Day 5 - Universal Studios & Day 6 - Hollywood
Day 5 and 6 were photographically pretty dull(so I will combine). Partly because we had our only day of rain on the whole trip on the day we went to Universal Studios, and partly because we really were doing the tourist thing.
Driving in LA.
The freeways in San Diego and LA took us a while to get worked out. San Diego only has a population about the same and where we live, but the traffic volumes were 5 times as much. With this I was trying to convey the enormity of LA Freeways.
Back lot tour at Universal
The Simpson's Ride at Universal was a real surprise.
Cool Sign
Kodak Theatre(where they hold the Oscars)
The iconic Hollywood sign. This one I set up on my little gorilla tripod, which is why it appears a little low and lacking a little headroom. I am in the 2nd row on the right.
Day 7, 8 & 9 - Anaheim Disney.
So the next 3 days of our trip were spent at Disneyland, and I have to admit it was bigger and more fun than I was expecting. I think we were there at a pretty good time so that the crowds weren't huge. "The Happiest Place on Earth" certainly was joyous the week before Christmas, with carols playing everywhere.
A number of these shots were taken with my Canon s100 which I had finally managed to get my hands on the night before, after a week of struggling to find a store that had not sold out. At some point I'll do a full review, but it was handy to be able to have such a capable camera in such a small package.
The Toy Soldiers in the daily parade.
Our kids managed to get a call up to fight Darth Vader :)
These guys bailed up a friend of ours and the kids all jumped to her rescue.
The iconic castle all lit up.
The "Its a Small World" ride
The Mickey Wheel at night
