tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59538943840693443242024-02-19T01:15:22.505-08:00Valena LovaValena Lovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16015834356764080004noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953894384069344324.post-58739411711069431752014-12-02T04:54:00.002-08:002014-12-02T04:54:59.649-08:00Guilty Pleasures Private View NightHi everyone,<br />
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I had an amazing time at the opening night of 'Guilty Pleasures'! I want to thank all of you who came to support me and share the love and also the lovely people from Sweet 'Art for organizing the show!<br />
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I always forget to take progress photos of my work, but I managed to do so this time for my piece 'Party for One'. I tend to work very differently each time depending on the style, most of my paintings require many layers of oil paint, but for this one I had very little time to complete it, so I built up my acrylic layer more finely and only added one layer of oils which was a challenge as I am not very used to working with acrylics, but I was happy with the final result!<br />
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After the acrylic stage was finished I started adding the oils!</div>
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I managed to finish this painting in less than two weeks which has to be a record for me as I like to be very precise and build my layers up, but I was pushed very hard and learned a lot along the way and had the chance to share 'Party for One' at a great venue amongst lovely people! Thanks for reading :)</div>
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Valena Lovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16015834356764080004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953894384069344324.post-35847485760027133282014-11-04T05:00:00.000-08:002014-11-04T05:00:49.956-08:00Guilty PleasuresHello,<br />
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I am happy to announce that I will be taking part in a group show presented by Sweet'Art Collective this November! Over 30 artists will be showing their artwork at Juno in Shoreditch. Join us and find out all about our guilty pleasures!<br />
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Valena Lovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16015834356764080004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953894384069344324.post-17690720224472229602014-08-21T05:18:00.000-07:002014-08-21T05:18:20.754-07:00New Paintings!Hi everyone,<br />
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I have been really inspired by various topics and I am currently in the process of creating a few new paintings which I can't wait to share with you all! I will be sharing my painting process very soon too, but for now I hope you enjoy these two finished pieces :)<br />
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<br />Valena Lovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16015834356764080004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953894384069344324.post-25048632415495031752014-08-12T05:28:00.001-07:002014-08-12T05:28:24.625-07:00R.I.P Robin WilliamsI was extremely saddened by the news of this incredible man passing away. His ability to bring joy and laughter to other people will never be forgotten. You have always been my real Peter Pan, thanks for making my childhood so magical.<div> </div><div> Rest in Peace Robin Williams</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyddX_JF-KTRagjM49hunchSAAeubr02YquwNUOrb9D_V89UNGCWGhzEuNz2w9mS5tgTEXITG7DRpLKYu8HnLRhNUmnGlaSIM2VObEs9Jk9LdihDbjyito_DXqcLHQ22BFMhNuua_-TsY/s640/blogger-image--1037002708.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyddX_JF-KTRagjM49hunchSAAeubr02YquwNUOrb9D_V89UNGCWGhzEuNz2w9mS5tgTEXITG7DRpLKYu8HnLRhNUmnGlaSIM2VObEs9Jk9LdihDbjyito_DXqcLHQ22BFMhNuua_-TsY/s640/blogger-image--1037002708.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Valena Lovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16015834356764080004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953894384069344324.post-37352540856035783012014-07-22T02:52:00.000-07:002014-08-12T05:13:56.577-07:00Etsy ShopHi everyone!<br>
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Valena Lovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16015834356764080004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953894384069344324.post-23153767878438440052014-05-08T03:11:00.001-07:002014-05-08T03:23:22.102-07:00Private View 'The New Georgians'Hi All,<div><br></div><div>Last night was the opening of The New Georgians Exhibition. Amongst the many Georgians related exhibitions and events across the country this year celebrating the Hanoverian tercentenary, ours is the only one to include contemporary artwork. </div><div>Here are some photos from our celebration!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjamYh2stf1QjrquvlMGPET8-l8OXpG8Xdn9szSEKzwMuVqWqCjMYulxeQLrUAOt8PomBGUy7PU6ZU6ROSSAPX6F77AdJGEAIpNQvChWhysRwD3U5QMjn-reyjHQEW9a38DGZTiojPhRlk/s640/blogger-image--1401484474.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjamYh2stf1QjrquvlMGPET8-l8OXpG8Xdn9szSEKzwMuVqWqCjMYulxeQLrUAOt8PomBGUy7PU6ZU6ROSSAPX6F77AdJGEAIpNQvChWhysRwD3U5QMjn-reyjHQEW9a38DGZTiojPhRlk/s640/blogger-image--1401484474.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo8kTmmClg_9xySOnZsb1SSAif9pGak4bCrAN2sVuSDgjhMrCTqIhbqBeuOVzoEr0kqtCerxNx_ZguRK_YUWZLVagCHpYDU6GAHLgoyEefhN9ODyenX_B75l4wGbsGcd9DXCShcjGUfMY/s640/blogger-image--1996422529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Our hotel turned out to be in such a good location, just a few steps off the beach.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFnVDiaGQx5nRftmHxwZq5HtiB49JZBSCJCgE9VeCSI81qZoMa7Bav0TL1ax_cJTqUUcP5TQpcU-Zv3hIGUcSN6EwAgG2z7c7LIdVaA18aPBTOwuwPukChTOmB6K7l-ZE6u5-Q6dI0zXA/s640/blogger-image--1146413746.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFnVDiaGQx5nRftmHxwZq5HtiB49JZBSCJCgE9VeCSI81qZoMa7Bav0TL1ax_cJTqUUcP5TQpcU-Zv3hIGUcSN6EwAgG2z7c7LIdVaA18aPBTOwuwPukChTOmB6K7l-ZE6u5-Q6dI0zXA/s640/blogger-image--1146413746.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>The view of the pier and beach fitness was to die for! Probably my favourite place we'd been to! </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghNSZPFcSJ8ojSwMHm-bDI1rGzC-mYc_YTW94FYrR4QfURthJLM02dsbY23tLzpenZl2-mHMDk1feOQijaG8F5B5yHABU6NF7zBHOykhcsOl47CdluxAz_hMXOdtJaXiqmOtbha5w-9ig/s640/blogger-image-372478349.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghNSZPFcSJ8ojSwMHm-bDI1rGzC-mYc_YTW94FYrR4QfURthJLM02dsbY23tLzpenZl2-mHMDk1feOQijaG8F5B5yHABU6NF7zBHOykhcsOl47CdluxAz_hMXOdtJaXiqmOtbha5w-9ig/s640/blogger-image-372478349.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQByhnMHaPUXZ0aa9OLMfJqCT_9EEbwPv0ElGeEctovQMiRbzhLWdxLLpA4pnMKt8dGEcaJS0bixq9xqr3w9tyqayLU8NeyUcg68pvdSSbAngls_84e5yHweQLLvyFe6p-LQlhOFdkMc/s640/blogger-image-1192206991.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQByhnMHaPUXZ0aa9OLMfJqCT_9EEbwPv0ElGeEctovQMiRbzhLWdxLLpA4pnMKt8dGEcaJS0bixq9xqr3w9tyqayLU8NeyUcg68pvdSSbAngls_84e5yHweQLLvyFe6p-LQlhOFdkMc/s640/blogger-image-1192206991.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBjf5uJrieHyzNZnFxcdbSKJLM-PZhrYMWNYA8xd_wGFzo1v_4KG6i8JIi8ZsxbdmFKGvf4SO31q_6hxHgGHA1icqGqcQou8eM2XfIrVCNWnmZ2NobDIOAHSOrURjI2qaU3J0gkmbmspc/s640/blogger-image--1124826851.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBjf5uJrieHyzNZnFxcdbSKJLM-PZhrYMWNYA8xd_wGFzo1v_4KG6i8JIi8ZsxbdmFKGvf4SO31q_6hxHgGHA1icqGqcQou8eM2XfIrVCNWnmZ2NobDIOAHSOrURjI2qaU3J0gkmbmspc/s640/blogger-image--1124826851.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Jenny and I decided to hire out some rollerblades.. Neither of us felt confident, so we held eachothers hand the whole time. Got a few weird looks from people, someone actually laughed at us.. But we managed to have a good work out ;)</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5BXjHK7XnhU_5DKd_My3E6Uybf0hmCbQlmZMFbtL79A1LqTHvAOInpyVNnzm0bTi5k2t31hTbayfoSTs66VfuMXx_6CC6zsLl_iLxaFPyxyjWv5uofS1euCBlvXDYBms9yM_nfhsbQuE/s640/blogger-image--1160891662.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5BXjHK7XnhU_5DKd_My3E6Uybf0hmCbQlmZMFbtL79A1LqTHvAOInpyVNnzm0bTi5k2t31hTbayfoSTs66VfuMXx_6CC6zsLl_iLxaFPyxyjWv5uofS1euCBlvXDYBms9yM_nfhsbQuE/s640/blogger-image--1160891662.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>The next morning I had a dream I was skateboarding.. So I rented one and managed to stay on it without falling, some guy actually thought I was a real skateboarder! Haha</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>We then took a stroll down Venice Beach where we saw the cast of a new TV Programme 'The Freak Show' and loads of old and tanned muscular men training at Muscle Beach. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxm-qmV-GkyqALNFdXh_3Fsac89xDNsf2eaNB2ikNsYxz6LwFqS8LorTMsCIn_lSER-S4NIXQqGAfDsimfrhgQfA6ForYSkGI4iGM0J6mNlzihlPgximNXXX7tRe_zFAMvSQbj4SgNi5I/s640/blogger-image-1606134040.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxm-qmV-GkyqALNFdXh_3Fsac89xDNsf2eaNB2ikNsYxz6LwFqS8LorTMsCIn_lSER-S4NIXQqGAfDsimfrhgQfA6ForYSkGI4iGM0J6mNlzihlPgximNXXX7tRe_zFAMvSQbj4SgNi5I/s640/blogger-image-1606134040.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhEA6xyewtvUo4uekXcDA3L75AIKmaw3xKq45fg-NLzsCawAUz30Qj9oggTS4gHjViGirgnbGGAQ1u6UqHSPc9ye7QGX2d0HTQDfaRdatF2iAUHwQmvaurcWWbcYecSv0XetmqrX6eElQ/s640/blogger-image-1653241432.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhEA6xyewtvUo4uekXcDA3L75AIKmaw3xKq45fg-NLzsCawAUz30Qj9oggTS4gHjViGirgnbGGAQ1u6UqHSPc9ye7QGX2d0HTQDfaRdatF2iAUHwQmvaurcWWbcYecSv0XetmqrX6eElQ/s640/blogger-image-1653241432.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizs1gj0PIF9zfLDzmglrjaWU7TU0bOQ_WgOCjklECKBxh6nJtdatshgQRvTK5X843Jt8Ecn4oxB9gItNNG6ZF5P6Ige5gPiXVNFtfBKkE3lQDxl5TOo6bDNFHUr9PRniMVembIWhIkePE/s640/blogger-image--1333565077.