Walt Disney’s wife loved Delph ware, and this rose was commissioned and is made up of broken bits of Delph ware. We stayed at the Marriot near the airport on our first night and took a city tour of LA. This is the Walt Disney Concert Hall which is all clad in stainless steel sheets. […]
Author Archives: Elaine Harding
San Diego
Panoramic view of a part of Balboa Park, one of the largest in the world housing the famous San Diego zoo. We would have liked to spend more time here, but only had about 40 minutes. Giant statue of sailor kissing his girlfriend before setting off to sea in San Diego. Share this… Facebook Twitter […]
Grand Canyon,Glen Canyon,Monument Valley, Bryce Canyon, Zion Park
Monument Valley – Navajo country The Grand Canyon! Just below the rim of the Grand Canyon itself along the Bright Angel Trail. We walked along here, hugging the mountain side not daring to look down on the other side where the drop was. The picture above is of the Grand Canyon viewed from inside the […]
The Strip, Las Vegas
We stayed at Planet Hollywood. Inside the complex they had the Miracle Mile shops. Outside temperatures were soaring into the 100s, but inside, a mini village had been built with a painted sky and air conditioned with even a simulated thunderstorm at regular intervals indoors! The Stratosphere, it’s got three hair raising rides by day. […]
Las Vegas
The famous Las Vegas sign Chocolate factory at the Bellagio The Bellagio’s foyer ceiling consisting of 2,000 hand blown glass flowers by the world renowned artist Dale Chihuly at a cost of US$10,000,000! The opulence of many of the hotels and casinos more aptly named as resorts was mind blowing. The Bellagio also has its […]
Yosemite National Park
We stopped for a photo opportunity here – on the left is El Capitan and on the right is the Half Dome. The giant sequoias in Mariposa Grove in the Park – quite a trek to see them but worth the walk. Sequoias only grow in altitudes of 6,000 ft so scooting up there at […]
Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco
No visit to San Francisco would be complete without a visit to Fisherman’s Wharf. Being a Sunday, the locals were out in force and the buzz was phenomenal. Loved it here. Especially the sea lions on Pier 39. Lunch was clam chowder served in a sour dough bowl which you ate after you finished the […]
San Francisco
Our first morning in San Francisco included a city tour. The temperatures here dropped by 20 degrees compared to the desert and we had rolling fog first thing in the morning which clouded the views from Twin Peaks. We ended up in Sausalito – a really nice artsy place with lots of galleries and left […]