Five days five different places!
Hollywood boulevard
Lakers vs. Brooklyn Nets
Thanksgiving
Las Vegas
The Grand Canyon
A lot has happened last week. I hope you are prepare for a lot of pictures and many fun stories about Michael and me experiencing the USA, or at least (the best) parts of it. Oh Yeah in case you are not interested in reading this (awesome ;)) Blog post just check out my pictures on Flickr --> http://www.flickr.com/photos/greenberly14/sets/ !
"You don't want to see the Hollywood Blvd, it's fucking boring and nothing special, just some stupid stars on a street... not more.." .. Hmmmm ja this is what my mom told me when I was (around) 10 years old telling her that I would love to see the stars on the Hollywood Boulevard. But I kinda thought that even though she told me it will be boring I have to see it myself. OK MOM I admit it YOU WERE RIGHT! The Hollywood Blvd is nothing special, just a bunch of stars on the sidewalk and Darth Vaders, Spidermans and Transformers running up and down the street.
But for Michael and me it still was a fun adventure. WHY? Imagine driving through America not having a navigation system or a map (not even a print out from google maps... just nothing) --> sounds like a MUST to loose your way, huh? Jup that's exactly what happened to us. I still don't know which part of L.A. we were driving through, or if it even was L.A. After we finally made it to the blvd. we were kinda disappointed. It for sure was a fun experience, but not a place I would love to go a second time. Been there done that. Now I can finally cross it from my "to-do-list".
Let's Go Lakers Let's Go!
Another thing that was on my "to-do-list" is to shout "DEFENSE, DEFENSE, DEFENSE" during a NBA Basketball game. I can cross that off my list too. Michael and me went to see the Lakers vs. the Brooklyn Nets last Tuesday! I was really looking forward cheering at Kobe and the rest of the team BUT it seemed we were the only ones thinking that... at least for the first two quarters. In the end of the third quarter the lower blocs helped us a little and at the middle of the 4th quarter almost everyone was cheering and singing... I guess the Americans either have to be drunk to start singing, or wait until there is a reason (when the team is loosing) to cheer them up! It still was an amazing game and an awesome experience to see the Lakers, and especially the MVP Kobe Bryant play.
Thanks to the Giving!
more pics on:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/greenberly14/sets/72157632120692505/
I am sorry I cannot tell you how my "first" Thanksgiving was... because this was not my first Thanksgiving... My family always celebrates it, even though we live in Germany. What I can talk to you about is my first American-sunset-ocean-view-thanksgiving.
Earlier that day (11/22/12) Michael, Jason, Jona and me went out for a little Turkey Paddle boarding Session (the first annual of a new tradition :P ) enjoying the cold ocean before having fresh turkey. Oh Yeah... btw...I almost caught my first wave... but I wiped out ... damn! Next time I'll catch it!!
Back home (at Stevies house) we opened up fresh cold beer, set up everything, played this funny game with the corn bags and waited for all the guests too arrive (I think almost 15 guests were invited). Stevie did such a great job!!! The Turkey was sooo Yummi, the table looked beautiful, the salads, stuffing (the stuff that goes into the turkey while baking in the oven), cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes and so on were soooo delicious... And the best part was the view! Eating a Turkey normally means sitting in Mayen, Waldorf or Burg Brohl around a table but this was totally different... Sun setting into the ocean and a beautiful view over Laguna beach. Just perfect. But see yourself! --> Thanksgiving pics <--
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas!
Ok maybe not this time, cause I definitely have to tell you what happened in Vegas (OK maybe not in detail but the fun things for sure!). NO Michael and me did not get married in Vegas!!! NO we did not get roofied and ended up on the roof of the Caesars and NO we did not win a billion dollars (damn...). But lets start from the beginning... We arrived in our Hotel (The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino) on Friday afternoon after a 5 hour drive from Laguna Beach to Vegas. Hard Rock Casino Tour 10th Floor was our address for the next two nights (even though people say Vegas does not sleep)! Wuhuuuuu! Our plan: get wasted on friday and gamble and enjoy the city on Saturday! On the strip we were kinda overwhelmed by all the lights, people, hotels and casinos. You actually don't really know where to go first! ... We decided on Planet Hollywood (we spend a lot of time there actually). Ok Gambling... hmmm I 've never done that before so I was kinda nervous and glad I had Michael who kinda knew the roulette rules ... Unfortunately he lost some money playing it so i tried it... It looked good in the beginning sometime I won some chips sometimes I lost some... But I ended up loosing 40$... bummer... So we went on looking for something else. Michael wanted to gamble in the Bellagio (d'oh)... So we went there but the limits on roulette were too high so we decided to just gamble on the 1$ one-armed-bandits... Def. a good choice (at least for me ... 