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizs1gj0PIF9zfLDzmglrjaWU7TU0bOQ_WgOCjklECKBxh6nJtdatshgQRvTK5X843Jt8Ecn4oxB9gItNNG6ZF5P6Ige5gPiXVNFtfBKkE3lQDxl5TOo6bDNFHUr9PRniMVembIWhIkePE/s640/blogger-image--1333565077.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>The next day the weather was amazing so we decided to hit the pier! Can't say it was as exciting as Universal Studios, but the view from the Ferros Wheel was incredible! </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL1nXMSH3TYjRXCdxcyODnBlufY0iovZcERc8D5_4a7tk0sG4NXFnG7GUwNx4RnvJNpYAUvr0cCI5rRIkVYUkXQ2PgXZloW7UjRps3sCfnk01bKOfjKwvNJNEab77pQUdydAEhCFHRSl4/s640/blogger-image--398616587.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL1nXMSH3TYjRXCdxcyODnBlufY0iovZcERc8D5_4a7tk0sG4NXFnG7GUwNx4RnvJNpYAUvr0cCI5rRIkVYUkXQ2PgXZloW7UjRps3sCfnk01bKOfjKwvNJNEab77pQUdydAEhCFHRSl4/s640/blogger-image--398616587.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW_jUdygtuqzsKuPJvYpnU-53bXlPbTjX-vx5owsB73CHwSCOqjhP7urnAZ6si7xlnMsRpTbE5v2lNbYnHFf_qLJAcu5lhoarrUPagmsfbXOtvVGYjDHmSvLUfChI75mTVV8z9i5V8xRE/s640/blogger-image--2035042482.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW_jUdygtuqzsKuPJvYpnU-53bXlPbTjX-vx5owsB73CHwSCOqjhP7urnAZ6si7xlnMsRpTbE5v2lNbYnHFf_qLJAcu5lhoarrUPagmsfbXOtvVGYjDHmSvLUfChI75mTVV8z9i5V8xRE/s640/blogger-image--2035042482.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFv11OoQS5ynWVt2KZGrhE-EGg5LG79q07pMzXd4iYDvq_SwZbez2M-XOytVC-VBDfgaqBw5E1kEdETN7f4st24d66TKWyl7e8K4n2UkE3BWTZqCneYk9H5DXuHrmiWQlbwXr0iqg3Gr0/s640/blogger-image--2016263884.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFv11OoQS5ynWVt2KZGrhE-EGg5LG79q07pMzXd4iYDvq_SwZbez2M-XOytVC-VBDfgaqBw5E1kEdETN7f4st24d66TKWyl7e8K4n2UkE3BWTZqCneYk9H5DXuHrmiWQlbwXr0iqg3Gr0/s640/blogger-image--2016263884.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><div>Our last morning was spent chilling on the beach before heading back to San Francisco for our last couple of days!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm2hEplE53ZLK4jRPHrkuE67QJvy6s-rAqtcxXYGoYi6qEXDS7FYgZxyBx2z-YoeR6w0VvLoLyPwBormIkQNN4J_fcT2-hxtCZI2nf1glrgr8L8VwpJl709JhffLOQqCpIIRHlFXj-sxE/s640/blogger-image--1994433303.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm2hEplE53ZLK4jRPHrkuE67QJvy6s-rAqtcxXYGoYi6qEXDS7FYgZxyBx2z-YoeR6w0VvLoLyPwBormIkQNN4J_fcT2-hxtCZI2nf1glrgr8L8VwpJl709JhffLOQqCpIIRHlFXj-sxE/s640/blogger-image--1994433303.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>The night we arrived in San Fran we were surprised by very cold weather! (Compared to LA :p) it was our friend Dan's Art show the same night so we were very excited! We even managed to fit a nice sushi in ;)</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8hMvCrtAVqxptGXiJTpWJfl_kNTY-T61U3CplbpTPhiIQT1c6buvDUI058pEaQNgf3UbPjJ2UPxK_y5gMuLuF1EE7rM2LtDgiOs_NLmZ9dpYS8Tx7HXP6PFl_KEmPBkttjetmwyAOPM4/s640/blogger-image--107570505.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8hMvCrtAVqxptGXiJTpWJfl_kNTY-T61U3CplbpTPhiIQT1c6buvDUI058pEaQNgf3UbPjJ2UPxK_y5gMuLuF1EE7rM2LtDgiOs_NLmZ9dpYS8Tx7HXP6PFl_KEmPBkttjetmwyAOPM4/s640/blogger-image--107570505.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>The Art Show theme was based on music Icons futuring loads of artists and Daniel based his piece on Jay Z and it looked awsome! Check out his work www.danieljvaladez.com . After the show we went to a hip-hop bar and ended up having pancakes in the middle of the night! Good times ;)</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq1T54kZZJxv3IURLQg7fM4QZ2OwMz_1g-Yl3cEYEIMuZMUlvIeDiA7ZCGx7EXiC4n_CWYkQy2KLYQ98l7SaK1smnDLB4r5Y43uRk-RPeSjIMyUkJgaml1gZTMNf9CYcw5qJoEkKowSz4/s640/blogger-image-1093873591.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq1T54kZZJxv3IURLQg7fM4QZ2OwMz_1g-Yl3cEYEIMuZMUlvIeDiA7ZCGx7EXiC4n_CWYkQy2KLYQ98l7SaK1smnDLB4r5Y43uRk-RPeSjIMyUkJgaml1gZTMNf9CYcw5qJoEkKowSz4/s640/blogger-image-1093873591.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQPSxn0IfOPWGdALUjQ7S2ew8S7B2_8AZyDGwJnPLWJoasjV9K7EQGjM0M6kpV52X8kIcxZTpbseO2fLXjm4Xhr72RkqSopPDX0-I-ExLjxO2eJ9PLiGTqsq_nSz0MGfhOZTugwYv3keE/s640/blogger-image--1253549770.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQPSxn0IfOPWGdALUjQ7S2ew8S7B2_8AZyDGwJnPLWJoasjV9K7EQGjM0M6kpV52X8kIcxZTpbseO2fLXjm4Xhr72RkqSopPDX0-I-ExLjxO2eJ9PLiGTqsq_nSz0MGfhOZTugwYv3keE/s640/blogger-image--1253549770.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMqKR7cmhpviK0JxHyQcaa80yCTh3rWO_KAWIZFk6yIESmL5cQfhk2SwW8hfpdFarEyyM6P_tvIX2xjqfO3OpI-fbsvyhp1Ri8aSACYv6qSPHHIcyCj_atZ5AK_ErdP6q35hz6xEEV6SY/s640/blogger-image-1566953410.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMqKR7cmhpviK0JxHyQcaa80yCTh3rWO_KAWIZFk6yIESmL5cQfhk2SwW8hfpdFarEyyM6P_tvIX2xjqfO3OpI-fbsvyhp1Ri8aSACYv6qSPHHIcyCj_atZ5AK_ErdP6q35hz6xEEV6SY/s640/blogger-image-1566953410.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Our last day was spent on a boat trip since we didn't manage to go to Alcatraz...</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfpli29yToaYA-b1LseiGysjNqduew2EfyPhGJcTzxLHMezloc-dpQqXiS3VlZTx14fu-4c-myTf4xs142Q7KqI3nglMu5OakrbTEq2GUPpVW-aCOEyBXZ5C9mKr9q4Yo-a8fuy0b_xbA/s640/blogger-image-110565053.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfpli29yToaYA-b1LseiGysjNqduew2EfyPhGJcTzxLHMezloc-dpQqXiS3VlZTx14fu-4c-myTf4xs142Q7KqI3nglMu5OakrbTEq2GUPpVW-aCOEyBXZ5C9mKr9q4Yo-a8fuy0b_xbA/s640/blogger-image-110565053.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We saw this really cool restaurant which was based under water!</div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMO_Gd4_G_qVF1yU-N3CZl9cIL7GcsQyYd16MnCiKi9FsUtoTmki86RYDoWXnLSAGYwpVUHdaYiZ0N71IzAGJzgVANBRV-ay9qzzA_WCK6NR1ilw9pI1IAoeYcg0AghvlXD7f1VrhtAjc/s640/blogger-image--640496887.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMO_Gd4_G_qVF1yU-N3CZl9cIL7GcsQyYd16MnCiKi9FsUtoTmki86RYDoWXnLSAGYwpVUHdaYiZ0N71IzAGJzgVANBRV-ay9qzzA_WCK6NR1ilw9pI1IAoeYcg0AghvlXD7f1VrhtAjc/s640/blogger-image--640496887.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We were still annoyed about the fact we missed the change to go to Alcatraz and our tickets had now expired... But decided to give it another go and turmed out the people were very nice and let us hop on the ferry! We were so excited! </div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5sosc76mndn-YPQp4pAu6UhGghet-KtxZW2keABuVVnPjpWmM513MV3SDdyntJa9-rdR1vot_gEPhfmpOLGFGIhrB3qcXNxe5c-WqgKqmSLxB0zG4Ttjc8u-k-cLH3QiMDsKDFqhfzWM/s640/blogger-image-1407839133.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5sosc76mndn-YPQp4pAu6UhGghet-KtxZW2keABuVVnPjpWmM513MV3SDdyntJa9-rdR1vot_gEPhfmpOLGFGIhrB3qcXNxe5c-WqgKqmSLxB0zG4Ttjc8u-k-cLH3QiMDsKDFqhfzWM/s640/blogger-image-1407839133.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It was a great trip and the experience was awsome, shame it was so cold on the last day but all in all a wonderful adventure to travel and see California! :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJGKh7ITTMdoNoG_ACHheRvyGuH3GCQxDvmyPV7SZHyM3qN72nOOi_lCXlDy6WdJv7HRUEm-vXSBMYhvlXLD3Tbot3C_m_M8KAzYiZNjQQTMBj9kp0WD0NVhq5mWzA-4lrVX-q3HTzhhU/s640/blogger-image-1012878076.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJGKh7ITTMdoNoG_ACHheRvyGuH3GCQxDvmyPV7SZHyM3qN72nOOi_lCXlDy6WdJv7HRUEm-vXSBMYhvlXLD3Tbot3C_m_M8KAzYiZNjQQTMBj9kp0WD0NVhq5mWzA-4lrVX-q3HTzhhU/s640/blogger-image-1012878076.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX3GDJR21voz6yZvf9DsZy-FtR7KQy3Uuh_iIGXOHcKv9WRSFrqSkVkBQJgvFyoOjroS9w42wESRvouOu4yFaQnw5U3jc8CXMvtzu3zY50RHKDkO0lbQ6huO1TINtvhvc4eNhME9J8YkQ/s640/blogger-image--1553866375.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX3GDJR21voz6yZvf9DsZy-FtR7KQy3Uuh_iIGXOHcKv9WRSFrqSkVkBQJgvFyoOjroS9w42wESRvouOu4yFaQnw5U3jc8CXMvtzu3zY50RHKDkO0lbQ6huO1TINtvhvc4eNhME9J8YkQ/s640/blogger-image--1553866375.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUayCT4drVB5kCABt8v54fuHJZ3m7fOkzjVB_ZHs0l3Egbjm7fGvhcskDevcwg_KpWQhnZfeSphl4rNDQNpFaVWLJUo39YA-ljRBGHrGvp-bkw0kFWiWh2MjbsxJmqMu9eap0NFQZnYeo/s640/blogger-image-1640826724.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUayCT4drVB5kCABt8v54fuHJZ3m7fOkzjVB_ZHs0l3Egbjm7fGvhcskDevcwg_KpWQhnZfeSphl4rNDQNpFaVWLJUo39YA-ljRBGHrGvp-bkw0kFWiWh2MjbsxJmqMu9eap0NFQZnYeo/s640/blogger-image-1640826724.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFAvfZLkeq_iZVqpLzIjCNzc_qLYVWYapWe6-MUASGEpMI_zmWS7XU6W2oecA3dU3Dqrxmk34wKuGZ13eHaqR37EKd2l2tlgfKbqh_QGc0DhV_zTsmmbENeebJGiyY3JLAa1TAOyA42CE/s640/blogger-image--1701531296.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFAvfZLkeq_iZVqpLzIjCNzc_qLYVWYapWe6-MUASGEpMI_zmWS7XU6W2oecA3dU3Dqrxmk34wKuGZ13eHaqR37EKd2l2tlgfKbqh_QGc0DhV_zTsmmbENeebJGiyY3JLAa1TAOyA42CE/s640/blogger-image--1701531296.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT1Y2iBJdYQKiJJjBYx4JJtILcw9jay2fRuUZ0EJkaM8qphRVrCSA58zot6DHKZeKXb5VqUg4eoCTames2lRQw9DnIDsBiKoUfszToqDMol4Ja8WdpLT7tBlxsaSAZp-UdB1AtlPY8J2w/s640/blogger-image-1872736066.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT1Y2iBJdYQKiJJjBYx4JJtILcw9jay2fRuUZ0EJkaM8qphRVrCSA58zot6DHKZeKXb5VqUg4eoCTames2lRQw9DnIDsBiKoUfszToqDMol4Ja8WdpLT7tBlxsaSAZp-UdB1AtlPY8J2w/s640/blogger-image-1872736066.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div><br></div>Valena Lovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16015834356764080004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953894384069344324.post-88232671106823922402014-02-24T01:57:00.001-08:002014-04-13T05:59:16.285-07:00Las Vegas and Universal Studios<div>America//Las Vegas and Universal Studios Hollywood</div><div><br></div><div>Yes! We decided to go to Vegas for one night! It was wicked!</div><div>We left our hotel at 6am and travelled for an hour and a half, changing transport five times to get to what seemed to be the middle of nowhere..and waited for our Vegas bus!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwb7m5K4bQgzTIXlzvhlrE1StYpDWOdrFAY7AB7CoP_A4do57-VFWwrGsdqGW6Edlmg-REuTWnLtlWDiwWDnxXtb1ngW94fyX-__EMuBsC6lIsFSrGF814ZobXvKUY13aGdxhnjUZW_8Q/s640/blogger-image--1688393533.