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November 5, 2008 (Wednesday)

My sister got us 2 day passes in Universal Studios Hollywood. (Thank ya sis!!! <3 ) It has been 7 years since I last visited. So I was really excited to check out what new attractions they had added in the theme park. Marge and Homer Simpson greeted the guests with a photo op. Of course the Frog and I didn’t pass that up. They are promoting the newest ride in the park which is the Krustyland ride that was where Back to the Future ride used to be. Gonna miss that time traveling car of Doc Brown. There wasn’t much of a queue because it was a week day. TV screens showing a story that the whole Simpsons family are going to try out the newest ride in Krustyland in which Krusty the Clown got the land from Doc Brown. On another note, Side Show Bob escaped prison and wants to extract revenge from the Simpsons. Thus the ride began with Side Show Bob trying to off the Simpsons family. While we the rider went along for the wild ride. We headed next to The Mummy ride. A very short roller coaster ride in the dark. Then to Jurassic Park wherein we got chased by escaped dinosaurs and got splash around in our boat trying to get away from them. Since we got a little wet from that ride, we decided to go to the behind the scenes of Backdraft. The host told us how they try to control the amount of fire from that movie and gave a demonstration. The heat from the fire did dry us off quickly. After that we took a tour on how the special effect are done on the small and big screen. Up next is the Terminator 3D and the Shrek 4D show. By the time we’re done, its time to watch the Live action Waterworld stunt show. Lots of splashing and explosive effects where done that the Frog really enjoyed it a lot! We almost finished the whole of Universal and opted to go to Universal City walk which is right outside of the theme park.

“Marge and Homer Simpson”

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I’ve lived in the same town for 12 years straight — it gets pretty boring now and again. Now that college is coming up ahead , I’m itching to take the chance to leave town and explore! So my friends and I took a trip last spring break, all the way to the East Coast to check out the scenery. And I have to say — sorry Mom & Dad, I cannot wait to leave!

Day 1 - LAX at 5am

It’s pretty dark and empty at 5am. Kinda scary.

Getting there was half the fun — tiring, but exciting

The first night we attempted to study — afterall, school was back on in 7 more days. After a tiring day, that didn’t really work out.

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October 31, 2008 (Friday)

My sister with my nieces brought us to Anaheim where the happiest place on earth can be found. It’s none other than Disneyland. It took a few hours to get there because of the rush hour traffic. Then we settled in the Grand California Hotel with a rustic log cabin feel to it. We also had reservations at the Rainforest Cafe in Downtown Disney. The theme as the name says is rainforest complete with jungle looking interior and animatronics animals with sounds. And an occasional thunder completes the effect.

“Our room.”

“The exterior looks like a Mayan temple. “

“Stuffed animals on display.”

“The aquarium is the main door for the restaurant.”

“In Downtown Disney……”

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October 27, 2008 (Monday)

We decorated my sister’s home for Halloween. It was really interesting because this was the first time I had done something like it. I usually decorate for Christmas. So this was really a first for both me and Froggy.

“Trying to make it look like a haunted house.”

“Igooooorrrr”

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October 28, 2008 (Tuesday)

We started off the day by going to Pinkberry. It’s the “IT” frozen yogurt place. I did heard of it before but now I finally got a chance to try it out. Not bad for a healthy snack. Then we’re off to “Bossanova” for lunch. Where we had yummy steaks! After that, we went to the Kodak Theater and roamed around the shops in Hollywood and Highland mall. Had some pics taken too with the infamous Mann’s Chinese Theater. And finally, to what we had been waiting for. Pantanges theater where “Wicked” is being played. I do love the interior of the place. Too bad I left my camera in the car so I wasn’t able to take any photos. It was really grand inside. And my sister got us great seats too! The play is about Elphaba the Witch in the Wizard of Oz, the story is set just before Dorothy got blown in by the tornado. And why the people of Oz deemed her to be Wicked. We really enjoyed the play immensely, even Froggy admitted that it was good that it surpasses all the plays we watched so far. He was even humming some of the tunes after that. I do love a few of the songs like “Popular” where its upbeat and funny. The play was about two and a half hours long. But it didn’t seems so because we’re really engrossed with it. We even waited for the actors to come out and have out programs signed by them. By the time we’re done, it’s already pretty late. We then stopped by at “Pink Hotdog” it’s also one of the original the-place-to-go that even big celebs still seeks it’s yummy hotdogs til this day.

“Jayme having a Pinkberry moment.”

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October 24, 2008 (Friday)

After saying goodbye to the “City that never sleeps” we’re off again on an intense flight back to LA flying by Delta airlines. In my opinion, after taking different flights from different airlines. I think Delta is the best! Encountering a delay in our take off, the pilot manage to get us earlier than expected in Salt Lake City. We were in a rush to get to our connecting flight to Burbank, LA. But all ended well since we were able to catch our flight back without a hitch. It felt like we’re in the amazing race! Because once we set foot in the airport, my sister and her family whisk us off to Grand Canyon!!!! It took about 6 hours or so before we got there. The traffic was also part of the factor why we got there so late. By the time we got our rooms, I was ready to zonk out.

“The lobby of Grand Canyon Railway and Resort.”

October 25, 2008 (Saturday)

Waking up early, we had a buffet breakfast and then we took a the Grand Canyon Railway to get to the Grand Canyon National Park. The train ride was really comfy and felt like we went back in time to the an era where cowboys roam the area. The city of Williams was a quiet place if not for the tourists it would have been more deader than a ghost town. Inside the train, a live entertainment ensues in each train compartment. We even had bandits taking our money. Who ever heard of a train stopping for the bandits to get in and let the tourists get rob?! Only here in Grand Canyon! Once our train stops, we hopped on a bus to get us to the park itself. It was breathtaking. We took lots of photos, because we never know if we’ll be able to go there again. At least we had done it once in our lifetime to visit such a natural marvel.

“Our ticket to one of the natural wonders in the world.”

“The Frog trying to look cool!”

“An old locomotive.”

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