Michi was not that lucky). I had no Idea what to do so I just pulled the arm (sounds easier than it is ;D). That turned out to be a good Idea cause I think after pulling it for 3 times I already won 100$ Oo!!! Wuhuuuu! It is a really weird feeling winning that much money just because you pull that silver arm... I guess that feeling makes most of the people addicted to gambling. It's a mix of being happy, wanting more and maybe a little doubt if you can win again. I kept on playing... Michi didn't he was not too lucky that night gave up playing pretty soon... I kept on playing still in my mind that I have to stop at some point if I don't want to loose all my money. I left that one-armed-bandit still having the 100$ I won in the beginning and for me that was enough. We decided to go on and find some place to party a little. We had no idea where to go... So we bought some Gatorade and some Vodka to at least start somewhere. We found a open air bar with Hip Hop music. We danced a little had some drinks and enjoyed the great music. We stayed there for a while and then moved on to our second stop. My Roomie told me about the "pure", a club in the Caesars Palace. Arriving there they told us we have to pay 60$ to enter (Michi 40$ and Me 20$)... NO WAY we pay that to get into a club. We left the pure, or at least tried to, cause there was no "going out" anymore the security kinda locked us in. The manager stepped up and asked why we want to leave and after we told him that we don't want to pay that much money he said: "OK How about you (Kim) get in for free and you (Michi) pay 10$?" DEAL! Wuhuuuuu dancing, partying, drinking (very expensive but good) and getting ready for the night. I think the think Michael remebers most about the pure is the service you get in the mens restrooms... I cannot tell because I was not there but he describes it as "The best time he ever spend in a restroom". I guess if you need more details you have to ask Michi or if you are a guy just go there an experience it yourself!!! We were totally happy, stoked and had a lot of fun but I wanted more! Ok maybe it was because it was not my kind of bar.. for me it was a little too snobby so we went back to the open air bar. But we never arrived there... We instead met some guys on the sidewalk and decided to walk around with them. They told us that they are in Vegas because they had a gig with their band (weird is the new cool) in the Planet Hollywood. We just walked around a little bit until a weird guy stopped us asking if we want some "MARSHMALLOW VODKA". Sound really Yuck right? but it was actually really good. It was that kind of Vodka you can easily drink pure. I think after meeting that guy we did not spend any money on alcohol anymore, not because we did not want to... we did not have to that guy (I don't remember his name ...) bought it all. After the bottle (and all the other drinks) were empty we tried to find something else to party but apparently Vegas does sleep. No party after 4am... only gambling... Jup that's what we did (or better that's what I did), Michi vanished and left me in the Planet Hollywood where I won another 30$ playing Roulette :P Def. My night! I ended up being totally drunk without paying one cent! Guess that's how you do it!!! On Saturday we walked around Vegas for 6 hours... I think we saw almost every Hotel and Casino in Vegas. It is impressive what they built up in the middle of nowhere. Glad I can cross that from my list too, but it will not be the last time I went there!! -->Vegas Pics<--
Last Stop The Grand Canyon!!
On Sunday Nov. 25 we went on a Bus tour to see the Grand Canyon. The Tour started at 6.45 in the morning and ended at 9p but it was def. worth it to spend all day in the bus. I cannot even tell that much about it because you have to see it to understand how beautiful, impressive and huge this wold wonder is. We only saw a little part of it but if you imagine that it is 277 miles (446km) long and 4 to 18 miles (6,4-29km) wide, you just cannot believe it. I have never seen something like that before. Most impressive were the colors and the different layers of stone being perfectly straight. BEAUTIFUL. Just check out my pictures and you will maybe understand why I am so stoked (btw these are my favorite pics of all 5 days). -->Canyon Pics<--
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