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwb7m5K4bQgzTIXlzvhlrE1StYpDWOdrFAY7AB7CoP_A4do57-VFWwrGsdqGW6Edlmg-REuTWnLtlWDiwWDnxXtb1ngW94fyX-__EMuBsC6lIsFSrGF814ZobXvKUY13aGdxhnjUZW_8Q/s640/blogger-image--1688393533.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I fell asleep straight away, but was then woken up by people arguing! Apparently the guy sitting next to us spilt some alcohol and the driver called the police... Everyone on the bus was going crazy, defending the guy who apparently was asleep when the bottle spilt.. Drama! </div><div>We finally arrived at our destination! It was so hot and full of people! </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJm2Pj_ML8qtU0EYols-WKCWT37ijUgdn-tEm1e2KQ8CYBxFbgZB4MR1AqvFKk2Q2ZlVrcjISRYCJeZuieIzOr57NHoQOZmdXKoPNz3O1j-mPPABRuK3cymvseF5YhiLtwrpHKlx7GDZk/s640/blogger-image-878410361.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJm2Pj_ML8qtU0EYols-WKCWT37ijUgdn-tEm1e2KQ8CYBxFbgZB4MR1AqvFKk2Q2ZlVrcjISRYCJeZuieIzOr57NHoQOZmdXKoPNz3O1j-mPPABRuK3cymvseF5YhiLtwrpHKlx7GDZk/s640/blogger-image-878410361.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>As soon as we walked into our hotel there was a mass of people gambling and drinking. We stayed the the Flamingo Hotel which had its own pink flamingos in the back! </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvFbHrzJHbmtTboqq93hAon3s8uONv4GkncQKicX2hTQKCDCu6uh6imqgaqcgujdTsd7RJ7UGGGa5N_-T1hcxYGTKt6ElRYd22ZQpjfNqhmHasBh3uM7EmruJ-xynmEFSmdoRdBfjoe1M/s640/blogger-image-648273228.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvFbHrzJHbmtTboqq93hAon3s8uONv4GkncQKicX2hTQKCDCu6uh6imqgaqcgujdTsd7RJ7UGGGa5N_-T1hcxYGTKt6ElRYd22ZQpjfNqhmHasBh3uM7EmruJ-xynmEFSmdoRdBfjoe1M/s640/blogger-image-648273228.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>We then took a stroll down the Vegas strip, which seemed so surreal! I loved how people were generally there just to have an amazing time, saw loads of people with funny looking containers around their necks, filled with alcohol and showgirls/performers walking along the street.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC_IT3PldNrXyG3A5waEtD_uov-bBtgby0bUglLDFtBKUCDsaQnSAyPvSs5kABU9oiGF5-xB4Q2HCdAJ9sNZaz7Qfum676rI3Z59p6FEPQ0XXoxianCqJ4uy8ZsTx-gut0LJ7qjqmXM4o/s640/blogger-image--170022278.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC_IT3PldNrXyG3A5waEtD_uov-bBtgby0bUglLDFtBKUCDsaQnSAyPvSs5kABU9oiGF5-xB4Q2HCdAJ9sNZaz7Qfum676rI3Z59p6FEPQ0XXoxianCqJ4uy8ZsTx-gut0LJ7qjqmXM4o/s640/blogger-image--170022278.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div> </div><div>Later that evening we had some cocktails inside our casino, I got really hooked on the poker machines.. I won $10!!!! ..but lost $30... :D</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0RoaiZX1IRWXtP3ND3P5bjEjUP-crSiJnjGf8WpbBPXj_3yZytaRTHHpfMtbSUuA1qvAeXSydr8bO7nSerZyubZnSyEyTxwJXcyqY4dw5ThsFkLl1ZDDFuKwYRJbCHQ9R_KG9XKC9vYM/s640/blogger-image--591446782.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0RoaiZX1IRWXtP3ND3P5bjEjUP-crSiJnjGf8WpbBPXj_3yZytaRTHHpfMtbSUuA1qvAeXSydr8bO7nSerZyubZnSyEyTxwJXcyqY4dw5ThsFkLl1ZDDFuKwYRJbCHQ9R_KG9XKC9vYM/s640/blogger-image--591446782.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-f-2jb7RPvt74esWi0E5NE8raz_vbXy_sMg69ymi4GHPybonJtb90JYd0aFGjGRjr-OoVyh3HPSfrRbh4HmFl7ort0-MA_NcBDJM38SRC_aoM5xDys4eIME_pImvWpbNXasxetWm1Rpw/s640/blogger-image-719976388.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-f-2jb7RPvt74esWi0E5NE8raz_vbXy_sMg69ymi4GHPybonJtb90JYd0aFGjGRjr-OoVyh3HPSfrRbh4HmFl7ort0-MA_NcBDJM38SRC_aoM5xDys4eIME_pImvWpbNXasxetWm1Rpw/s640/blogger-image-719976388.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>After spending some cash we headed to the Lexur. We saw Chris Angel. It was interesting. I'd say the show consisted 40% of illusions, the rest was self-promotion and bragging. At the very end he announced that the moment to take a photo with him had arrived... We decided it was time to go home and hit the casinos :D</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKkDhsW7XCC_hmTcI9rgr89MgDCZvInl6PiOhij8Uq_McokZNJuljIQLgTUn3wNKJ6jtrUFghy7LjGeck6CwNFNZPxFqq_a35feFWV6bT-uUkKDhi4ZHReM3CBwv2Q82vamflNfhGkTBw/s640/blogger-image--1255238232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKkDhsW7XCC_hmTcI9rgr89MgDCZvInl6PiOhij8Uq_McokZNJuljIQLgTUn3wNKJ6jtrUFghy7LjGeck6CwNFNZPxFqq_a35feFWV6bT-uUkKDhi4ZHReM3CBwv2Q82vamflNfhGkTBw/s640/blogger-image--1255238232.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrxFGtaoDOCxIcDoMbGvJwGhyphenhyphenITGAwaMPNC1z_vpcLgejBJXIW_UCGyg9pAEs1JNll_4tKh0PkTGgH1LWMLYLbWkJgTJkTUP72YzKBJSLGAcP25glZnFFXIOu-HaoWz1AQZVAwAx8nJto/s640/blogger-image-1142684309.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrxFGtaoDOCxIcDoMbGvJwGhyphenhyphenITGAwaMPNC1z_vpcLgejBJXIW_UCGyg9pAEs1JNll_4tKh0PkTGgH1LWMLYLbWkJgTJkTUP72YzKBJSLGAcP25glZnFFXIOu-HaoWz1AQZVAwAx8nJto/s640/blogger-image-1142684309.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I found it difficult to buy coffee the next day, it seemed most places only sold Margaritas! Also we had to queue for an hour to eat breakfast at this restaurant opposite our hotel, but it was totally worth it. The interior was so cool and the food was pretty awesome too! </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbPz8AVW9zrse8Wi3qyQPBml06GM3-LqzYBZS3GvaboHzsbf7bzSkJqAq4zckfaItKdhXmBsNMULIiGY9Hqg76xg2RzVAQjbqbHAsNfPr_ckJRnWZ1cLVFy9AyojdDYDQ8gh5LWFUBuo0/s640/blogger-image--404853773.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbPz8AVW9zrse8Wi3qyQPBml06GM3-LqzYBZS3GvaboHzsbf7bzSkJqAq4zckfaItKdhXmBsNMULIiGY9Hqg76xg2RzVAQjbqbHAsNfPr_ckJRnWZ1cLVFy9AyojdDYDQ8gh5LWFUBuo0/s640/blogger-image--404853773.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Turned out we had the same coach driver on the way back to LA who would not stop talking about his ex-wife... At least the view was relaxing!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrmWAQdsVKzjidIGgDG0GKvko9mG7-RmOL4YESA1Ngg-_4FqNC7r6P5OneziQgirIWqQK1x2x-WysBVXWuokhtQSRcdZA3JqMOupPJRl97pod8xnjRzj_Tqgb1hYdczdbzmORmPNUiOE8/s640/blogger-image--580223339.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrmWAQdsVKzjidIGgDG0GKvko9mG7-RmOL4YESA1Ngg-_4FqNC7r6P5OneziQgirIWqQK1x2x-WysBVXWuokhtQSRcdZA3JqMOupPJRl97pod8xnjRzj_Tqgb1hYdczdbzmORmPNUiOE8/s640/blogger-image--580223339.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Anyway when we got back to Hollywood we decided to look for a Vans store and got completely lost... Ended up on the highway, but quickly found our way to a pretty posh nail salon and had some new sets of nails done ;)</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigOs7s8oS6cC-XF0knOzvXZrx9DV2oABSX5y5-F78e888JBooOG_s30B09xAodVHaLT8NZ3n1WPip_bIElS8gvE18UlQFbyRjSxbQz8VdGQXpuXBfNNd5blfSyRYzwYYJGLnhxABvg54Q/s640/blogger-image-903583357.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigOs7s8oS6cC-XF0knOzvXZrx9DV2oABSX5y5-F78e888JBooOG_s30B09xAodVHaLT8NZ3n1WPip_bIElS8gvE18UlQFbyRjSxbQz8VdGQXpuXBfNNd5blfSyRYzwYYJGLnhxABvg54Q/s640/blogger-image-903583357.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>The next day we decided to go to Universal Studios! It was sooo much fun!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDdkhyftTTXnoGvqA_ZsK10lmVeJJyJPJNanb7KLE-SqSefs-a-tf_BTuB6i2W5Tmoh8SDcyGM4SJcNyqZrkJT4c3dKWTjAkYZW9xD2q3TjwAB8Dg8bHg3GOqVt7IMYI-AJeIzcOs88Q8/s640/blogger-image-864655740.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDdkhyftTTXnoGvqA_ZsK10lmVeJJyJPJNanb7KLE-SqSefs-a-tf_BTuB6i2W5Tmoh8SDcyGM4SJcNyqZrkJT4c3dKWTjAkYZW9xD2q3TjwAB8Dg8bHg3GOqVt7IMYI-AJeIzcOs88Q8/s640/blogger-image-864655740.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWGAwQqlm5gNm7sBmOfTCiffH1xUnGcCf4oGzbXqmC2IxBGerA9mxC_g1uuAAwy6h446Bb2rLeWcE2geSY1IhZRQ1eap7UmaUdtp8e9OYReTmYjS9jaoOj6PaUvdHrjOpdR6vNYDbxX7s/s640/blogger-image-1337552829.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWGAwQqlm5gNm7sBmOfTCiffH1xUnGcCf4oGzbXqmC2IxBGerA9mxC_g1uuAAwy6h446Bb2rLeWcE2geSY1IhZRQ1eap7UmaUdtp8e9OYReTmYjS9jaoOj6PaUvdHrjOpdR6vNYDbxX7s/s640/blogger-image-1337552829.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>We got there quite late, so had to go round the park as quickly as we could! The first place we went to was this water attraction show which turned out to be so action packed and jokes!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbmx3N6ok1mzez_gYGvxTkuSpFcEbDNvUFascZ7EqL3o2lEkqrgkjsdJHt5bZXNEdxJ38N4ViKt7trYhvwj-k8zBHqIV18ak3GQzo9CoUtWaDpKQ_1RL6xt7LmMyTod-Un_T4-Vt5wZbE/s640/blogger-image-1624888323.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbmx3N6ok1mzez_gYGvxTkuSpFcEbDNvUFascZ7EqL3o2lEkqrgkjsdJHt5bZXNEdxJ38N4ViKt7trYhvwj-k8zBHqIV18ak3GQzo9CoUtWaDpKQ_1RL6xt7LmMyTod-Un_T4-Vt5wZbE/s640/blogger-image-1624888323.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We got on some rides, took some photos with our mate Marge!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyOSnORn5drLolmwZj_DzA4XYgDbEbwyAHWzc7OeaXmrjUoQHUoZ83QCMLwI9kXIigC3Y-NmBA7QU8_OHjhaIFNT193x4aUJRpwkdIjIamDkftUDAR6ldj1BhEt0K3O45Ch6HqL1vaGVo/s640/blogger-image--336606887.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyOSnORn5drLolmwZj_DzA4XYgDbEbwyAHWzc7OeaXmrjUoQHUoZ83QCMLwI9kXIigC3Y-NmBA7QU8_OHjhaIFNT193x4aUJRpwkdIjIamDkftUDAR6ldj1BhEt0K3O45Ch6HqL1vaGVo/s640/blogger-image--336606887.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvRdv0yYKpzAjgu-b6WG7knZlsgKwdMjU4fTnIxOa6HRMj-UT_E209Hu77o8ulzrm1fUD77KF55wcZNy3TUlCLMzIGk4UzvlwVceM56KUSLkUz6tp_z-oFiylnssBXRisSdGkz_O3IFC8/s640/blogger-image--1100970738.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvRdv0yYKpzAjgu-b6WG7knZlsgKwdMjU4fTnIxOa6HRMj-UT_E209Hu77o8ulzrm1fUD77KF55wcZNy3TUlCLMzIGk4UzvlwVceM56KUSLkUz6tp_z-oFiylnssBXRisSdGkz_O3IFC8/s640/blogger-image--1100970738.