Los Angeles 2012

Last year, my parents, Rania, and I went to the United States of America for a vacation during the Eid al-Ftr Ramadhan holiday. Our first stop was the City of Los Angeles often known by its initials L.A., which is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California. The performing arts play a major role in Los Angeles' cultural identity. It is often billed as the "Creative Capital of the World", due to the fact that one in every six of its residents works in a creative industry. The city is filled with artists, writers, filmmakers, actors, dancers and musicians living and working in Los Angeles more than any other city at any time in the history of civilization.

Los Angeles 2012/08/13 - 2012/08/14

Ate a lot on the airplane while watching Dr. Seuss' Lorax  。。。φ”(￣_￣*)

Snacks, appetizers and desserts in the airplane 
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Main courses in the airplane.. I swear I was actually already gaining weight before even reaching the U.S.  ｡≠(￣〜￣ )

Doane, my dad's acquaintance brought us to Sprinkles cupcakes bakery, cause he was craving for it, by chance I was too. My mom and I love Sprinkles cupcakes so much, that we bought a dozen of cupcakes. See how pretty and neat the packaging box and the forks designs are. FYI, Sprinkles now opens in Kuwait.. I'm so jealous!!  σ(ＴεＴ；）

Passed by a Rodeo Drive plastic surgery plank  w(￣Д￣ w

so we took pictures with it haha...  (o⌒．⌒o)

We went to Rodeo Drive which is a shopping district known for designer label and haute couture fashion in Beverly Hills.

The name generally refers to a three-block long stretch of boutiques and shops but the street stretches further north and south.

Creepy cool Louis Vuitton window display - Red tentacles  W(＾_^)

Rodeo Drive cement writing on the ground  |(￣3￣)|

Me and Rania at Sephora cosmetic shop ヾ(´∇｀ヾ)(ﾉﾞ´∇｀)ﾉﾞ

We were trying out pink lipsticks. We looked pretty messy here didn't we? (○｀ε´○)

At the Hollywood Boulevard  (=^^=)

Us at the Hollywood & Highland Center which is a shopping mall and entertainment complex at Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue in the Hollywood district in Los Angeles.  v(^o^ )ー

Me and the quotes on the ground  (#^.^#)

Children playing at the dancing water fountain  ☆ ヘ(^0^)ヘ

Hollywood Walk of Fame (from left to right) Donald Trump, Jackie Chan, Sean Diddy Combs  ψ(｀∇´)ψ

A guy shouting "Repent" through and through while carrying a board written "Repent! Jesus is coming soon" on the street

A nice modified yellow car  ξ＼(^。^ ))

Walking down the boulevard  (ξ^∇^ξ)

Walking up the stairs heading back to the parking lot

Our dinner at Ruth's Chris Steak House. The restaurant's signature is serving USDA prime steaks that are seared at 1800° Fahrenheit (982.2 °C) and served on ceramic plates heated to 500° Fahrenheit (260.0 °C). Half an ounce (1 Tbsp) of butter is added just before the plates leave the kitchen in order to create the signature 'sizzle'. I ordered the petite filet, Doane, my parents, and Rania ordered the T-bone steaks which were exceptionally tasty. And we also ordered the Creamed Spinach which is chopped spinach in a New Orleans style cream sauce and the fresh asparagus with Hollandaise. !o(⌒囗⌒)oΨ

The very next day we went to Disneyland, here's a picture of me wearing the Goofy cap  ＼（○＾ω＾○）／

I wasn't feeling quite well at that time  σ(--#) , so we went to the restaurant at the hotel to have our lunch and took a little rest from walking. The food were great!

Rania and I together with the Mickey Mouse and Walt Disney statue 
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A parade passes through  ♪♪┌(∵)┘♪└(∵)┐♪┌(∵)┘♪└(∵)┐♪♪

Zoom in and zoom out

Inside of the Disney animation building

Toy Story Zoetrope!

Instead of using traditional, one-dimensional drawings, the Toy Story Zoetrope features 3-D figures of characters from the Disney·Pixar film Toy Story 2 mounted on spinning disks. As the disks whirl under a flashing strobe light, the characters appear to come to life right before your eyes!  へへ(^^ )

The large glass window displaying arrangement of boxes bearing the images of Toy Story animated movie scenes  ヘ（＾０＾ヘ）（ノ＾ー＾）ノ

Drawings on the wall  (ノ ^^)ツ

Another parade passes through  ┌（★ｏ☆）┘♪└（★ｏ★）┐♪┌（☆ｏ★）┘

me standing there at the Buena Vista street like an idiot  (｡･ω･)

the Red Car Trolley  ♪☆彡(ﾉﾟ▽ﾟ)ﾉ☆

inside of the Red Car Trolley  ヾ(*⌒∇⌒)八(⌒∇⌒*)ツ

The tiles on the ground

Encircling Disneyland and providing a grand circle tour is the Disneyland Railroad (DRR), a short-line railway consisting of five oil-fired and steam-powered locomotives. Originally known as the Disneyland and Santa Fe Railroad

The view from the DRR, you can see fun shaped trees there  ( ^-^)o-

Inside one of the tunnels

Rania and I forming heart shape in front of Walt Disney's statue (he was actually holding Mickey Mouse's hand but Mickey was blocked by me)

Us and the Sleeping Beauty Castle as the background view  ＼(^ω^＼)( /^ω^)/

My closeup face and the Sleeping Beauty Castle which is the icon of the Disneyland Park  (^_-)v

My dad took this picture  d(*￣∇￣)=====b

We were taking pictures using our cell phones  ♪ｖ(*'-^*)ゞ

I was wearing the Minnie Mouse headband  v(=∩_∩=)

A random duck  ≫('∀')≪

Dumbo statue ⊂((〃≧▽≦〃))⊃

Took pictures with Dumbo using my iphone  ~~~ヾ(〓￣(∵エ∵)￣〓)

Rania & mom with an antique looking mailbox

Inside of the Disneyland tram that brought us back to the parking lot

Doane and his friend brought us to a really nice Japanese restaurant for dinner （￣〜；￣）

We were very full but they insisted that we should try this very famous tea house among the Asians that sells good boba (tapioca pearls) dessert called Half and Half. Doane and his friend ordered us the Iced Milk drink with caramel, coffee jelly, pudding and honey boba which was half cold and half warm. I was quite surprised at how big the size of the cup was. No regrets on going there  (○^∇^)_旦~~♪

We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone  (*￣ω￣)＿凸