For Christmas this year we spent a few days in LA with Zack’s family, then went up to see mine in San Jose.

In LA we visited with Zack’s family at their house, toured Universal Studios, which I’d never done before (overpriced, TBH), toured Hollywood with Zack’s sister, and went to the Getty Museum with her and their parents.

In San Jose we got to spend some time with my sister and her kids at my parents’ house for Christmas day. A cousin whom I haven’t seen in many years also came to visit from Texas while we were there and stayed with my parents too. There was an earthquake while he was there, but he didn’t feel it. We all met up with his dad at Mom’s favorite restaurant in San Francisco, the Cliff House.

Toward the end of the trip Zack and I went to Hakone Gardens in Saratoga, which is a nice Japanese garden that we hadn’t seen in a few years. It was nice to get some quiet time after all of the activity.

  1. View from the hotel room in Studio City
  2. Malibu Canyon
  3. Malibu
  4. Malibu
  5. Universal Studios
  6. Universal Studios back lot
  7. Universal Studios back lot tour
  8. Universal Studios back lot tour
  9. Universal Studios back lot tour
  10. Universal Studios
  11. In Hollywood with the Hollywood sign in the distance
  12. The Getty Museum
  13. The Getty Museum
  14. Burned hillsides from the Getty
  15. Tea at a greek restaurant in LA
  16. Christmas with my sister’s family
  17. Christmas with my sister’s family
  18. Sutro Baths
  19. Sutro Baths
  20. The family at the Cliff House
  21. Hakone Gardens
  22. Hakone Gardens
  23. Hakone Gardens
  24. Hakone Gardens
  25. Hakone Gardens