Exploring Los Angeles...Wow!

What a day!

Today we started our exploring in Hollywood!

We saw so many celebrities…at the wax museum! We were impressed by how real these people look! We took a lot of pictures with them and had fun finding our favorite stars.

Afterwards we had a chance to shop in Hollywood, and also look at all the stars on the Walk of Fame! We also saw the hand and foot prints of stars like the Harry Potter cast outside the Chinese Theater…it was awesome!

It was crazy to think how many celebrities have been in the exact same spot that we were today…it was an incredible feeling.

Next we met our tour guide and we headed to Beverly Hills! Our guide taught us some awesome things about LA, like where some movies were filmed – where famous people hang out.

We had some free time to explore Beverly Hills and it was awesome. We walked down Rodeo Drive – and it was so fancy! It was crazy. Some shops you can’t even get in without buying an appointment! We saw the hotel from the movie Pretty Woman…right there!

Last stop of our city tour – Santa Monica! This day was perfect. We played soccer on the beach and had just a ‘picture perfect straight out of the movies’ afternoon on a California beach! Some of us hung out on the beach, some went on the ferris wheel on the pier, some of us couldn’t resist a jump into the freezing cold Pacific Ocean! It was really nice.

It was another awesome day, this trip just keeps getting better! And tomorrow, we get to go to Disneyland and be a kid again…how amazing! J

Until then,

Elisa from Finland

Our Amazingly Awesome First Day!

Hello from sunny California!

Today was our first full day together, the beginning of our adventure…and it was AWESOME!

It started with a good breakfast and then we headed to the Griffith Observatory for a stunning view of Los Angeles! Seeing these sights we just couldn’t believe we were actually here! We felt like Miley Cyrus, we looked to the right…and we saw the Hollywood sign!

Next we were off to Universal Studios! This is the perfect place to learn about the history of movies…and have fun! It’s a theme park set among working film studios, so we got to experience so much!

We spent the day riding the rides based off of movies! The Transformers ride was amazing – a 3D virtual simulation roller coaster and it felt like we were in a movie because of all the special effects! The Jurassic Park ride was a great place to cool down – a water ride complete with dinosaurs that jump in your face! The Simpson’s Ride was another virtual roller coaster that was so cool…we went thru a Haunted House where we danced with zombies…we saw a Shrek 4D movie and it was really nice.

And that’s not all…

We also had a chance to go on a Studio Tour. This was definitely a highlight. We learned about special effects, saw the set of Desperate Housewives and other famous movie sets like Back to the Future, we met Jaws, experienced a King Kong attack, and an earthquake in a train station! Amazing.

After our time at Universal Studios, we headed to Universal City Walk…a place with a lot of screens, bright lights, and music – felt almost like Times Square in New York! We ate dinner at the Hard Rock Café and it was delicious. After dinner we had some free time to do some shopping!

It was the perfect start to our California Adventure and we can’t wait for tomorrow…and the day after, and the day after… J We already cancelled our flights back so we can stay forever! Heh…just kidding! J

-Fiona, Nathalie, and Shari from Germany

Here it is, the CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE TRIP! Get ready to visit glamorous Los Angeles and funky San Francisco! We will be going to the place where dreams come true: DISNEY LAND and the place where movies are made: UNIVERSAL STUDIOS!!  It's going to be a week of adventure, excitement and friendship...we hope you are as excited as we are!

This blog will be our journal of all the fun things we'll be doing. Every day, we'll be posting our stories and our pictures so our families and friends can experience the trip along with us. It's going to be a wonderful time, so get ready...IT'S FINALLY HERE!!!