Los Angeles - Here We Are

We have arrived in Los Angeles and are staying with our daughter Sonya, her husband Bernie and grandson Fox at their home in Hollywood. We'll be here a few days before we'll visit my cousin and her husband in San Diego next Monday.

LAX the famous air port structure we first saw in 1970

Let our sight-seeing begin....

Up Up and Away with the flying Kangaroo

Today, we're off on our holidays to the USA, so from now until we get back on 16th July, there'll be a post on this blog most days from the place where we are that day, so if you're interested, you can follow us on or travels in cyberspace. This morning we fly directly from Brisbane to Los Angeles on a Qantas 747-400.

Qantas QF 15 from Brisbane non-stop to Los Angeles

More from Los Angeles, where Sonya, Bernie and Foxy are awaiting us.

Cheers,

Bill and Diane

We're Going On a Trip

We're going on a Trip on Wednesday to North America.

Starting in Hollywood, Los Angeles, where we'll be staying with our daughter Sonya, her husband Bernie and grandson Fox. While in California, we'll be visiting both Diane's and my cousins and traveling to San Diego and Yosemite National Park.

After we leave California, we'll be flying to New York to join a 21-Day Cosmos Tour crossing the continent back to Los Angeles, before flying home in July.

We'll be visiting:

• San Diego
• Yosemite National Park
• Lan Luis Obispo
• Philadelphia
• Washington DC
• Niagara Falls (Canada)
• Detroit
• Chicago
• Wisconsin Dells
• Minneapolis
• Pierre
• Mt Rushmore
• Keystone - Cody
• Yellowstone National Park
• Jackson
• Salt Lake City
• Grand Canyon
• Las Vegas

From Wednesday 8th June, you can follow us every day on this blog which will be updated most days to show where we are and what we're up to.

To see where we are return to this blog

Here is our Tour Map:

Our Tour Map - Starting in New York ending in Los Angeles

Who's a Smart Fox, then?

Sonya sent us this photo of Fox sitting on a swing. She also wrote that the little smartypants has learnt how to open the fridge and help himself to strawberries and beer. (Although I'm sure he couldn't open the bottle).

Just the same, he's cute....

Hi Guys, am I not just soooo cute?

We Know When We're Beaten

If you've been following my 'From Thun to Brisbane' blog, you may remember that I came to Australia with my friend Ben a long time ago. Well, like me, Ben is still in Australia living with his wife Lyn on the Gold Coast. The four of us have been friends for a long time. When our children were very little, Ben and I taught Diane and Lyn how to play the Swiss national card game 'Jass'. So every couple of months we get together either at our place in Daisy Hill, or their place at Labrador. We play cards, always the girls against the boys. Now I don't want to boast, but ususally the boys win. Not so this weekend. This time the girls (both Australian) beat the boys (both Swiss) at our own game 6 games to 2. As I said, I know when we're beaten.

Hearts is trump and holds 50 points with the Stöck

If you would like more information on how to play 'Jass' - CLICK HERE

A Walk in Brisbane

Easter 2011, Diane and I took a walk from South Bank into Brisbane City Botanic Garden for a Sunday stroll and a picnic. It didn't rain and we had a great time. Here's a little video:

Two lovely people

Daughter Sonya sent us this lovely picture of our eleven months old grandson Fox standing in their kitchen in Hollywood. The picture was taken by his daddy Bernie on a camera phone.

Sonya with our grandson Fox in Hollywood