4 Days in California

[Samson]

Sunday afternoon arrived in Burbank, drove to Malibu and wanted to eat at Neptune's. Too crowded with bikers. Drove up the coast to Pismo Beach. Watched sun set from the pier, ate dinner at The Cool Cat, stayed at the SeaVenture hotel (on the beach) in jaccuzzi suite.

Monday breakfast of crepes, then headed to The Hurst Castle (fantastic tour), watched Sea Elephants, then drove up the coast to San Francisco for Dungeness Crab at Crab House At Pier 39. Setting sun allowed a glimpse at Alcatraz. Riply's Believe-It-Or-Not entertained the kids whilst I drank Irish coffees in The Gold Dust Saloon.

Tuesday, should have had breakfast at Boudin's, should have reserved a bus tour; instead skipped breakfast and road The Duck (amphibious craft). Frieghtened kids with Chinese Markets, then went to little Italy for early dinner/dessert before driving to Bakersfield.

Wednesday, business in Bakersfield concluded in time to arrive in Hollywood about noon to camp at Hooter's across the street from Chinese Theatre to people watch, wandered the Blvd, then headed off to Warner Bros for Studio Tour. Saw Big Bang and Conan set. Retired to Burbank and went to see 300: Rise of Empire, 3D.

Thursday AM Flew out of Bob Hope Intl.

 

[Gracie]

Hearst Castle is about..oh...30 miles from me. Pismo is about....oh...16 miles from me, give or take.
Did you have a good time?
And Bakersfield. Ewww. Glad you could go there before summer and you have to wear a gas mask due to the smog.

 

[Samson]

Hearst Castle is about..oh...30 miles from me. Pismo is about....oh...16 miles from me, give or take.
Did you have a good time?
And Bakersfield. Ewww. Glad you could go there before summer and you have to wear a gas mask due to the smog.

I thought Hearst Castle was awesome: great views!

Kids LUVED watching the Sea Elephants. I probably could have left them there on the beach near Hearst Castle the entire vacation watching seals for free and they would have been delighted. Well, they would have missed the Warner Bros. Studio Tour. Not a big TV fan, it meant very little to me.

When we return, I plan to spend a few days either in Hollywood or San Francisco with them, making Bakersfield a day-trip for just myself (business).

[MENTION=42649]Gracie[/MENTION]

BTW you are incredibly fortunate to live in such a beautiful place. Kids had not seen so many shades of green in years....

 

[Gracie]

[MENTION=21821]Samson[/MENTION]
Visit Moonstone beach next ime. Your kids can sit there and watch harbor seals sunbathing on the rocks while they dig for colorful small rocks on the beach. Not a lot of sand there. Just lots and lots and lots of gorgeous rocks. This is a pic of where I go to fetch mine..which I have in a bowl on my end table. I toss them in olive oil, then wipe them dry. Wet looking, they are so colorful. Dry...they look ugly. So I sit close to where the waves lap...so I can see which ones I want WET.

 

[Gracie]

Dry rocks.

Whole beach is like this:

These little guys hang out on the bigger rocks.

 

[Gracie]

See? Rocks. LOTS of rocks.

Walk along this path. Steps lead down in different places. Find the steps that lead to bigger rocks out in the ocean. That is where the seals are...and all those gorgeous rocks. And DON'T FORGET THE BAG to put them in!

 

[hjmick]

My old stomping grounds...

Except for Bakersfield. I only drove to Bakersfield for Pibb.

A girl once told me to kiss her where it smells. I drove her to Bakersfield... Old joke...

Though I do love the Bakersfield sound...





Thank you Buck Owens, and Dwight Yoakam for keeping it alive.


Sounds like you had a great trip, Samson.

 

[Gracie]

Hubby was married to Buck Owen's niece. Hairy bunch, that family. Especially the women.

 

[Mr. H.]

Hey Sammy.

 

[DGS49]

Hearst Castle was almost enough to turn me into a socialist.

Almost.

One must take the time to compare it with Biltmore.

 

[Samson]

Hearst Castle was almost enough to turn me into a socialist.

Almost.

One must take the time to compare it with Biltmore.

I liked how the tour guide let us all know how Hearst "rescued" all that furniture from post WWII Europe where it may have been used for firewood.

How many froze to death?

 

[Samson]

My old stomping grounds...

Except for Bakersfield. I only drove to Bakersfield for Pibb.

A girl once told me to kiss her where it smells. I drove her to Bakersfield... Old joke...

Though I do love the Bakersfield sound...




Thank you Buck Owens, and Dwight Yoakam for keeping it alive.


Sounds like you had a great trip, Samson.

I completely forgot about that ol' tune. Thanks for posting it. I almost never open youtube videos, but had to listen to the song that made Bakersfield = Hell.

The place is no tourist Mecca, but I had some oil bidness to attend to.

Anyway, the only reason to visit the place is the cheap-but-roomy Doubletree Hotel. We got a HUGE suite for a little over $100.00. and it only takes maybe 90 minutes to get from there to LA. As a matter of fact, I'm astonished by most of the Hotel prices in Cali. Houston is MUCH more expensive, and much less desireable to visit. I can only conclude that there are many more rooms in Cali.

 

[Pop23]

Sunday afternoon arrived in Burbank, drove to Malibu and wanted to eat at Neptune's. Too crowded with bikers. Drove up the coast to Pismo Beach. Watched sun set from the pier, ate dinner at The Cool Cat, stayed at the SeaVenture hotel (on the beach) in jaccuzzi suite.

