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erilynI haven't babbled about my holiday in at least 48 hours, so here goes. I'm heading off to the US and Canada for a month in just over 6 weeks. Some of the time, I'll be on tours, but I do have days to myself between them in several places. I'm hoping to make use of your collective knowledge, as I seek recommendations (or anti-recs) about what I shouldn't miss while there. I have some things in mind, but once I start reading Lonely Planets and Frommers and Rough Guides, as I have been, I get overwhelmed by options. So help, please? And if you're going to be in these places when I am, I'd love to meet up if possible *g*.
Los Angeles - I didn't plan on really spending any time in LA originally, but as it's worked out, I have almost three days there (yay for free hotel accomodation with flights!). I'm staying downtown in the Kawada, I get to LA early on Friday 17th, and fly out to Las Vegas early on Monday. The only thing that's definitely on my must-do list so far is the Getty Centre. I'm not hugely interested in going to the amusement parks (especially not by myself), but there's many other things that are tempting me.
Las Vegas - I've got two to three days in Vegas. Most of Monday 19th, before the tour leaves Vegas on the Tuesday, then Tuesday 27th and some of Wednesday before I fly to Vancouver. So far my plans are mostly gawking at the casinos, and visiting the art gallery and outlet malls (shopping!) that![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
iibnf recommended to me. Errr, the art gallery isn't at the mall, as far as I'm aware. But tell me about other things that I should do.
Vancouver - I don't really have any time here before the tour through the Rockies starts, but I have two days at the end, Sunday 10th and Monday 11th July. I believe I must wander through Gastown, and visit the Stanley Park (and possibly the aquarium), but I have time for many more things than that! *g*
Chicago - I arrive in the afternoon on Tuesday 12th, so I've got a bit of time that day, then all day Wednesday and maybe some of Thursday, depending on when people are starting to arrive for Challenge *g*. I'm not missing the Art Institute, but I'll definitely avoid the Sears tower if the queues really do take a couple of hours!
Its hard when it's just you planning something, when it was my sister and I going to Italy, at least we could narrow things down to stuff that sounded good to both of us (though we have similar tastes, so not an enormous help *g*).
And I just found out that classes next semester don't start on the Monday of the first week (what a silly assumption to make!), but not until Wednesday at least. Monday and Tuesday are for continuing enrolments, and I get back very early on the Tuesday, so I'll be able to enrol for myself (jetlag can't make the enrolement process much more tedious than it is) and not miss classes, which I'd just resigned myself too. So bonus for me!
Los Angeles - I didn't plan on really spending any time in LA originally, but as it's worked out, I have almost three days there (yay for free hotel accomodation with flights!). I'm staying downtown in the Kawada, I get to LA early on Friday 17th, and fly out to Las Vegas early on Monday. The only thing that's definitely on my must-do list so far is the Getty Centre. I'm not hugely interested in going to the amusement parks (especially not by myself), but there's many other things that are tempting me.
Las Vegas - I've got two to three days in Vegas. Most of Monday 19th, before the tour leaves Vegas on the Tuesday, then Tuesday 27th and some of Wednesday before I fly to Vancouver. So far my plans are mostly gawking at the casinos, and visiting the art gallery and outlet malls (shopping!) that
iibnf recommended to me. Errr, the art gallery isn't at the mall, as far as I'm aware. But tell me about other things that I should do.Vancouver - I don't really have any time here before the tour through the Rockies starts, but I have two days at the end, Sunday 10th and Monday 11th July. I believe I must wander through Gastown, and visit the Stanley Park (and possibly the aquarium), but I have time for many more things than that! *g*
Chicago - I arrive in the afternoon on Tuesday 12th, so I've got a bit of time that day, then all day Wednesday and maybe some of Thursday, depending on when people are starting to arrive for Challenge *g*. I'm not missing the Art Institute, but I'll definitely avoid the Sears tower if the queues really do take a couple of hours!
Its hard when it's just you planning something, when it was my sister and I going to Italy, at least we could narrow things down to stuff that sounded good to both of us (though we have similar tastes, so not an enormous help *g*).
And I just found out that classes next semester don't start on the Monday of the first week (what a silly assumption to make!), but not until Wednesday at least. Monday and Tuesday are for continuing enrolments, and I get back very early on the Tuesday, so I'll be able to enrol for myself (jetlag can't make the enrolement process much more tedious than it is) and not miss classes, which I'd just resigned myself too. So bonus for me!
