Woke up without any mortal wounds. We are getting good at this.
Drove to where the ferry departs from and found that there was only one ferry that deaprts each day and that we had missed it. Pretty typical for the level of planning we had given it. We still did pictures by the lake tho.
After pictures we headed on towards Niagra Falls.
Got to Niagra Falls as it was getting dark. The viewing platform was closing in 5 minutes so we rushed ther and got some pictures. That sure it a big waterfall. Saw Canada from accross the water.
Headed towards boston at the end of the night and stayed in holiday inn.
So we didn't get much done apart from seeing niagra falls. But then again lots of people spend a day just visiting the falls so it's not so bad.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Day Twelve
woke up and drove to see lake michigan again in the day time.
Decided it would be cool to perhaps go into Canada at some point in the holiday as we were at the north of the country. We both checked we had our passports. Ryan didn't. Oh dear. Started to phone some of the motels we had stayed at and also the embassy. Became pretty sure they didn't have it.
Decided we should head for Washington a bit earlier as I had managed to lose my passport.
We headed towards some ferries to Kelleys Island on Lake Erie. They left from Sandusky.
We headed in that direction and stopped for lunch at Burger King somwhere along the way.
For dinner we stopped in a bar. Sat at the bar for food. John ordered a beer and was asked for ID. The woman behind the bar was pretty baffled by the european driving licence and went to consult her Big Book o' ID to if it was genuine. After, literally, a couple of minutes she came beck and decided John could have a beer. Another Proper american bar but different to the bars we have been to previously.
We got talking to a guy sitting next to us at the bar. We forgot his name but have decided to refer to him as Mike as we think that might have been it.
Mike spoke to us concerning many subjects and we learnt many important facts such as:
He works for GM,
American cars are as good as Japanese cars,
50 year old Mike doesn't approve of having girlfriends over 40,
he teaches his kids what the capital of Austrailla and Canada are
and Mike has hit 5 deer with his car in his lifetime.
Mike also suggested that Sharon Ozbourne was respected as much as the Queen. John corrected him saying that the Queen was very well respected and Sharon Ozbourne was not quite on the same footing. Mike clearly thought he had caused great offence as he quickly backed away from his previous statement. We for some reason didn't bother telling him he hadn't really caused offence. After we decided that Sharon Osbourne wasn't quite as respected as the Queen we left at the same time as Mike. Mike, after at least 4 beers decided to go driving. Ho hum.
We left and continued to Sandusky. When we got there it was pretty dark. We drove around a bit looking for somewhere to stay and found a road with a number of motels in it. We headed to the "Americas Best Value Inn" Sandusky. For some interesting reading here are some Reviews.
The rate was the cheapest yet! around $55 for a room with two Queen beds! Aferwards we worked this out to be under £15 each. The place looked a bit dodgy but we went to our room...... After a short while we decided to barracade the door with the sofa. We felt better then.
Time for sleep.
Decided it would be cool to perhaps go into Canada at some point in the holiday as we were at the north of the country. We both checked we had our passports. Ryan didn't. Oh dear. Started to phone some of the motels we had stayed at and also the embassy. Became pretty sure they didn't have it.
Decided we should head for Washington a bit earlier as I had managed to lose my passport.
We headed towards some ferries to Kelleys Island on Lake Erie. They left from Sandusky.
We headed in that direction and stopped for lunch at Burger King somwhere along the way.
For dinner we stopped in a bar. Sat at the bar for food. John ordered a beer and was asked for ID. The woman behind the bar was pretty baffled by the european driving licence and went to consult her Big Book o' ID to if it was genuine. After, literally, a couple of minutes she came beck and decided John could have a beer. Another Proper american bar but different to the bars we have been to previously.
We got talking to a guy sitting next to us at the bar. We forgot his name but have decided to refer to him as Mike as we think that might have been it.
Mike spoke to us concerning many subjects and we learnt many important facts such as:
He works for GM,
American cars are as good as Japanese cars,
50 year old Mike doesn't approve of having girlfriends over 40,
he teaches his kids what the capital of Austrailla and Canada are
and Mike has hit 5 deer with his car in his lifetime.
