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Pershing Square, the Biltmore Hotel and Los Angeles Central Libary
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| (Sunday, 07 March 2010) Written by Keith Rhoades |
| Even though I grew up in Los Angeles, I’ve never really explored downtown Los Angeles. Growing up it always seemed so congested, difficult to find parking, and frankly not much of a “scene” like in other large metropolitan cities like New York or Chicago. I’ve been venturing downtown more lately as it does contain a treasure of art deco architecture and some fascinating history. In addition, they’ve “cleaned up” parts of downtown and have restored many of the historical buildings. There is an actual walking tour of downtown Los Angeles with maps and directions and plaques at points of interest. This week I checked out three specific historical spots in the heart of downtown LA…Pershing Square, the Biltmore Hotel, and the Central Libra... (10578 more chars) |
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Downtown Disney
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| (Monday, 01 March 2010) Written by Keith Rhoades |
| I love going to Disneyland and have visited the park many times over the years. In fact, Disneyland was one of the “trips of the week” in June 2009. But visiting the park can be a pricey adventure with parking, admission, food, and merchandise. But a cheap alternative and with some of the ambiance of actually going to the park is Downtown Disney. Sitting in the middle of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, Downtown Disney is a shopping, dining and entertainment complex. With stores, restaurants, street performers, a twelve-screen movie theater, ESPN Zone and the House of Blues, it offers plenty to do, and it's a good place to round out your Disneyland vacation with a dash of something different. Downtown Disney is outside the theme parks, open to the public, and there ... (2006 more chars) |
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Return to Reality and Illness
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| (Friday, 16 October 2009) Written by Keith Rhoades |
| Well, after I last wrote...the hardest and worst part of the trip happened. I had to get up at 5 am and when I woke up I shivering and chilled and feverish. I had to get off the boat and on to my shuttle to the airport...on the way to the airport I started breaking out in a sweat and then felt a bit better. My flight left at 10:20 and by the time I got to Amsterdam I was seriously delirious, weak, achey, sweaty, hot and cold, shivering and wasn't sure if I could make the rest of the journey home...I didn't know what to do. I really felt like I was going to pass out. I got on the next plane and explained to the flight attendant I didn't feel well and didn't know what do to. She said "maybe you have H1N1" just rest on the flight. It was 9 1/2 hours of hell...I ha... (1317 more chars) |
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Under the Tuscan Sun
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| (Thursday, 15 October 2009) Written by Keith Rhoades |
| It's almost 1 am on Thursday morning and I have to get up at 5 am for a 6 am debarkation. The night of the storm at sea was crazy…the ship felt like it was on it’s side and the winds were crazy…waves crashing it even broke some windows and tables. The spin instructor said it was the worst she was in over 3 years. Monaco and Genoa were both cancelled and I was in a pissy mood all day because of it. I really wanted to go to Monaco and I wanted to just get off the ship. I went to spin and that was about it. Craig and I sort of stayed out of each others way because I was in such a pissy down mood. In the evening I went to the club with Tracy (a girl from our dinner table to go dancing) and Craig went to the show with some other people.. Today was simply gorge... (1082 more chars) |
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