I’ve finally gotten around to posting the photos from our California vacation. Back at the end of September for UEA week we went down and spent a week in Southern California. We traded the timeshare week again for a stay at Marriott’s Newport Coast Villas. It is a great place and we could easily go there every year. Elena’s parents stayed with us and we had a great time.
We of course went to Disneyland for three days — it was all setup for Halloween and it was great. Love the Haunted Mansion Holiday. But we did a bunch of other stuff as well. We went to the beach, went shopping, spent time at the resort in the pool, took a Duffy Boat ride in Newport harbor with my brother and sister-in-law, and overall had a really great time. Once again we didn’t want to leave at the end of the week. I have to admit, the smack back to reality at the end of a vacation seems to be getting more and more difficult.
On the drive back we spent a night in Las Vegas. Las Vegas is exciting and all, as long as you don’t have to go walking on the strip. I swear, they’ve got to do something about all those people standing out there handing out cards. It is horribly annoying. But the kids stayed at the hotel and got to swim in the pool on the top of the building, 38 stories in the air with a great view of all the neon. They thought that was pretty cool.
Love the vacations. Need to take them more often! Have no idea where the next one will be. To see the slideshow, click here.
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