Mike also suggested that Sharon Ozbourne was respected as much as the Queen. John corrected him saying that the Queen was very well respected and Sharon Ozbourne was not quite on the same footing. Mike clearly thought he had caused great offence as he quickly backed away from his previous statement. We for some reason didn't bother telling him he hadn't really caused offence. After we decided that Sharon Osbourne wasn't quite as respected as the Queen we left at the same time as Mike. Mike, after at least 4 beers decided to go driving. Ho hum.
We left and continued to Sandusky. When we got there it was pretty dark. We drove around a bit looking for somewhere to stay and found a road with a number of motels in it. We headed to the "Americas Best Value Inn" Sandusky. For some interesting reading here are some Reviews.
The rate was the cheapest yet! around $55 for a room with two Queen beds! Aferwards we worked this out to be under £15 each. The place looked a bit dodgy but we went to our room...... After a short while we decided to barracade the door with the sofa. We felt better then.
Time for sleep.
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Day Eleven
Both of us woke up with a hangover. Slowly got up and went to starbucks for food and coffee. After starbucks we walked towards the large park on the bank of lake michigan and in the centre of Chicago. Stopped for john to buy a few bits and bobs. Walked through the park to the lake which is rather large - no chance of seing the other side.
Had a look at "the bean" - actually called "cloud gate". The bean is a big shiny bit of metal about 3 stories high. We also walked around the stage area there.
Left Chicago and headed towards something on the other side of lake michigan. We ended up in a place called luddington. We went to a american diner which was a bit touristy but touristy for touring American tourists. Had some food and got talking to the waitresses. They thought we were cool (we are) as we were from London. We chatted about some stuff as they wern't busy and ended up finding out one of them had been caught drink driving :s
After dinner went to a holiday inn express where they had a games room. Wasted money on the arcades there and went to bed.
Had a look at "the bean" - actually called "cloud gate". The bean is a big shiny bit of metal about 3 stories high. We also walked around the stage area there.
Left Chicago and headed towards something on the other side of lake michigan. We ended up in a place called luddington. We went to a american diner which was a bit touristy but touristy for touring American tourists. Had some food and got talking to the waitresses. They thought we were cool (we are) as we were from London. We chatted about some stuff as they wern't busy and ended up finding out one of them had been caught drink driving :s
After dinner went to a holiday inn express where they had a games room. Wasted money on the arcades there and went to bed.
Friday, October 3, 2008
Day Ten
Woke up and booked a hotel in Chicago for the next night - The Hard Rock hotel.
Drove to Chicago and then got a bit lost in the middle. John asked me where the hotel was and I told him it was somewhere down the next street. we then looked up and we were sitting next to it.
Booked into the hotel and then an explore of Chicago. Ended up in the Apple store as john's iPhone was a bit crashy. John asked one of the staff to have a look, they saw the T-Mobile Logo as the network we were connected to and quickly backed away. " Cant talk about T-Mobile iPhones - sorry" After explaining that we hadn't unlocked the phone, just brought it from the UK. They were happy to talk.
After the Apple Store we had a lunch dinner thing at about 4:30. This was a Pizzeria Duo which was open by the guy who pioneered Chicago Deep Dish Pizzas. The Pizza was not really much like a pizza. With toppings it was an inch thick - Kind of like a open top pie. It was pretty good tho. We then went back to the hotel.
Sat down for a while and then John found us a bar to go to - the Redhead Piano Bar. I fitted right in.
We sat at the bar, entertained by a pianist for about 4 hours drinking what we liked and getting rather inebriated. They had a toilet guy tho and it felt rather like the IT crowd. The bill came to $93 for both of us and we were amazed at how little it was considering the location.
Stumbled in to a cab and back to hotel.
Drove to Chicago and then got a bit lost in the middle. John asked me where the hotel was and I told him it was somewhere down the next street. we then looked up and we were sitting next to it.