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Then we took four escalators to the lower park, I have to point out that they were the slowest moving escalators in the world, packed with people so it was impossible to get past! Went on a few rides and then made our way to the top park again to find out the only smoking area in the entire park was at the bottom...where we just came from....soooo off we went, this time taking the stairs! </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhECVECo-CeBriCNXKoROvFTD2R6Bc_NcCpehcUjnPVyNSEndZ5y9732HM6Aay-3atxjQmf6-uIQzi-ldZjUuw0G6X4qI1R1AIeKV-q8yOi65sWncAG2zhuKPZRkG9uY4bMWrLRUGpUe94/s640/blogger-image--2003409838.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhECVECo-CeBriCNXKoROvFTD2R6Bc_NcCpehcUjnPVyNSEndZ5y9732HM6Aay-3atxjQmf6-uIQzi-ldZjUuw0G6X4qI1R1AIeKV-q8yOi65sWncAG2zhuKPZRkG9uY4bMWrLRUGpUe94/s640/blogger-image--2003409838.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Fortunately on the way up we met this guy who started showing us his Canadian money (which were made from plastic)! Turned out he was visiting California with his two teenage sons and it was his birthday! So he was given a special badge which got him fast tracks on all the rides, he kindly took us under his wing and got us front seats on the 'Hollywood Set tour bus'!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivuj4Ojsp83qmxeTAMp3j8pYEgaC7OiDovvjEx3aMvmyyPnDrT73l314Z9RydaxQhx9bv4k1fKXNpybxEBqoTRyhrzkHixM696Hj7kXkHpWK9zqB5SA_8DyWkZ1n9iqhRucfaQYAXWESk/s640/blogger-image--45227882.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivuj4Ojsp83qmxeTAMp3j8pYEgaC7OiDovvjEx3aMvmyyPnDrT73l314Z9RydaxQhx9bv4k1fKXNpybxEBqoTRyhrzkHixM696Hj7kXkHpWK9zqB5SA_8DyWkZ1n9iqhRucfaQYAXWESk/s640/blogger-image--45227882.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>It was sooo cool! We got to see actual movie sets! My absolute favourite was 'The Desperate Housewives' lane! </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcnz9TUblx6AzOKMjSUAysuPqIhCa_CdDsBRyRiseTz8yhu0NKahOe3ElJOkDxjapRk-IpADBqBgX4TJKhmV4BcNMs3_0NHL-4KnL7-ds5LMV-cvjQS0Hce9qmJpBGS14qoAeBD3jcP7s/s640/blogger-image-81870752.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcnz9TUblx6AzOKMjSUAysuPqIhCa_CdDsBRyRiseTz8yhu0NKahOe3ElJOkDxjapRk-IpADBqBgX4TJKhmV4BcNMs3_0NHL-4KnL7-ds5LMV-cvjQS0Hce9qmJpBGS14qoAeBD3jcP7s/s640/blogger-image-81870752.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXvgqMSnbJu38laIvq7xP6X7FUhJGucyEUTtI65BOa3ybFo5NSlQc9xoFK0y5Hssu3z1SHS8OVGqImZupGKZV6crCZbbdsaFCo8o2_zXqlEPvFIGImrvqyOdzZQHkax_zL-pPc8lDmOnA/s640/blogger-image-1493291384.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXvgqMSnbJu38laIvq7xP6X7FUhJGucyEUTtI65BOa3ybFo5NSlQc9xoFK0y5Hssu3z1SHS8OVGqImZupGKZV6crCZbbdsaFCo8o2_zXqlEPvFIGImrvqyOdzZQHkax_zL-pPc8lDmOnA/s640/blogger-image-1493291384.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiO8kMmtZgiexrFH4CEGhFfyZgAwhsOMpfhZtXrYDS_1VGJK51-Q2mk-6HoxEK4CPa6u_zn-6ANKKgcXmn5f4FpR_JjZk6CPQXzqmLyqgOs4c5IQD7bnhftYA5sUPsr9pq1zf49pApWRc/s640/blogger-image-1279761339.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiO8kMmtZgiexrFH4CEGhFfyZgAwhsOMpfhZtXrYDS_1VGJK51-Q2mk-6HoxEK4CPa6u_zn-6ANKKgcXmn5f4FpR_JjZk6CPQXzqmLyqgOs4c5IQD7bnhftYA5sUPsr9pq1zf49pApWRc/s640/blogger-image-1279761339.jpg"></a></div><br></div>We saw others like the 'Grinch' set and props from films like 'Back to the Future'!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw8Rf9ceREgpafgrlHRGxcbQvYI04tYKpzFY86eucAx9kVNszFwpfvZSKC6N5G2fujHoPFyOmEadVuJLfPdE8ss4IaW0uBDwsUmGTG0ksrPFgqQIHzAseQi-ri6BJk7RMnY6sGq7qva38/s640/blogger-image-1961397886.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw8Rf9ceREgpafgrlHRGxcbQvYI04tYKpzFY86eucAx9kVNszFwpfvZSKC6N5G2fujHoPFyOmEadVuJLfPdE8ss4IaW0uBDwsUmGTG0ksrPFgqQIHzAseQi-ri6BJk7RMnY6sGq7qva38/s640/blogger-image-1961397886.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA3RvAMCmaDOQDtcONpRmqGs7wiv0OEOTw1svQhjlqwqsTf-Wdf5sjBkShYm7UiQjpI3Sq6kk8CoJTDxp3X1rDAadhlcrNsXqXmoAIlTPowCthDLB6N7dRYwDAn0VXhwVDJxqSfQyWuYg/s640/blogger-image--1741876174.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA3RvAMCmaDOQDtcONpRmqGs7wiv0OEOTw1svQhjlqwqsTf-Wdf5sjBkShYm7UiQjpI3Sq6kk8CoJTDxp3X1rDAadhlcrNsXqXmoAIlTPowCthDLB6N7dRYwDAn0VXhwVDJxqSfQyWuYg/s640/blogger-image--1741876174.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxs5QDGRzu3mGbcp-FXwlLrIE-jsf3FBEkTrNgKOdAN6tEk68_RzFbtLl-hgLreXwih_Uqtf1-m1oubVSxz3zHkpHaJRA0JOZfKYvkw7UrbtTCIIMPF38WE3-ozBLXjA8zisadvk8-Nu8/s640/blogger-image-516348854.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxs5QDGRzu3mGbcp-FXwlLrIE-jsf3FBEkTrNgKOdAN6tEk68_RzFbtLl-hgLreXwih_Uqtf1-m1oubVSxz3zHkpHaJRA0JOZfKYvkw7UrbtTCIIMPF38WE3-ozBLXjA8zisadvk8-Nu8/s640/blogger-image-516348854.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>I think the highlight of the day was going to this 'Haunted House' which initially we thought was going to be a ride... No it was pitch black with people jumping out and scaring the shit out of you! The fact that we were the only people there and no way to turn back didnt help.. I couldn't stop laughing (screamed a little bit too lol) Jenny wanted to kill me for making her go in there :D </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBNEXQtSLux6qTi4CQhGkGPB1aOJ0cB_SbQ2MqxmxzJXLHBuQUHpZqGjyTUZUQqNl8QLqWYLWmtdWZGfJl79JY4kqf4Oic_WD3czbRUn80-E9g6heDDp0OcV5XcJTdIqG6Jo26FTB40Us/s640/blogger-image-1648329505.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBNEXQtSLux6qTi4CQhGkGPB1aOJ0cB_SbQ2MqxmxzJXLHBuQUHpZqGjyTUZUQqNl8QLqWYLWmtdWZGfJl79JY4kqf4Oic_WD3czbRUn80-E9g6heDDp0OcV5XcJTdIqG6Jo26FTB40Us/s640/blogger-image-1648329505.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1cHMIeP99pgk8MRW3XlOcfmIwIkYZaMJGBSOhncqSl3ukkyZ48v4rMNTxP4VhxOIf5xYTrYMRhYsOlSOdmx3NMHbmVeVmjJJ89TFzRa2CIrahEjnhcsVz6wcXGW1SLk5sRlrVeHhRfzw/s640/blogger-image--824963201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1cHMIeP99pgk8MRW3XlOcfmIwIkYZaMJGBSOhncqSl3ukkyZ48v4rMNTxP4VhxOIf5xYTrYMRhYsOlSOdmx3NMHbmVeVmjJJ89TFzRa2CIrahEjnhcsVz6wcXGW1SLk5sRlrVeHhRfzw/s640/blogger-image--824963201.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div><div>Next.. We're off to Santa Monica!!! </div><div><br></div><div>Xx</div>Valena Lovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16015834356764080004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953894384069344324.post-68287449990458457752013-11-19T09:49:00.001-08:002013-11-25T10:18:22.279-08:00America//Week 2<div>Los Angeles // Week Two</div><div><br></div><div>I think the San Francisco airport was one of the most sophisticated airports I've ever been to!There was a yoga room inside the terminal..</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7DI0-MIDgUo_EwlaZhXHJnnBZpLqDlN4VwYiKiIv-9qaGtuQCFrmwgbzn6g58hVRtlMRoUKo2pUf1-KynKqh_YFHI9j1dQ1POz8b1ULTGLBatS3im0oK_eMU2ohjE2BATIPMkBC3CpR4/s640/blogger-image-1393192085.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7DI0-MIDgUo_EwlaZhXHJnnBZpLqDlN4VwYiKiIv-9qaGtuQCFrmwgbzn6g58hVRtlMRoUKo2pUf1-KynKqh_YFHI9j1dQ1POz8b1ULTGLBatS3im0oK_eMU2ohjE2BATIPMkBC3CpR4/s640/blogger-image-1393192085.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic11xt4i-8n7BywnYfsdUl7RFVnJBfns-v8PBV-6cK9qE_HeFSs7bVajocO8uKcGsv__GY8NVopjtZ4DQ4dudEzMZeUg391oESwYN4TwgSm9yIVQAF6hsPIjYWhg6eZsTYHUBNnYvi6a4/s640/blogger-image--1739433322.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic11xt4i-8n7BywnYfsdUl7RFVnJBfns-v8PBV-6cK9qE_HeFSs7bVajocO8uKcGsv__GY8NVopjtZ4DQ4dudEzMZeUg391oESwYN4TwgSm9yIVQAF6hsPIjYWhg6eZsTYHUBNnYvi6a4/s640/blogger-image--1739433322.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Anyway, guess we finally made it!! What would be the first thing you'd do when you get to Los Angeles..? Get some ghetto nails! </div><div>Jenny knows what i'm talking about! I was going to get some, but last time I did I realised I was unable to take my contacts out my eyes, and a friend of mine had to get them out which was an unpleasant experience, so i just had a boring manicure. But check these bad boys out! $3 for the diamonds! Totally worth it ;) </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtaFW2ubbwEcoqdPm_LL4yQ3mirfnQ_AQgVKl74dTImiqa2qhn_IPCpoU8n3v22PWTII4OLK9lWOSshH9NL4rPRq9Tvp49q_FB1fxO05dECu2BFNMynG9dgkmRUNCKX0L020EmZrr6dmk/s640/blogger-image-84756608.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtaFW2ubbwEcoqdPm_LL4yQ3mirfnQ_AQgVKl74dTImiqa2qhn_IPCpoU8n3v22PWTII4OLK9lWOSshH9NL4rPRq9Tvp49q_FB1fxO05dECu2BFNMynG9dgkmRUNCKX0L020EmZrr6dmk/s640/blogger-image-84756608.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Afterwards we hit the Hollywood strip and of course got a tour bus and looked around famous people's houses and local attractions. The guy showing us around was one of those fame obsessed kinda guys, knew all the gossip about everyone in Hollywood and kept running into loads of celebrities during his tours.. Unfortunately it wasn't our day for celebrity spotting, but still managed to see the outside of their houses. At least we think we did,I mean the tour guy could have been like oh yes that's Cher's house to the left.. He actually showed us Cher's house, or should i say land! It consisted of three hills, one was an entire golf course, the other a palace and the third I cant remember was pretty overwhelmed by this point. Another cool place was Wu Tang's mansion.. Which was apparently rented out to a porn company for 30 days and the cost was something like $3000 a day....</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgw4Aayu8Tyt8C-Mo4DiOKv-rKrhrTWaJR-XAhL7VEYyaQfIkVT-70PB6N3hVCrwESctZx4Rimu7k14t3dCR7mhkySCq6m5t1WknXwp1E6vV8ZM3IU81DT1209jnlj0N0WsJQBIPLkPDk/s640/blogger-image-26588334.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgw4Aayu8Tyt8C-Mo4DiOKv-rKrhrTWaJR-XAhL7VEYyaQfIkVT-70PB6N3hVCrwESctZx4Rimu7k14t3dCR7mhkySCq6m5t1WknXwp1E6vV8ZM3IU81DT1209jnlj0N0WsJQBIPLkPDk/s640/blogger-image-26588334.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtwaK-O-GJaOdqGoIyLEwEhUbBjrVaqnZNhcoMSmDRvUcfJ8bWvVikV5JQ3uIP2wSSdUcvQhUEn0Uznya2Q0sOt498Ex3pzLfzmUSx8_1L0Z6v27pRSmVb1E8pH8Rru2JlOnjq598O-LU/s640/blogger-image-1973593864.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtwaK-O-GJaOdqGoIyLEwEhUbBjrVaqnZNhcoMSmDRvUcfJ8bWvVikV5JQ3uIP2wSSdUcvQhUEn0Uznya2Q0sOt498Ex3pzLfzmUSx8_1L0Z6v27pRSmVb1E8pH8Rru2JlOnjq598O-LU/s640/blogger-image-1973593864.