Spring Break Day 2

Alright well today is day 2 and we started kind of late from Fresno but we got out of there eventually. Made a pit stop at the King then ventured over to Bulldog Lane to check out Fresno State's football stadium aka Bulldog Stadium. (Big fan as a kid as I had an obsession with Bulldogs) Got some good pics with the help of a local law enforcement officer. Then took off for the 3 1/2 hour drive into LA. 

Used the trusty iphone app made by Hotels.com and found a very cheap but nice place in Carson which is just south west of downtown LA. Traffic was smooth until we hit 405 then it locked up for a good 30-45 minutes, so not bad for LA traffic. 

Got to the hotel around 4:15ish and quickly moved towards finding a place to eat. Buca Di Bepo was the answer! It is a nice Italian restaurant and this one was located in Redondo Beach. The waiter was very nice and gave us some tips on where

 to go after dinner. Food was great but the family next to us was OUT OF CONTROL! Yelling in the restaurant and playing I Spy letting there kids play in the middle of the aisle way, very annoying but our server offset the negativity. 

After getting my car back from the $2.50 valet service (never heard of that before) we proceeded to the pier where most of the pier scenes were shot in the OC. Very cool looking pier with fresh lobster and seafood shops as well as souvenir stores. Took a nice night time walk on the beach and you know me took plenty of pics and tried a couple different things to produce the shots I ended up with. Man LA nights are very do-able even with a cloudy day the night was still bearable without a sweatshirt. Topped off the night with some Cold Stone and then headed back to the hotel. 

Tomorrow is Long Beach, Hollywood, and Dodger Stadium for the World Baseball Classic. Big Day! 

Spring Break Day 1

SPING BREAK 2009! Me and Kristen are on a road trip for this years spring break activities as apposed to our New York Excursion last year. We originally planned to go down to LA and Disneyland then over to Peoria AZ for a Mariners spring training game(things have changed) and then back up to Monterey Bay for a day then San Fran for another. Ending our trip with her family in Sacramento for a couple days. I will try to post every night our daily happenings with a picture or two but try to forgive me if I fail. So after ten hours of pretty much straight driving we arrived in Fresno California last night at 10:30. We left Eugene at 10:30 so we were on time for the most part stopping to eat and for gas just twice. The drive wasn't all bad and now that I know how to drive my car up hills it was a lot easier. 

I did encounter this annoying cop who decided to drive in the fast lane going barely the speed limit and of course you don't pass a cop especially on the left. Stopped in Woodland to get dinner and planned our stay in Fresno. Not the nicest place but can't complain for only $50. Beautiful sunset, but terrible Highway 99 at night.  

When we got to the hotel room I went to look for spring training game tix but noticed that the WBC (world baseball classic) was being played at Dodger Stadium. I looked to see how much tix were and found front row seats in right field! We bought them so we cut out ten additional hours of driving, but are still going to get to see some Mariners in action (Johjima, and Ichiro). 

Today we are going to see the Hollywood Walk of Fame and then see what else we might find to do in big ol' LA. 

Thanks for reading hope you enjoy!