Booked into the hotel and then an explore of Chicago. Ended up in the Apple store as john's iPhone was a bit crashy. John asked one of the staff to have a look, they saw the T-Mobile Logo as the network we were connected to and quickly backed away. " Cant talk about T-Mobile iPhones - sorry" After explaining that we hadn't unlocked the phone, just brought it from the UK. They were happy to talk.
After the Apple Store we had a lunch dinner thing at about 4:30. This was a Pizzeria Duo which was open by the guy who pioneered Chicago Deep Dish Pizzas. The Pizza was not really much like a pizza. With toppings it was an inch thick - Kind of like a open top pie. It was pretty good tho. We then went back to the hotel.
Sat down for a while and then John found us a bar to go to - the Redhead Piano Bar. I fitted right in.
We sat at the bar, entertained by a pianist for about 4 hours drinking what we liked and getting rather inebriated. They had a toilet guy tho and it felt rather like the IT crowd. The bill came to $93 for both of us and we were amazed at how little it was considering the location.
Stumbled in to a cab and back to hotel.
Day Nine
Woke up in a Holiday Inn express somewhere between Memphis and St Louis.
Drove to St Louis.
Loads of people around for some sort of event in the Centre of St Louis. We went to park the car and John asked the person who sold us the parking ticket what was going on. He thought that was a rather stupid question until we told him we were from the UK. They were playing a professional American Football game. We had a look round but there were no tickets left. There was almost a carnival atmosphere with different music stages and loads of different stalls selling food.
As we couldn't get tickets we walked into the quieter bits of St Louis without the crowds. We stopped in a bar for a beer. Proper American bar but very different to the one in Oklahoma City. Had a miniature railway running around the top of the bar. Decided to stay for food.
We then went to see the massive arch in St Louis. We had no idea why it was built. Once we got there we learnt that there was a underground museum in between the ends of the arch. This was the "Museum of Westward Expansion". We had a look through the museum which made us feel rather uneasy as while there was much talk of the destruction of the native Indian culture and the expansion west there was not a hint of remorse for the effective destruction of a race.
After we left the museum with a bad taste and went up the arch. To do that there is a strange lift/track system with 6 capsules with 5 people in each sit and it takes you up to the top. The journey was rather cramped.
One up the to the view was pretty impressive. Saw the Mississippi and St Louis. And saw a helicopter take off from above.
We came back down in the same lift thing and then got back to the car. We then drove towards Chicago. Stopped at a Holiday Inn express somewhere between St Louis and Chicago. We had dinner in a Mexican place, served by a proper weedy American geek - could have been straight out of a teen movie.
Headed back and went to sleep.
Drove to St Louis.
Loads of people around for some sort of event in the Centre of St Louis. We went to park the car and John asked the person who sold us the parking ticket what was going on. He thought that was a rather stupid question until we told him we were from the UK. They were playing a professional American Football game. We had a look round but there were no tickets left. There was almost a carnival atmosphere with different music stages and loads of different stalls selling food.
As we couldn't get tickets we walked into the quieter bits of St Louis without the crowds. We stopped in a bar for a beer. Proper American bar but very different to the one in Oklahoma City. Had a miniature railway running around the top of the bar. Decided to stay for food.
We then went to see the massive arch in St Louis. We had no idea why it was built. Once we got there we learnt that there was a underground museum in between the ends of the arch. This was the "Museum of Westward Expansion". We had a look through the museum which made us feel rather uneasy as while there was much talk of the destruction of the native Indian culture and the expansion west there was not a hint of remorse for the effective destruction of a race.
After we left the museum with a bad taste and went up the arch. To do that there is a strange lift/track system with 6 capsules with 5 people in each sit and it takes you up to the top. The journey was rather cramped.
One up the to the view was pretty impressive. Saw the Mississippi and St Louis. And saw a helicopter take off from above.
