Santa Anita and the Road to Lone Pine
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
Bob had to go into work the morning of Thursday, October 9, 2008, so I was able to sleep in a bit and have time to tinker around on his computer and peruse a stack of materials he left me to root through and see if I wanted. He had also been kind enough to pick me up a breakfast burrito to microwave and enjoy. That Bob…what a pal! (Even if no David Garrison…) He got home about 11:30am or so and by noon we were on our way to our first adventure of the day. I made sure to pose with the gate before leaving his house…saying goodbye to it until my next return to California. Read the rest of this entry »
It was bittersweet to come to the end of the day of Saturday, July 19, 2008. For all intents and purposes, this was our very last day in Europe. It had been a busy one from the start when we visited the Olympiapark in Munich, then on to the horrifying 
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It was hard to believe that we were getting ready to spend our last day together in Europe when we got up on the morning of Saturday, July 19, 2008 in Munich, Germany. In one sense, it had seemed like we had been here forever, seeing so many things and visiting so many places. But on the other hand, it was hard to believe that my two-week journey was drawing to a close. We had a lot to see this day, so we got up and moving relatively early. There was no breakfast at the Renaissance Munich Hotel where we were staying, a first in Europe. We jumped into our rental and headed out for our first destination of the day: the Olympic Park.
Of the many times I have been to California and trod the sidewalks of Hollywood Boulevard, gaping at the many stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, I seldom took any photos of the area – even during recent visits. In fact, the best I did was a lone photo of me in front of the lion statue at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre (which was known as Mann’s Chinese Theatre at the time) and some shots of the stars without me in them from 1988 ! So after we finished up with our lunch with