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Laur’s, Andy and bump do LA and Vegas, baby – Day 4
Laur’s – 29
Andy – 29
Bump – 13 weeks
Monday 24 March 2008
I woke up at 7 am (something to do with a baby on the bladder) and Andy at 8 am, when we got up. Bump was so hungry that we ate our kitkat that we procured from the free minibar last night and had cups of tea. I had to take Andy's temperature as I was worried as to why he was letting me eat chocolate before breakfast!
The Magic Castle lays on a complimentary cold breakfast which we took full advantage of. The breakfast is laid out in the lobby, you help yourself and can either sit at a table outside by the pool or take your food back to the room. This morning I had froot loops, two slices of white toast with grape jelly, apple juice and tea. Andy had rice krispies, two slices of white toast with strawberry jelly, orange juice and coffee. We ate sat in the sunshine by the pool which was lovely.
Now we had gauged the weather we got changed and headed back to reception where we were provided with a walking map, two bottles of water and two packets of cheetos. We set off from the hotel at 9.30 am. The hotel is in an excellent location and in only a few minutes we were on to the Walk of Fame.
We followed it in one direction and then came back to Graumann's Chinese Theatre. We enjoyed looking at the handprints and I was especially pleased that my hands fitted perfectly into Marilyn Monroe's prints.
As an aside, there are many character performers who hang around outside the theatre posing for pictures with tourists - examples are actors dressed as Marilyn Monroe, Charlie Chaplin and Zorro. Over the few days we were in Hollywood, we were amused to see, at different times, Mickey Mouse with his hands off, Barney with his head off and Indiana Jones having lunch and smoking a cigarette! Wouldn't happen at Disney, eh?!
After spending some time outside the Chinese Theatre, we carried on with the Walk of Fame. We stopped at the top of the hill to have a sit down and eat our cheetos before walking back to the Hollywood and Highland Center. We went up to the viewpoint to take pictures of the Hollywood sign. It's such an amazing landmark, I couldn't believe it the night before when we saw it when we were driving in, very surreal feeling - the same sort of thing I felt when I saw the Statue of Liberty last year.
We were ready for more food and a sit down by this point so we went to the Hollywood Pizzeria for lunch. We got an orange soda each, a slice of Hawaiian pizza for me and a slice of meat lovers pizza for Andy. The pizza was very tasty, but we got very hot sitting in there!
After lunch we went across the road to the Disney Studio store for a look round, they had some different things in here than you would expect to find in a standard Disney store.
As we were already on the other side of the street, we walked this part of the Walk of Fame and had a look round the exterior of the Egyptian Theatre and took photos (I was very excited a few days later when I saw this on the news!).
Whilst on this side of the street, we saw someone who was obviously famous as he was surrounded by a camera crew and lots of people. No one we knew, though I did hear someone say that he was a sports show host. One of the things I loved about Hollywood was that vibe of anything could happen.
We crossed back to the Hollywood and Highland Center and went into the Virgin megastore. I got a DS game for my mum that is only available in the states, and we bought Bluetones, Simple Plan and Laura Branigan CDs for ourselves. We also went into my most favourite shop, Victorias Secret, where I got shampoo, conditioner, hair serum and Supermodel shimmering fragrance mist. Because I spent so much I qualified to get a VS tote bag with a lip plumper and Dream Angels Heavenly perfume for $10 which I took advantage of because it is gorgeous!
As is sensible when you've just loaded up on purchases, we decided to take the two hour Starline bus tour around the sights of Hollywood next. We sat on the top deck, of course, which was a little chilly when stuck in the constant traffic but was great to see all the landmarks that are so familiar from TV.
We went all the way round on the bus and got off at the start again. One last stop before we headed back to the hotel - the Disney Studio Store again which is also a Soda Fountain. We shared a black and white sundae - vanilla and chocolate ice cream, hot fudge and marshmallow fluff (mmmm, marshmallow fluff).
We walked the short distance back to the hotel calling in at reception for a cherry coke for me, a fanta for Andy and a small tub of sour cream and chive pringles. It was about 6.30 pm by this time, so we ate a few pringles, showered and changed.
We drove to KFC for tea. We both ordered Wild Cherry pepsi, I had a mash bowl (chicken pieces, mash, sweetcorn, cheese and gravy) and Andy had a honey bbq chicken sandwich with wedges. My mash bowl wasn't as good as usual as the girl serving us put it on our tray about 10 minutes before Andy's sandwich was ready so it wasn't all that warm when I came to eat it.
After tea we had a drive to the Guitar Center but it was closing up so we planned to get back there later in the week. We also called in at the Longs pharmacy for beer for Andy and nail polish and cuticle cream for me (yes, Sally Hansen - the best and so cheap in America!)
On the way back into the hotel we picked up a fanta for me, a bottle of water and two Hershey bars. I was determined not to spend the evening sleeping so we sat outside by the pool. Andy had his beer and I had my fanta and half a Hershey bar (I have to be really depressed to eat a whole one at once!) and played Fluxx which is a very cool card game in which the rules change with every game. I haven't noted what time we went to bed but you can bet it wasn't late!
