{"id":2935,"date":"2010-04-06T01:30:21","date_gmt":"2010-04-05T17:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/2010\/04\/06\/our-usa-trip-day-12-ii-sony-pictures-studio-tour\/"},"modified":"2010-04-06T01:30:21","modified_gmt":"2010-04-05T17:30:21","slug":"our-usa-trip-day-12-ii-sony-pictures-studio-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/2010\/04\/06\/our-usa-trip-day-12-ii-sony-pictures-studio-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Our USA Trip Day 12 (II) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Sony Pictures Studio Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Date:<\/strong> 22 Dec 2009 Tuesday<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>14:25 PM Sony Pictures Studio Tour<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/12\/02\/M1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Rodeo Drive Beverly Hills<br \/>\nB \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Sony Pictures Plaza<br \/>\n<em>Total distance 7.7 km<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/12\/02\/IMG_0632.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\/12\/02\/IMG_0635.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\/12\/02\/IMG_0636.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\/12\/02\/IMG_0638.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\/12\/02\/IMG_0639.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\/12\/02\/IMG_0640.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/12\/02\/IMG_0659.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/12\/02\/IMG_0660.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\/12\/02\/IMG_0643.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The tour starts here.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/12\/02\/IMG_0646.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\/12\/02\/IMG_0651.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\/12\/02\/IMG_0656.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Recording Studio<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/12\/02\/IMG_0655.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Different ground surfaces for different sound effects.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/12\/02\/IMG_0661.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\/12\/02\/IMG_0662.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">JR recording his voice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/12\/02\/IMG_0672.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\/12\/02\/IMG_0673.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\/12\/02\/IMG_0676.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Wheel of Fortune<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/12\/02\/IMG_0679.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\/12\/02\/IMG_0682.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\/12\/02\/IMG_0683.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\/12\/02\/IMG_0693.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Back at the main lobby of Sony Pictures. This grand lobby was used as an airport scene in Tom Hanks&#8217;s The Terminal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/12\/02\/IMG_0634.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\/12\/02\/IMG_0695.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\/12\/02\/IMG_0696.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\/12\/02\/IMG_0698.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Kirsten Dunst as Marie Antoinette<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/12\/02\/IMG_0700.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Cameron Diaz in Charlie &#8216;s Angels<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/12\/02\/IMG_0702.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Julie Roberts&#8217;s gown in Steel Magnolias<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/12\/02\/IMG_0709.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Mall Cop<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/12\/02\/IMG_0710.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Hancock<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/12\/02\/IMG_0711.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\/12\/02\/IMG_0712.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\/12\/02\/IMG_0714.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Evil Spiderman<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/12\/02\/IMG_0715.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\/12\/02\/IMG_0716.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Mary Jane&#8217;s dress<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>17:45 PM End of Tour<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Our Sony Pictures Studio Tour ended. There weren&#8217;t many photos taken as photography is prohibited in some of the studio stages. We learnt a lot on the history and different parts of firming from the tour. We still prefer the Studio Tour at Universal Studio.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"><strong>18:50 PM The Westin Bonaventure Hotel &amp; Suites<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/12\/02\/M2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Sony Pictures Plaza<br \/>\nB \u00e2\u20ac\u201c The Westin Bonaventure Hotel &amp; Suites<br \/>\n<em>Total distance 16.1 km<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">After the studio tour, we drove straight to The Westin Bonaventure Hotel &amp; Suite.\u00c2\u00a0 It took us longer than expected to arrive at the hotel due to the bad traffic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/12\/02\/IMG_0720.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/12\/02\/IMG_0733.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/12\/02\/IMG_0734.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Our last hotel room in our 2 weeks trip &#8211; on the 26th floor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/12\/02\/IMG_0721.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\/12\/02\/IMG_0723.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\/12\/02\/IMG_0735.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\/12\/02\/IMG_0724.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Time for dinner! All the shops and restaurants were closed at 7 PM.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/12\/02\/IMG_0729.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We wandered on the streets in the cold weather. The wind was so strong that we were forced to take shelter. We bought drinks and some take-aways from a convenience store.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/12\/02\/IMG_0731.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We found a pizza place and bought the last piece of pizza displayed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/12\/02\/IMG_0730.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Look at the different sizes available. Size 1 is the size of Pizza Hut&#8217;s pan pizza.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/12\/02\/IMG_0738.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Sirloin Rice Set &#8211; The beef was sweet, not to my liking.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/12\/02\/IMG_0741.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">My Sparkling Peach drink<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/12\/02\/IMG_0742.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">JR&#8217;s nutritional supplement drink<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/12\/02\/IMG_0744.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Macaroni salad<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/12\/02\/IMG_0736.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Our Big Mama&#8217;s slice pizza<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2009\/Travel\/200912USA\/12\/02\/IMG_0747.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\/12\/02\/IMG_0745.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\/12\/02\/IMG_0748.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\/12\/02\/IMG_0750.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Smile!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/2010\/01\/travel\/\">View my    entire TRAVEL list<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date: 22 Dec 2009 Tuesday 14:25 PM Sony Pictures Studio Tour A \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Rodeo Drive Beverly Hills B \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Sony&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-2935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2935","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=2935"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2935\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2948,"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2935\/revisions\/2948"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2935"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2935"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}