The journey home begins
28.12.2011
Well, it's come to this- I am on the way home. Last night consisted of SEINFELD- he was brilliant. Loved it! Absolutely loved it! My expectations were massive and it definately met them. Such a good show- making fun of coffee drinkers, texting, inability to have face to face convos, facebook, marriage, children, Las Vegas, Starbucks. Well, really making fun of modern life in general. Was awesome to hear his new material as it is different to last time he did a show. Since then he has been married for twelve years and has three kids, so much of the show was talking about his new lifes. Even those who are not Seinfeld fans, and I'm not mentioning any names here, would have enjoyed the show.
Leaving Las Vegas was actually a good thing for me- as you know I am recovering from the flu and being in Vegas, esp on the strip, is not helpful!!! When I was in Los Angeles I thought that instead of good ol' Shakespeare's 'all the world's a stage' I would turn that into 'All of LA is an audition'. Mainly because wherever you go people are singing and dancing like they want you to discover them. So, for Vegas my phrase is 'all of Las Vegas is an ashtray'. Seriously, I haven't been able to breathe in days. A guy asked me today for a smoke so I told him just to inhale the air on the street and that was smoke enough. We got on our bus and for $20 it took us to Los Angeles. For those who are safety peeps you'd be so proud! When exiting the bus a random man offered to take us to the airport for $30 but we said we would catch a REAL cab. Hear that?? Oh how I've grown in my safety knowledge!! Catching a cab was very difficult but eventually went into a store and asked for help. In true LA style the lady told me she couldnt help on the cab front, yet I'm a new yorker now so I have a phrase that gets attention. No, Liisa, it is not swearing at them! It is simply this-' can you please tell me where I can find someone who will be helpful?' After that she turned nice and went and looked up cab companies online. The cab to the airport was just over $50, but I was willing to pay a little bit more than giving random, strange man money for taking me to the airport.
A pleasant surprise when I arrived to LAX- my bag weight was okay, mainly because I am carrying on everything that weighs massive amounts- also means if I do have you a gift and it is weighty then I'm prob going to throw it at you when I return. So we are now here for five hours, actually only two to go. We have made friends with a Doctor and his wife, both Brissy peeps, and the dr has just come back to tell me Starbucks has apple cidar!!They just don't advertise it. So, I'm off. Next time you hear from me, unless we are delayed, is to tell you I have arrived safely. Thank you dear friends, and some random strangers, for joining me in my adventures. It has been a pleasure updating you all with the pros and cons of travel. I look forward to sharing many more memories with you all!
