I spent last weekend in Los Angeles to visit my pals Dae & Ernesto, but this time the trip was even better than usual since Matt & Kumiko went with me! Ernesto and Dae were both spectacular tour guides, taking us all over downtown LA, Santa Monica, and everywhere inbetween. I was thrilled to visit the Bradbury Building after seeing it so many times in Blade Runner, and it was a cool feeling to be in the same place where they shot part of the film. During the weekend, Ernesto took us on a nice drive and let us get our feet wet at the beach, we all enjoyed Griffith Observatory (and the planetarium show) together, and we made it to both Little Tokyo and Little Osaka for lots of shopping (I bought some great tokusatsu toys) and real ramen! We even had time to explore Venice Beach, where we saw a crazy band called Ninja Academy. I got to take over as tour guide on Monday, since we went to Disneyland together! I had a such a great time showing off my "hometown" to my friends, plus it was Kumiko's birthday, so we got her a button at City Hall and I'd say about 40 Cast Members all said "Happy Birthday" during the day. The crowds weren't bad at all (since it was a Monday), and we got to do everything we wanted, with several repeat rides! As always, Dae took some great photos, but he really did the impossible this time by snapping his own picture during the huge Splash Mountain drop (which completely soaked us, by the way)! There's no better combination than Disneyland and amazing friends!
View photos: Los Angeles Fun 2008Labels: disney, pals, photos, trips
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