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Hi everyone here in LA safe and sound. Crossed LA to Santa Monica where we are staying and on the bus saw Rodeo Drive and the Regent Beverley Wiltshire (the Hotel in Pretty Women!!!!) Got very excited. We also met a guy who asked if we were travellers as when he backpacked round Europe someone helped him out with $20 so he repaid the favour and gave us $20 each!!!! Very random but not complaining.
Our first day in LA and we got used to our surrounding in Santa Monica joined the library for free internet,went to the supermarket then to the Kings Head pub for tea!British food had Steak Pie and chips with veg,soooo yum!Also had a treacle sponge for pudd so that $20 we got bought us a gorgeous tea!
Next day was Disneyland!!! This is the original Disneyland and we had a fantastic time. A ozzy called Ashley joined us and we went on Indiana Jones,Thunder Mountain,Matterhorn,Nemo Submarine,Space Mountain,Tea Cups,Carousel,Dumbo,Pirates of Carribean and Toon Town where we actually met Mickey Mouse in his actual house!!!!!Also saw the parade where Kate got very excited and acted like her mum yelling at the characters and waving like a lunatic!Had such a fun day and we were creased on Space Mountain when at the end of the ride they take your pic and Alex turned to Kate to say something and the pic was of the side of her face with Kate smiling away totally oblivious was hilarious!
In Santa Monica we stopped at Tudor House for tea and scones,British tea!!We got so excited been dieing for a decent cuppa and finally got some Tetley and Yorkshire was divine!We also went to the famous Santa Monica Pier,what a load of pants. They shut at 8!
Next stop Hollywood!Got the bus over and actually stepped off on Hollywood Blvd right on Marilyn Monroe's star. Had a walk up and down the Street of Fame taking lots of pics of our favourite ones and then stopped at the Chinese Mann theatre to check out the hand and footprints.Saw Marilyns,Johnny Depps and the Oceans 13 ones including Brad Pitts and George Clooneys was really fun,took some pics with our feet and hands on top,wishful thinking eh! Hollywood area isn't actually that nice quite dirty and tacky so we got a pic of the Hollywood sign in the distance and headed back.
Had a quiet day next and did a bit of shopping Kates bag has died a death so we went to Ross's ( a bit like TK Maxx)and bought a Guess bag and a Roxy Top, soooo cheap only 6pound! Back at the Hostel had a spooky experience as bumped into Kathy and Clara who were on our Moose Trip!Then we saw Craig who was in our Hostel in Seattle!!!!???!!Freaky!Went to the pub again and had a Chicken Tikka got back and a typical American girl was there. Size 0 fake boobs and said "Oh my God" ALOT! She'd never stayed in Hostel before and asked if we got clean towels everyday...er no love!Kate also had a panic moment as thought someone had stolen her pyjamas as couldnt find them anywhere all set to march down to reception when realised she had left them in the shower that morning!Oops!
Next trip to Universal Studios Hollywood!Went on Revenge of the Mummy,Jurrasic Park (where we got saturated),Back to the Future,Backdraft,Shrek 4D and the House of Horrors. Oh my God absolutely s**t ourselves! Kate actually brusied Alex's arm she was holding on that tight,the people actually jump out a you and touch you seriously nearly peed our pants!Had lunch at Fast Louie's except it was the slowest restaurant ever then headed back. Went back the next day (our tickets were bogoff) and went on Terminator 2 3:D and then watched the Blues Brothers where Alex was asked to dance she refused and Kate got pulled up there!Was good fun tho.Went on Mummy ride again and went to Mel's diner (50's style) for eats and had our 1st American milkshake!Got some pics on the Terminator bike which was quite comical getting on the bloody thing aswell as one the pro park photographers trying to take Alex's pic she wasnt impressed!Also saw the Fear Factor Show,Waterworld Stunt show and Animal Actors,overall was good but Florida was better!
Also been down Rodeo Drive baby!Got some Pretty Women pics going on and had a look around the shops.Kate a bit naughty and bought a top from Guess but its so cheap and at least now she's got a Rodeo Drive receipt!!!Was quite funny in there tho as they're jean sizes are in inches and all they had out was 24 and 26"!!We aint had a 26" waist since we were measured for PE shorts at 10yrs old so was quite funny asking for normal sizes like 30" they looked at us as if we were right beefys!!!
Our last night in LA and headed for a lovely Italian by the seafront. Both had a couple of Pinot Grigio's and a Lasagne!Actually got dressed up with hair and makeup first time in 8weeks felt strange!Off to New Zealand tomorrow so stay tuned
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