Well, we're are off on our six and a half week holiday today.

We start our day awake at 5 a.m. Michael and Stevie stayed overnight so they could come to the airport with us and drive the 4 wheel drive back home. Stevie had to work until 2.30 am and Michael picked her up and she managed to catch an hour or so sleep before going to Brisbane International Airport. We went through all of the instructions with Michael a few times and the Pussy Cat is generally not happy as she knows something is going on and it has to do with suitcases.

All organized and Michael appears dressed for work and Stevie appears dressed for - bed? Still in her PJ's..Should have taken a photo, but having seen that when they were over seas they were wondering around a foreign city in PJ's you have to wonder!

The flight was 12 hours long from Brisbane to LA, leaving at 11 am and arrived just after 7 am "the same day". In other words we totally missed out on having a nights sleep, or something like that.

Clive waits patiently at Brisbane Airport.	Gai has her final cigarette before customs.	Brisbane skyline from the airport.	Smile for the camera.
Our plane awaits us.	Smile Gai.	L. A.br> Airport.	We have arrived in America.
Our bed in our room.	Large TV to watch.	The bath room.	Shower area.
Gai resting on the bed.	Clive gets on the computer.	Downtown LA through the smog.	Downtown LA later in the day.

Rodeo Drive.	A restored Beverly Hills Trolley.	The interior was beautiful.	The Judy Lee Shop.
More shops.	BVLGARI shop.	The window displays are in the ground.	De Beers.
More shops.	The different styles of houses are amazing.	Some famous person lived here too.	This Moreton Bay Tree originally came frmo Australia.
One of their many parks.	Flowers at the base of the palms.	Off rodeo Dr is this little plaza.	You walk down stairs at the end of the plaza.
The front of the trolley.	Even the timber on the outside was great.	Picture in the middle of Rodeo Drive.	Another tour bus goes by.
Another house.	The Beverly Hills Hotel.	Modern art in the park.	They're tulips.
Hansel & Gretel's house.	Another view.	The Torso.	The plaque says it all.
The rear of The Torso.	The flower beds are well maintained.