Oakland to LA on the Coast Starlight
21. september 2013, Forenede Stater ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
In 1999, when I first arrived to live in the US, I took the Coast Starlight from LA up to Oakland--this trip was in the reverse direction. It's a beautiful trip along the coast, with several stopsLæs mere
LAX to Anaheim
22. september 2013, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
The purpose of the trip was to meet with my niece and her son, who had flown in from New Zealand. Then we'd go to all the tourist traps in Southern California. First port of call was Anaheim to visitLæs mere
Disneyland Day 1
23. september 2013, Forenede Stater ⋅ 🌙 17 °C
I have never in my life wanted to go to Disneyland, but once I got there, I had a lot of fun.
First day was pretty low-key, but the Young Master got to build a radio-controlled car in the Ride MakerLæs mere
Disneyland cont.
24. september 2013, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
We spent five days in Anaheim, visiting Disneyland and the Disney California Adventure Park several times. But the real highlight was the jousting tournament we went to elsewhere in Anaheim.
Legoland
27. september 2013, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
We took a coach shuttle down to the Legoland Hotel in Carlsbad and had two days there in our pirate-themed room. The aquarium at Legoland was wonderful, but I guess all the Lego sculptures were prettyLæs mere
San Diego
29. september 2013, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
A shuttle took us down to San Diego, where we stayed near Mission Beach. SeaWorld was the main object of this stop, but the beach was probably the most enjoyable part of our short stay.
Koreatown, Los Angeles
2. oktober 2013, Forenede Stater ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
We took the Surfliner up to LA from San Diego, and it was a very pretty coast-hugging trip (just didn't take any photos of it!)
I had rented an AirBnB here, but it turned out to be awful. MainlyLæs mere
Goodbye to LA (1)
5. oktober 2013, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
We didn't do much of anything on the last day at the apartment, just went out for a stroll and some lunch.
It had been a very whirlwind trip, especially the last part, and the heatwave didn't help.Læs mere
Oakland
6. oktober 2013, Forenede Stater ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
I stayed one more night at the AIrBnB, then took the Coast Starlight from Union Station back to Oakland. Beautiful rail trip, once again!


















































