Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Yakitori for dinner

I could go for some good Japanese food and where else but the Yakitori House has great Japanese counter service meals? This banner hangs out front - I don't read Japanese so if any readers can translate...

Monday, March 30, 2009

Desktop: Monorail ride through Condor Flats

On one trip to Disneyland I got lucky with my room at the Grand Californian (talk about a great hotel...). I practically over the monorail beam! So here is a desktop with a rather unique view of Condor Flats and the monorail carriying yet another load of happy visitors...

Sunday, March 29, 2009

Lend-A-Paw and Hugo Bark

Pet under the weather? Maybe they need therapy (this is Hollywood after all). Hugo Bark can help, as can the Lend-A-Paw Pet Clinic...

Saturday, March 28, 2009

Mountain top electrical work

This nice wiring display (well, nice is maybe a bit loose) can be found on the way to Expedition Everest. The locals have pieced together the electrical system it appears - as longs as it works it doesn't need to look good...

Friday, March 27, 2009

The Puffin's Roost

This sign, puffin and all, hangs above you as you exit the Maelstrom and head to the shops in Norway...

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Golden Oak Outpost

This photo was a couple of days before the new Golden Oak Outpost was ready to open up. This sign is quite impressive. Taking a second look at it - the old kerosene lamp is only one light, two more spots are hidden behind the gold mining pans. Nice way to hide them and tie back in the "gold" theme.

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

LA Cinema Storage

Next time you are waiting for the rope drop at MGM wander on over to LA Cinema Storage - there are some interesting props hanging from the rafters. I hadn't really gone in there in years for some reason and was surprised by the themeing, cinema storage is right!

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Disappearing road


This warning sign can be found off to the right as you pull out of the loading docks on the Kilimanjaro Safari. Just a bit of foreshadow to some of the roadway conditions you'll be encountering on the road...

Monday, March 23, 2009

Desktop: A Norwegian spring...

Spring is finally here and today we're in Norway. The sound of water over the falls is peaceful, the distant castle looms in the background, and everything is green again...

Sunday, March 22, 2009

V is for Victory and Veggies

Spring is here and it is time to get back to yard work and gardening! Tucked away on Sunset Blvd is this Victory Garden. Helping to set the 1940's/WWII era scene near Catalina Eddies, this humble garden comes complete with battleships and more...