Day 3 - Too much for the eyes to take .....

What a day....

Our eyes got a lot to take today ! Yosemite is a wonderfull place .... A place where you can really come to peace, where it's quiet and beautifull, where Mother Nature has done a wonderfull job...

We started our day by taking the road through Fish Camp and arrived at our first stop : Mariposa grove & it's giant sequoia trees. We feld really small....

You see what I mean ??

Anyway, after that we continued our road to Yosemite Village and were blown away by all the things we saw !! First of all, sun !!! Blue sky and sun for the first time since we arrived !!

But off course not only by that....

This parc is unbelievable !! Every corner, every turn you take, something new and beautiful and completely different comes your way and takes your breath away !!

Just have a look :

Now we arrived in this little village Mammoth Lakes wich is a ski village in the winter but is very quiet for the moment.

We arrived at our hotel and got a huge suite !!! Two rooms, two bathrooms, a huge living room with open kitchen....you name it, it is there !

See you tommorow for more pics and stories !!

Day 2

Hi everybody !! Welcome back to our adventures.

Today there is'nt much to talk about because we spended most of the time in the car driving to Oakhurst.

We just arrived in this beautiful little village at the entrance of Yosemite !

Perhaps I can show you some more pics of our stay in Hollywood !

1. On Hollywood Bvl

2. Rodeo Drive

3. We saw Bijan himself in his Ferrarri (or is it Lamborghini ??)

4. Hard Rock Cafe in Universal (where do they get the ideas ??)

Did I tell you we also visited the homes of the stars !!!! Waiting for one to come out, but it didn't happen ;-(

Today we passed Santa Barbara on the road. It was raining, raining & raining some more, so we decided to leave the Pacific Coast Highway (snif, snif) and continue directly to Oakhurst.

A little picture of our room :

Stay tuned !

Beverly hills, it's stars and Hollywood !

First full day in LA and allready full of memories !!

A walk on the Walk of Fame, a stroll on Rodeo drive and a cocktail on Sunset, we did it all...

Walk of Fame

Gauman theater

Madame Tussaud Hollywood

Our first real American Burger....MMmmmm

Rodeo drive

I asked them to make my star,....and they did !!!

The eyes full of glitter & glamour we moved on with a visit to the Citywalk of Universal studios...

But more pics later....

Live from Los Angeles !!!

Yes ! Here we are !!

Just got out of the plane after a very long trip ! And allready enjoying every minute of this holiday.

This picture was taken in the shuttlebus from the airport to Alamo rentalcars !

Arriving there they told us that we definitly needed an SUV for the planned trip, so hereby I present you our car for this holiday :

At the time I'm writing, whe're in our hotel room in Hollywood enjoying a little quiet time after the hectic travelling day.

After we will stroll along Hollywood Boulevard and it's famous Walk of Fame ...

Stay tuned for more updates soon !!!

Getting ready !!! Flying off tommorow night !!!! America, here I come

I can't believe it... 8 months ago, I made the reservation, and the day is allready here....

Sunday morning at 6.30 am, my friend & me are leaving cold and moist Belgium to get some sunny colours in California, Usa.

If you would like some more information about this trip, take a look at my older posts !!!

Usa trip part 1

Usa trip part 2

Crete on studytrip

As you saw earlier on my posts, I was in Crete last week for my job.

We where 17 travelagents arriving on the 27th september on this beautiful island.

The first 2 nights we stayed in Iberostar Mirabello close to Agios Nikolaos. For couples I really recommend taking a look at the following hotel : Aquila Elounda Village.

The coast on this side of the island (the east side ;-) ) is full of little bays and nice little villages along the mediterenean sea !

East Crete is much more dry than the west, but has lovely sceneries as well and offers nice possibilities for excursions. One of them is Spinalonga !

The "Lepra-island" is very small and a nice way to jump in to the history of Crete with all of his invasions and cults.

After spending a lovely time in Agios Nikolaos, we drove along the shore of to the centre of the island Chersonissos. This was really a disappointment...

The place to be for all the young & fun in the summer with pubs and bars all along the seaboulevard !! Though some nice hotels are nearby like the Creta Maris, the Candia Maris & Aquis Silva beach.

The other disappointment of the week was our visit to Knossos. If you allready saw some archeologic sites around the globe, please don't go to Knossos !! 

This is perfect for people who travel for the first time and want to discover something. Also, it's much smaller than I expected it to be !

Arriving on the westside of the island, the views started to change... Long sandy beaches, green hills, waterfalls and ancient cities ! What a nice place.

We didn't have the time to visit the famous Gorge of Samaria, but we did the Gorge of Myli, a smaller, less known gorge but still beautiful ! Prepare good shoes and lots of water for the walk...

Rethymno was originally a Venetian city with a great wall around it. Some parts are still there and the centre part of the city is very pittoresk ! Chania is similar to Rethymno and is definitely worth a visit or even a stay !!

Aquila Porto Rethymno, Aegean Pearl, Pilot Beach and Porto Platanias Beach, all hotels close to Rethymno and Chania and secure to have a great stay !!

The group of collegues who where there with me was fabulous and I want to thank them all for the lovely times spend together ! Next stop in 8 days.....

USA

Kalimera !!

So, now you know how to say goodmorning in Greek !! 

Aaaaahhhhh, what a pitty to be back in Belgium !!! I was feeling so good there...

Nice collegues, nice food, beautiful views & hotels, good wine...

Let me get you in the mood with this video : ....

Some pics and info is coming later on.

Yamas !!