Sunny San Diego, California
Well, not really. The sky is overcast, and there is a forecast of somekind of a tropical storm on its way here, but it's still nice enough. Even though it's bordering on winter, you still can survive outside in a T-shirt. In the evenings it's better to have a long-sleeved shirt, but it's not cold, unless it's really windy.
The trip was OK, and the worst of jetlag seems to be dealt with. I'm told it's worse on the way back, but I guess we'll find out. The journey took some 16+ hours of sitting in a plane, and there was an extra half an hour of waiting on Chicago O'hare runway for a thunderstorm to pass. No scenery worth mentioning could be seen, since everywhere along the whole trip the clouds were so dense you could see nothing. Only strip of land we caught a glimpse of, was somewhere west of Labrador, and there really isn't that much to see. Mainly snow, rocks and a few scattered trees.
I really must commend the pilots on their skills, since in Stockholm and Chicago the visibility was non-existent and still the landings were very smooth. Extra thanks go to Blue1 personnel for that nice little surprise of a bottle of champagne, when they heard it was our honeymoon trip, and to United Airlines personnel for being good sports and patiently trying to keep us all in good humour during that wait in Chicago.
The time here is 10 hours less than in Finland, and I still keep waking up at 7 AM, but I'm not as dead in the evenings as I were yesterday and the day before. Until now, we've been mainly resting, but we're beginning to take in sights from now. The zoo, museums, movies... We have planned a road trip to Las Vegas and Grand Canyon in the beginning of next week. That'll take a few days. Maybe we'll even squeeze California Adventure Park and Disneyland in some niche, just to be able to see what they're like. Los Angeles would be great to visit, too, but we'll have to see if we have time.
I will probably update soon, if something worth telling about happens. And I hope it will.
Take care, all
-ameba
Well, not really. The sky is overcast, and there is a forecast of somekind of a tropical storm on its way here, but it's still nice enough. Even though it's bordering on winter, you still can survive outside in a T-shirt. In the evenings it's better to have a long-sleeved shirt, but it's not cold, unless it's really windy.
The trip was OK, and the worst of jetlag seems to be dealt with. I'm told it's worse on the way back, but I guess we'll find out. The journey took some 16+ hours of sitting in a plane, and there was an extra half an hour of waiting on Chicago O'hare runway for a thunderstorm to pass. No scenery worth mentioning could be seen, since everywhere along the whole trip the clouds were so dense you could see nothing. Only strip of land we caught a glimpse of, was somewhere west of Labrador, and there really isn't that much to see. Mainly snow, rocks and a few scattered trees.
I really must commend the pilots on their skills, since in Stockholm and Chicago the visibility was non-existent and still the landings were very smooth. Extra thanks go to Blue1 personnel for that nice little surprise of a bottle of champagne, when they heard it was our honeymoon trip, and to United Airlines personnel for being good sports and patiently trying to keep us all in good humour during that wait in Chicago.
The time here is 10 hours less than in Finland, and I still keep waking up at 7 AM, but I'm not as dead in the evenings as I were yesterday and the day before. Until now, we've been mainly resting, but we're beginning to take in sights from now. The zoo, museums, movies... We have planned a road trip to Las Vegas and Grand Canyon in the beginning of next week. That'll take a few days. Maybe we'll even squeeze California Adventure Park and Disneyland in some niche, just to be able to see what they're like. Los Angeles would be great to visit, too, but we'll have to see if we have time.
I will probably update soon, if something worth telling about happens. And I hope it will.
Take care, all
-ameba
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ameba:
Unfortunately I've been so extremely lazy, that I haven't bothered to update my journal. We were in San Diego only for two weeks, in November, so I'm back home in Finland again.
sky:
happy valentines! xxx