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5lbLS9S4vBbkP4xaTocKi7Y9sZ5H7BqwGWSSfdtqqrklxyOajmxfuUtBuQc3NEaINjSU4ECuiyytVN8bFbx2GKciqTAuFOIzda3CtmqT8fx3Q9TONLqoupxZG7wA1wVLI4WSK_kY5AIk/s640/blogger-image-147179275.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5lbLS9S4vBbkP4xaTocKi7Y9sZ5H7BqwGWSSfdtqqrklxyOajmxfuUtBuQc3NEaINjSU4ECuiyytVN8bFbx2GKciqTAuFOIzda3CtmqT8fx3Q9TONLqoupxZG7wA1wVLI4WSK_kY5AIk/s640/blogger-image-147179275.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I have to say i much more preferred Beverly Hills and Rodeo Drive as neighbourhoods rather than the Hollywood Hills. It seemed much more friendly, people walking their dogs, a lot of greenery and pretty houses. Got to see Marilyn Monroe's house which was so beautiful! Apparently it recently sold, so I'll have to start my house searching all over again.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFQM0uyclYHXholAFhRnWW9R4rWFRAAx4LC54M1FEoWtNXAHlpdQ1_gKosSZFYm77PSuOML32lgAD1VRRfjOe68Ljmd84usKc0BSH-UgLKtknxjbH4-rRQZKV5QbXjMk6hAXz_F7pYs6k/s640/blogger-image-184557991.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFQM0uyclYHXholAFhRnWW9R4rWFRAAx4LC54M1FEoWtNXAHlpdQ1_gKosSZFYm77PSuOML32lgAD1VRRfjOe68Ljmd84usKc0BSH-UgLKtknxjbH4-rRQZKV5QbXjMk6hAXz_F7pYs6k/s640/blogger-image-184557991.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>(Marilyn Monroe's House)</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib4C4qEzKaMVOKx8ThKdtRc8f_AHd6ZjRikilzQqX0LmofquPouKvzgDMEeYlRz6H-PiJ62PpiNZPESpt9vXjQrum_Kcrg-Q5AXhWMZ4MEu1gz5JTUlJvBProOPOx-d-5v-8o0ao7Ab44/s640/blogger-image--2092672156.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib4C4qEzKaMVOKx8ThKdtRc8f_AHd6ZjRikilzQqX0LmofquPouKvzgDMEeYlRz6H-PiJ62PpiNZPESpt9vXjQrum_Kcrg-Q5AXhWMZ4MEu1gz5JTUlJvBProOPOx-d-5v-8o0ao7Ab44/s640/blogger-image--2092672156.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLdTTFgMqUENcOB3qQRqUe1k_4q_3gbgcn9xGLDSZxrVl-IvjhhQdYI1_Px02rQKkPJM8j49SH0vv8pl-jV5xq4Vi3SqXGyXQRTBEF3HuAgryfwqO93CJddn_Pn0xFQQDiGeBzISfUGqc/s640/blogger-image--175727691.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLdTTFgMqUENcOB3qQRqUe1k_4q_3gbgcn9xGLDSZxrVl-IvjhhQdYI1_Px02rQKkPJM8j49SH0vv8pl-jV5xq4Vi3SqXGyXQRTBEF3HuAgryfwqO93CJddn_Pn0xFQQDiGeBzISfUGqc/s640/blogger-image--175727691.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div> Drove past Kat Von D's tattoo shop, according to our tour guy she is now single and booked up for the next 14 months (for tattooing) and charges something like $700 an hour. Kinda crazy!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGkKxL-ONVWiXPjZCCDiO-Mj5QUZg0-G4B7pvXOoP1HaVp3AH-5C1EW9FXdDDxaaj_fhcl0ZhRT2JAfXDEJYICHnOlAbIDISjvC4QuDYpmbIfDZ-iSi5yY_kyoOIU4MzZlvVhvCOoXQHU/s640/blogger-image--1334505440.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGkKxL-ONVWiXPjZCCDiO-Mj5QUZg0-G4B7pvXOoP1HaVp3AH-5C1EW9FXdDDxaaj_fhcl0ZhRT2JAfXDEJYICHnOlAbIDISjvC4QuDYpmbIfDZ-iSi5yY_kyoOIU4MzZlvVhvCOoXQHU/s640/blogger-image--1334505440.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>When Jenny met Elvis and I touched the dirty ground where Marilyn's hands once indented it, I've always thought we'd have the same size hands...either she was a man or i'm still developing! :D</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6eoMtFBeWcLf7LH5Gk88_5qHdT_VfPAoKi05pyDqAhIC2mzNu1qHSGVg_7vbmV7EpH5jojf-iSD7KczFD8DT5iWL12C8uhHzS7ZzKnuDSe3nqhURypOWF8H74THYn0qKpOhlo_h_G-_0/s640/blogger-image--1359491311.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6eoMtFBeWcLf7LH5Gk88_5qHdT_VfPAoKi05pyDqAhIC2mzNu1qHSGVg_7vbmV7EpH5jojf-iSD7KczFD8DT5iWL12C8uhHzS7ZzKnuDSe3nqhURypOWF8H74THYn0qKpOhlo_h_G-_0/s640/blogger-image--1359491311.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKq4iKwE88sXzH2ZG_W-NlDi9GL6arVeZiEg7RYHYT-I0xOronIt7PABEbfPhyvLF38EhbBZ52i2xrzORtYAPt83uBop4t6gl6FBZgcjRZhc30yWr2jlV1wi23X3Hdr3TkNV07rVReYxI/s640/blogger-image-375446095.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKq4iKwE88sXzH2ZG_W-NlDi9GL6arVeZiEg7RYHYT-I0xOronIt7PABEbfPhyvLF38EhbBZ52i2xrzORtYAPt83uBop4t6gl6FBZgcjRZhc30yWr2jlV1wi23X3Hdr3TkNV07rVReYxI/s640/blogger-image-375446095.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>I then had the misfortune of accepting one of those CD's you think are given out to you for free and turns out they're not.. And you have to give donations to support this rap artist, which I'm all im favour of, but when you are told this after they sign your name on the cd and ask for a $20 donation.... More than Drake's new album by the way! And then tell you to get a photo of them and add them on Instagram and what not I'm like Hell No! But it all happened really quick so i had no time to response, just found it amusing. And the funny part is I have no idea what this guy sounds like.. You never know could be the next 50 cent.. :D</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiahlUKMhfvbFxIRnDK2gZoqGdYgW-vQmIMOlmo_tZTY_yhju0u_BRCoVSjdPtllvg61TfKscer5LC72sml32bn_86xAuhU5zBDUf2_Pdn9PQI7Csp_E7f9-UeCwF6iR3VZ-hn9yu6LLKg/s640/blogger-image--1044438446.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiahlUKMhfvbFxIRnDK2gZoqGdYgW-vQmIMOlmo_tZTY_yhju0u_BRCoVSjdPtllvg61TfKscer5LC72sml32bn_86xAuhU5zBDUf2_Pdn9PQI7Csp_E7f9-UeCwF6iR3VZ-hn9yu6LLKg/s640/blogger-image--1044438446.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">The next day we went to the Hollywood Museum, it was so cool! It consisted of movie costumes, props and photographs, from black and white films to recent movie hits. </span></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk3wZL16E1n98I7Tw4-OPtI3kzZWdI4LNwX93dpi_i3yj-Gah-Xf6SxIKLaGDe00ZlSQw2Nf_p-D0QPTQ5b6WZiBMA23d5j7KvIFmR9oEBEo0S5fxO2rFT2x7mnC8NXBspMKulOHYn91c/s640/blogger-image--517751770.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk3wZL16E1n98I7Tw4-OPtI3kzZWdI4LNwX93dpi_i3yj-Gah-Xf6SxIKLaGDe00ZlSQw2Nf_p-D0QPTQ5b6WZiBMA23d5j7KvIFmR9oEBEo0S5fxO2rFT2x7mnC8NXBspMKulOHYn91c/s640/blogger-image--517751770.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi6FU3846lZEkmw9DZo3lLI74Eaogp0OVQ0hFG_kYcZ17_6V9uWeoT_FSBkc8eBRFMeEkaDvKm-GWz0AWLiadWD6DkmQPwsUzS437ryryHi9yFe74v0-x4uyrNy7KI1pEjyyw3GSSrkro/s640/blogger-image--588380354.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi6FU3846lZEkmw9DZo3lLI74Eaogp0OVQ0hFG_kYcZ17_6V9uWeoT_FSBkc8eBRFMeEkaDvKm-GWz0AWLiadWD6DkmQPwsUzS437ryryHi9yFe74v0-x4uyrNy7KI1pEjyyw3GSSrkro/s640/blogger-image--588380354.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMdZJ8H7Q4AtZQKPOdKgVKWkSYFuPu9kXqdDfui8dCKfHQp1Ypnh3cEKxObImMJOIufdkc5t0A13Dz4YgnaapkODgf2ZIGf4TWl11Fyib83XAPUL-Ohm9qoiIxkD5MEYFcNHzFIUTVYdc/s640/blogger-image-128475540.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMdZJ8H7Q4AtZQKPOdKgVKWkSYFuPu9kXqdDfui8dCKfHQp1Ypnh3cEKxObImMJOIufdkc5t0A13Dz4YgnaapkODgf2ZIGf4TWl11Fyib83XAPUL-Ohm9qoiIxkD5MEYFcNHzFIUTVYdc/s640/blogger-image-128475540.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-0ZL2f1bjhshFPZsMPjLNwEvAKa8w9kfqDOgjW6OnoBvl8GoQj-UKw6-s71Skr0aqAEnCEeEuujjIVcU6d4lzHA60bm2v97m-QfZ4t5gN3HqNKYpAzg_K_AEhwLGyPS6d9rWKOLaOQA/s640/blogger-image-1729358997.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-0ZL2f1bjhshFPZsMPjLNwEvAKa8w9kfqDOgjW6OnoBvl8GoQj-UKw6-s71Skr0aqAEnCEeEuujjIVcU6d4lzHA60bm2v97m-QfZ4t5gN3HqNKYpAzg_K_AEhwLGyPS6d9rWKOLaOQA/s640/blogger-image-1729358997.jpg"></a></div></div></div><br></div><div>I really enjoyed the cinema room, which projected a film about Max Factor, it had a lot of old footage and interesting facts, i had no idea make up originated from him, he basically created first natural looking foundation for colour movies as well as make up for black and white films, the mascara, lipgloss and so on. He also came up with a cool invention called 'Beauty Calibrator' which looked like a weird head cage with spikes, which he would use to measure the features of a woman's face, highlighting her physical flaws, indicating where corrections needed to be made in order to achieve the perfect face. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg2emN3_2VXiQCBzGj5NrdJdPtTFZ2J_J3yFla5eYrfyOzKFHHfyjrMCR7pQeLpk_H9pNRTdZx50ry8jqdbDRpbfQpytQUfEfVwqSRYjV70uFpO7FkA8x9o_TkwZt2fDJ0ZhxGw0a-rSs/s640/blogger-image-714598127.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg2emN3_2VXiQCBzGj5NrdJdPtTFZ2J_J3yFla5eYrfyOzKFHHfyjrMCR7pQeLpk_H9pNRTdZx50ry8jqdbDRpbfQpytQUfEfVwqSRYjV70uFpO7FkA8x9o_TkwZt2fDJ0ZhxGw0a-rSs/s640/blogger-image-714598127.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0E3d_EPk3bNMhA46OXB4eZhj3SObAwAP49QyJI6ihgKC8pu_vg7O5ER_-kj0yhFCcFatx9QO0pSXjvxhwzRDdl9vCuCyvSFuAPPo870mqHZf3C_qMWgeH9WFZh6GzacKreNq4kdr2gWg/s640/blogger-image-1015109882.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0E3d_EPk3bNMhA46OXB4eZhj3SObAwAP49QyJI6ihgKC8pu_vg7O5ER_-kj0yhFCcFatx9QO0pSXjvxhwzRDdl9vCuCyvSFuAPPo870mqHZf3C_qMWgeH9WFZh6GzacKreNq4kdr2gWg/s640/blogger-image-1015109882.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Also a whole room was dedicated to the one and only Marilyn Monroe, filled with original costumes and photographs! </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXWbYUoV3v15Cq27dlluFyCqo2ZYPswy8Feh_6nHQG86A_ITgDL7e64xKdxIt0GYZnFqhabWRa_95qtWawQGFD-xLIrOAU9F-C3iUrj44klPAwiQeG0iMNXBSs1QTup4fxethlpAH6_T0/s640/blogger-image-1643305838.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXWbYUoV3v15Cq27dlluFyCqo2ZYPswy8Feh_6nHQG86A_ITgDL7e64xKdxIt0GYZnFqhabWRa_95qtWawQGFD-xLIrOAU9F-C3iUrj44klPAwiQeG0iMNXBSs1QTup4fxethlpAH6_T0/s640/blogger-image-1643305838.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqPXOeltzqUNaEWUBCkLcR4SoUaEocZ8aZaYo8Q5N3CDw97hyMQs4WGcaShFx8i_CTDSs4EDxYMw7fB6WsJ-4CvCzMMXc8h8zKv5WwefAex2qSrdwgB2YBNIY3JEdPWxpPSFtf1IaqfPU/s640/blogger-image-1028271285.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqPXOeltzqUNaEWUBCkLcR4SoUaEocZ8aZaYo8Q5N3CDw97hyMQs4WGcaShFx8i_CTDSs4EDxYMw7fB6WsJ-4CvCzMMXc8h8zKv5WwefAex2qSrdwgB2YBNIY3JEdPWxpPSFtf1IaqfPU/s640/blogger-image-1028271285.jpg"></a></div><br></div></div><div>Later that day we went to watch a film at a cinema which looked pretty retro on the outside, but reminded me of a trainstation on the inside, and then began packing for a trip to Vegas!!!!