Friday, December 19, 2008

Grand Californian Honeymoon (+Vegas & Grand Canyon)

Possible the best trip in my life so far, it's our Grand Californian Voyage. (+Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon) 20 days of pure bliss across San francisco, Point Reyes, Napa, Tahoe, Yosemite, Sequoia, Ventura, Santa Barbara, Death Valley, Vegas, Grand Canyon, L.A., Disney Theme parks, Solvang, San Simeon, Big Sur, Carmel and the Monterey Peninsula. From shopping at the outlets (watch her go) to roughing it out in nature (in our trusty rental car mostly), fine dining to thrill rides, livin it large at 5 star premium view resorts to experiencing cheap motels... I think we did it all. Biggest splurge in my life, but oh well - it's our honeymoon, so it's worth it. Too many photos to choose from, the least i could show are these 23. Ok, time to go work my butt off to pay the credit card bills... ...

View of the San Francisco City Skyline from our Hotel at Fisherman's Wharf


Point Reyes Lighthouse - too much fog for an afternoon


Domaine Chandon, Fall Foliage and Golden leaves - NICE!


First Class views at Emerald Bay in South Lake Tahoe



View of Half Dome from Sentinel Bridge



Amazing scenery at Yosemite - Gotta see it yourself, photos mean nothing



Same goes for Hume lake, Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park



A Sequoia Tree - BIG BIG BIG



Hard earned view after trek near Morro Rock



Santa Barbara County Courthouse, Imagine being tried in all that History



Devil's Golf Course - Surreal Landscape in Death Valley


It's Paris, NO, it's ViVaaa Las Vegas!

Venice, NO, ViVaaa Las Vegas!

Mother of all Canyons, the lazy way to name it is to just use 'Grand'

Dusk at Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills

Going space-age at Disney concert Hall, L.A.

Still the Happiest Place on Earth - Disneyland!

The Magic never ends - "It's a small World after all"

Water World show set, Universal Studios Hollywood

Touristy Solvang - "More Danish than Denmark"

Elephant Seals lazing around at Piedra Blancas

Spectacular coastline scenery at Big Sur

Point Lobos - 'The Greatest meeting of Land and Water in the World'