LA Galaxy - as good as it gets

Who are LA Galaxy? 
The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional soccer team, based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California, which competes in Major League Soccer (MLS). 
They have won the MLS Cup four times (2002, 2005, 2011, 2012). 
The club's current head coach is former US national team coach Bruce Arena.
In January 2007, the club made international headlines by signing English superstar David Beckham from Real Madrid, which was the highest-profile signing in the history of MLS.
(Source:Wikipedia)

Because it was St.Patty's Day and gotta love soccer with Irish people, we went to see LA Galaxy VS Chivas USA.
Location: Carson, California
Temperature: over 75 degrees (F)
My only cons: they didn't sell green beer, just the regular one. So no beer for my horses! :)

In-flight experience on Hawaiian Airlines

When I booked my trip to Hawaii, I chose to fly Hawaiian Airlines because  Hawaiian has never had a fatal accident in its entire history, and that was good enough for me, knowing I have some sort of fear of flying!:) Also they have great air fares from LAX to Honolulu!! How great? I paid around $350 and some change round trip! 
Both flights departed and arrived on time, actually they arrived earlier than expected. Both landings were smooth as butter. Also they still serve complimentary snack&meals on the plane, along with unusual "freebies" such as Mai Tais & wine with your dinner or breakfast. The flight attendants were very nice, unlike American Airlines. The pilots on HA10 were extra cool, so I got a chance to visit the cockpit after we landed in Los Angeles! 
On our way, we flew out in the evening. We were treated to a pau hana snack mix (cheese crackers, almonds, rice sticks, etc). Very savory, plus a drink (soda, water, etc.) They also served dinner (teriyaki chicken, rice, veggies, salad, pineapple cake). Everything tasted OK  In addition, they also gave us a complimentary glass of white or red wine. Of course it's not fancy wine, but hey, any alcohol to unwind on a 5 hour flight is a win in my book!
On our way back to LAX, we were served drinks twice and breakfast (bagel with cream cheese/guava jelly, mac nut cookie, and dried fruit mix). Everything was portioned perfectly and wasn't too heavy. For a snack, we had a Mai Tai with Maui onion chips.

Guess which airline still gives metal forks?

 The plane was completely full

Airbus A380 - world's biggest plane @ LAX

Paradise on Earth-Kailua Beach

Just half an hour drive from Waikiki, on the windward side of Hawaii, you can find the smell of sweet paradise! Fine-grained sugary white sand, less crowded and warm-pristine-aqua-clear blue warm water. Picturesque scene! You can do kitesurfing, surfing, paddle boarding, kayaking, snorkeling( you have to go far out), parasailing, boogie-boarding, swimming, sunbathing and even "island hop".
Kailua Beach It's just mind blowing.

Live from Honolulu

24th floor view!

A trip to Mountain View, CA

First stop: Mozilla

Conference room at Mozilla

Next : Google (Android area)

A few of Android releases...

And my favorite:)))

Hai-Hui prin Santa Barbara

Sometime in  August...

Try the Bull eye :)

Freshly brewed in-house beer!  

Burning Man-2011

Luckily my friend Yurick was right on the job!:)

Verde de LA

Pornind de la comentariul lu' cepuscamea de la postul anterior...iaca si ceva poze :



Flori....

Arbore de piper:

Daca avem noroc,temperaturile de 30 C vor tine pana in mid-november. Apoi vor cobori undeva la 7-10C noaptea si 15-20 C ziua.

Hai-hui prin Playa del Rey

Playa del Rey nu este o plaja  aglomerata, desi se gaseste undeva intre Santa Monica si Manhattan Beach ( astea fiind mai cunoscute:)). Dar, pentru ca trebuia sa existe un dar, se gaseste chiar sub culoarul avioanelor care decoleaza de pe LAX.  Asa ca azi voi fi "spotter- by-default":)))

New Zealand...

KLM...

Air Tahiti Nui...

Dupa ce s-a mai racorit, am plecat inspre In-N-Out, locatia S.Sepulveda Blvd, langa LAX. Se zice ca In-N-Out este favoritul multora pentru hamburgherii facuti din carne proaspata (nu se foloseste carne care a fost inghetata) si french fries din cartofi adevarati, curatati si taiati in fata ta. Iar shake-urile sunt facute din inghetata adevarata.

Cel care a infiintat brandul, a fost si primul care a venit cu ideea de "drive-thru hamburger stand". Din pacate brandul exista doar in cateva state de pe coasta de West : California, Arizona si Nevada, plus o locatie in Utah! Lucky us!

LAX-ul de departe...

Virgin America...

Air France...

Lufthansa...

Locatia este un loc favorit pentru plane-spotters, pentru ca este chiar sub unul dintre culoarele de aterizare de la LAX si  foarte aproape de aeroport. Avioanele sunt atat de jos de ai impresia ca vor pica la tine-n cap.