Itinerary
USA TOUR APRIL 2009Friday 24 AprilMelbourne Los AngelesFlight QF93Leave Melbourne 10:15amArrive LAX 07:30am Fri 24Local SightseeingTransfers to Anaheim confirmedAccommodation x 5 nights Desert Palms Hotel and Suites. 631 W Katella Ave Booking ref: 513383Flight CostsTransfersAccommodation(Includes full breakfasts)Saturday 25 AprilHollywoodDay TourPrivate CompanyCost is for 2 x adults and 3 x childSunday 26 AprilUniversal StudiosVIP ToursRenee and Joshua pay Adult. Costs are for 4 x adult 1 x child for VIP tours2 x Adult plus Renee (Joshua & Caitlyn free)Monday 27 AprilDisneylandDisney Pass includes 1 x Magic MorningTuesday 28 AprilDisneyland Variable Costs 14 Day Hoppers Wednesday 29 AprilLas Vegas*Leave 10:00amAnaheim to Las Vegas 274 miles or 441 km. Travel time approx 4 hours 10 mAccommodation x 4 nights at Circus Circus Hotel and Casino Booking ref: LKWH5 (and H5WH5)Accommodation7 SeaterThursday 30 AprilLas VegasCity Tour / M&MsPrivate TourVariable CostsFriday 1 MayLas Vegas TourSaturday 2 MayLas VegasTour casinos/ShowGrand CanyonVariable CostsSunday 3 MayAnaheim / DisneylandSightseeing/ReturnAccommodation x 6 nights Desert Palms Hotel and Suites. 631 W Katella AveAccommodation(Includes full breakfasts)Monday 4 MayBuena Park/DisneylandShoe City/Believe it or NotCost includes couponshttp://www.ripleysbp.com/ripleys.html Includes 3 X Child and 2 X AdultTuesday 5 MayDisneylandVariable CostsWednesday 6 MayDisneylandVariable CostsThursday 7 MayVenice BeachVariable CostsFriday 8 MayOpen - OptionalVariable CostsSaturday 9 MayDisneyland Las Angeles - MelbourneFlight QF 94Leave LAX 11:30pmArrive Melbourne 07:55am Mon 11Variable costs including airport transfer*Road Map Anaheim to Las Vegas (Note: 7 Seater includes GPS)
Day 1
Children's Diary:Today I had 2 Fridays. I left Melbourne on Friday morning flew on Qantas for 14 hours and arrived in Los Angeles on Friday morning.There were games to play and movies to watch, I fell asleep at the last hour of the flight. They gave us funny masks to wear on the plane to help us sleep.We got meals but I didn't like them, only 1 I did.The drivers were on the wrong side of the car and they drive on the wrong side of the road. They get to have free turns when there is a red light.The power switch are off when they are on and flushing the toilet is a bit different.Our hotel name is Desert Palms Hotel and Suites, we have a heated pool and a spa, and a gym. Our room is 328 and is on the 3rd floor. They have cool cars in America.
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Children's Diary:We get free breakfast and meet lots of people from other places. This morning we had breakfast on the rook of our hotel and can see most of Disneyland and all of California Screamin'.Today we did a tour of Los Angeles, for 7 hours we drove to all the famous places.We went to Hollywood and saw the Hollywood sign on the mountain. We saw all the famous handprints on the footpath. We went to some nice beaches.
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In 2008 the world was in the grip of a global financial crises.Comparisons between the Great Depression were being made by even the most optimistic economist's. Such fears were spurred on primarily by a massive downswing in the international housing market led by the US and also in part to rampant corporate greed. In late 2008, the Australian government announced the release of a series of stimulus packages in an effort to invigorate the local economy. The resultant packages combined with a Qantas flight deal and changes to our salary arrangements to include tax refunds on meals, entertainment and now accommodation, enabled us to bring forward our plans to travel to the United States - by almost 12 months. For the parents, this was to become a honeymoon with the children. Obviously our plans were centred around the fun parks like Disneyland and Universal Studios including famous landmarks across Los Angeles.Rides high on our list of recommendations include The Simpsons and the Mummy at Universal Studios the Tower of Terror and California Screaming at California Park and most of the Disney classics at Disneyland. The day tour to famous beaches, the Hollywood sign, Sunset and Rodeo Drive, homes of the Hollywood stars and the Griffith Observatory were also highlights.We did venture across State lines to Nevada where most of our time outside California was in Vegas. This rather superficial city can be enjoyed for its architectural imagination (or lack thereof since many of the buildings are replicas of the real thing).The entertainment was reasonable albeit repetitive. However, we did get to enjoy Madam Tussauds, M&M world, the swimming and theme park at Circus Circus and the gondolas amongst a host of other things but Vegas is not for children. It does have an unfortunate sleezy side. Its a great place for a punt and to relax in style but like our kids we were glad to be back in Los Angeles.
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