Today we went to Universal Studios. We caught the Metro Subway which is just one block away and it is only 5 stops to Universal City. The subway stations are really clean unlike New York. When we got to Universal Station we only had to cross the road diagonally to catch the free shuttle. We were glad we did because although it wasn't that far, it was up a very steep hill.
Universal Studios is amazing. It is like a theme park and there is so much to do. We went to Waterworld first and it was a stunt show on water. One of the actors was an Australian. It was pretty spectacular, they rode jet skis and a boat and it was a goodies versus the baddies. A lot of water went on the first few roads when they spun the jet boats around. In the finale, a plane came flying in and crashed, everyone ducked because they thought it was coming into the audience!
Then we went to the special effects show ad it was great. They used some volunteers from the audience and in one of them he cut into a ladies arm. Blood went everywhere and it looked so real but it was a special knife.
Next we did the Studio Tour. I would recommend doing this first if you come here. There was a 45 minute wait when we got there and apparently it gets longer as the day goes on. You get a pair of 3D glasses then board a tram with and head off. They take you through the studio lots and then through different villages. We stopped at the western one and next minute it was raining on one side of the tram and then this flash flood ace down the street and washed a wagon away. It was very realistic.
Then we went in this tunnel and the lights were out. We were told to put our 3d glasses on and next minute there were dinosaurs coming at us from every angle. eventhe tram started shaking and moving as if it was being thrown around by the dinosaurs. Next King Kong came and fought with the dinosaurs. it was amazing.
We saw Wisteria Lane and all the houses from Desperate Housewives, and the cove from Jaws. The shark came right up to our tram and scared most of the people as they weren't expecting it. We also saw the scene from The War of the Worlds where the plane had crashed into the neighbourhood. It was a real plane too. We saw so much more and it was all amazing.
When we got back we had lunch. I tried to get something healthy but the queues were crazy so ended up with a hot dog. Won't be getting one of those again in a hurry! Then we went into the House of Horrors. It was pretty tame but we had some youngsters in front of us that screamed at every shadow so I walked around with my fingers in my ears.
Annamaree checked out the shops and then we caught the shuttle back and then caught the subway home. We were a bit disoriented when we came out as the exit wasn't the same place we had gone in but we soon worked it out. Back to the hotel and we both had a snooze. My sore throat turned into a bit of a head cold so I welcomed the rest.
We headed back to our usual haunt for dinner and this time we had Thai. Annamaree had a chicken Massaman Curry and I had Pad Thai. Food is generally very cheap.
This is our last night in Los Angeles and I have to say it is my least favourite place.
Tomorrow we head to Anaheim and Disneyland. Our holiday is almost over as we fly out on Wedesday US time and arrive in Canberra on Friday morning.
Cheers
Roz
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