My Amazing Trip

watched ocean's 13 yesterday...it was quite entertaining..this is one of the few trilogy which i love all 3..although i thought it was a little too draggy for the 3rd one..but it's still entertaining...george clooney is sooooo sexy although he's old and all the plans and gadgets are soooooo foolproof...amazing!!

anyway, as many know..the ocean's series are filmed in Las Vegas..and so when the Strip appeared in the show..it really brought back fond memories of my trip last month...*sighz* and then i remember that i was supposed to post pictures and write about my trip..but well, i was sooo busy that it simply slipped my mind..

basically i went to the western part of the united states of america from 05/19/07 to 05/27/07...although i said that i was going there for my friend's graduation, actually that is of secondary purpose..my main and primary purpose is to go there for holidays..hahaha! anyhow, for those who decide to go USA for holiday..if you're very particular about aeroplanes..please DO NOT take northwest..haha! basically, the seats are very very uncomfortable..it doesnt fit the neck at all..and the air stewardesses and stewards are quite duhz..i walked to the back asking for a glass of water..the air steward was reading a book..he looked up at me and said.." it's all over there..help yourself "...hahaha! seriously, is this even acceptable?

for this trip, the thing that upset me most is that i didnt get to go to Santa Cruz because i had to attend my friend's graudation for 2 days! initially, i thought his graduation was on a saturday..then he told me it's a friday and saturday and so i said i'll just go saturday..and he told me that friday is the department graduation blah blah blah and so i said i'll go on friday then...and because of this...i had to spend EXTRA money for my air ticket...*mutter mutter* this is because i've booked a tour to LV and would be coming back on Friday..so instead of following the bus tour back, friend and I bought a domestic flight for 100 plus USD just to attend his graduation...and then we thought we didnt have to attend the saturday one but my friend insisted that we have to attend!! i mean seriously, i want to go Santa Cruz badly...VERY VERY badly..but graduating friend inisisted that we have to attend and I dont see any reason why..yes, we might have been there for his graduation but seriously, that is my secondary purpose...and because of this, i missed my santa cruz and wasted my saturday just to attend his graduation which is kinda boring to me...and during these 2 days, i'm literally the driver fetch people here...fetch people there..picked people up..dropped people off...very tiring...but then again, i'm the only one who drives..haha so no choice either...

anyhow, i must say..i loooooooooove San Francisco..it's such a nice city..it just makes one feels happy and the weather is sooo nice..although a little cold when the wind blows but it's really nice city...went to Alcatraz..amazing place..just look at these:

City View of SF

Seals at Pier 39..they look so cosy right?

Hannah Gump? haha!

seriously, i dont know why San Francisco is soooo attractive to me....these picture was taken at the piers...well, we went to Pier 39, which is the very famous pier..just walked around and there are soo many seals...nosiy and smelly..haha! then we took a cruise to Alcatraz...although my graduating friend and my uncle told me there's nothing there..they are sooooo wrong..i think it's a place you have to go if you go to SF..although it just a visit to an old prison..but it's really pretty interesting...

Me hoping to find Mike Scofield!

The Prison Cell..doesnt it remind you of Prison Break?

The Prison

I would love it if they actually let us tour the 2nd and 3rd floor...although they are pretty much the same but then well, i believe it would feel different...actually i was thinking, they could have "pretended" that we were inmates and brought us around to introduce the prison in that manner...what we did was we had a audio thingy which will guide us through the prison..pretty coolz though...

this is how the prison look like from the cruise...

after this Alcatraz tour, we wanted to take the cable car to Lombard Street..but somehow, when we reached the station, the queue was sooo long..and after looking at the map, we realized that Lombard Street is not far from where we were and so we decided to take a hike..and oh my god, it's such a tiring hike! hahaha..SF's streets are so slopey...the uphill is treacherous and the downhill is dangerous..anytime, we could just fall and roll...haha but it's definitely worth the effort to take a look at the world's crookedest street...

the crowded cable car station

bathing in the sun but let me tell you..it's colddddd....

World's Crookedest street

many cars were actually queuing up to just drive down the street..as we didnt drive, we didnt have the priviledge to do that..hahaha! but it's alright..6 years ago, when i went to USA with my uncle, we drove down.nothing much actually as we couldnt drive really fast down or drift..if not i think it would be cool..hahahaha! but i kind pity those people living next to this street...so noisy everyday but i believe their houses must be worth millions of dollars!!! after which, we took the cable car..initially, we thought we need to pay but somehow, it's free..hahaha..so we took a ride downtown and basically that summed up our one-day SF trip...must go again...hahaha!

after SF, we booked a bus tour to go LV and GC...and little did we know that our bus tour was filled with Chinese and Taiwanese Aunties and our tour guide is a Chinese..hahaha! so basically, we were always surrounded by Chinese..not that i have anything against it..but they are Chinese and Taiwanese Aunties..hahaha so kinda weird? we're 2 young pretty ladies afterall right? hahahaha but anyhow, it was quite alright..they treated us quite nicely...and i believe they must be wondering where we were from as we dont really speak mandarin with an accent and neither do we speak english with an accent..haha!

anyway, i dont really like LV..maybe because i'm not a gambler..hahaha..but it's really beautiful..all the hotels and all the lights...but then again, it's not as nice as i thought it would be..hahaha..definitely not as nice as what i've seen on ocean's 13...but still nice..hahaha..let the pictures tell you what i'm trying to say...

Part of the Strip @ Night..

LV Chinatown!!

One of my favorite hotels - Venetian, it's INDOORS!

another favorite becuase of the huge lion!

Fremont Street!

actually there are more pictures of the different hotels but then it's too difficult to post all of them here..if you're really keen, drop me a message and i'll send you the links to my 300-ish pictures! hahahaha! not that easy to post them all here...anyway, my next destination is Grand Canyon!

well, what can i say? it's really grand!! and i went to the latest attraction on the South Rim of Grand Canyon...the Skywalk...basically, it's a extension bridge and it's made of glass...initially, i thought we could walk across the so-called platform..but nope, it's only around..and it's not as scarry as i thought it would be..because it's quite windy, i thought the platform would shake..hahaha..but it didnt..it was as stable as a rock!! but it's pretty cool and the grand canyon doesnt look that deep from that bridge...and because it's new, it's not fully developed...so nothing much to rant about..but it's an experience...

The Skywalk!

Can you see the "eagle" behind us?

Those are CROWS and not eagles! haha!

isnt it grand?

no wonder it's one of the 7th wonders of the world!

well, dont think that this is only a sight-seeing trip for me..i did soo much shopping that im really broke! hahahaha...as compared to NY/NJ, i think the shopping outlets in Gilroy and SJ is sooooo much better...i looooove old navy..bought soo much back that i dont know when to wear them..i wanted to buy shoes, but somehow none caught my eye..almost bought another coach bag but then decided that i dont really like it that much but now when i'm back in singapore, i kinda regret! hahahaha..but then again, this always happen..so after some time, am sure i will get over it...

basically, i had a lots of fun and if ever visit the West Cosat, please try the In&Out burgers!! they are sooo delicious!!!