USA - California, Nevada and Arizona
Jupii, wir sind in Kalifornien und wohnen erst noch in Santa Monica, nahe der Venice Beach (unser Motel fuer die ersten 3 Naechte in den USA). Kaum angekommen, mussten wir natuerlich sofort an die Beach und - kaum zu glauben - fanden nach 500m ein Schweizer Restaurant (mit Berner Flagge!!) und assen einen richtigen Schweizer Wurst-Kaese-Salat mit einem Erdinger dazu...
Interessante Links - interesting weblinks:
- California (Surfer) Slang - easy to understand with the right dictionary ...
- Interessanter Hintergrund zu Kalifornien / Interesting background on California on FACTnet.org - ...und zu den mehr als 15'000 Erdbeben jaehrlich / ...and on the more than 15,000 earthquakes each year, see what's shaking today when you click here...
- Alle Informationen zu LA / All the facts and figures on LA at your fingertips - click here...
After the beach we went to watch the LA Lakers vs the New Jersey Nets - the Staples Center was sold out and the Lakers won 99:93 in a very tight game!!
Fuer die, die die Nummer 24 der Lakers nicht kennen: Legende Kobe Bryant
For all those who have not heard of the 24 of the Lakers: Kobe Bryant, the Legend
Christmas-Atmosphere in Santa Monica's Shopping Mall...
Weihnachts-Stimmung in Santa Monica's Einkaufsstrasse...
... und Nati, die sich gleich entsprechend eindeckte und von den Leuten fuer einen Hollywood Star gehalten wurde...
... and Nattie who bought the right outfit for LA - and afterwards was thought to be one of the Movie Stars walking around town...
Nattie and Marco on the couch were the 'Friends' discussed their "issues" for several years...
Ein Besuch in den Warner Bros Studios durfte natuerlich nicht fehlen:
Nati und Marco auf der Couch im Café, wo sich waehrend Jahren die 'Friends' immer wieder trafen...
... and Bugs Bunny in front of the Warner Bros Studios.
... und Bugs Bunny vor den Warner Bros Studios.
From Santa Monica, we went on through the Mojave Desert and the Death Valley towards Las Vegas. Here's our car we rented for the 2-week period: (PT) cruising with style...
Sanddünen im Mojave National Park
The Kelso Dunes in the Mojave National Park
Auch kilometerlange Züge gab's hier, die nicht mehr aufhören wollten - an diesem Bahnuebergang warteten wir ca. 10 Minuten bis der Zug vorbei war...
Never ending trains in the desert - here at this railway crossing we waited at least 10 minutes...
On our way to the Death Valley
Nattie above the small Badwater-Creek, in the middle of the Death Valley, the lowest point in the US.
The Badwater-Basin, close to 86m below sealevel.
The Artist's Palette in Death Valley
Die Farbstaffel des Kuenstlers ("Artist's Palette") im Death Valley (Diashow)
Vom Dante's View Point aus gesehen: Bei Sonnenuntergang - noch einmal das Death Valley von oben.
View from Dante's View at sunset: the Death Valley again...
Nach einem Tag im Mojave und Death Valley National Park, erreichten wir dann endlich spaet abends unsere naechste Station:
After a full day in Mojave and Death Valley National Parks, we finally arrived - late at night - at our next stop:
Las Vegas... - The view from the Mix-Lounge at Mandalay Bay on our hotel in the city of sins: A midweekspecial and the room for nothing... The beam from the top of Luxor can apparently be seen in space...
Am zweiten Abend gingen wir dann in die Cirque du Soleil Show "O" im Bellagio - ein unbeschreibliches Erlebnis!!!
The second night in Las Vegas was reserved for the Cirque du Soleil Show "O" in the Bellagio hotel - absolutely fascinating!!!
New York, New York - in Las Vegas!!
Und hier das Hotel Venezia - inklusive Gondelfahrt im Hotel drin.
The Hotel Venetian - the city is beautifully rebuilt, even including the Canale Grande and the gondolas...
Die Wasserspiele im See vor dem Bellagio...
Waterfountains every 30 minutes in front of the hotel Bellagio...
Und die "hässlichen Koyoten" (Coyote Ugly) im New York, New York - no comment...
Party with the Coyote Uglies in New York, New York...
Von Las Vegas machten wir uns dann nach 3 Tagen weiter auf Richtung Grand Canyon, unserem naechsten Stop auf der "Klein-US-Tour". Beim Hoover Dam, der Grenze zwischen Nevada und Arizone, machten wir einen kurzen Halt.
After 3 days and nights in Las Vegas, we went on towards Grand Canyon. On our way, we made a short stop at the Hoover Dam and had some greasy lunch...
Wir kamen nach rund 5h Fahrt dort an und bezogen eine kleine Lodge nahe beim Rand des Canyons, wo wir fuer die naechsten 2 Tage blieben.
Incredible Grand Canyon!!! Bloody cold, but extremely impressive!!
We finally arrived there after 5h driving through beautiful, deserted landscapes and moved into a small lodge, close to the rim of the Canyon where we stayed the next 2 nights.
After 2 nights in freezing, but sunny Arizona, we drove to Twentynine Palms where the entrance to Joshua Tree National Park is and spent a short night in an Oasis, remembering U2...
The Skull Rock in Joshua Tree NP - der Skull-Rock ("Schaedel-Felsen") im Joshua Tree National Park - eindruecklich, nicht...
Our next stop: San Diego - and its skyline taken from the bridge to the Coronado peninsula, where the world-famous Hotel del Coronado is - films like "Some like it hot" with Marilyn Monroe were shot in this hotel...
The California Tower and the Museum of Man in San Diego's Balboa Park - and the blue sky which was with us nearly all of our 2 weeks in California...
Links der California Tower und das Museum der Menschheit in San Diegos Balboa Park - sowie der blaue Himmel, der uns waehrend der ganzen 2 Wochen in Kalifornien begleitete...
Little Italy in San Diego - wo wir ziemlich mittelmaessig italienisch assen... Das einzig annaehernd italienische waren die riesigen Portionen, wobei das ja auch schon wieder typisch amerikanisch ist, nicht...
Little Italy in San Diego - where we had rather average italian food... The only thing that came close to italian were the huge portions - but then again, this is quite american as well, isn't it...
Zurück in LA mussten wir natürlich noch den "Walk of Fame" auf dem Hollywood-Boulevard machen - und Nati fand doch tatsächlich ihren eigenen Stern!!! Wer hätte das gedacht...
After two nights in San Diego and a flat tyre, we set sails again to go back to LA - this time to West Hollywood and the Beverly Laurel Motor Hotel where we stayed another 3 days (and nights - the famous Swingers Diner's is just next to the hotel and serves delicious breakfasts!!) before taking off to Chile. For the approx. 200km, it took us more than 5h - and this although we had 6 lanes in one direction - the traffic willbe LA's death one day...
Back in LA, we had to visit Hollywood Boulevard's Walk of Fame, of course - and, what a surprise, Nattie found her own star...
We also desperately tried to drive to the Hollywood-Sign - no chance... But here's the mandatory picture...
For more pix on our trip through California, Nevada and Arizona
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2 Comments:
PHOTOS PLEASE!!!!
Nattie - can you snog a hot blonde surfer for me?
Miss you and can't help but be selfish and so looking forward to your trip being over!!
Liebe dich und grosse muntsch xxx
IN ENGLISH PLEASE!!
Merry Xmas my darlings xxxxxx
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