Monday breakfast of crepes, then headed to The Hurst Castle (fantastic tour), watched Sea Elephants, then drove up the coast to San Francisco for Dungeness Crab at Crab House At Pier 39. Setting sun allowed a glimpse at Alcatraz. Riply's Believe-It-Or-Not entertained the kids whilst I drank Irish coffees in The Gold Dust Saloon.

Tuesday, should have had breakfast at Boudin's, should have reserved a bus tour; instead skipped breakfast and road The Duck (amphibious craft). Frieghtened kids with Chinese Markets, then went to little Italy for early dinner/dessert before driving to Bakersfield.

Wednesday, business in Bakersfield concluded in time to arrive in Hollywood about noon to camp at Hooter's across the street from Chinese Theatre to people watch, wandered the Blvd, then headed off to Warner Bros for Studio Tour. Saw Big Bang and Conan set. Retired to Burbank and went to see 300: Rise of Empire, 3D.

Thursday AM Flew out of Bob Hope Intl.

Loved the crab house, the Pier is great for kids. Alcatraz is a great tour. Had to watch The Rock when we got home. The Bay Area is truly an amazing place to visit.

Hope you enjoyed your time

 

[Geaux4it]

Sunday afternoon arrived in Burbank, drove to Malibu and wanted to eat at Neptune's. Too crowded with bikers. Drove up the coast to Pismo Beach. Watched sun set from the pier, ate dinner at The Cool Cat, stayed at the SeaVenture hotel (on the beach) in jaccuzzi suite.

Monday breakfast of crepes, then headed to The Hurst Castle (fantastic tour), watched Sea Elephants, then drove up the coast to San Francisco for Dungeness Crab at Crab House At Pier 39. Setting sun allowed a glimpse at Alcatraz. Riply's Believe-It-Or-Not entertained the kids whilst I drank Irish coffees in The Gold Dust Saloon.

Tuesday, should have had breakfast at Boudin's, should have reserved a bus tour; instead skipped breakfast and road The Duck (amphibious craft). Frieghtened kids with Chinese Markets, then went to little Italy for early dinner/dessert before driving to Bakersfield.

Wednesday, business in Bakersfield concluded in time to arrive in Hollywood about noon to camp at Hooter's across the street from Chinese Theatre to people watch, wandered the Blvd, then headed off to Warner Bros for Studio Tour. Saw Big Bang and Conan set. Retired to Burbank and went to see 300: Rise of Empire, 3D.

Thursday AM Flew out of Bob Hope Intl.

Hey, I was at Neptunes Net.

-Geaux

 

[BDBoop]

Hearst Castle was almost enough to turn me into a socialist.

Almost.

One must take the time to compare it with Biltmore.

Or the Breakers.

 

[rightwinger]

Your pictures are awesome; I hope you had visited Niagara Falls if you have gone to California. Because Niagara falls is the main attraction of California. Especially when people go there in summer, they must visit this beautiful falls.
I’m also going there in coming few days though get bus tours with my family but we’ll go there from the other side of America. Means from Washington DC to Niagara Falls, I hope it will be memorable trip of mine.

You need to work on your geography

get bus tours suck

 

[hjmick]

Your pictures are awesome; I hope you had visited Niagara Falls if you have gone to California. Because Niagara falls is the main attraction of California. Especially when people go there in summer, they must visit this beautiful falls.
I’m also going there in coming few days though get bus tours with my family but we’ll go there from the other side of America. Means from Washington DC to Niagara Falls, I hope it will be memorable trip of mine.

You need to work on your geography

get bus tours suck

Yeah, I just skipped that one... Didn't seem worth the effort...

 

[LA RAM FAN]

Sunday afternoon arrived in Burbank, drove to Malibu and wanted to eat at Neptune's. Too crowded with bikers. Drove up the coast to Pismo Beach. Watched sun set from the pier, ate dinner at The Cool Cat, stayed at the SeaVenture hotel (on the beach) in jaccuzzi suite.

Monday breakfast of crepes, then headed to The Hurst Castle (fantastic tour), watched Sea Elephants, then drove up the coast to San Francisco for Dungeness Crab at Crab House At Pier 39. Setting sun allowed a glimpse at Alcatraz. Riply's Believe-It-Or-Not entertained the kids whilst I drank Irish coffees in The Gold Dust Saloon.

Tuesday, should have had breakfast at Boudin's, should have reserved a bus tour; instead skipped breakfast and road The Duck (amphibious craft). Frieghtened kids with Chinese Markets, then went to little Italy for early dinner/dessert before driving to Bakersfield.

Wednesday, business in Bakersfield concluded in time to arrive in Hollywood about noon to camp at Hooter's across the street from Chinese Theatre to people watch, wandered the Blvd, then headed off to Warner Bros for Studio Tour. Saw Big Bang and Conan set. Retired to Burbank and went to see 300: Rise of Empire, 3D.

Thursday AM Flew out of Bob Hope Intl.

while you were there,did you see anybody wearing any classic LA RAMS jerseys from the 1980's ? It looks very much like they will be back in LA next year so a lot of them have dug out their old LA RAMS attire.i have done the same thing and Im from the midwest.Never lived in california but thats not stopping me from getting them out again.

 

[longknife]

Thanks Gracie for the lovely pictures.

 

[rightwinger]

Your pictures are awesome; I hope you had visited Niagara Falls if you have gone to California. Because Niagara falls is the main attraction of California. Especially when people go there in summer, they must visit this beautiful falls.
I’m also going there in coming few days though get bus tours with my family but we’ll go there from the other side of America. Means from Washington DC to Niagara Falls, I hope it will be memorable trip of mine.

You need to work on your geography

get bus tours suck

Yeah, I just skipped that one... Didn't seem worth the effort...

I plan on visiting the Everglades the next time I am in California. Do you think get bus tours will take me there?