We came back down in the same lift thing and then got back to the car. We then drove towards Chicago. Stopped at a Holiday Inn express somewhere between St Louis and Chicago. We had dinner in a Mexican place, served by a proper weedy American geek - could have been straight out of a teen movie.
Headed back and went to sleep.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Day Eight
Woke up in the aforementioned Medical inn. We still had our limbs and hadn't been shot!
Left oaklohoma city and travelled towards memphis.
Stopped for lunch in an Arbys. When we got in the girl behind the counter asked me something in a fast southern accent. I didn't hear her properly and she repeateded herself: " the roast beef is good today" I replied "thanks" for the reccomendation but the she looked confused. John asked her to speak slower: "are you eating here or out today?" I felt rather silly.
Food was eaten and a quick getaway was made before more embarassment ensued.
Went through Arkansas. John and I had an argument about pronunciation untill he cited the rough guides book which proved it was pronounced Arkansaw. I thought arkansaw must have been another place as how can you pronounce an s as a w? Apparantly it's a law to pronounce Arkansas as arkansaw.
Stopped at the waffle house where we met victoria who liked our accents lots. "say something; I love your accent.". We saw a chicken biscuit on the menu. As we had no idea what it was john asked "what is a chicken biscuit?" this was too much for poor victoria who referred the question to her collegue. Her collegue replied "it's a biscuit with chicken on it" after this insightful answer it was decided that a chicken and a sausauge biscuit was to be ordered along with the waffles. The best discription for a biscuit that john and I have come up with is a kind of scone thing with no fruit. We left the waffle house after consuming much fat and sugar.
Drove towards memphis and got there after dark with the roof down. John got the satnav to direct us to a motel which turned out to be in a rundown part of town. We decided that we didn't want to stay there and john said to pull over to put up the roof. "as soon as we put the roof up don't hang about, get moving." I took this to mean: "wouldn't it be funny if you did a wheel spin when you pull off". After the wheel spin a car on the other side of the road stopped. We didn't hang around to find out why. We spent an hour trying to find our way out of the ghetto and decided to head north.
Stopped at a holiday in express somewhere.
Miles covered: 800 ish
Left oaklohoma city and travelled towards memphis.
Stopped for lunch in an Arbys. When we got in the girl behind the counter asked me something in a fast southern accent. I didn't hear her properly and she repeateded herself: " the roast beef is good today" I replied "thanks" for the reccomendation but the she looked confused. John asked her to speak slower: "are you eating here or out today?" I felt rather silly.
Food was eaten and a quick getaway was made before more embarassment ensued.
Went through Arkansas. John and I had an argument about pronunciation untill he cited the rough guides book which proved it was pronounced Arkansaw. I thought arkansaw must have been another place as how can you pronounce an s as a w? Apparantly it's a law to pronounce Arkansas as arkansaw.
Stopped at the waffle house where we met victoria who liked our accents lots. "say something; I love your accent.". We saw a chicken biscuit on the menu. As we had no idea what it was john asked "what is a chicken biscuit?" this was too much for poor victoria who referred the question to her collegue. Her collegue replied "it's a biscuit with chicken on it" after this insightful answer it was decided that a chicken and a sausauge biscuit was to be ordered along with the waffles. The best discription for a biscuit that john and I have come up with is a kind of scone thing with no fruit. We left the waffle house after consuming much fat and sugar.
Drove towards memphis and got there after dark with the roof down. John got the satnav to direct us to a motel which turned out to be in a rundown part of town. We decided that we didn't want to stay there and john said to pull over to put up the roof. "as soon as we put the roof up don't hang about, get moving." I took this to mean: "wouldn't it be funny if you did a wheel spin when you pull off". After the wheel spin a car on the other side of the road stopped. We didn't hang around to find out why. We spent an hour trying to find our way out of the ghetto and decided to head north.
Stopped at a holiday in express somewhere.
Miles covered: 800 ish
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Day seven
had breakfast in our motel in texas with a really happy woman who worked at the motel. When I checked out she pointed at me and exclaimed "have a nice day" in her Texan accent.
