10 January 2008 - We were in San Fran for three days after Las Vegas. San Fran has got to be one of my favourite US cities. It is a very quaint place with old trams, hilly roads, character Georgian houses (remember Full House?) and yummy sourdough clam chowder. We saw the iconic Golden Gate Bridge and visited Fisherman's Wharf and Ghiradelli Square (where the original Ghiradelli chocolate factory was located).
Sorry, it's really taken me a while to finish this travel blog but I hate doing half-baked jobs so I will persevere...Ok, I've uploaded a few pics of our Alcatraz visit. It was interesting to see where the likes of Al Capone and the Birdman (well-known notorious criminals) were imprisoned. Pretty eerie seeing the "A" Block and the "D" Block where highly dangerous criminals were kept off in maximum security from the other criminals. Just to finish off on a lighter note in San Fran, we went up to the top of Macy's and tried the famous Cheesecake Factory's Godiva cheesecake! Funny enough, we also bumped into Bianca (Garry's friend from med school) and her mum at Bloomingdales in San Fran. Bianca has been training in Toronto and was holidaying in San Fran with her mum for a couple of days. What are the chances of bumping into Perth people on the other side of the world?! Quite high apparently!
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Las Vegas and Grand Canyon
7 Jan 08 - We were in Vegas for three nights and went on a day tour to the Grand Canyons. Thanks heaps to Elisa's cousin (Jane) and Elisa's aunty for putting us up in the Monte Carlo and treating us to a nice dinner at the Venetian (after her jackpot win!). Jane even got us access to one of the special lounges on the 32nd floor in the Monte Carlo but funny enough, a month later, the 32nd floor actually caught on fire.
Monday, March 10, 2008
Canada
26 Dec 07 - We spent the first two days of our Canadian holiday on the Rocky Mountaineer train that took us from Vancouver to Lake Louise through the Rocky Mountains. Unfortunately on the second day, a freight train in front of us broke down and damaged the track which then had to be repaired. We ended up being stuck overnight on the train in the mountains whilst the track was being fixed. We passed the time playing cards, cluedo, hangman, and even "I spy with my little eye...." (we must have been really bored). Luckily Denning was smart enough to bring his laptop & DVDs along.
28 Dec 07 - After a long train journey, we spoilt ourselves by staying at the Fairmont Lake Louise for two nights. We went skiing at the Lake Louise Ski Resort near the Fairmont and also horse-sleighing around the frozen Lake Louise. Really wanted to try dog-sleighing but it was booked out months before. Experienced extreme cold at Lake Louise (went down to -15 degrees), I was so afraid that my toes were going to fall off whilst we were on the sleigh!
3 Jan 08 - We returned to Vancouver after visiting Lake Louise, Banff and Calgary. In Vancouver, we visited Stanley Park, Vancouver Aquarium, Capillano Suspension Bridge (the world's largest suspension bridge), Gastown and Chinatown. Highlights in Vancouver were seeing the cute otters and beluga whales at the Aquarium and eating lots of cheap fresh salmon sashimi.
28 Dec 07 - After a long train journey, we spoilt ourselves by staying at the Fairmont Lake Louise for two nights. We went skiing at the Lake Louise Ski Resort near the Fairmont and also horse-sleighing around the frozen Lake Louise. Really wanted to try dog-sleighing but it was booked out months before. Experienced extreme cold at Lake Louise (went down to -15 degrees), I was so afraid that my toes were going to fall off whilst we were on the sleigh!
3 Jan 08 - We returned to Vancouver after visiting Lake Louise, Banff and Calgary. In Vancouver, we visited Stanley Park, Vancouver Aquarium, Capillano Suspension Bridge (the world's largest suspension bridge), Gastown and Chinatown. Highlights in Vancouver were seeing the cute otters and beluga whales at the Aquarium and eating lots of cheap fresh salmon sashimi.
Thursday, March 06, 2008
New York City
Hi guys, it's been a while since I last updated our blog. Garry and I are now back in Perth for good. We arrived two days ago and are now slowly unpacking our year's worth of junk. Now that the travel bug has gone, my adrenalin is running low, but for the sake of completeness, I will try and complete this blog (whenever I'm not devising ways of convincing Garry to return to London).
18 to 26 Dec - Christmas was spent in New York. We met up with Nateecha and Nick who were also in New York at the same time. Also met up with Denning, Elisa and Aldo in New York for the start of our one month US/Canada holiday together.
A highlight for me in New York will have to be my brush with fame and getting a photo taken with Anne Hathaway in Barneys. I felt a bit embarrassed cause the security officer said that photos weren't allowed inside the department store. But Anne Hathaway was very kind, she told the security officer that it was just a quick photo and happily took a photo with me. I apologised for bothering her but she was extremely nice, said it was no worries at all but she would have to dash out quickly after the photo before everyone else noticed her...and yes, she is "pretty hot" (quoting Garry) in real life!
18 to 26 Dec - Christmas was spent in New York. We met up with Nateecha and Nick who were also in New York at the same time. Also met up with Denning, Elisa and Aldo in New York for the start of our one month US/Canada holiday together.
A highlight for me in New York will have to be my brush with fame and getting a photo taken with Anne Hathaway in Barneys. I felt a bit embarrassed cause the security officer said that photos weren't allowed inside the department store. But Anne Hathaway was very kind, she told the security officer that it was just a quick photo and happily took a photo with me. I apologised for bothering her but she was extremely nice, said it was no worries at all but she would have to dash out quickly after the photo before everyone else noticed her...and yes, she is "pretty hot" (quoting Garry) in real life!
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