 California travel info for road trip
"Greg McAllister" <mcallister@telus.net> wrote in message
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> Planning a work trip to San Jose, then taking my wife and three kids down
to
> possibly Disney across to Las Vegas then back up home to Calgary, Alberta.
> Any travel tips, places to go/see/stay/avoid ? How long is 'long enough'
for
> Disneyland ? - never been there, but I hear you don't need anywhere near
the
> time that you need to spend at DisneyWorld.
>
> Thanks in Advance
> --
Allow two days for Disneyland. Get a book with a good map. Find out what
the best rides are (there is probably lots of information about this
online). Try to make both days a weekday. Tuesday and Wednesday are the
best. If you can't go on a weekday plan out your day as much as you
possibly can and get there no later than 1/2 hour before the park opens. As
soon as you get in head IMMEDIATELY for the best rides that you want to go
on. Get in as many as you can as quickly as you can before the crowds and
lines get long. Later in the day you can ride the lesser rides and walk
around and shop.
On the second day, do exactly the same thing. Hit the good rides that you
missed the first day and repeat the ones that you especially liked. Then as
the day wears on and you feel like you have had enough of the fun, you can
leave without feeling that you have missed something important.
IMHO the "parades" (including the park closing fireworks) aren't worth the
wait or the traffic leaving. Seen one firework display you've seen them
all.
Other things to see in California would include the Winchester House (I
think it's in San Jose, actually), Knotts Berry Farm (kind of like
Disneyland but smaller and more intimate (located near Disneyland). Since I
am not a movie fan and could care less about it, I have no personal interest
in Universal Studios although I have heard that it is fun from people who
have enjoyed it.
Remember that Los Angeles is a huge city and has many wonderful things to
see. I have heard that the Museum of Natural History has dinosaur bones
that were extracted from the LaBrea Tar Pits.
Also, another area that you might consider checking out is the Napa Valley
where you can enjoy wine tasting at the many vinyards.
There are a lot of fun things to do. Enjoy.
SD | 
