic sites that were really cutting edge in their time like the LAX sign and terminal, the Griffith Observatory...there is that very famous glass house that was built up in the hill...darn the name escapes me... that just looks like its cut right into the hills...super modern when it was done... and now both Getty Museums the one in Malibu and the Villa plus the Disney Concert Hall by Frank Geary which I thought was pretty awesome both instead and out....I have photos of it for next LA update...some interesting revival in Downtown La and some good restaurants and shops... I really came to appreciate it much more...
I like the 54 days and some sort of countdown its like almost half way through double digits. And as of tomorrow youll be at the half way point! Sorry Erics poster shots didnt turn out at Frankenweenie.
Hey exactly how many days are we out... I thought today October 10th was 50 days out till November 29? Or did I do my count wrong... What do you have?
I didn't bust on Eric too badly for those shots... he didn't know I might want them for Disboards... and he might know someone who can get us a free movie poster from the film which would be very cool...
Nice start with your first movie choice featuring your theme of threes. I dont think Ive ever actually seen that one but I did watch the documentary called Walt & El Grupo which followed Walt and his group and their travels through South America. It includes interviews with the people they interacted with in each country and LOTS of archival film and pictures of their journey.
That documentary was an extra on the 3 Cs disk! I enjoyed watching it... I love all that film/Dis history stuff...
Great countdown chain, I love the nautical theme LOL on us being people tv for our cats so very true
Thanks about the chain and yes I'm pretty sure the cats find us very entertaining...we got them when they were really little so they are very bonded with us but sometimes I think they watch us and think "oh what crazy thing are the humans going to do next?".. they get extra excited during holidays...like Halloween and Christmas because of all the decorating - they are totally mystified at the additions and of course have to check everything out...
Interesting thoughts on L.A. and the contrast between it and east coast cities. It suffers from the same thing that many other southwestern cities do sprawl. You start with several different cities and towns and due to a lack of natural boundaries they just keep growing until they are one big living thing. Phoenix, AZ is very much the same way.
I've heard that about Phoenix...Some of the East Coast Cities were actually "planned" also which makes a difference... Philadelphia, which I live outside of... was planned by William Penn and laid out on a grid system... so downtown's lay out seems relatively organized...
Traffic is truly staggering down there. I actually found the best time of day to travel in and out is just before lunch time. If you can hit the sweet spot of about 10am to 11:45am you are okay. Any earlier and its the morning crunch and from lunch until about 7pm the place is a nightmare.
OMG... You aren't kidding...I thought New York traffic was something but LA traffic... Wow that was like something else entirely... Ok I'll have to file that away... LA-travel between 10-11:45 or after 7...
Glad you got to eat and made your hotel okay, if a bit late. But what a bummer about your stomach Sometimes we have to sit out the fun and let the rest of the fam enjoy. It happened to both me and DW on our 09 DLR trip we both lost an entire day lying in bed with the flu. At least you were able to get out in the afternoon and take in the theaters and such
ooo post pictures on your ptr- I can't get enough pumpkin pictures ... We're going to decorate for Halloween this weekend too...
ooo I can def post Halloween decoration pictures... Em and I were out and let's just say the boys went wild... David greeted me at the front door with an enthusiatic "Welcome to our Haunted House!" and Eric looked as please as punch. They pretty much used everything we've accumulated throughout the years... they were definitely using the more is more philosophy of decorating... I will post some of those within the week...
We didn't get to take as many pics as I wanted...it was a bit colder than we expected on Saturday so we didn't linger in the patch as much as we would have normally, but we got a few pictures and a very nice looking pumpkin! I'll have an update with pictures done tonight (hopefully...)
I look forward to that because I really really have a thing for pumpkins and Halloween pictures...
YES... The Bucks Country I'm talking about is in Pennsylvania... about an hour outside of Philadelphia... Yeah PA! (Granted it doesn't have the glamour of Florida or California... but it's very pretty during this time of year... where were you from originally?
Yes! So pretty!! I'm from Muncy originally. It's a tiny little town about 20 minutes south of Williamsport!
Teddy is so cute! I'm finally back to see his picture!
Oh he's cute all right... and I swear he knows it...
Another great update in the can. You continue to give me more and more ideas for my California vacation. I think I will just replicate yours.
Hey imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and I steal ideas from your TRs all the time so go right ahead...
I can see the Hollywood sign behind Em - pretty cool. I am a big American Idol fan, so I would love to see the Kodak theatre.
Not only that but there's a Cirque Show going on in there... a tribute to the movies... I didn't budget for it -timewise or $$$ but I think it would be a good one to see... I don't know how long its going to run but a lot of them run a pretty long time...
Build your own burger and sweet potato fries is definitely a winner in my book.
Talking about LAX: Did you know that the Encounter restaurant (the spaceship like building between the terminals) was designed inside by WDI (Walt Disney Imagineering)? I think it was mainly done by Eddie Sotto who is the imagineer who was the show producer for Main Street in Disneyland Paris.
I guess I need to talk to you in more depth about LA and its architectural sights before my next trip there!
Wow when you know that and when you think about how it looks that makes a lot of sense and how Future World looks...the imagineers are really a pretty talented group of people... I wouldn't have guessed about DLP... though but I'm not surprised... he must be on the older side at this point?