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZmBPzv4zHRfi615C0olt7A4sh8IhYpkjMWU4vGtZzkUkvxpujTQuWdStutW3dAI8CwHPS_UWlZvGar1jX_Rx6frKVaKU265gSzH0HN60mRppgKulB9O0x4iPeV7Ey3Ciozis2EdwtUQU/s640/blogger-image-68881993.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZmBPzv4zHRfi615C0olt7A4sh8IhYpkjMWU4vGtZzkUkvxpujTQuWdStutW3dAI8CwHPS_UWlZvGar1jX_Rx6frKVaKU265gSzH0HN60mRppgKulB9O0x4iPeV7Ey3Ciozis2EdwtUQU/s640/blogger-image-68881993.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Off to Vegas baby!!!!</div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Valena Lovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16015834356764080004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953894384069344324.post-17200210722169413442013-11-14T03:06:00.001-08:002013-11-14T10:25:24.787-08:00America!<div>San Francisco // Week One</div><div><br></div><div>Hey everyone!</div><div><br></div><div>I've been so excited about my holiday to America I can't even begin to tell you! It has been a dream to visit Los Angeles since I was a child so finally making it here feels really surreal. Jenny has been equally as thrilled about visiting the states, so we just couldn't wait to get there!</div><div><br></div><div>The plane journey was extremely long, freezing and seats were way too tight. Let's not mention the food or the service provided... The only good thing was I got to watch Monsters inc University, but I then fell asleep half way through.. For an hour.. And the only hour I managed to sleep on our 11 hr long flight!</div><div><br></div><div>We finally arrived in San Francisco, where we got picked up by this really nice guy who's house we were staying at in Castro, gave us a tour around the neighbourhood showing us the cool cafés and the steepest road I've seen in my life!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgTb6of7AYxmhMM4_cjiJWsyBLHvQ3X8kbKvX-rdsvEYkxShIZ0ePV__d3UDQDj-S3lejO3XGRPQ4AVzJVCgOBJefOyC3t2ThVjd9RakVL76BvvN6Gnm1GocjwNI7XemeMFJTZUsvN0P0/s640/blogger-image-132417810.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgTb6of7AYxmhMM4_cjiJWsyBLHvQ3X8kbKvX-rdsvEYkxShIZ0ePV__d3UDQDj-S3lejO3XGRPQ4AVzJVCgOBJefOyC3t2ThVjd9RakVL76BvvN6Gnm1GocjwNI7XemeMFJTZUsvN0P0/s640/blogger-image-132417810.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Castro was a really cool place to stay at, very friendly and full of nice places to eat. The view from our window was amazing! </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPaI4W-bFUTzU48GrJg-Srk0hW26iY-Qh-t11Uki7Bp5AXYOU4NBjoavW27wZAvhwwLzcCuUY26eVcdcwU3i5O9m0-DkNkWK_NQpmGRNtPzifTpR2VlxudUWsLVE2sUCrMnv8rWxYeLLE/s640/blogger-image-2028057495.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPaI4W-bFUTzU48GrJg-Srk0hW26iY-Qh-t11Uki7Bp5AXYOU4NBjoavW27wZAvhwwLzcCuUY26eVcdcwU3i5O9m0-DkNkWK_NQpmGRNtPzifTpR2VlxudUWsLVE2sUCrMnv8rWxYeLLE/s640/blogger-image-2028057495.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHNO7BKmLkfTwAFJ-XPHTtSMYNAAEy96e-30VkCElJPMwaLy2jSkK5SW2ikpR1pjg5fiQg1Eeag8IyIob_Kys1a4y9MoJU7IZW-L0hyphenhyphen_ePfUoSVhUE66T8PBaJlg1lt9i51bCrPIga3pU/s640/blogger-image--188920951.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHNO7BKmLkfTwAFJ-XPHTtSMYNAAEy96e-30VkCElJPMwaLy2jSkK5SW2ikpR1pjg5fiQg1Eeag8IyIob_Kys1a4y9MoJU7IZW-L0hyphenhyphen_ePfUoSVhUE66T8PBaJlg1lt9i51bCrPIga3pU/s640/blogger-image--188920951.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>There was an old-fashioned theatre/cinema down the road which projected old films two/three times a week. We decided to go and see 'The Wicker Man' which we assumed was a horror movie.. Turned out it was the original from the 70's. We really enjoyed the film and the popcorn was amazing! Had some trouble ordering water...Americans can't seem to understand our accent so I've been practicing speaking in American and I just sound jokes! </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font color="#ff0000"><u><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF-m1gr0ixQ8lBsRhFwGNPOTJ-WfbBnF4BnVz2t_3VyLcvobtapktpKrUplgX1qkvWK_4gpjJw5TzbKTRA2_ZIXSPrtz30wB43vqinYScW3vxY7ahRj8gbCOHJIL3Diacyz2eTq8tKyqY/s640/blogger-image--876475345.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF-m1gr0ixQ8lBsRhFwGNPOTJ-WfbBnF4BnVz2t_3VyLcvobtapktpKrUplgX1qkvWK_4gpjJw5TzbKTRA2_ZIXSPrtz30wB43vqinYScW3vxY7ahRj8gbCOHJIL3Diacyz2eTq8tKyqY/s640/blogger-image--876475345.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0TLpkJP771CBN4DEyS-oXbum0b-6MHtm_rxuDMi21D_1zk8r0B2-pM0Ta_fxVd4yVA-5gnoLk9ozctWczrdd01PT7lSWtf2s7M6QafUJA6o6pyj02GSLfnOeRh59pL_BJqeRLIkpYapo/s640/blogger-image-407803665.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0TLpkJP771CBN4DEyS-oXbum0b-6MHtm_rxuDMi21D_1zk8r0B2-pM0Ta_fxVd4yVA-5gnoLk9ozctWczrdd01PT7lSWtf2s7M6QafUJA6o6pyj02GSLfnOeRh59pL_BJqeRLIkpYapo/s640/blogger-image-407803665.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmk0FANu8yYsRrzPwKSZq-ZgRDhDmAaEPlYk1n27oQqCznBwqLDoLRavSMxrQkfa3UPh1Z096M1KYAskkN7MtW_4gy5reUOOPk_5OBmRJDQXFccjTJIkbGs0dak7myGf7qtqkjpFhF7ks/s640/blogger-image--1067699114.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmk0FANu8yYsRrzPwKSZq-ZgRDhDmAaEPlYk1n27oQqCznBwqLDoLRavSMxrQkfa3UPh1Z096M1KYAskkN7MtW_4gy5reUOOPk_5OBmRJDQXFccjTJIkbGs0dak7myGf7qtqkjpFhF7ks/s640/blogger-image--1067699114.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><br></u></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">So, the first night we arrived we took a stroll down Castro which for a Monday night seemed pretty busy! Managed to find a cool diner and headed home for some needed rest.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdNJe3iAK9WBmhI7TKFkO7iSxpDuafQbTKhDKafy93a6SsbOaB8JZbxN1DDM8rMPk3JDt4qSyZ1vcJxN7PcQ_NFfePH_pz5anszMrSmwdEJgqOyrtepoHnS5z9h5QNHpcRrhM1TrR-0-s/s640/blogger-image-300455058.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdNJe3iAK9WBmhI7TKFkO7iSxpDuafQbTKhDKafy93a6SsbOaB8JZbxN1DDM8rMPk3JDt4qSyZ1vcJxN7PcQ_NFfePH_pz5anszMrSmwdEJgqOyrtepoHnS5z9h5QNHpcRrhM1TrR-0-s/s640/blogger-image-300455058.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE1PMug6Lve-VbKI-Eocg6I3ILzZGjSK5mAK_arhasQWmR9lj6vvhgcYs55-dniooz6uQogKBH8udA3NV4vFuGAHEvPXT5uUCixV5uwich9LGIj7zrFxYb7NPSgcGbxjC6Tk9jTY7KoKo/s640/blogger-image-2078641772.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE1PMug6Lve-VbKI-Eocg6I3ILzZGjSK5mAK_arhasQWmR9lj6vvhgcYs55-dniooz6uQogKBH8udA3NV4vFuGAHEvPXT5uUCixV5uwich9LGIj7zrFxYb7NPSgcGbxjC6Tk9jTY7KoKo/s640/blogger-image-2078641772.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>The next day we decided to explored the central part of the city. I was so jet-lacked and turned out San Fran was extremely smoking unfriendly.. So I can't say I was bouncing off the walls, but managed to get to Union square and then walked to China Town. There we saw loads of really cute shops, mainly souvenir ones, but found this one shop which had the tiniest cat rings (toy cats stuck on rings for people to wear) and toy cats curled up in a ball, so cute I nearly died! Not too sure where you'd keep them, but still pretty interesting! (Unfortunately I couldn't take a photo)</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw4MprVkNDvm25vMtUxTaaXlXLH_Bm5yNQxkoHaEExANJB2T-QYMpZzX1akuZaTbXpb-61G4hsHmJE7L9-dth8INMSut4qGwArk_3R2OpD075Odze5Vv2bRqco6F7VWNSIJcxYpbqbiYk/s640/blogger-image-1247670795.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw4MprVkNDvm25vMtUxTaaXlXLH_Bm5yNQxkoHaEExANJB2T-QYMpZzX1akuZaTbXpb-61G4hsHmJE7L9-dth8INMSut4qGwArk_3R2OpD075Odze5Vv2bRqco6F7VWNSIJcxYpbqbiYk/s640/blogger-image-1247670795.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFqzQYfE1X1iSB8VXwVnjY6-KgbBL3VNVRCQqUUg_KvkOSq_nsVHOxTjPe9mTBPuBnj5xupWaF5iWZGmMNfGEwxrild2WedfgupBfbZTwAZf_efm6QxkW8NoZfvtmPfOOmyuUtW8hax3w/s640/blogger-image--1423772837.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFqzQYfE1X1iSB8VXwVnjY6-KgbBL3VNVRCQqUUg_KvkOSq_nsVHOxTjPe9mTBPuBnj5xupWaF5iWZGmMNfGEwxrild2WedfgupBfbZTwAZf_efm6QxkW8NoZfvtmPfOOmyuUtW8hax3w/s640/blogger-image--1423772837.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfJGFSBo27r7o4vYaodQ-Q6PTvynUi4QyrY23Se1wDPgVg3IZA-o4RtPcl-5jLWZspArwvZLYs2gbikdUzTt6RjEhGVzD4K0cbZECRHWoXHs1w-AFknJnv-l-yQEN7_xyqitftyUE-QNo/s640/blogger-image-708182620.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfJGFSBo27r7o4vYaodQ-Q6PTvynUi4QyrY23Se1wDPgVg3IZA-o4RtPcl-5jLWZspArwvZLYs2gbikdUzTt6RjEhGVzD4K0cbZECRHWoXHs1w-AFknJnv-l-yQEN7_xyqitftyUE-QNo/s640/blogger-image-708182620.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div></div></div></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Kept finding really jokes programmes on t.v. Like "Bad Girls Club", "He's mine not yours"' "I hate my Butt"... And "My Big Fat Revenge"... Which was basically about overweight people who have been made to feel bad by an ex boyfriend due to the way they look and now decide to lose the pounds and get a revenge by humiliating them in public... It's a shame I fell asleep half way through. </span></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0S8YclVtN-2Bj5P1j6owCk45UOvv6Jmf4h8MGMXzCENwbKgMBXVLfVo3y-M0adiFh58o2brq3yvLOMyr7BQzM5QrHpjkT0V0Isg703NibAk04xc48CbiucKSdcWTEMlePfxU9R3DUtMk/s640/blogger-image-1492179688.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0S8YclVtN-2Bj5P1j6owCk45UOvv6Jmf4h8MGMXzCENwbKgMBXVLfVo3y-M0adiFh58o2brq3yvLOMyr7BQzM5QrHpjkT0V0Isg703NibAk04xc48CbiucKSdcWTEMlePfxU9R3DUtMk/s640/blogger-image-1492179688.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>That evening we went to meet up with Daniel, who we arranged to meet outside this bar called something Castle but got really lost and ended up in some dodgy area where we politely asked some guys if they knew where the place was and a girl told us it had changed names and was now called Divas.. Turned out those people were having a laugh and sent us to some gay strip club! Which was jokes, unfortunately we didn't go in. When we finally met Daniel we chilled at a really cool bar and then went to a diner where I had pancakes! (For dinner) Mum's are still the best ;)</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiywHOv4O2cf2EBME1NOkTsU18ZZXFNZqpVRMlduQ6nQVtnUY5NtEn4qiZp-a95H7MVkI_joSMNur1Kaf_-D3APaqx0HI4kpbQqSfTl1MGTWyqg0xa14vack6CuTYTxxM0uk4XxcCbgdSA/s640/blogger-image--899874860.