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| Sunday 4th August 2024 | |||
| DAY 1 | Ticket to ride. | |
Good morning all!
04.45 Taxi ( Mini bus ) pick up, apparently we have too much luggage for a regular taxi. Heathow was just waking up upon our arrival, so were we,
07.30 Traditional pint & a fry up time : )
Our plane was a shiney new one.
Buckling in for 10.5 hours to LAX.
NEVER book a rental car with AVIS, after a bone rattling shuttle bus transfer, It took 2.5 hours to be served at the Avis office.. Poor Ian & Ben queued with about 100 other tired & grumpy travellers moving around a cramped chicane, waiting for 4 assistants to process their bookings, at last we were out into the sunshine, and away in our enormous battle bus!
We headed off into the rush hour traffic and onto the freeway, past Hawthorne & the SpaceX headquarters, Ians favourite Falcon 9 rocket poking its head up into the sky.
To Lakewood Drive Downey for another US cultural Icon.
This largely original building is the site of the worlds 1st McDonalds ( Franchise ).
Anyone who has seen the movie will recognise the outside ordering system, order your meal then head to a more modern covered veranda area to enjoy your meal.
The restaurant also boasts a modest McDonalds museum.
Including a "multi mixer" the device the McDonalds creator was selling when he hit on his billion dollar idea,
Anyhoo folks its been a long day, time for a bit of shut eye in our Desert Villa Besty Westy Hotel..
Sleep well reader..