And this reminds me: Did I ever tell you how much I loved the Betsy books? I think it was you who talked about them and that's why started reading them (all of them!). I think you took your break from the DIS before I could ever mention how interesting I thought they were. And I found her trip to Germany just before WW I so fascinating to read. If it wasn't you , please just ignore this last paragraph!!!
Hey exactly how many days are we out... I thought today October 10th was 50 days out till November 29? Or did I do my count wrong... What do you have?
I didn't bust on Eric too badly for those shots... he didn't know I might want them for Disboards... and he might know someone who can get us a free movie poster from the film which would be very cool...
That documentary was an extra on the 3 Cs disk! I enjoyed watching it... I love all that film/Dis history stuff...
Thanks about the chain and yes I'm pretty sure the cats find us very entertaining...we got them when they were really little so they are very bonded with us but sometimes I think they watch us and think "oh what crazy thing are the humans going to do next?".. they get extra excited during holidays...like Halloween and Christmas because of all the decorating - they are totally mystified at the additions and of course have to check everything out...
I've heard that about Phoenix...Some of the East Coast Cities were actually "planned" also which makes a difference... Philadelphia, which I live outside of... was planned by William Penn and laid out on a grid system... so downtown's lay out seems relatively organized...
OMG... You aren't kidding...I thought New York traffic was something but LA traffic... Wow that was like something else entirely... Ok I'll have to file that away... LA-travel between 10-11:45 or after 7...
Yes unfortunately I have a tendency to get something especially if our trip goes over a week... usually stomach related...even in London... but usually just one day and then everything is right as rain... I read about your illness...both of you too- that was a shame... but at least at different times...
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I think I was using the date you posted as my reference when I said you were a day away from your half-way point. Either way we're both past the half-way point. My countdown shows 48 days to go today, but I cheat by not counting the day I'm on or the 29th itself as our journey begins that day ;-]
Yep... it's all part of the creative Disney math...
Good call going easy on Eric for the blurry photo and I hope you can swing a poster from the movie.
Yeah he's a good guy... not going to worry about the small stuff...working on the movie poster... It was such a good film...I downloaded the soundtrack... David loves it...
Cool that you got to see the documentary with the 3 C's disk! Disney history rocks!
I love the history and I also love all the old Silly Symphonies... I watch them on utube sometime...
Our cats love the holidays also, all the lights and textures ...and of course they try to climb the tree.
Our cats haven't climbed the tree yet but there is a rather suspicious look in their eyes...
I like going through older cities and would like to check out Phili and Boston. I really enjoyed walking around cities in Germany, especially Bamberg. It had a cathedral with a king and queen in crypts at the front along with a giant golden pipe organ. And the only pope buried outside of Italy in another crypt at the back of the cathedral. It also has a palace where both Napoleon and Hitler signed declarations of war. And lastly a big monastery on a hill where the monks make beer and wine.
Boston and Philadelphia are both great walking cities... I envy you Germany walk... I haven't been there before...
You got it, not many good windows of opportunity and when you can, stay off of the surface streets unless you really have to go to the bathroom
That's too bad, but at least it passes pretty quickly. And yes, we were very lucky that I started to feel better as Roxy got worse ...and that the kids didn't catch it!
I'm looking forward to seeing the next Cali installment, I can feel DLR coming on!
how adorable are your kids! I love the boy and his awkward boy smile! I keep hoping that will fade away in jack as fast as it came, but man, I don't think so lol!
Yeah we're working on getting the cheesy smile under control for photos... it's kind of his thing right now...
and your DD is stunning!
Thanks... ...she has grown into such a great young woman-smart and kind, good head on her shoulder ... yes she does clean up pretty well...
Cali looks and sounds like a wonderful time! Cali is the only place that makes me sad that I don't (read CAN'T fly)! Hmmm... there' s always the great American road trip -cross country...
I love that you do the Disney theme night! I keep saying I will do it.. then I don't :/
We've always wanted to go to the places on DDD - we've gone to one of the diners he visited near us, it was cool to visit, but here in NJ we have SO many diners it's rare for one to REALLY stand out!
I know... I love diners... Isn't NJ considered to be the Diner capital of the country...? I'm always on the look out for a good diner...
The Disney Concert Center looks so cool to visit! Sorry to hear that Venice Beach wasn't what you were expecting, but the actual beach part looks nice! \
I loved the Disney Concert Hall... would love to have the opportunity to go to a concert there... Venice Beach actually was a little bit what I was expecting...I wasn't totally expecting there to be quite as much second hand pot fumes wafting through the air... especially with the kids... it might not be so intense earlier... we were there dinner/post dinner time... it might be different earlier...
at eating sushi during Nemo!! I guess it does fit with the theme though!
Loving your LA spots, need to factor some city time in the next time we go as the kids are old enough to actually get and appreciate some of it.
LA really has some interesting places to go...just plan on hitting some other stuff than the Hollywood Walk of Fame...not that you shouldn't go there... just there's other really cool stuff to see...
on the shrine.
fish is not food. Yeah...kind of blew it with the sushi dinner but for swedish fish.
I love this picture.
I think it's pretty funny too...
Not gonna lie - its getting late and I am try to catch up on a little DISing because I didn't do any this weekend, so I power read.
Aren't you getting ready for your trip too?
Love all your pictures (again). Did I already tell you that LAX and Venice Beach are the only two places I have been in California. So you see why I have to plan a Cali trip and why I love this TR so much. I am just going to follow your itinerary.