Disneyland Day 2.... With our 3 day passes, one of those days you can get in 1 hr early, and we lined up with quite a few other desperadoes! Off we went to some of the busier roller coaster small rides with Connor and Lara. Addy and Finn started about an hour behind us at a more leisurely pace. Went to California adventureland which is next door and did other rides such as the Tower of Terror (don't eat before it..), and California screamin' an aptly named big ro...

Wednesday 15th December Up and we say goodbye to the Magic Castle with great and helpful staff. Today we will head to Anaheim to begin our Disneyland adventure. But first a quick detour to Beverley Hills as Lara would like to buy a bag at Gucci on Rodeo drive (like hell!!). So we casually drive down the street and do not feel worthy of stopping in the company of such opulence! (couldn't find a park anyway and we had somewhere more important to go!) Driving throu...

Tuesday 13th December Another day in LA, staying at the Magic castle in downtown Hollywood, where the free lollies never seem to end and the dentist bill when we get back should fund his retirement unit at Mooloolaba.. Time for the boys and girls to go their separate ways on a field trip. The boys taxi'ed downtown and we hired an American version of a Holden Cruze for a couple of days. They boys then headed to the LA science museum and had fanciful thoughts of...

We are here! Yes, the flight was fine until we asked the kids to get some sleep by twisting themselves up like spaghetti without sticking into the aisles Not much sleep but more movies, tv, docos than we could fit in! I watched 6 movies and I am sure Connor watched more, Lara had the broken screen and of course we were not keen on swapping We are here and L.A. is starting to grow on us, in a strange smoggy, city type of way. REASONS WE LIKE/LOVE LOS ANGELES: ...

Day 1 continued: After a wee kip, we taxi'ed and heard stories from a Georgian (Georgia Russia) taxi driver about why he loves America compared to leaving behind poverty and snow! We travelled to a slick shopping centre and a great foodie place called the Farmers Market near Hollywood. Americans know how to set up a shopping centre! Large spacious shops with the occasional clothes rack! An amazing girls shop called "American Girl" (of course) that sells dolls ($...