Laur's
Laur’s – 29
Andy – 29
Bump – 13 weeks
Monday 24 March 2008
I woke up at 7 am (something to do with a baby on the bladder) and Andy at 8 am, when we got up. Bump was so hungry that we ate our kitkat that we procured from the free minibar last night and had cups of tea. I had to take Andy's temperature as I was worried as to why he was letting me eat chocolate before breakfast!
The Magic Castle lays on a complimentary cold breakfast which we took full advantage of. The breakfast is laid out in the lobby, you help yourself and can either sit at a table outside by the pool or take your food back to the room. This morning I had froot loops, two slices of white toast with grape jelly, apple juice and tea. Andy had rice krispies, two slices of white toast with strawberry jelly, orange juice and coffee. We ate sat in the sunshine by the pool which was lovely.
Now we had gauged the weather we got changed and headed back to reception where we were provided with a walking map, two bottles of water and two packets of cheetos. We set off from the hotel at 9.30 am. The hotel is in an excellent location and in only a few minutes we were on to the Walk of Fame.
We followed it in one direction and then came back to Graumann's Chinese Theatre. We enjoyed looking at the handprints and I was especially pleased that my hands fitted perfectly into Marilyn Monroe's prints.
As an aside, there are many character performers who hang around outside the theatre posing for pictures with tourists - examples are actors dressed as Marilyn Monroe, Charlie Chaplin and Zorro. Over the few days we were in Hollywood, we were amused to see, at different times, Mickey Mouse with his hands off, Barney with his head off and Indiana Jones having lunch and smoking a cigarette! Wouldn't happen at Disney, eh?!
After spending some time outside the Chinese Theatre, we carried on with the Walk of Fame. We stopped at the top of the hill to have a sit down and eat our cheetos before walking back to the Hollywood and Highland Center. We went up to the viewpoint to take pictures of the Hollywood sign. It's such an amazing landmark, I couldn't believe it the night before when we saw it when we were driving in, very surreal feeling - the same sort of thing I felt when I saw the Statue of Liberty last year.
We were ready for more food and a sit down by this point so we went to the Hollywood Pizzeria for lunch. We got an orange soda each, a slice of Hawaiian pizza for me and a slice of meat lovers pizza for Andy. The pizza was very tasty, but we got very hot sitting in there!
After lunch we went across the road to the Disney Studio store for a look round, they had some different things in here than you would expect to find in a standard Disney store.
As we were already on the other side of the street, we walked this part of the Walk of Fame and had a look round the exterior of the Egyptian Theatre and took photos (I was very excited a few days later when I saw this on the news!).
Whilst on this side of the street, we saw someone who was obviously famous as he was surrounded by a camera crew and lots of people. No one we knew, though I did hear someone say that he was a sports show host. One of the things I loved about Hollywood was that vibe of anything could happen.
We crossed back to the Hollywood and Highland Center and went into the Virgin megastore. I got a DS game for my mum that is only available in the states, and we bought Bluetones, Simple Plan and Laura Branigan CDs for ourselves. We also went into my most favourite shop, Victorias Secret, where I got shampoo, conditioner, hair serum and Supermodel shimmering fragrance mist. Because I spent so much I qualified to get a VS tote bag with a lip plumper and Dream Angels Heavenly perfume for $10 which I took advantage of because it is gorgeous!
As is sensible when you've just loaded up on purchases, we decided to take the two hour Starline bus tour around the sights of Hollywood next. We sat on the top deck, of course, which was a little chilly when stuck in the constant traffic but was great to see all the landmarks that are so familiar from TV.
We went all the way round on the bus and got off at the start again. One last stop before we headed back to the hotel - the Disney Studio Store again which is also a Soda Fountain. We shared a black and white sundae - vanilla and chocolate ice cream, hot fudge and marshmallow fluff (mmmm, marshmallow fluff).
We walked the short distance back to the hotel calling in at reception for a cherry coke for me, a fanta for Andy and a small tub of sour cream and chive pringles. It was about 6.30 pm by this time, so we ate a few pringles, showered and changed.
We drove to KFC for tea. We both ordered Wild Cherry pepsi, I had a mash bowl (chicken pieces, mash, sweetcorn, cheese and gravy) and Andy had a honey bbq chicken sandwich with wedges. My mash bowl wasn't as good as usual as the girl serving us put it on our tray about 10 minutes before Andy's sandwich was ready so it wasn't all that warm when I came to eat it.
After tea we had a drive to the Guitar Center but it was closing up so we planned to get back there later in the week. We also called in at the Longs pharmacy for beer for Andy and nail polish and cuticle cream for me (yes, Sally Hansen - the best and so cheap in America!)
On the way back into the hotel we picked up a fanta for me, a bottle of water and two Hershey bars. I was determined not to spend the evening sleeping so we sat outside by the pool. Andy had his beer and I had my fanta and half a Hershey bar (I have to be really depressed to eat a whole one at once!) and played Fluxx which is a very cool card game in which the rules change with every game. I haven't noted what time we went to bed but you can bet it wasn't late!
Laur's
We're staying at the Orchid Suites in Hollywood, not far from the Magic Castle 
.Can't wait for the next installment-i always check every day as well.x.
i loved seeing the iconic pics such as rodeo drive.