We drove to Amarillo and stopped to get to a bank. At this time john and I were feeling the mexican food again. At the bank there were racks of drive thru ATMs. Lazyness to the max.
Got some travellers checks changed.
Went to the big texas steak house for.... Steak. Finished off by supersized desserts.
Got driving on to oaklohoma city: 270 miles of very straight road.
Turned up at bricktown which is the best pace for a night out.
Checked into a motel a little way away. The cheapest motel yet!
Called a taxi to get into bricktown. John asked the taxi driver if there were any areas of the city to avoid. We were told that where our motel was is a bad place "almost every night there's a driveby". The reason the motel was cheap became apparrant.
Got dropped off at a bar.
Drank beer and jackdaniels. Ate cheeseburgers and watched the live country music. One guy got up on stage and proposed to his wife. A whole new brand of redneck class.
Crashed out at midnight.
Drove about 450 miles wu
We drove to Amarillo and stopped to get to a bank. At this time john and I were feeling the mexican food again. At the bank there were racks of drive thru ATMs. Lazyness to the max.
Got some travellers checks changed.
Went to the big texas steak house for.... Steak. Finished off by supersized desserts.
Got driving on to oaklohoma city: 270 miles of very straight road.
Turned up at bricktown which is the best pace for a night out.
Checked into a motel a little way away. The cheapest motel yet!
Called a taxi to get into bricktown. John asked the taxi driver if there were any areas of the city to avoid. We were told that where our motel was is a bad place "almost every night there's a driveby". The reason the motel was cheap became apparrant.
Got dropped off at a bar.
Drank beer and jackdaniels. Ate cheeseburgers and watched the live country music. One guy got up on stage and proposed to his wife. A whole new brand of redneck class.
Crashed out at midnight.
Drove about 450 miles wu
Day Six
Left Georgetown and travelled towards Dallas. Decided that we weren't that fussed about visiting Dallas after checking the rough guide.
Started to drive down towards Texas and decided to stop off at pikes peak. Drove up a winding road from 7500 to 14000 feet. Impressive views, scary cliff edge driving.
Got to the top with pretty amazing views but more importantly SNOW! First holiday I've had with deserts and snow.
Drove back down the mountain. Slowly.
Drove on to Texas via new Mexico.
Stopped in new mexico for food - bad idea. Very dodgy food that I regretted eating and the next day regretted again on the toilet.
Drove into Texas then stopped there for the night.
Miles travelled 600ish
Started to drive down towards Texas and decided to stop off at pikes peak. Drove up a winding road from 7500 to 14000 feet. Impressive views, scary cliff edge driving.
Got to the top with pretty amazing views but more importantly SNOW! First holiday I've had with deserts and snow.
Drove back down the mountain. Slowly.
Drove on to Texas via new Mexico.
Stopped in new mexico for food - bad idea. Very dodgy food that I regretted eating and the next day regretted again on the toilet.
Drove into Texas then stopped there for the night.
Miles travelled 600ish
Friday, September 26, 2008
Day five
Woke up on a Colorado vineyard to find a massive sheer cliff face out the window which we didn't know was there as we got there in the dark.
Had breakfast and then filled out the blog for days 3+4 on the computers there.
Went outside for a walk and met some people whose battery had gone flat. Jump started their car.
Drove towards Denver but decided to make a detour to steamboat springs to see a natural spa.
Was a bit of a struggle to find it but we made it in the end.
Swimming in a natural spa on a mountain with trees all around and the sun beaming down is good times.
When we were getting into the car after the spa john was asked to take a picture of two people. We got talking to them and they thought we were from California!?
We drove from there to Georgetown where we booked into the super8 motel.
It was impossible to find food in sleepy georgetown after 9pm as everything seems to stop then.
Ended up having to drive 10 mins to burger king - exactly the same as the UK but more choice.
Went to bed at 11pm
Did around 400 miles.
Had breakfast and then filled out the blog for days 3+4 on the computers there.
Went outside for a walk and met some people whose battery had gone flat. Jump started their car.
