First night in LA and we head to Long Beach Shoreline for dinner and drinks
The harbour at night
Tolyo Wako for an amazing dinner
V loving the Sushi
Botle of wine of course!
Heading off for drinks
The Springbok Bar in Long Beach
Some great players from 90'sUNIVERSAL STUDIOS
We hit the road to explore Los Angeles 
The city skyline
We decide on a visit to Universal Studios
The main entrance
We quickly become a couple of kids!
There are random characters all over the place
Time for The Simpsons ride
Glad we didn't - the ride is unbelievable!
Homer greets us afterwards
We start exploring the complex and it's huge!
The boys from Apollo 11
Rides and entertainment from so many movies
Time for a tour...
It's massive
Our little tour tram
Special effects of 2 cars exploding
Jaws, the movie set...
And there he comes!
The set of Desperate Housewives for those who care ;-)
The hotel in Psycho
The War of the Worlds
It's brilliantly done
V insisted! 
Shrek 4D - brilliant!
Gotta have your customary 3-D glasses
V meets Marilyn
Time for the Jurassic Park ride...
All peaceful and tranquil...
Until this 80 foot drop into water, we screamed like babies!
They even have a bit of Old London...
We almost felt homesick ..... almost ;-)
The Grand Finale, the Waterworld show 
Live show with some serious stunts! This is the damsel in distress...
In burst the Pirates 
The hero arrives,, on jetski!
Huge battle ensues...
This was amazing!! A plane crashes onto the set in flames...
The final battle 
And the villain is thrown to his death
The good guys race off - The End
The cast lap up the applause - incredible live show!
V and I quickly pop into The House of Horrors on our way out and it was brilliantly done - almost had to change our underwear afterwards!
By the time we finish its dark and the rest of the theme park is beautifully lit up
We hit Tony Romas for some dinner 
Great finish to a great day
And awesome ribs at last!
Last bit of fun before we leave
Thanks Universal Studios for a fantastic day!CALIFORNIA DRIVE
The Queen Mary - retired in Long Beach
Our rental car "The Hulk" - and we ordered a compact car!
It's a great drive down the coast...
Beautiful towns all the way down the coast
It's a stunning part of the world!
We stop for lunch in the town of La Jolla just outside San Diego - a stunning place!
La Jolla has some great beaches too
Was a pity about the weather, but that didn't put everyone off the water!
V catching up with the world in our hotel room
This is typically the state of our room when we check out!
The Queen Mary - retired in Long Beach
Our rental car "The Hulk" - and we ordered a compact car!
It's a great drive down the coast...
Beautiful towns all the way down the coast
It's a stunning part of the world!
We stop for lunch in the town of La Jolla just outside San Diego - a stunning place!
La Jolla has some great beaches too
Was a pity about the weather, but that didn't put everyone off the water!
V catching up with the world in our hotel room
This is typically the state of our room when we check out!BEVERLY HILLS AND HOLLYWOOD
Stunning street, especially for shopaholics!
Christmas decorations everywhere
Hollywood!
Time to explore a bit of Hollywood
V finds her favourite ... Johnny Depp
Lunch at Hollywoods oldest Italian restaurant
We're in California and V decides to get the tattoo she has always wanted!
A painful experience!
Ray did an amazing job - he looks scary but a great guy!
The legend!
The busiest star on the strip!
Weren't sure if we would enjoy it but we ended up loving LA!
Stunning street, especially for shopaholics!
Christmas decorations everywhere
Hollywood!
Time to explore a bit of Hollywood
V finds her favourite ... Johnny Depp
Lunch at Hollywoods oldest Italian restaurant
We're in California and V decides to get the tattoo she has always wanted!
A painful experience! 
Ray did an amazing job - he looks scary but a great guy!
The legend!
The busiest star on the strip!
Weren't sure if we would enjoy it but we ended up loving LA!
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