Southern California

A trip from September 09, 2008 to September 16, 2008, travelling to Palm Springs, 29 Palms, Big Bear Lake …
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09/09/2008 to 09/16/2008
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Tue 09/09/08 (day 1) - Palm Springs

Average Rating (79):
     

City
Palm Springs, CA, United States
Tue Sep 9 12:00am - Thu Sep 11 12:00am
Tue Sep 9 12:00pm - Thu Sep 11 11:00am
Notes
nice stroll up and down main street. But nothing else to do
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Average Rating (6):
     
The Plaza Resort and Spa is located one mile from Camelot Park and two miles from Knott's Soak City in comfortable …
Hotel
The Plaza Resort and Spa
2601 Golf Club Dr
Palm Springs, CA 92264
United States
760-324-1802
Tue Sep 9 12:00am - Thu Sep 11 12:00am
Notes
Typical time share
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Average Rating (10):
     
Always busy, this well-run restaurant and bar, complete with dance floor, provides great Mexican food, friendly serv …
Entertainment
Casuelas Terraza (Las)
222 S Palm Canyon Dr
Palm Springs, CA 92262-6312
United States
+1 760 325 2794
Tue Sep 9 12:00am
Notes
Best Food this side of Mexico!
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Wed 09/10/08 (day 2) - 29 Palms, Big Bear Lake, Lake Arrowhead

Used to be, southern California's deserts were largely ignored by Angelenos with outdoor play on the brain. Joshua …
Thing to Do
Joshua Tree
74485 National Park Drive
29 Palms, CA 92277
United States
760-367-5500
Thu Sep 11 12:00am
Wed Sep 10 12:00am
Notes
Amazing desert setting with unique Joshua trees and big red boulders. Fun place to explore and discover the dessert experience
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City
Big Bear Lake, CA, United States
Thu Sep 11 12:00am
Wed Sep 10 12:00am
Notes
nice ski resort town. Beautiful trees at 4,000 feet. Totally different from the desert floor. Very pleasant drive.
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City
Lake Arrowhead, CA, United States
Thu Sep 11 12:00am
Wed Sep 10 12:00am
Notes
Down the mountain from Big Bear Lake
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Thu 09/11/08 (day 3) - Three Rivers, Sequoia National Park

Average Rating (9):
     
Situated 1,300 feet above sea level deep in the Kaweah Canyon of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, this place offers …
Hotel
46000 Sierra Dr
Three Rivers, CA 93271
United States
559-561-5900
Thu Sep 11 12:00am - Fri Sep 12 12:00am
Thu Sep 11 12:00am - Fri Sep 12 12:00am
Notes
very quaint motel. close to the entrance. would recommend to anyone for convenience or just a get away.
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Designated in 1890, this national park features many trees, which are named after famous United States Generals. The …
Thing to Do
47050 Generals Hwy
Sequoia National Park, CA 93262
United States
559-565-3341,888-252-5757
Thu Sep 11 12:00am - Fri Sep 12 12:00am
Notes
A spiritual experience! seeing the magnificence of God's creation at sunset.
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Fri 09/12/08 (day 4) - Los Angeles, Santa Monica

Average Rating (10):
     
This Hilton Los Angeles Airport is located approximately 15 miles from the city's center, one mile from Los Angeles …
Hotel
Hilton Los Angeles Airport
5711 W Century Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90045
United States
310-410-4000
Fri Sep 12 12:00am - Sun Sep 14 12:00am
Notes
A luxury hotel. The shuttle to LAX was the best
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Average Rating (47):
     

City
Santa Monica, CA, United States
Fri Sep 12 12:00am
Notes
Stayed around main street at the Victorian Banquet Hall. Not impressed with the neighborhood.
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Sat 09/13/08 (day 5) - Hollywood, Los Angeles, Santa Monica

Average Rating (68):
     
Many people visit this theater not to see first-run motion pictures, but to gaze at the famous hand and footprints o …
Thing to Do
Grauman's Chinese Theatre
6925 Hollywood Blvd
Hollywood, CA 90028-6103
United States
+1 323 464 8111
Sat Sep 13 12:00am
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Average Rating (72):
     
The Walk of Fame is very much a tribute to Johnny Grant, a former mayor of Hollywood and relentless promoter of Tins …
Thing to Do
Hollywood Walk of Fame
7018 Hollywood Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90028-6000
United States
+1 323 469 8311
Sat Sep 13 12:00am
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Average Rating (50):
     
Starline Tours company offers narrated trips and tours on comfortable coaches. It will pick up passengers at most of …
Thing to Do
6925 Hollywood Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90028-6103
United States
+1 800 959 3131
Sat Sep 13 12:00am
Notes
took the one hour double decker tour. If I had more time , I'd have taken a longer tour
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Average Rating (5):
     
Daily Mass times are 6:30 a.m., 8:30 a.m., and 12:10 p.m., Saturday Mass times are 8:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., and …
Thing to Do
701 Santa Monica Blvd
Santa Monica, CA 90401-2601
United States
310-393-9287
Sat Sep 13 12:00am
Notes
Church to the stars. Has a lot of history.
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Sun 09/14/08 (day 6) - La Jolla, Hermosa Beach


City
Sun Sep 14 12:00am - Mon Sep 15 12:00am
Sun Sep 14 12:00am - Mon Sep 15 12:00am
Notes
Went to San Diego Zoo
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Average Rating (57):
     

City
La Jolla, CA, United States
Sun Sep 14 12:00am
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City
Hermosa Beach, CA, United States
Sun Sep 14 12:00am
Notes
Had lunch here on the way to San Diego. Very lively place by the beach.
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Mon 09/15/08 (day 7) - San Diego

Average Rating (366):
     
This world-famous establishment is clearly no ordinary zoo. Walk or ride a double-decker bus throughout this expansi …
Thing to Do
San Diego Zoo
2920 Zoo Dr
San Diego, CA 92101-1646
United States
+1 619 231 1515
Mon Sep 15 12:00am
Mon Sep 15 12:00am
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We went to California for my cousin's daughters wedding in Santa Monica, and decided to make a vacation out of it. LAX was surprisingly convenient and well marked. Getting a GPS on the rental car is an absolute must in California; and a life saver.

Day 1: Palm Springs was dissapointing. The cable car was closed. The celebrity tours was closed. The Indian desert place was closed. There was nothing to do there. The Plaza Hotel is really a timeshare and it was just fine. We went to Las Casuelas for dinner. The best Mexican food we've had since Cancun. Downtown was quaint but HOT. They have misters by some businesses on the sidewalk to make the walk more bearable.
Day 2: Joshua Tree National Park was lovely , stark in contrast. a tru dessert with interesting Joshua Trees and boulders. we really enjoyed our morning there. only 90 minute away, we drove up to Big Bear Lake and the contrast of the green alpine village at 4,000 feet altitude to the desert was amazing. We also went to lake arrowhead village where they have nice restaurants and shops.
Day 3: Seqouia National Park is about 5 hours from Palm Springs with a lunch stopover in Riverside and the outlet mall visit to Brighton and Columbia stores. Well worth the drive to get there. Seeing all the produce from olive trees, grapes, watermelon , tomatoes , oranges, pistachios and who knows what else. Fields as far as the eye can see. We got there at 5:30 just in time to go up the mountain and enjoy a magnificent sunset over the seqoias. It was almost a spiritual experience seeing those huge and beautiful trees.
Day 4: out
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