To Hollywood and Universal Studios

For a change, I'll be posting an English version for my blog..

They say that when you visit L.A. (Los Angeles) California, there are 3 places that you must go to - that is Hollywood, Universal Studios and Disneyland. Too bad for me I wasn't able to visit Disneyland, but that's fine.

On my first few days in L.A. one thing that I noticed is that commuting is not the best option to travel in this city because bus stops are far apart and it takes time to wait for buses to come, not unless you live in downtown were most transportation is accessible like train stations. Still the best way to get around is to have your own car or rent a car to maximize your traveling time.

To get to downtown L.A Tita Nanette decided we park our car at Union Station and take a train going downtown to save time for looking parking spaces and save on parking fees which is much more expensive in that area.

Some facts: This station has been used several times for Hollywood movies like Pearl Harbor, The Way We Were, Blade Runner, Speed, Star Trek; First Contact, Silver Streak and The Italian Job. The old ticket windows stood in for Miami National Bank in the Leonardo DiCaprio - Tom Hanks caper Catch Me if You Can.

Bagong Salta: Los Angeles, California - Taipei, Taiwan stop-over

May mga ilang bansa na akong napuntahan sa Asya subalit unang pagkakataon kong mapunta sa Amerika. Masasabi kong hindi ako ganoon kasabik na makarating doon, dahil alam ko naman na karamihan ay puro mga gusali lang ang makikita ko doon. Mas mahilig kasi ako sa mga lakad na may makikitang kakaibang kultura, sining at kalikasan.

Ang eroplanong sinakyan namin ay EVA AIR, stop-over namin sa Taipei Taiwan (3-oras na paghihintay) tsaka pa lamang kami tutungong Los Angeles Callifornia (mahigit 12-oras na biyahe). 

Ito na siguro ang pinaka-malaking eroplano na nasakyan ko. Una ko agad napansin ay kaibahan nito mula sa mga local na eroplano sa Pinas. Maayos ang pasilidad, maluwag ang espasyo sa paanan at mga Flight Attendant (F.A.) nila. Mapapansin mong mabibilis silang kumilos lalo na sa mga hiling ng mga pasahero nila. Mapapansin mo din na magiliw sila.