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Our visit to Universal Studios after the morning relocating hotels where we were relieved that the Studio tour was more efficient than others and that the facilities were much-improved on previous standards.
It was a hot day with temperatures in the mid 80'sF and we needed to rest and shade ourselves from the sun during the heat of it but, by staying to mid-evening, we saw just about all of the attractions apart from the studio displays.
Awoken early again by Diana but we spent time getting ready and then drove out to a "Sambo" restaurant for breakfast (In fact the name had changed in the last few years since we were last there). There seemed to be a large number of people in Anaheim at the time and our favourite eating place had run out of many of the types and lines of food and drink and we then had long and slow service. We drove by the Parkside Hotel and found that they could accommodate us that night and so had to go back to the "Inn-at-the-Park" and check out and collect our things and bring them to the other hotel. By the time we had done all this it was about mid-day before we drove off to Universal Studios and around 1.00pm before we had negotiated the heavy traffic to get there and were "lunched" and "ticketed".
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Our reunion with Disneyland after breakfast at the "Jolly Roger" Inn with three-day tickets for four adults and two children an expensive $409 but worth it despite the congestion and waiting lines. The weather was kind with sunshine so that we had no coats etc. Daniel and Angela to sleep even later as they went back to Disneyland for some more rides in the dark.
Awoke to the morning sunshine and the view across the Disney Lot for once, Daniel was not complaining about the early 6.00am start as he was as keen as anyone on the Disneyland visit. Morning tea and then showered for the day. We walked out to get breakfast at the "Jolly Roger" Inn which was reasonable but rather busy and then walked on to Disneyland. Three-day tickets for four adults and two children came to an expensive $409 which restored our expectations for the tourist area!
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The long drive from San Simeon to Anaheim at the 50mph limit, made difficult by the unexpected rain, stopping for breakfast and lunch and eventually arriving at The Parkside Inn to find our rooms double-booked. After having made a fuss, we were relocated to The Inn-at-the-Park. We just had tea in the Coffee Shop before turning in.
We slept well enough at the Sands Motel after an early night. I was going to take the family down to the sea and to see and hear the Bull-Frogs but opted for the rest instead. We all bathed/washed etc and then packed to set off early. The hotel cost just $100 between us for the night ($16 each) which we thought was very good value after the expense of San Francisco. The drive from San Simeon to Anaheim was a long one, aggravated again by the 50mph speed limit and the antics of the bored girls. We made stops for breakfast and lunch on the way which broke up the journey so that we eventually arrived at 3.30pm.
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