Monday August 20, 2007
12:00am - 1:00am
We left Union Station Late.
10:40am
In our roomette in Colorado at 10:40
We had a station stop at La Junta, CO at 10:43.
Suyen posing in front of our train in La Junta, CO
Suyen in La Junta, CO.
Suyen and Steve in the lounge car of the Southwest Chief.
On train Number 3, The Southwest Chief
12:43:29
Colorado from the Southwest Chief.
12:43:43
Colorado from the Southwest Chief
12:55:01
Colorado from the Southwest Chief.
12:55:56
The tracks from the Southwest Chief in Colorado
12:59:07
The view from the Southwest Chief in Colorado
13:09:50
Raton New Mexico
13:10:48
Steve in Raton New Mexico.
13:12:56
Raton, New Mexico
13:26:15
The view of New Mexico from the Southwest Chief.
Tuesday August 21, 2007
8:00am - 9:00am
We made it to LA. We went to check in to the Mellenium Builtmore Hotel and had problems with our reservation -- it wasn't there. But it turns out that our reservation was wrong -- it was under Filvestri, not Silvestri.
10:30am - 1:00pm
We headed out. We caught the Red Line to Hollywood Bvd.
We toured LA
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Hollywood Blvd
1:00pm - 3:00pm
We went to the Chinese Theater and got a hollywood homes tour.
3:00pm - 7:30pm
After the tour, we decided to revisit the areas we saw. We started walking. NOW we get to see how big LA really is. We stopped to have our pictures developed as Suyen didn't bring the cable to download pix from her camera, so we have to empty it to use it. We had the pix put on a dvd. It was quite hot and our bags got heavy. We stopped for a drink at a coffee chain store here called the whole bean or something like that. The air smells nasty around here, like burning rubber. I think its pollution. I actually was having a great time. I was taking pictures of all the great googie signs and architecture in the area. LA was where googie was invented.
7:30pm - 9:00pm
We finally found the Beverly Drive Rodeo area after asking directions and stopping for a coke zero at a great googie gas station. Suyen went to the 15 dollar store and got herself a little dress. The clerk there was nice and friendly and told us of our transportation options. We took some pix/vid on Rodeo. Then we et at the Beverly Hills diner. Then we went to the bus stop on Santa Monica Blvd for the loong wait for the number 4 bus to downtown.
9:00pm - 10:00pm
We caught the number 4 bus back to the Hotel
10:00pm - 11:59pm
We got into the room and I set up the puter and started batching tape. For some reason, the firewire had to be coaxed into working right. It wouldn't recognize my cameras.
Wednesday August 22, 2007
12:00am - 8:00am
Zzzzz
8:00am
Up. Got on the puter. Read my youtube mail and my myspace messages.
10:00am - 10:00pm
Toured LA
11:00pm - 11:59pm
In our room at the Hotel
Thursday August 23, 2007
9:30am - 6:15pm
9:30am - 10:45am
We got on the coast starlight. It was delayed due to connections with train number 3, the Southwest Chief, which is late.
10:45am
We left LAUP
6:15pm - 11:59pm
Mission San Miguel
Friday August 24, 2007
12:00am - 1:45am
Amtrak got us a cab, which took us to our hostel. We checked in and went to bed.
1:00am - 9:00am
Zzzz
9:00am - 10:00am
Up. Showered. Et in the Franco Lounge.
10:00am - 11:15pm
We toured San Francisco.
11:15pm - 11:59pm
Back at the Hostel. I got the card reader working in the lobby and started uploading pictures.
TMI
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