Sorry photography are very week.All taken by an 1983 open and shut pocket camera.Then scanned to embed on website.
GREYHOUND BUS TRIP AROUND WESTERN STATES
OCTOBER1983
After a year of planning it was nearly time to set off on our adventure to the other side of America. Our rucksacks were packed, our tickets had arrived and there was only time to say our goodbyes.
Monday 10th October, 1983. We left our home in Renfrew, Scotland travelled from Glasgow ~ London by train. We stayed the night in a clatty hotel in Victoria. Our Spanish host has put bars over The windows (to stop anyone escaping) we of course never slept a wink. That was our first travel experience of the trip not a very good one.
After a sleepless night, we caught the tube to Gatwick Airport. We were on the British Caledonian flight to Los Angeles departing at 9.30am. The aircraft was quite old so there was plenty of room for my long Legs.Good news the drinks were on the house .So that helped make this long flight a bit more pleasant. Round about 4.00 in the afternoon local time the flight crew announce we are approaching Los Angeles.
Los Angeles looked huge from the sky and it took more than 20 minutes before we land at LAX Los Angeles Airport . This is the first time we had been to the States so we were very excited .
We collect our bags and we head off to find our hotel. We had spent nearly a year planning this trip and it all went out the window .when we ask the local cop how to get to our digs. Our hotel was downtown on Olympic Boulevard but what we didn't know was that Olympic Boulevard was 20 miles long and we didn't have a clue where the Royal Olympic Host Hotel was. We eventually found it.
We decided to go Out for a walk to try and get a feel for the place we weren't out for long as we were a bit jet lagged after the long flight.
WED. 12th Oct. We took RTA bus 484 to Universal Studios where we spent the day. This was our first ever visit to a theme park and we really enjoyed it. .
We boarded the True Glamour Tram to go behind the scenes and experience the effects of Movie and TV making . We sat next to this Japanese Couple for the Ride. As the tram goes along we enjoy the the thrill of the movies. Our friends from Japan are really enjoying themself until they meet up with Jaws . THE DEADLY SHARK ATTACKS THE TRAM and our friends nearly have a heartattack and their camera goes up in the air.
THURSDAY OCT 13 LOS ANGELES Hollywood MANN`S CHINESE THEATRE
FRIDAY OCT 14 LAS VEGAS Arrived late Afternoon on the strip but did not know our hotel was downtown.knackered carrying our backpacks in the heat. Hotel was a pit. Las Vegas was brilliant Circus Circus,Ceaser`s Palace and offcouse the Slot machines. Thought we had WON a fortune Ended up with a doller and a RED FACE
SATURDAY OCT 15 FLAGSTAFF
Flagstaff is a city located in northern Arizona, in the southwestern United States. In July 2006, the city's estimated population was 58,213. The population of the Metropolitan Statistical Area was estimated at 127,450 in 2007. It is the county seat of Coconino County. The city is named after a Ponderosa Pine flagpole made by a scouting party from Boston (known as the "Flagstaff Tea Party") to celebrate the United States Centennial on July 4, 1876.
SUNDAY OCT 16 GRAND CANYON Wonderful sight .Will remember this day till I die.Met a guy fae paisley that said it was nothing other than a big hole.
The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided gorge carved by the Colorado River in the United States in the state of Arizona. It is largely contained within the Grand Canyon National Park — one of the first national parks in the United States. President Theodore Roosevelt was a major proponent of preservation of the Grand Canyon area, and visited it on numerous occasions to hunt and enjoy the scenery.
MONDAY OCT 17 LAS VEGAS What a place Played the biggest slot machine in the world.
TUESDAY OCT 18 LAS VEGAS Hoover dam.
WED OCT 19 OVERNIGHT on the Greyhound bus Pass lake Tahoe and Reno
THURSDAY OCT 20 SAN FRANCISCO Favourite City Boat trip under Golden Gate bridge and Oakland Bridge A great night out in THE EDINBURGH CASTLE PUB. Chip shop next door owned by a woman from Partick
San Francisco, USA
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FRIDAY OCT 21 SAN FRANCISCO
Went to Jail Alcatraz Island is one of Golden Gate National Recreation Area's most popular destinations, offering a close-up look at a historic and infamous federal prison long off-limits to the public. Visitors to the island cannot only explore the remnants of the prison, but can also learn about the Indian occupation of 1969 - 1971, early military fortifications (the first U.S. fort on the coast), and the West Coast's first (and oldest operating) lighthouse. These structures and the island's many natural features - gardens, tide pools, bird colonies, and bay views beyond compare - are being preserved by the National Park Service which is working to make it accessible to visitors, preserve its buildings, protect its birds and other wildlife, and interpret its history.
SATURDAY OCT 22 SAN FRANCISCO,
MONDAY OCT 24 SAN DIEGO STAY NIGHT IN CLARKES LODGE SAN DIEGO San Diego Zoo
San Diego Zoo. – Located in Balboa Park. Possibly the premier zoo in North America, the San Diego Zoo encompasses over 100 acres of displays and habitats. Animal shows run constantly, and there are creatures here that aren't visible in any other zoo on the planet. Definitely worth a visit, but you need a full day to really do it justice
WED OCT 26TH ANAHEIM
REST DAY
THURSDAY OCT 27TH DISNEYWORLD
Disneyland is an American theme park in Anaheim, California, owned and operated by the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts division of The Walt Disney Company. It was dedicated with a press preview on July 17, 1955, and opened to the general public July 18, 1955. Disneyland holds the distinction of being the only theme park to be designed, built, opened, and operated by Walt Disney.
Currently the park has been visited by more than 515 million guests since it opened, including presidents, royalty and other heads of state. In 1998, the theme park was re-branded "Disneyland Park" to distinguish it from the larger Disneyland Resort complex. In 2007, more than 14,800,000 people visited the park making it the second most visited park in the world, behind the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World.
FRIDAY OCT 28TH SANTA MONICA
Santa Monica, USA
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BEACH DAY
SATURDAY OCT 29TH Santa Monica
GREAT NIGHT AT THE OLD MUCKY DUCK
Sadly Mucky Duck has been transformed into Capo, one of the most visually beautiful, alluring and grown-up restaurants to open in Santa Monica.
Santa Monica enjoys an average of 325 days of sunshine a yearBecause of its location, nestled on the vast and open Santa Monica Bay, morning fog and haze are a common phenomenon in May, June and early July (caused by ocean temperature variations and currents). Locals have a particular terminology for this phenomenon: the "May Gray" and the "June Gloom". Overcast skies are common for June mornings, but usually the strong sun burns the fog off by noonNonetheless, it will sometimes stay cloudy and cool all day during June, even as other parts of the Los Angeles area will enjoy sunny skies and warmer temperatures. At times, the sun shines east of 20th St., while the beach area is overcast.
SUNDAY OCT 30TH MONDAY OCT 31TH CHILLED OUT
TUESDAY NOV 1ST FLY HOME TODAY
MAD RUSH WESY`S WEDDING
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