After leaving my cousins in Sunnyvale, I headed towards Route 5 on 152. It was a really nice day, and I enjoyed driving through all the farms. I stopped at this fruit stand and bought the most beautiful strawberries, tangerines, and a small bunch of garlic.
As I got closer to Los Angeles, I noticed the incredible color of this lavender field. It's always a challenge to get a photo of something through the window while driving, but you can get an idea of how amazing the color was from this photo.
I arrived in Los Angeles in the evening, arrived at my brother's apartment, and met up with my sister and mom. We ordered Dominos pizza online, and then went to Ryan's house to visit with his family. We were staying at a Best Western really close to Dave's apartment, so I got settled for the night, and we made plans to head to Disney the next day. The next morning, we weren't so excited about the drive through traffic to Disney Land, and we decided instead to hit Universal Studios. None of us had ever been there before- including my brother who lives in LA-, and we thought it would be fun to check it out.
Me and my siblings in front of the Universal Studios globe...
We couldn't resist! Dave was making his Ogre face. :-)
Jenn and Mom on the Universal Studios tour.
Me and Dave... I don't know what that face was for. :-)
War of the Worlds set...
Norman Bates from Psycho... he almost stabbed my brother. Scary.
The Bates Motel... Oooooo.
Whoville...
Jaws: Highlight of my Day
Unfortunately, though I took many videos, the announcer's voice covered many of our silly conversations. You probably wouldn't have enjoyed them as much as I did anyway.
Dave and I decided to go on the Mummy ride while Jenn and my mother got a table at Bucca di Beppo. Roller coaster-wise, I think the Mummy was the best. I wasn't expecting the sudden rush or the complete darkness. If we had time, we would have gotten back on line to go again, but we didn't want to keep them waiting long. Another cool one was the Shrek 4D... lots of little spritzes of water, shakes of the chair, and bursts of air that, with 3D glasses, made for a pretty interesting sense-encompassing experience.
After our huge late lunch at Bucca, we weren't up for much for dinner, and Dave had a John Meyer concert to attend. It was a really fun day, and I was quite content to spend the evening catching up on business on the computer. After all, we were going to be leaving early for Sonoma... Gotta love wine country.
Next- Weekend in Sonoma and back to Sunnyvale...
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