{"id":2910,"date":"2010-03-27T02:50:52","date_gmt":"2010-03-26T18:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/2010\/03\/27\/our-usa-trip-day-11-iii-ushiii\/"},"modified":"2010-03-27T02:50:52","modified_gmt":"2010-03-26T18:50:52","slug":"our-usa-trip-day-11-iii-ushiii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/2010\/03\/27\/our-usa-trip-day-11-iii-ushiii\/","title":{"rendered":"Our USA Trip Day 11 (III) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Universal Studios Hollywood (III)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Date: <\/strong>21 Dec 2009 Monday<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/11\/03\/IMG_0390.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Shrek 4-D<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll see,  hear, and actually FEEL the action as moving seats, water, wind, mist  and other special effects put you right in the middle of this fairytale  adventure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/11\/03\/IMG_0392.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/11\/03\/IMG_0393.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/11\/03\/IMG_0395.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/11\/03\/IMG_0396.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">My green polarized glasses<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/11\/03\/IMG_0404.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Waterworld<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We managed to enter the theatre just before the show started. We sat in the middle section, at the 2nd row. There wasn&#8217;t anyone in front of us, hence we had the best view&#8230; Just when I was wondering why most of the audience were in their raincoats and were seated behind, 3 men emerged in front of us with pails. The 3 men entertained us before the actual show. Oh no! Icy cold water was splashed on us! Imagine getting wet on a cold day. We tried to block off the water with our coats.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/11\/03\/IMG_0405.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/11\/03\/IMG_0407.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/11\/03\/IMG_0408.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/11\/03\/IMG_0409.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/11\/03\/IMG_0410.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/11\/03\/IMG_0411.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/11\/03\/IMG_0412.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/11\/03\/IMG_0414.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/11\/03\/IMG_0415.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/11\/03\/IMG_0416.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/11\/03\/IMG_0417.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I was busy snapping photos of the landing plane that I didn&#8217;t thought that it would land just in front of us. We were really drenched with water this time. Luckily our camera is weather proof. We were shivering in cold now. Kudos to the cast who had to jump into the cold water.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/11\/03\/IMG_0418.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/11\/03\/IMG_0421.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The cast<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/11\/03\/IMG_0426.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/11\/03\/IMG_0427.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/11\/03\/IMG_0428.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/11\/03\/IMG_0429.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>House of Horrors<\/strong> &#8211; Not scary&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Come face-to-face with Frankenstein, Wolf Man, Chucky, and several of  the most frightening characters from some of the scariest horror movies  of all time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Jurassic Park &#8211; The Ride<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The treacherous plunge that straights down an 84-foot death-defying raft plunge.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/11\/03\/IMG_0504.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/11\/03\/IMG_0505.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/11\/03\/IMG_0506.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/11\/03\/IMG_0507.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We didn&#8217;t take the ride. \ud83d\ude42 Just stood there to take photos of the plunge.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/11\/03\/IMG_0509.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/11\/03\/IMG_0510.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Special Effects Stages<\/strong>. Look it&#8217;s Hiro!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/11\/03\/IMG_0511.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Once again, it&#8217;s queuing time.<\/p>\n<div id=\"v117\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\">Get the Flash Player<\/a> to see this video.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Stage 30 &#8211; Fire Effects<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/media.dreamhost.com\/mp4\/swfobject.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script> <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n var swf = new SWFObject(\"https:\/\/media.dreamhost.com\/mp4\/player.swf\", \"mpl\", \"720\", \"499\", 8); swf.addParam(\"allowfullscreen\", \"true\"); swf.addParam(\"allowscriptaccess\", \"always\"); swf.addVariable(\"file\", \"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/video\/UniversalStudioFire_480p_conv.flv\"); swf.addVariable(\"image\", \"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/video\/UniversalStudioFire_480p_conv.jpeg\"); swf.write(\"v117\");\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/11\/03\/IMG_0515.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Stage 32 &#8211; Creature Factory<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/11\/03\/IMG_0519.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Simpsons Ride<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/11\/03\/IMG_0520.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/11\/03\/IMG_0518.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/11\/03\/IMG_0522.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Christmas Celebration<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/11\/03\/IMG_0524.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/11\/03\/IMG_0525.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/11\/03\/IMG_0532.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/11\/03\/IMG_0538.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/11\/03\/IMG_0540.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Woody Woodpecker<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/11\/03\/IMG_0541.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Goodbye Universal Studio&#8230;\u00c2\u00a0 Will we be back soon? We had gotten the buy 1 day free 1 day ticket (2nd entry within 7 days).   On top of this, our entry ticket also include a 1 day free entry for 2010!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>20:00 PM Tony Roma&#8217;s Universal Restaurant<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/11\/03\/IMG_0542.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Queueing for food this time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/11\/03\/IMG_0546.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/11\/03\/IMG_0549.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Compliementary bread with garlic spread<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/11\/03\/IMG_0551.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Baked Potato Soup                             Topped with grated cheddar cheese, bacon and chives.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/11\/03\/IMG_0553.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/11\/03\/IMG_0554.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Our Original Baby Back Ribs<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Tender, lean pork loin meat, basted with TR&#8217;s Original sauce. We had 1\/2 slab each.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/11\/03\/IMG_0555.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/11\/03\/IMG_0556.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/11\/03\/IMG_0557.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>21:35 PM Hilton Los Angeles \/ Universal City<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/10\/02\/M3.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Universal Citywalk<br \/>\nB \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Hilton Los Angeles \/ Universal City<br \/>\n<em>Total walking distance 0.5 km<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We walked back to the hotel once again.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/11\/03\/IMG_0558.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">That&#8217;s all for the day!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/2010\/01\/travel\/\">View my  entire TRAVEL list<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date: 21 Dec 2009 Monday Shrek 4-D You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll see, hear, and actually FEEL the action as moving seats, water, wind,&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"bgseo_title":"","bgseo_description":"","bgseo_robots_index":"","bgseo_robots_follow":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2910","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2910"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2910\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2917,"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2910\/revisions\/2917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2910"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}