Mary and Norm's Travel Adventures: March 2014

Our Road Trip Continues from california coast and San Francisco

Happy Birthday Bradley!

Today we went to Hollywood and walked around the Dolby Theatre. ( home of the Academy awards and red carpet); took a look at the stars and the cement at Grauman's Chinese Theatre; then drove over to the Santa Monica pier. Weather was fabulous! Mid 20's

Dolby Theater

Walking the red carpet

Marilyn

Birthday Lunch: A hamburger topped with Mac and Cheese and sweet potato fries - mmm!

At Grauman's Chinese Theater

We spent the afternoon and evening in Santa Monica

Happy 16 th Brad!

We had dinner on the patio overlooking the pier. .....and a Nutella Bread Pudding Birthday Cake

Went driving around Los Angeles for a few days. Here is what we saw.....

The Farmers Market

Rodeo Drive

Venice Beach

Disney Symphony Hall

The Grammy Museum

Hockey Game at the Staples Center. Leafs 3 - Kings 2

cousin Tony

Great Seats!

Go Leafs Go!

We drove across the desert to Las Vegas ... About a 4 hour drive.

The Venetian

Brad on the Strip

Caesar's Palace

Bellagio atrium gardens. We went to the Bellagio for a HUGE buffet dinner.

We finished off a great vacation with the fountain show at the Bellagio. Tomorrow, back to the snow!

We started our family road trip in San Francisco: here is the link San Francisco

Sun. March 9 - Wow, what a Sunday Drive!

We had beautiful weather and enjoyed the fabulous views. The road hugged the cliff and usually did not have guard rails. A great day! Here are some photos.

Carmel by the Sea beach. - Carmel is beautiful. It reminded us of a hilly Niagara on the Lake.

Surfers

Carmel - las Lobos Nature Reserve

Meghan on the Rocks

Next Stop, the historic Bixby Bridge. Highest/ longest cement bridge in world. Built in 1932 and is seen on numerous car commercials.

The California Coast continued....

The views were great but the driving was crazy sometimes. - twists and turns, no guardrails sometimes, cliffs straight down from the edge of the road. Lots of fun!