trip down memory lane

This past weekend, I was watching one of my 15 DVR'd (is that a word ?) shows.

side note on DVR's: I resisted for years. Mostly because I think it was (and still is) ridiculous that I get charged a monthly fee to record television. Also, because I feared I would watch more TV than I already do. Now that I have this magical machine, I love it just like I feared I would and don't mind paying that extra few dollars a month to use it.
That...on top of the fact that I no longer have to remember to set my VCR timer. I don't have have be home on Wednesday nights for Glee or have any type of TV viewing schedule. I fit it in when I can and let the episodes pile up when I more important things to do (read: live my life). I'm hopelessly addicted to television, as stated before several times here.

Back to the topic at hand. I was watching a show on my DVR and realized that the hotel used in this particular epidsode looked very familiar. Like, REALLY familiar. I realized that was because I had actually stayed in this hotel when on my one trip to Los Angeles in 2006. That brought back all sorts of wonderful memories of one of the best trips I have ever taken in my life. I went searching through my photos to sort through all those fond memories.

I got to see so many fun movie/TV filming locations.

I got to sail under and drive over the Golden Gate bridge.

And Lion's Gate Bridge in Vancouver.

I fell in love with Vancouver.

And introduced my family to one of my favorite spots on the planet: Cannon Beach, OR.

I hung off a cable car on the way to Lumbard Street.

I found where Veronica Mars lives (or the studio where they filmed it at least) .

And found a pretty beach in San Diego.

Hollywood's magic captured me.

And saw one of the most beautiful sunsets I've ever seen.

And I did it all (except for a few extra days in Vancouver and LA) on a cruise.

My mom and I still say that it was one of our favorite trips ever. It's a shame that this cruise itinerary isn't offered any more. It is magical!