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiywHOv4O2cf2EBME1NOkTsU18ZZXFNZqpVRMlduQ6nQVtnUY5NtEn4qiZp-a95H7MVkI_joSMNur1Kaf_-D3APaqx0HI4kpbQqSfTl1MGTWyqg0xa14vack6CuTYTxxM0uk4XxcCbgdSA/s640/blogger-image--899874860.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>The next day we had planned to go to Alcatraz, but the government decided to take the piss and close it down for the duration of our stay, which really sucked. Instead we went to Golden Gate park where we rented bikes and cycled like crazy on no food and got lost too many times, but still had an awesome time and then headed to Fisherman's Wharf. Jenny had some food at In 'n' Out Burger which apparently was amazing and I had my first Clam Chowder in a bread bowl!! Also pretty amazing! Then we all went to this really old school arcade, full with freaky fortune teller dolls who's predictions were actually pretty accurate..weird. I was hoping I'd wake up as a kid the next day, like in that film with Tom Hanks : D</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLfeaHoFSfp2sanG51RYKg6cBMh2fLptxGysH5Z2tn0RDBMRurnNMLn5WnWPUznNFr6TrTDXwKWySwkCKatQ86i_8UNaG7RgB-gAh-LsVxam3YKnT5aEvlfdat9H-7S2wGsRLI0gZof8/s640/blogger-image-1776376805.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLfeaHoFSfp2sanG51RYKg6cBMh2fLptxGysH5Z2tn0RDBMRurnNMLn5WnWPUznNFr6TrTDXwKWySwkCKatQ86i_8UNaG7RgB-gAh-LsVxam3YKnT5aEvlfdat9H-7S2wGsRLI0gZof8/s640/blogger-image-1776376805.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOIxOfZD0SIiewVHQRvbDrioOVf_oo2MybFntTIxX4u15DbqgtUeYuyyZZj707TrUCL9ehUmSCmQi9o3kRfmHUU8p8GAA6GRZlcykXuH1vRWbfsWsuC_1Z2nPfQaxcZjP5-hcimIboJoI/s640/blogger-image--652218963.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOIxOfZD0SIiewVHQRvbDrioOVf_oo2MybFntTIxX4u15DbqgtUeYuyyZZj707TrUCL9ehUmSCmQi9o3kRfmHUU8p8GAA6GRZlcykXuH1vRWbfsWsuC_1Z2nPfQaxcZjP5-hcimIboJoI/s640/blogger-image--652218963.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4F80ay6rZvs0bL4rK3wfrhxF0s8hANpLGYm7LEVTbhjx0RLSNhGoeDpd1DqSRMjrVssz9VnhsADbtoMYGU3O3DTVgK6fPBPZDY1axmZK8RnRf13m1zNupkVISyaBNVMKMwAZbltQS6TU/s640/blogger-image-746382655.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4F80ay6rZvs0bL4rK3wfrhxF0s8hANpLGYm7LEVTbhjx0RLSNhGoeDpd1DqSRMjrVssz9VnhsADbtoMYGU3O3DTVgK6fPBPZDY1axmZK8RnRf13m1zNupkVISyaBNVMKMwAZbltQS6TU/s640/blogger-image-746382655.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI766SWXen2ZhSoY2bq6nuXU6xqGgip9cQDQzErNTuVPu0xSJE9VGkjU0K_zLyoIs40I2vmtnDyel-n3u0S5CZVjJaIj8ciMVr-R5illc2zc_93pg9YI3nclPy84dP9mkXrJWPnzDSBz4/s640/blogger-image--1694732191.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI766SWXen2ZhSoY2bq6nuXU6xqGgip9cQDQzErNTuVPu0xSJE9VGkjU0K_zLyoIs40I2vmtnDyel-n3u0S5CZVjJaIj8ciMVr-R5illc2zc_93pg9YI3nclPy84dP9mkXrJWPnzDSBz4/s640/blogger-image--1694732191.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div></div></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">The next day we got ourselves some burritos which were so yummy, but ridiculously huge, we barely made it up the road! Whenever I see aTaco place now I feel like I'm going to puke!</span></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCfzoOhnpqS49EyqdTUrQrb2QCoNn0Hvb3YcYSzJKzLSgve1CodcWs8Lf9fLjveVsGIN97OZUldNrzjnHBLpMwiQDz-mfW-02g7_22ZHRfuqbIUFUIgddpMxQh8ACwyms5brwpSmaU2Lc/s640/blogger-image-901242185.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCfzoOhnpqS49EyqdTUrQrb2QCoNn0Hvb3YcYSzJKzLSgve1CodcWs8Lf9fLjveVsGIN97OZUldNrzjnHBLpMwiQDz-mfW-02g7_22ZHRfuqbIUFUIgddpMxQh8ACwyms5brwpSmaU2Lc/s640/blogger-image-901242185.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Found this place called Haight and Ashbury which once was a hippy area and had loads of retro shops. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxSNG49XbstmLmuNYGtrPvgd3SnbCb3hqipO4Zy76zA2Vt2N9vurxSElW6gyb4Cdo00XxNsoS5rJlKC1Cj9XfoDsBx6Gxm2iVLXM6YFv74jlUzVzITVKhOVsC6zd5n4CGZelI5NtYwweM/s640/blogger-image-966296669.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxSNG49XbstmLmuNYGtrPvgd3SnbCb3hqipO4Zy76zA2Vt2N9vurxSElW6gyb4Cdo00XxNsoS5rJlKC1Cj9XfoDsBx6Gxm2iVLXM6YFv74jlUzVzITVKhOVsC6zd5n4CGZelI5NtYwweM/s640/blogger-image-966296669.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>We found the coolest book shop with amazing comic novels and special edition books and it also lead to the Golden Gate park, so we ended up there again and saw the De Young Museum, similar to the Tate, got to see the view of the entire park from the top of the building which was really beautiful!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpt9U0b-CJBi6gPAH0AeebdU9SU4stb2UF3jRWGQHdVvIngwFLkQtbI-TaB2LnVgaUuMHoYK02HWURAeyey2BB6epfdVgy392fKTI_setjumtMW1QPZYXHLipO-peLGWBQt3t_Btojcks/s640/blogger-image-396709587.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpt9U0b-CJBi6gPAH0AeebdU9SU4stb2UF3jRWGQHdVvIngwFLkQtbI-TaB2LnVgaUuMHoYK02HWURAeyey2BB6epfdVgy392fKTI_setjumtMW1QPZYXHLipO-peLGWBQt3t_Btojcks/s640/blogger-image-396709587.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC3NkadZvDw-yafF3BUNVS11PsnHEPNMZ1OSi9a7taonz7CDLfbGfgJGaBanQNSK8s3Con2rCwkHPSdjsX8ovjDfFSgfs-VhpIB1xbv9y1TLprw5F3gqULM8VoMt7QjqDvLiBVh5GQ8xM/s640/blogger-image--1267577679.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC3NkadZvDw-yafF3BUNVS11PsnHEPNMZ1OSi9a7taonz7CDLfbGfgJGaBanQNSK8s3Con2rCwkHPSdjsX8ovjDfFSgfs-VhpIB1xbv9y1TLprw5F3gqULM8VoMt7QjqDvLiBVh5GQ8xM/s640/blogger-image--1267577679.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Finally made it to Golden Gate and turned out we were really lucky with the weather. Managed to walk the whole length of the bridge which was quite long and it was boiling, pretty sure the back of our necks burnt.. So when we got to the end we decided to get a tour bus back and the driver told us normally there is a lot of fog and people have to photoshop the bridge in, so lucky for us we'll save some time before posting our photos on facebook. :D</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAR4A5W-EQwZQQNlpTGJZfU1pGRhPU_7QbZ0WQCe9WaBbTgIY2Y0lTnEPp1SN4CkziQsCTNo_fKEGrGcSHcdXg-yymV_XYUJ65FSus-IHIX289h2wrjf6RrxgRdUAzVXqQJ18krnfkILw/s640/blogger-image-1539780803.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAR4A5W-EQwZQQNlpTGJZfU1pGRhPU_7QbZ0WQCe9WaBbTgIY2Y0lTnEPp1SN4CkziQsCTNo_fKEGrGcSHcdXg-yymV_XYUJ65FSus-IHIX289h2wrjf6RrxgRdUAzVXqQJ18krnfkILw/s640/blogger-image-1539780803.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxmSxe_yQC8fUxFue9HsAo43IhhbhFbRSYYPf_Q3OzRV8Z8OLnuKxGdd1sFRXIrnjPEwej62VCwzFHRBBu3dMkA8UtUJiFfThanonpP_OFN7KJhBiL49Ieg5LvzhVrFPeV9gXB6bsIRNA/s640/blogger-image-266292944.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxmSxe_yQC8fUxFue9HsAo43IhhbhFbRSYYPf_Q3OzRV8Z8OLnuKxGdd1sFRXIrnjPEwej62VCwzFHRBBu3dMkA8UtUJiFfThanonpP_OFN7KJhBiL49Ieg5LvzhVrFPeV9gXB6bsIRNA/s640/blogger-image-266292944.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8BQ9TmtOJb890wrFA7c5kM5DcxUPamk7EH5VO96t8r1H1Yhjta7Lvfvd5ZDLNJ5XcfuyRF9TTgK6Z8QzwYLdNTyplWAuVNJuLGx4YmXtJtDYShvotjeiVh4aeD320rpEuF8JNmitTY70/s640/blogger-image-2105730106.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8BQ9TmtOJb890wrFA7c5kM5DcxUPamk7EH5VO96t8r1H1Yhjta7Lvfvd5ZDLNJ5XcfuyRF9TTgK6Z8QzwYLdNTyplWAuVNJuLGx4YmXtJtDYShvotjeiVh4aeD320rpEuF8JNmitTY70/s640/blogger-image-2105730106.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><div>One of the things I really loved about San Francisco was the architecture of the family homes and colour palette, which in general consisted of pastel colours, my favourite! 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Wooooo!!!</div><div><br></div>Valena Lovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16015834356764080004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953894384069344324.post-82323484001514280472013-05-20T13:31:00.001-07:002013-05-20T13:52:40.798-07:00WAS Show!<blockquote class="tr_bq">
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Hello everyone! So, I haven't been good at keeping you up to date with what I have been up to recently.. so I'll do a quick recap!<br />
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I moved to Wimbledon Art Studios in February where I have been painting in a new studio! The place is full of talented artists and twice a year it opens its doors to the public to share all the great work! It was my first time being a part of the show as well as visiting it, so it was a great experience. As it was my first exhibition I was really excited and I'm really happy with the way it turned out, the people I had the chance to meet and have many conversations about art, which I loved!</div>
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I want to say a BIG thank you to all the people who helped me set everything up and for coming to support me. <3</div>
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Happy New Year Everyone! Greetings from Bulgaria! I celebrated my first Christmas and New Years here in over 8 years, it was lovely spending it with friends and family! We all went up to the mountains for a couple of days, went skiing, drunk malt wine, ate yummy chicken soup and played a lot of cards.</div>
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<br />Valena Lovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16015834356764080004noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953894384069344324.post-62917535238062437642012-12-26T02:12:00.001-08:002012-12-26T02:12:14.136-08:00Christmas Time!!!Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you're all enjoying the holidays! My head's been everywhere these past couple of weeks, so I haven't had time to post stuff, but here are some Christmassy things for you all!
