Happy New Year everyone!
I tried posting this earlier,but lost my connection.
We just got back from seeing Marley and Me. 3 hankie movie. So good.
Spent: $24 for 3 matinee movie tickets (they finally let me pay for something!)
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Yesterday we had a long day, but it was a good day.
First we stopped at the President Nixon library and museum.
My dad stepped into the discussion with Winston Churchill and other to lend an American point of view.
Then of course all of us had our picture taken by the Berlin wall.
Later we stopped by the Glass Cathedral where Robert Schuller (sp?) is the pastor. It was quite pretty and very large.
Finally we arrived in Long Beach. We all were quite hungry since we hadn't eaten since that morning.
After quite a bit of searching, we found a PF Chang's. I'd heard of it before, but never eaten there. I'm so glad we did! They had a good selection of vegetarian dishes, and we had to end of course with the Great Wall of Chocolate. 
After eating, we walked along the marina. There were a number of interesting shops, but we became like little kids in the hat shop. I really should have taken a video of that.
Finally, before heading back, we saw the Queen Mary all lit up. My grandma received a phone call from a friend who had sailed on it in the 1960's.
Here is a picture of how there can be no snow in Loma Linda, but not too far away the mountains are covered with it.
*P.S. I'm loving my camera. 
PF Chang's, Nixon and Long Beach
January 1st, 2009 at 03:42 am
January 1st, 2009 at 03:47 am 1230781638
Happy New Year
January 1st, 2009 at 06:58 am 1230793090
January 1st, 2009 at 03:31 pm 1230823910
January 1st, 2009 at 06:43 pm 1230835428
Baselle, Loma Linda is close to Los Angeles, but is within a couple hours of the coast. The shot I took of the Queen Mary was from a good bit away - I was glad it turned out okay, not too blurry.
Gamecock, I'm sorry you don't like PF Chang's. It was my first time there, and I was just happy to find a place with good vegetarian selections and not overly expensive.