Thanksgiving in full
Thanksgiving, one of the biggest days on the US calendar, and we spent it on the beaches of the OC and at a theme park.
We had a little later start than the day before, and we headed down to Newport Beach and Balboa, the inspiration for the popular piece of soap-fluff show The OC. And while I can't say I'm a huge fan, it's a beautiful area, full of rich people and interesting places.
Newport Beach is the real top end of town in Orange County (because LA is so large, much of what we think of as 'LA' is in fact part of Orange County, which lies to the South-East of Los Angeles county. Wealthy people with expensive cars, houses, boats and private jetties abound, and it's fun to just go down there and check the place out.
After we were finished salivating over the nice cars and fancy houses, we took the (decidedly rickety looking) ferry from the dock (I'm a rebel) across the river to the small community of Balboa Island. I decided to get all arty with the camera, as well as finding a bunch of cool looking spots on the island itself.
Once we were done down at the beach, we headed back North to the Knott's Berry Farm Theme Park. These guys have a special pass which meant that we could get cheap tickets after 4PM. Unfortunately, being Thanksgiving, the park closed at 8PM, so we had 4 hours to see as much stuff as possible. It's lucky then, that Knott's, which has a licensing agreement with the Snoopy franchise, wasn't nearly as busy as Disneyland, so we got to go on 7 or 8 rides before closing time. Additionally, the Knott's rides are much more intense than the Disneyland ones, so they're more suited to the thrill-seekers amongst us, I think I went upside-down more often in that 4 hour period than I had in the last year (Cassie - including going to the show, you woulda -loved- these rides.).
Once we were done at Knott's we had a non-traditional Thanksgiving dinner at a local Denny's... I had fried chicken. Oh, and I remembered how much Dr Pepper rocks. That is all.
We had a little later start than the day before, and we headed down to Newport Beach and Balboa, the inspiration for the popular piece of soap-fluff show The OC. And while I can't say I'm a huge fan, it's a beautiful area, full of rich people and interesting places.
Newport Beach is the real top end of town in Orange County (because LA is so large, much of what we think of as 'LA' is in fact part of Orange County, which lies to the South-East of Los Angeles county. Wealthy people with expensive cars, houses, boats and private jetties abound, and it's fun to just go down there and check the place out.
After we were finished salivating over the nice cars and fancy houses, we took the (decidedly rickety looking) ferry from the dock (I'm a rebel) across the river to the small community of Balboa Island. I decided to get all arty with the camera, as well as finding a bunch of cool looking spots on the island itself.
Once we were done down at the beach, we headed back North to the Knott's Berry Farm Theme Park. These guys have a special pass which meant that we could get cheap tickets after 4PM. Unfortunately, being Thanksgiving, the park closed at 8PM, so we had 4 hours to see as much stuff as possible. It's lucky then, that Knott's, which has a licensing agreement with the Snoopy franchise, wasn't nearly as busy as Disneyland, so we got to go on 7 or 8 rides before closing time. Additionally, the Knott's rides are much more intense than the Disneyland ones, so they're more suited to the thrill-seekers amongst us, I think I went upside-down more often in that 4 hour period than I had in the last year (Cassie - including going to the show, you woulda -loved- these rides.).
Once we were done at Knott's we had a non-traditional Thanksgiving dinner at a local Denny's... I had fried chicken. Oh, and I remembered how much Dr Pepper rocks. That is all.
posted by Jono Russell at 3:09 am
3 Comments:
Doctor Pepper? Well, everyone is allowed to have different opinions...even if they are WRONG! But sounds like you're having an awesome time. Especially 'high-octane' rides :). And a wooden roller-coaster? I'd be worried it'd collapse. But still - COOL! Keep up the pics and the good work. You write so well :).
Yes I am, as a matter of fact. Look at the link jono gave to the Knott's Park.
well... to be different, i've never actually tasted Dr. Pepper... so I can't really give an opinion...
btw, if I make lots of typos....please excuse them :)
and yes Vidya is right, you are being roped into dancing..not that I have actually gone yet (sorry guys!)... but after the deb, you have no excuse :P
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