We woke up to haze on Day 6. After checking out of the motel in San Diego, CA, we drove up the coast towards Los Angeles. We took I-5 and Highway 1 which are both along the coast line.
We were heading to Hawthorne, CA -- a suburb of Los Angeles. This is one of the places that mom grew up.
They didn't live on a base here so I got to see the house she lived in, the schools she attended, and even the building Grampy worked at.
After Los Angeles, we started heading east again. We crossed California and reached Los Vegas, NV around 5 pm.This is a photo of "The Strip" as we came in from the south.
Very, very flat. Very, very dry.
We stayed at the Orleans -- not on "The Strip." (Our room looked exactly like the room on the homepage of the website--except it had two queens instead of a king and I think the coverlet on the bed was maroon.)
We ate at a TGI Fridays in the hotel and went to the movie Julie & Julia (excellent movie!) at the 18 screen theater, also in the hotel.The hotel was humongous -- over 1,800 rooms. at least 20 stories tall. The decor was French inspired by New Orleans.
Las Vegas is really a unique place. I have had my fill. Enough said.
These are photos of "The Strip" from the north -- out our hotel room windows.
Mom's pictures were better but . . .
I just read through all of your posts -- interesting. I've done some of this route so it was nice to re-live it. Thanks for sharing.
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