This morning when we looked out of our hotel room we were amazed that we could see the QE2 from our window!!! It was incredible. After breakfast we caught a cab to the Empire State Building, which was really great. We looked out on 2 sides, the other 2 were cold and windy, from the 86th floor observatory. The other observatory (100 and something floor) was closed for renovations. By the time we caught our taxi back it was time to pack and go. We are only in Ne...

Had breakfast at Millies again and then caught a free shuttle bus to the Footmart store and bought a pair of Reeboks for me and Nikes for Shannon and Jess - a total of $136!!! They even got us back to the hotel in time for the shuttle back to LAX. American Airlines were awful - even America West was better. The service was poor, the quality of the headphones appalling, and then they re-arranged our seating so that our children were sitting over the other side of...

After breakfast at "Millies" (the coffee shop) we were picked up by our tour company and put on a coach. We drove up the "OJ Freeway" and saw the jail where he was held, and the courthouse where the trial was. We drove around downtown LA and saw lots of buildings used in movies and TV shows (True Lies, Pretty Woman, Hill St Blues). We then went on to Beverly Hills, Rodeo Drive, Santa Monica Boulevarde, Sunset Boulevarde, Melrose Ave where we saw the nightclub...

Wow!! What a great day! After breakfast at Maccas we walked over to Disneyland (across the road but miles away - down to the crossing and then through the car park). We started with 2 rides on Star Tours, then a ride around the whole thing on the train, then to New Orleans Square; 2 turns through the Haunted Mansion; 2 turns on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad; 1 Jungle cruise; 1 Indiana Jones Adventure; 1 Matterhorn Bobsled ride; tour of Mickey's house including ...

Today we slept in and walked over to the Hacienda Hotel/Casino next door for brekkie. The buffet was $2.99/adult - unbelievable!! Back to the Luxor, pack and check out, leaving the bags at the bell desk. We walked down to a camera shop to have Shannon's camera checked (the rewinder has broken). Then we walked a very long way to the Hard Rock Cafe ("it's just a couple of blocks" said Tom - famous last words). We had lunch there and commenced a long standing tradit...