Friday, 6 July 2012

Eureka Trip - June 20 to 25, 2012

Waiting at John Wayne Airport

Small jet to San Francisco Airport

Onwards to Eureka with propeller plane!

Landing at Arcata-Eureka Airport

Welcome to Humboldt County!

Humboldt Made Fair

Model train exhibition!!!!

Cows!!!
Geese!!!

Swine Show!!!

Flower competition!!!


Carnival rides!!!

Lucy... is that you?

The Birdman's birds.

BMX Show

The Carson Mansion in Eureka

The Pink Lady House across the street.

Humboldt Bay

Waiting at the Terminal in Arcata-Eureka Airport

Going Home







Thursday, 3 May 2012

Los Angeles Walk - April 28

MetroLink Train cart (very clean)

Anaheim MetroLink stop... Right in front of Angels Stadium

Tunnel to Union Station in Los Angeles

WELCOME

Union Station waiting room, facing the exit.

Union Station waiting room, facing towards the train tracks

Comfy leather chairs in waiting room

Front of Union Station

View of LA City Hall from Union Station

LA Plaza Park Gazebo

La Iglesia de Nuestra SeƱora La Reina de Los Angeles
(oldest church in Los Angeles)

Olvera Street street shops - selling leather goods

Lucha libre masks for sale in Olvera Street

Sandals and piggy banks in Olvera Street

Oldest firehouse in Los Angeles
Horses, on the back stables, were trained to walk to the harness when they hear the fire bell

Fire pole next to fireman's bed... hole covered by plexiglass

City hall, downtown skyscrapers, and Federal courts building

The 101 Freeway entrance

Over the 101 Freeway

Entrance to Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels

Mary statue standing on the moon crescent

Doors to the Cathedral

The sanctuary of the cathedral

John Nava's tapastry of the Communion of Saints

Etched glass angels over the 101 Freeway

Closer look at angel etchings

Outside the altar of the Cathedral

Walt Disney Concert Hall designed by Frank Gehry

Shiny!

Front of old time movie palace

Very elaborate

Outside the Bradbury Building

Inside the Bradbury Building

So much light!

Elevator from Bradbury Building

After lunch at Cole's: Originators of the French Dips

Pershing Square with Biltmore Hotel (brick building)

Biltmore Hotel: restaurant entrance.  People having afternoon tea

Biltmore Hotel lobby

Pershing Square subway station

Subway entrance/exit towards Union Station