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Thread ID: 123801 2012-03-17 04:23:00 Tony's In Los Angeles SurferJoe46 (51) PC World Chat
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1265500 2012-03-17 04:23:00 He's in a hotel near LAX and we just talked on the phone for a bit .

Next for the trip/agenda is San Diego, then Las Vegas and then The Grand Canyon . I hope he gets to the Arizona side of it .

Then a few days in San Francisco and back to LA and home to Upsidedown Land again .

I told him to bring lots of Kool Aid back to the native Upsidedown Landians .
SurferJoe46 (51)
1265501 2012-03-17 06:13:00 i dunno. i cant stand the sprite here. who wants to drink the kool aid back home?

i think my suitcase will be crammed with a lot of US snack foods i think.
blobdoenz (14266)
1265502 2012-03-17 06:26:00 Enjoy your trip bob_doe_nz! somebody (208)
1265503 2012-03-17 13:57:00 When you're in San Diego today - be sure to get to the Gaslamp Quarter


In the historic Gaslamp Quarter, consisting of 16½-blocks around Fourth and Fifth Avenues, grand Victorian-era buildings are home to more than 100 of the city's finest restaurants, 35 pubs and nightclubs and 100 retails shops, as well as theaters, art galleries, offices and residential/work lofts . When the sun sets, this downtown neighborhood attracts thousands of diners, shoppers, theatergoers, and nightclub patrons .

Restaurants

Croce’s Restaurants & Bars, established by Ingrid Croce as a tribute to her late husband ‘70s singer/songwriter Jim Croce, is a local landmark combining live jazz and fine dining for more than 20 years .

With rich mahogany paneling and painted caricatures depicting famous San Diegans, George’s on Fifth is housed in one of the most photographed historical buildings in the Gaslamp Quarter and serves American classics, seafood and steaks .

* Visitors can embark on culinary journeys around the world when dining in the Gaslamp Quarter’s 100 restaurants . Cuisines to be savored include Afghan, Brazilian, Chinese, Indian, Italian, Mexican, Persian, Spanish, Thai and more .


Located in an historic warehouse, Stingaree is a luxury restaurant and nightlife destination offering three stories, floor-to-ceiling waterfalls and translucent floating staircases leading to a rooftop bar retreat .

At Thin, partygoers perch on polished steel barstools and sip Cadillac margaritas in a futuristic setting . In the Onyx Room, located directly downstairs, urban beats move an energetic dance area and swinging lounge .

At Side Bar, hipsters gather for hip-hop beats and house music, cool cocktails and a laid-back, retro, sophisticated lounge atmosphere .

At Café Sevilla, the DJ plays Latin disco and hip-hop music while flamenco dinner shows heat up the stage on Friday and Saturday nights .

The Field Authentic Irish Pub & Restaurant offers traditional Irish music, imported draft beer, Irish whiskeys, and award-winning pub fare in a setting that was shipped piece-by-piece from Ireland .

Just some of the good food there . Hope the weather's good for this part, as SD can get nasty if the wind's blowing from the West (sea) . Resist the urge to go to Tijuana, Mexico and instead try the Mexican beers there with your food .

I suggest Dos Eqes, Modelo Negro, Tecate and Oso Negro as the best Mexican/German beers - you won't like the US beers very much, except possibly for Mickey's Big Mouth and Chicago Steam Beer - the latter is very hard to find . Most steam beers are pretty good though .

Of the micro-breweries try to find Fat Tire or Red Line as they are very good but kinda hard to find too . .

Hey - here's something!!!

Occurring every St . Patrick’s Day, TODAY shamROCK is an evening of Irish food, live music and lucky libations including “green beer” and pints of Guinness .
SurferJoe46 (51)
1265504 2012-03-18 05:47:00 friggin st pattys. also. in a cabin outside the city so we will see if i can do anything touristy. its also frackin raining for the first time in 8 days. worst timing ever. blobdoenz (14266)
1265505 2012-03-18 06:19:00 Wow! Sounds like you're really having a ball! pine-o-cleen (2955)
1265506 2012-03-18 14:21:00 Yeah - SoCal is still in the last stages of Winter . The whole West Coast and several states inland are in a bad weather pattern right now .

Actually, where we lived in Anza just got a load of snow last night (1 foot) - but that's not odd since we had a snow semi-blizzard on April 10th and again on April 29th last year .

But tomorrow (Sunday) you'll be on your way to Las Vegas and that's all indoors with no clocks, windows nor anything else to let you see outside . The casinos like time to stop --- or better yet; not be tractable .

Three feet of snow in Flagstaff, Arizona too - which is the Southern border of The Grand Canyon . That may be interesting to see it dressed in snow .

But yeah - it's still the last dregs of Winter in the US .
SurferJoe46 (51)
1265507 2012-03-19 01:38:00 indeed . the original campgrounds were a washout and was mud . so we ended up going to another campground on the other side of the city .

i did get to see the naval base though . ships galore .

also . excuse the spelling and grammar . this tablet wont spell check . . .
blobdoenz (14266)
1265508 2012-03-19 01:48:00 indeed. the ouriginal caumpgrounds wuere a washouut and was muud. sou we ended uup going to anouther campgrouund oun the outher side ouf the city.

i did get to see the navaul base though. ships galoure.

alsou. excuse the spelling and grammaur. this tablet wount spell check...

I fixed it for you - you forgot all dem extra "u's" in your words.

IM a phone number and I can call yo8.
SurferJoe46 (51)
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