March 24 2011 - San Francisco: Cable Car, Union Square, City Hall, Alamo Square... great day!

Dinner in Chinatown.

Here is the fortune cookies' factory... interesting!

Chinatown...

City Hall

In front of the group inside the city hall is Mr. and Mrs. Ross... they just got married! Congratulations!!!

Cable Car museum.

Pier 39 and the sea lions.

March 23 2011 - Venice Beach and trip to SAN FRANCISCO!!!

Dinner at Hard Rock Cafe.

Hard Rock Cafe - San Francisco

Trip day to San Francisco... enjoying our ride!

Venice Beach!

Group at Venice Beach.

Our "lifeguards"

Hi guys...

We checked out early from the Holiday Inn in Los Angeles and started our trip to San Francisco.

We first made a stop at Venice Beach because we had been rained out the day before. Venice is a place for very laid back people and the beach is public and owned by the city, so everyone is welcome. We walked by the infamous Muscle Beach workout area.

There was a photo shoot going on for K. Swiss, the tennis shoe brand, so that was awesome to see. We went to the water and it was like a scene from Baywatch, with surfers everywhere and a nice view of the blue ocean. After walking on the beach and taking pictures, we walked on the boardwalk and had some free time to check out all the stores.

There was a lot of free entertainment like a man playing electric guitar on rollerblades and also a man with a bunch of snakes. I’m pretty sure they were fake but it was still fun.

We hit the road again and headed north to our final destination, San Francisco. It was a long bus ride, but it was fun. We went straight to Hard Rock Café and had dinner. It was a nice restaurant with a lot of cool guitars, hats, and clothes. Elvis Presley’s sunglasses were there and Michael Jackson’s hat.

After eating, we went to the Hilton Hotel where we will stay for the rest of our trip.

Thomas Lassen - Denmark

March 22, 2011 DISNEYLAND!

The beautiful castle lit up at night!

Both groups in front of Cinderella's castle!

Minnie Mouse girls!

We love Disneyland!

Both Coordinators: Carleigh and Raphael!

Hello families and friends!

Today was an awesome day!

Not only was the weather good, but especially our trip to Disneyland with all its attractions and shows was great!

Our twelve hours in Disney went by almost too fast and everybody would love to spend one more day there. We got to take pictures with Minnie Mouse, Mickey Mouse, Goofy, and so many other famous characters.

We even got to go to the California Adventure which is located right next to Disney so we could enjoy even more rollercoasters!

At the end of the evening, we watched a beautiful fireworks show where Tinkerbell flew over the famous Sleeping Beauty Castle:)

It was a beautiful end to a magical day in Disneyland where our dreams came true.

Theresa Espelage

Carolin Engels

Hanna M

Germany

March 21 2011 - Griffith Park and Hollywood Studios

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LAURA!!!

Dinner at Bubba Gump!

Universal Studios

Belo Staff - Ron, Megan, Ana and Raphael

Doc?!?

Scary?

Having fun...

Bart Simpsons with his new friends.

Top of the Griffith Park with Hollywood.

Group Picture... say cheeeeeese!

Malte holding the Hollywood sign.

Hello world!

This morning we went to the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, California. At the very top, we had an amazing view of all of LA as well as the Hollywood sign! This was very cool because we have seen this sign in many TV shows and in movies many times.

We were all even more excited to go to Universal Studios where we were going to ride a lot of rides and see many attractions. It did start to rain and even though we were wet, our trip staff brought us all bright yellow ponchos were useful and funny! We took a nice group picture, went on rides, and then did a studio tour on a guided trolley. This was fun because we saw many sets of famous Hollywood movies and shows.

It was amazing! We were impressed also because a lot of the signs were written in other languages: Japanese, German, Italian... We had so much fun there and we would go really enjoy going back one day!

For tomorrow, we're already excited to go to Disneyland because today was so much fun!

Naomi Amakana

March 20 2011 - Hollywood and Beverly Hills!!!

Get ready for a week in California... the California Adventure is here! With its breathtaking natural beauty, its never-ending list of fun and exciting things to do, California is a dream destination for anyone!

We will be visiting Los Angeles and San Francisco, and we will spend each day exploring a new and fascinating aspect of California's unique culture.

Join us as we visit Disneyland, Beverly Hills, visiting the famous island of Alcatraz... We'll come face-to-face with California's rich history...and maybe even find some famous people around! And along the way, we'll get to know each other, forming friendships to last beyond our week together.

This will be our day-to-day journal... each day, you'll get news, information and pictures from the students. Join us on our adventure!

Have fun!!!

BELO USA TRAVEL