Post on 31-Mar-2015
The Smith’s Family Vacation
To
Southern California
Day 1Off to Southern
California
Day 1 - Morning
Today we traveled to San Diego
We flew on American Eagle Flight 3143
We took a taxi to the airport – scariest ride of our lives.
We ate breakfast at Squat & Gobble located in the airport.
Day 1 Afternoon
While we are in San Diego we stayed at the Embassy Suites Hotel San Diego – La Jolla
On our way to the hotel we stopped and ate at Grubbin
Unpacked at the hotel and then set out for a night on the town.
Day 1 Evening After checking in to the hotel
we went and walked around the Gaslamp Quarter
We ate dinner at Tomato Brothers
After dinner we went back to the hotel to sleep
Where does the money go?Day 1
Flight Hotel Travel Food Attractions Souvenirs Total
Day 1 4656.9 2868.24 235.87 170.87 0 0 NaN 7931.88
$500.00
$1,500.00
$2,500.00
$3,500.00
$4,500.00
$5,500.00
$6,500.00
$7,500.00
$8,500.00
Day 1
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Day 2Off to Sea World
Day 2 - Morning
Our first day in San Diego, we decided to go to SeaWorld
We had breakfast at The Chopping Block then headed over to SeaWorld
Frank was our taxi driver this morning – what a character.
Day 2 - Afternoon We were so excited to
get there. We checked out the
map and started off to check out Dolphin Discovery, Wild Artic, the sea lions and Deep Deep Trouble.
We had lunch at Billy Bob’s Roadkill Café located in the park.
Day 2 Evening After lunch we went and
checked out Cirque de la Mer, rode the Shipwreck Rapids, and the Shamu Adventure
We ate dinner at Meal Time and Shamu swam up to say “Hi” – it was awesome
We bought the kids some souvenirs when we left
Where does the money go?Day 2
Flight Hotel Travel Food Attractions Souvenirs Total
Day 2 0 0 130.11 100.07 242.48 99.44 NaN 572.1
$50.00
$150.00
$250.00
$350.00
$450.00
$550.00
$650.00
Day 2
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Day 3Legoland
Day 3 - Morning
Today we went to LEGOLAND in Carlsbad.
We woke up at 8 am, got dressed and went for breakfast at Grubbin’.
After breakfast we took a taxi to Legoland in Carlsbad. The boys did not know we were going and were so excited when we got there.
Day 3 Afternoon
We went and did many things while at LEGOLAND. Here is a list of a few of them:– Safari Trek– The Dragon– Fun Town Fire Academy– Skipper School– Coastersaurus– Miniland New York City– Miniland Washington D.C.– Miniland San Francisco– AQUAZONE Wave Racers– LEGO Mindstorms
Day 3 Evening
When we were leaving LEGOLAND we bought the boys each a toy. Jack wanted the Millennium Falcon and Mark wanted the Castle of Morcia.
We took a taxi to dinner at Billy Bob’s Roadkill Café
After dinner we went back to the hotel for lights out.
Where does the money go?Day 3
Flight Hotel Travel Food Attractions Souvenirs Total
Day 3 0 0 151.71 139.23 237.93 223.65 NaN 752.52
$50.00
$150.00
$250.00
$350.00
$450.00
$550.00
$650.00
$750.00
Day 3
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Day 4Disneyland
Day 4 - Morning
We woke up early because we were excited to be going to Disneyland.
We quickly ate breakfast at Slop – N – Flop and were ready to leave by 9 am.
We took a taxi over to Disneyland and bought tickets.
Day 4 Morning
We rode a bunch of rides in the morning. Here is a list of them:– Big Thunder Mountain
Railroad– Indiana Jones
Adventure– Matterhorn Bobsleds– Alice in Wonderland– Splash Mountain
Day 4 Afternoon
As we were walking from ride to ride we saw Goofy, Pluto, Mickey, Chip and Dale, Buzz Lightyear and Woody. We stopped and took pictures with them.
We then ate lunch at the Chopping Block around 12:30 pm.
Day 4 Evening
After lunch we went on some more rides:– Gadget’s Go Coaster– Haunted Mansion– “Honey, I Shrunk the
Audience”– Jungle Cruise– Pirates of the
Caribbean– Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride– Star Tours
Day 4 Evening
At 5 pm we had dinner at Squat & Gobble.
After dinner we decided to go back and ride our favorite rides.– Mark wanted the Matterhorn
Bobsleds and Pirates of the Caribbean
– Jack wanted Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and Splash Mountain
– Dan wanted Indiana Jones– I wanted the Haunted
Mansion
Day 4 Evening
By 7:30 pm we were ready to leave and decided to buy some souvenirs.– Classic Plush Pluto– Classic Plush Goofy– Picture Frame– Dash T – Shirt– Incredible Sweatshirt– Dash Figure– Bob Figure– Frozone Figure– Sundrome Figure– Buzz 3 – in – 1 Blaster
Day 4 Evening
After we purchased our souvenirs we headed back to the hotel to relax.
The boys played with their new toys.
We were in bed by 10 pm.
What a day!
Where does the money go?Day 4
Flight Hotel Travel Food Attractions Souvenirs Total
Day 4 0 0 166.66 175.87 277.12 257.83 NaN 877.48
$50.00
$150.00
$250.00
$350.00
$450.00
$550.00
$650.00
$750.00
$850.00
$950.00
Day 4
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Day 5San Diego Zoo /
Going Home
Day 5 - Morning
Today we went to the San Diego Zoo
We ate breakfast at Meal Time.
In the morning we saw flamingos, apes, gorillas, chimps, birds, and polar bears.
Day 5 Afternoon
We had lunch at Slop – N – Flop
In the afternoon we saw giraffes, glazelles, pigs, meerkats, kangaroos, camels, and elephants.
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Day 5 Evening
Before we left the zoo we bought some souvenirs for the boys.– Elephant Stuffed Animal – Polar Bear Stuffed Animal– Postcards– T – Shirts
We headed for the airport and had dinner at Bubba Gump Shrimp Kabobs. It was very yummy.
Then we boarded the plane and headed home.
Day 5 Evening
We arrived back in San Jose at 7:45 pm.
We got all of the luggage and got in the taxi at 8:30 and headed for home.
We got home at 9 pm.
Where does the money go?Day 5
Flight Hotel Travel Food Attractions Souvenirs Total
Day 5 0 0 305.31 278.03 88.77 143.55 NaN 815.66
$50.00
$150.00
$250.00
$350.00
$450.00
$550.00
$650.00
$750.00
$850.00
Day 5
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Where did all the money go?
Flight Hotel Travel Food Attractions Souvenirs Total
Grand Total 4656.9 2868.24 989.66 864.07 846.3 724.47 NaN 10949.64
$1,000.00
$3,000.00
$5,000.00
$7,000.00
$9,000.00
$11,000.00
Grand Total
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The End