Drove towards Denver but decided to make a detour to steamboat springs to see a natural spa.
Was a bit of a struggle to find it but we made it in the end.
Swimming in a natural spa on a mountain with trees all around and the sun beaming down is good times.
When we were getting into the car after the spa john was asked to take a picture of two people. We got talking to them and they thought we were from California!?
We drove from there to Georgetown where we booked into the super8 motel.
It was impossible to find food in sleepy georgetown after 9pm as everything seems to stop then.
Ended up having to drive 10 mins to burger king - exactly the same as the UK but more choice.
Went to bed at 11pm
Did around 400 miles.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Day Four
Woke up and checked out of Vegas. Didn't stay the whole day as we were worried we wouldn't have any money left.
Drove north through Nevada and through the corner of Arizona - Desert.
Then through Utah - Stopped at Wendy's in St George for lunch.
Got back to driving and saw a sign for a national park. Decided to take a look.
Phenomenal Scenery. Amazing views. Something completely different from anything else we have seen.
We drove on from there and stopped for 'Gas' and food at a petrol station in the middle of nowhere (Intersection between I-15 and I-70 for anyone interested). Still getting the hang of this paying for fuel before you fill up thing.
In the petrol station there were heads of Deer and Elk on the walls - not the kind of place I would expect to see them.
Ate subways and had some strange looks because of our accents.
Drove on to Colorado.
Arrived in Grand Junction in Colorado to not be able to find anywhere to stay.
Finally found the "Wine Country Inn" so ended up staying on a Vineyard for the night.
Drove about 580 miles in one day.
Drove north through Nevada and through the corner of Arizona - Desert.
Then through Utah - Stopped at Wendy's in St George for lunch.
Got back to driving and saw a sign for a national park. Decided to take a look.
Phenomenal Scenery. Amazing views. Something completely different from anything else we have seen.
We drove on from there and stopped for 'Gas' and food at a petrol station in the middle of nowhere (Intersection between I-15 and I-70 for anyone interested). Still getting the hang of this paying for fuel before you fill up thing.
In the petrol station there were heads of Deer and Elk on the walls - not the kind of place I would expect to see them.
Ate subways and had some strange looks because of our accents.
Drove on to Colorado.
Arrived in Grand Junction in Colorado to not be able to find anywhere to stay.
Finally found the "Wine Country Inn" so ended up staying on a Vineyard for the night.
Drove about 580 miles in one day.
Day Three
Went to Paris casino. Attempted to get a beer but unfortunately the barman didn't accept our UK driving licence as ID..... Damn Europeans.
Never fear, however, to the next casino! Ballys did accept our ID and gave us our drinks for free as long as we gambled. Result! Shame I gambled away $15 drinking my $3 beer. - Beer by 9:30.
We moved on to Caesars Palace where we both preceeded to lose $50 on roulette.
Had a go at the slots as well and John managed to win $60 from $3. I had no such luck.
Mum: I managed to get a picture of the statue from Caesars Palace that you looked at last time.
We then went and had the Bellagio buffet which was good but didn't quite match up to the previous night's dinner.
Back to Caesars Palace for the Atlantis show and then popped into the Apple store where the Day 1+2 blog postinges were completed.
Walked all the way to stratosphere in the Desert heat (Thankyou factor 50), stopping at Treasure Island for a drink.
Went up the Stratosphere tower and saw Vegas from above.
Taxi back to our hotel, changed and then went to see the Blue Man Group.
Blue Man Group were Amazing. Everyone needs to go and see them.
Cocktails in the Venetian.
Walked to Treasure Island and saw to pirate show on the strip. I seemed to remember it invloved lots of pirate fighting when I saw it 5 years ago. This time it was complete filth with ladies of the night calling up a storm on pirates. Not an entirely bad experience.
Walked back towards our hotel and watched the Belagio fountains.
Got back to the hotel and went for food in the Hawaiian Tropic Zone. All waitresses in Bikinis - Good Times!
That was it for that day - Went to bed.
