LA Part 2

I missed Universal Studio on my last trip to LA. This time, by hook or by crook, i have decided to go. I heard so much abt Universal Studios yet i choose to forgo during my last trip. They were right, it is a place worth visiting if you dropped by LA. I love the place. There are many things that you can do in Universal Studio. It is 10 times better than HK disneyland. hahahha....

Dearie and i reached the place ard noon. It cost USD 64 to get us in. We took a studio tour that bring us round the production and filming studios in Universal. Saw many props as well as effects used during the production of a film. I am impressed by the way movies are made. The sound effect, the magic blue screen, CGs etc. The view next to Universal was breath taking. I think it was some valley, which i have forgotten the name.

As it was winter, the theme park closes at 6pm. By then, it was already dark. We shopped ard Universal City tat had lots of shops and restaurants. I bought more Abercrombie and souveniors from Hard Rock. We had a junk food dinner that nite. It was burgers and fries. hahahha.. Yep, the American dinner. We left and meet up with Michelle before heading home.

Since it was eve of weekend, Michelle brought us to a place for bubble tea. Authentic Taiwanese Bubble Tea. Over in US, they call it Boba, which i kind of find it wierd. hahha.. The pearls are called Boba. ha... WTH? hahhaa... They serve really nice drinks. Imagine drinking Bubble Tea in a chilling winter. hahha.. The feeling was good.

On the last day in LA before heading to Vancouver, we went to factory outlet for shopping! It was a 1 hour plus ride from LA to Ontario. I have been to the one at Barstow. This time, its another one. Huge mall with many locals. hahhhah... Yeah, finally away from the touristy malls. We really buy a lot. hahha.. I believe the 3 of us choked up to more than USD 150? I bought 2 Banana Republic shirt that only cost S$70. Can you believe it?

We headed to Korean town in LA for dinner. Boy, the place is interesting. For a moment, i tot i was hanging in Seoul. Entire street full of Koreans and Korean signs. We had pancake, kim chi soup, bbq chicken for dinner. So full! LA has the largest korean community in the world out of Korea. I think there are abt 100,000 Koreans living there.

Finally, its time to bid farewell to LA. Dearie and I prepared for our next destination -Vancouver. OMG! So much cooler than LA. In fact, the temperature ranged between -4 to 4 degree celsius. hahhaha... We were armed with thick clothings and accessories. We survived the cold! We left LA on a Sunday morning!