Showing posts with label aquarium. Show all posts
Showing posts with label aquarium. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

North of San Deigo, CA ~ Part 2

As far as zoos go, this is the place to be. It is the San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park.

It is the next best thing to a real African safari.

They even offer camping. We didn't do it, but I guess the animals really come out at night.
It's called the Roar and Snore.

They also offer all kinds of different tours through the "savannah" for close animal encounters.

However, we opted for the general admission. Being, that they had enough activities to keep our wild animal tame.

What do ya know, he even had a close encounter of his own...

Look who's lurking around town...

We took a nice walk through the park...

...until we came face to face with a giant snake...

Then, we stumbled into the most amazing garden...

Queen Califia's Magical Circle...

Lucky called this Eagle Throne his "beautiful tower"...

...and said he was "in charge of the snakes"...

What a little charmer.

We didn't want to leave. Ever.

But, there is more jolly fun to follow...

Luck, I am your father...

Woo-ee-oo, I look just like Buddy Holly...

...at the Bob the Builder 4-D movie...

Pirates and sharks, OH MY!

So many awesome lego sculptures, so many rides, so many lines, so little time...

One celebrity sighting. David Koechner and his son Sargent. Funny, funny man.


We had to come back the next day for the Legoland Aquarium...

but were able to save some time in the day for a little beach time fun...

...and some street food. California style...

Friday, March 27, 2009

Las Vegas, Nevada

Here we all are in fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada...

...where aces are WILD...
...and boys will be boys...
Mike, Lucky and I stayed at THEhotel at...
...Mandalay Bay. A real four star joint...

...with a view to match...
...and the best pool in town...
Mike put his parents up at the Luxor, which turns out to be more like a Motel 6 these days...
(Sorry about that guys. Lets not ever let Mike live it down.)
This guy might have had a better room...

Shark Boy showed his family around The Reef...

...and did a little shopping at the M&M and Coca~Cola stores...
...saw Captain Jack Sparrow...
...and spotted Mr. Square Pants from a mile away...
Surprise, Surprise...
Matt and Tammy turned up in Sin City and took us for their favorite Volcano Nachos at Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville...
Then, our minds were freaked at Chiss Angel's BeLIEve...
...we ended our night getting our 80's rock on at Diablo's...
Wondering off the beaten path, was the Pinball Museum...
Neither deaf, dumb or blind... this guy is a bit of a pinball wizard...
...the mini Mike also plays a mean pinball...
Call it luck or maybe he's had some practice?
Included, were a couple other classic coin-op games...
A random Las Vegas salad that couldn't be beat...
Time to take our winnings and run....