Walked about 10 - 12 miles.
Never fear, however, to the next casino! Ballys did accept our ID and gave us our drinks for free as long as we gambled. Result! Shame I gambled away $15 drinking my $3 beer. - Beer by 9:30.
We moved on to Caesars Palace where we both preceeded to lose $50 on roulette.
Had a go at the slots as well and John managed to win $60 from $3. I had no such luck.
Mum: I managed to get a picture of the statue from Caesars Palace that you looked at last time.
We then went and had the Bellagio buffet which was good but didn't quite match up to the previous night's dinner.
Back to Caesars Palace for the Atlantis show and then popped into the Apple store where the Day 1+2 blog postinges were completed.
Walked all the way to stratosphere in the Desert heat (Thankyou factor 50), stopping at Treasure Island for a drink.
Went up the Stratosphere tower and saw Vegas from above.
Taxi back to our hotel, changed and then went to see the Blue Man Group.
Blue Man Group were Amazing. Everyone needs to go and see them.
Cocktails in the Venetian.
Walked to Treasure Island and saw to pirate show on the strip. I seemed to remember it invloved lots of pirate fighting when I saw it 5 years ago. This time it was complete filth with ladies of the night calling up a storm on pirates. Not an entirely bad experience.
Walked back towards our hotel and watched the Belagio fountains.
Got back to the hotel and went for food in the Hawaiian Tropic Zone. All waitresses in Bikinis - Good Times!
That was it for that day - Went to bed.
Walked about 10 - 12 miles.
Monday, September 22, 2008
Day Two
Woke up and had breakfast on huntingdon beach, overlooking the Pacific.
Breakfast was rather high calorie: Deapfried french toast with ham and swiss cheese. covered in sugar, served with syrup. Oh and orange juice as that makes it healthy.
Took the orange juice bottle and filled it with Pacific.
Checked out of the hotel and got in the car.
Went to hollywood and drove past the stars in the pavement and the Chinese Theatre.
Saw the Hollywood sign.
Drove to Beverly Hills and saw the big houses.
Spotted someone selling homemade lemonade on the street. Stopped and has some 50cents a cup :) - I didn't think that ever really happened!
Drove to Vegas, stopping at in and out burger.
Checked into the Planet Hollywood hotel - nice room again - Thanks Andrew.
Went to another Casino and ate michelin starred food. With a rather impressive light, projection show thing every half hour. Amazing food and surroundings
Crashed out.
Miles travelled so far =~ 420
Day One!
Arrived at Heathrow Terminal 5, checked in pretty quickly but then had to go to the "quick drop bag" queue which was a rather ironic 15 mins long.
John looked pretty shifty in the security queue so he got searched. I, of course, as an upstanding citizen was not searched.
Went to Wagamama for breakfast - Didn't know you could do noodles with egg an bacon but it works pretty well.
Went to get on the plane.... and then I got searched.
Flight left 30 mins late and lasted or 10 hours and 15 mins.
Pretty uneventful flight except for when john managed to put a crack down the side of a full glass of red wine. That got pretty messy rather quickly.
Watched In Bruges which was a damn good film.
Got passed immigration and customs.... Which was no problem. I'd been told it would be pretty taxing but that's not my experience. Feel a bit like a criminal having my fingerprints taken tho.
Met a very nice guy at the airport who showed us where to go and then told us he was from a charity and tried to extract money from us.
Got our convertable and proceeded to drive it 50 miles in the wrong direction.
Asked for directions.
Drove 100 miles the other way.
Checked into to our very nice beachfront hotel (Thanks Andrew)
Went to bed at 9pm LA time (something like 5am UK time)
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
First Post
Welcome to my first ever blog! This blog thing has generally passed me by but I think finally I may have something that is interesting enough to read: John and I are doing USA coast to coast in a convertable. No attempt has been made to keep this blog pretty - I set it up in wetherspoons terminal 2 heathrow on my phone - no comlaining about the aesthitics allowed. So sit tight and read on to find out what we got up to.
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