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Every year I give family members paintings/drawings as gifts (only the ones that have been good all year :D ) I couldn't take photos of all but here are some for you all to enjoy.<br />
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Also I met Santa!Turns out he really IS a cool guy!</div>
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Finally had to share my best gift (from my mum) ..not sure if there was a message in there...if she was trying to say something... :D but I thought it was pretty cool!</div>
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Happy Holidays everyone!!!</div>
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I have been working on a variety of projects. The one I've been most excited about is some christmas card designs which are currently drying so I will post very soon but for now here are some fish photos I took at a garden centre near my house of very funky tropical fish.<br />
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I must admit, fish aren't the easiest to capture on camera! This fish in particular would move as if on purpose every time I pointed my camera at her, so couldn't take a great photograph. The colours were amazing so I thought I'd share anyway.<br />
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<br />Valena Lovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16015834356764080004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953894384069344324.post-72965990679843785902012-11-06T09:01:00.000-08:002012-11-06T09:01:06.787-08:00Video//Bright ColoursHello guys<br />
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My uncle has been putting together some snowboarding videos from last year and made me want to make one myself. The first time I attempted it I realised at the end my battery had died not long in..<br />
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I found it a very fun exercise, as I do tend to get carried away and this kinda loosened up my painting, I used acrylics, which I used to hate but think work well for me in this style.<br />
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I didn't get the chance to carve a pumpkin this year for Halloween..which sucked, but I did have a little visitor come and paint with me a scary halloween themed painting! </div>
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Also check out my friend <a href="http://www.facebook.com/nat.griffin.illustration1" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><b>Nat Griffin</b></span></a> and her work, she's made some pretty cute illustrations and is selling christmas cards in her<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><u><b> </b></u></span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/NatalieGriffinIllu?utm_source=OpenGraph&utm_medium=PageTools&utm_campaign=Share" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><b>Etsy shop</b></span></a>!<br />
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<br />Valena Lovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16015834356764080004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953894384069344324.post-44479433333938283042012-10-07T15:13:00.002-07:002012-10-07T15:13:36.323-07:00Etsy Shop!Hello everyone!<br />
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Signed Prints of 'Lova' and 'Oldskool Gaga' are now available to purchase in my Etsy shop!<br />
Click the link<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"> </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/ValenaLova" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #6fa8dc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">here</span></span></a> to enter the shop! It can also be found via my <a href="http://www.valenalova.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">website</span></a>.<br />
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I really enjoyed working on this commissioned piece for a very dear friend! The elements and colour palette I used are a representation of her character and I think suit her very well, she seemed to agree :D </div>
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This month was the release of new London based Arts and Music magazine, Collision. I was asked to illustrate an article called 'The Book is Dead'. Here's my illustration !<br />
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I have been working on a new project for Xccelerate, I got to illustrate a range of subjects which I hadn't before, it was a challenge at times, but overall very fun!</div>
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<br />Valena Lovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16015834356764080004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953894384069344324.post-8309506234978079092012-08-26T12:39:00.024-07:002012-08-27T02:30:53.268-07:00Painting in Bulgaria and Greetings from Greece<div>Hi everyone,</div><div><br /></div>I went to Bulgaria for the summer and had such a lovely time!..as always! As well as it being really fun, it was also very productive!<br /><div><br /></div><div>My granddad introduced me to a friend from his school years, they used to draw together back in the day, his friend kept up the art, my granddad didn't. He has been selling his paintings for years now and his wife also started painting a few years back. His daughter is also an artist! They were kind enough to invite me over and show me their work. We had a great conversation and I managed to get a few photos to share with you of their work! </div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij8JiMKlY7biZUXZClpPq5ljYJpc4pF9-SqrdAsEhqTsimAMpyCn57CgucuK7zXDBW2KIW6qkaK_F6lTefdF6op1J0qTZUYMOa33qr2o6f5mbpq79rewBIyE8rKPj0DPRoMyrq-48BJWE/s1600/landscapes.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 397px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij8JiMKlY7biZUXZClpPq5ljYJpc4pF9-SqrdAsEhqTsimAMpyCn57CgucuK7zXDBW2KIW6qkaK_F6lTefdF6op1J0qTZUYMOa33qr2o6f5mbpq79rewBIyE8rKPj0DPRoMyrq-48BJWE/s400/landscapes.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781088283244631938" /></a><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgelmGxyGyZ4Y3iuxk20yKWFkK1AMl-iTQlSngN5a3Yi154XvBJy_-Zg049NYDnVszYWPj-FFALF9TZJ8wvzAPOMuwtNxycPdRczbrkmtv9NEILpUygFGoFmX-qKwJ_8KSQo1LGWRRx3uo/s1600/IMG_4664.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 271px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgelmGxyGyZ4Y3iuxk20yKWFkK1AMl-iTQlSngN5a3Yi154XvBJy_-Zg049NYDnVszYWPj-FFALF9TZJ8wvzAPOMuwtNxycPdRczbrkmtv9NEILpUygFGoFmX-qKwJ_8KSQo1LGWRRx3uo/s400/IMG_4664.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781090844680400434" /></a><br /></div><div>His friend digged out some old sketches my granddad had done in their school years! I was so excited, as I've heard he's loved drawing in his younger years but never seen any of his stuff! These were drawn in 1961! Vintage :p</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioF4bedRuALNidxK-hfU9rQjrbXsm_zQgUg0QgFVN5h2TyUiwpr9AMsggNQPAZVdWIBfzB15OivarYkwpf0FEMIZlL1lFb1PIcPqGwo0_t8dXo_eDXy_vy_xNnS-g_KQ3fhweoj1aLZqo/s1600/dqdo1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioF4bedRuALNidxK-hfU9rQjrbXsm_zQgUg0QgFVN5h2TyUiwpr9AMsggNQPAZVdWIBfzB15OivarYkwpf0FEMIZlL1lFb1PIcPqGwo0_t8dXo_eDXy_vy_xNnS-g_KQ3fhweoj1aLZqo/s400/dqdo1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781084001262596210" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4smy_Vlt2HEZnVQV-xMv0ti49k6wgOYkO0tOqEmpXICl0fGq5KSf5K-1uSnJc1_HfWE5khECk74zrRx0GFRgTo-TmcRI-jZSRi5CjB9uxZ7X8WFVbN1mj46-GCCLaFFPG08FG7CBMcNQ/s1600/grandaddrawing.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4smy_Vlt2HEZnVQV-xMv0ti49k6wgOYkO0tOqEmpXICl0fGq5KSf5K-1uSnJc1_HfWE5khECk74zrRx0GFRgTo-TmcRI-jZSRi5CjB9uxZ7X8WFVbN1mj46-GCCLaFFPG08FG7CBMcNQ/s400/grandaddrawing.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781083994330714578" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4smy_Vlt2HEZnVQV-xMv0ti49k6wgOYkO0tOqEmpXICl0fGq5KSf5K-1uSnJc1_HfWE5khECk74zrRx0GFRgTo-TmcRI-jZSRi5CjB9uxZ7X8WFVbN1mj46-GCCLaFFPG08FG7CBMcNQ/s1600/grandaddrawing.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>He then surprised me with this painting! Painted when he was 16, frame and all made by himself, falling apart slightly..</div><div><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz78FKGvcUWvg8cDdAaHspZS13jo-7FtforIxaFA4NHRmVrxAnhaWDRb7VX4ncRtj5b3rhXY9-8Ozrs05RBVSRr0e-Ze-nK4LBfr61jRh9WFhR7snwHb_lDeOYWQ5bZOOqJlWmqnfaysQ/s1600/fr_4176_size1024.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz78FKGvcUWvg8cDdAaHspZS13jo-7FtforIxaFA4NHRmVrxAnhaWDRb7VX4ncRtj5b3rhXY9-8Ozrs05RBVSRr0e-Ze-nK4LBfr61jRh9WFhR7snwHb_lDeOYWQ5bZOOqJlWmqnfaysQ/s400/fr_4176_size1024.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781086632586259730" /></a><br /></div><div>My granddad loved this painting, by the great Russian Painter, Shishkin. We had some long discussion about it and what the message was that he was trying to portray.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1kOdNTT2xXbfJz_3OgN_Tce4_sYTIVEaHL1ox1EYPweKavNDhVZPXPQK2-RMX4YhfDfUUrpdEZzeHFF-4cdlGmwTr9q7yXQAJ-r68RNG_TenSRtNjsS7aB31NEkEPen__gNbKDxgAnsc/s1600/russianpainting.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1kOdNTT2xXbfJz_3OgN_Tce4_sYTIVEaHL1ox1EYPweKavNDhVZPXPQK2-RMX4YhfDfUUrpdEZzeHFF-4cdlGmwTr9q7yXQAJ-r68RNG_TenSRtNjsS7aB31NEkEPen__gNbKDxgAnsc/s400/russianpainting.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781079398867089234" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>I was really inspired by our meeting and promised my granddad I'd give it a go! I based my landscape on one of his friends' paintings, roughly around the composition and added my own twist with the colour pallet and paint strokes. Took some photos of the process:</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE4rev_SfQdnJIOq3Nw7_NRjHsNa8B0bvWrVfTY2mgVffTQJ9IPEEN69bYIdAN27zw411SqgSkBx2ORHENASneq9t_uCC_HDLosOvWAf5-EqtGBHCBTZ6jbkmytHYQa048xhWjXNr7v_Y/s1600/lanscapeprocessa4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 196px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE4rev_SfQdnJIOq3Nw7_NRjHsNa8B0bvWrVfTY2mgVffTQJ9IPEEN69bYIdAN27zw411SqgSkBx2ORHENASneq9t_uCC_HDLosOvWAf5-EqtGBHCBTZ6jbkmytHYQa048xhWjXNr7v_Y/s400/lanscapeprocessa4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781074684816026994" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPR0dnl2mFzRiI9xw2CF4Y_VuLzRH-CZq8eZO5X7Oq4Og-r3csfe9MyD8-H5SWgcpSPF8XcbL_4Xm_kVHI-z5hp1LwAokAiYoa57gcgrzX0wQfqxE6kzVqLQ_OjxQMHCMEAohlerlf4Po/s1600/landscapeprocess2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPR0dnl2mFzRiI9xw2CF4Y_VuLzRH-CZq8eZO5X7Oq4Og-r3csfe9MyD8-H5SWgcpSPF8XcbL_4Xm_kVHI-z5hp1LwAokAiYoa57gcgrzX0wQfqxE6kzVqLQ_OjxQMHCMEAohlerlf4Po/s400/landscapeprocess2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781074870679338450" /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i>'Purple Forest'</i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i>Oil on canvas</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiToRH0xChUHB7PvhjR1Mp4QPJl-U1cM6w31O8Zokoepx1HPwbZbU5-voZqulStjEPp2HVY9p6tpqRAaWBcI1p551UBl7isOTFoUz36vJsvX7Vb3MNSYSvjKM1xksE4790Fa9mmckQ3eTs/s1600/landscape.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiToRH0xChUHB7PvhjR1Mp4QPJl-U1cM6w31O8Zokoepx1HPwbZbU5-voZqulStjEPp2HVY9p6tpqRAaWBcI1p551UBl7isOTFoUz36vJsvX7Vb3MNSYSvjKM1xksE4790Fa9mmckQ3eTs/s400/landscape.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781074457169380786" /></a><br /></div><div>I started a painting in May which was inspired by a classic Bulgarian film and my grandmother, who looked a lot like the actress when she was in her 20's! So I combined the two but unfortunately didn't have the chance to finish it! This time however I was home for longer so managed to complete it! Here is the finished piece:<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaMahWh93n6zp7lmMWdaZppKXToarnQM4zYi2gGFxjKzSKwjk8xUaVaTMtdnJdGVP25mToCGQ_gl2gSRkrAKoczxgdeT6VyIV63RF5eGOWNHHo3avdCkT9iJLGrubpic52_D2KujNRcBM/s1600/2small.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaMahWh93n6zp7lmMWdaZppKXToarnQM4zYi2gGFxjKzSKwjk8xUaVaTMtdnJdGVP25mToCGQ_gl2gSRkrAKoczxgdeT6VyIV63RF5eGOWNHHo3avdCkT9iJLGrubpic52_D2KujNRcBM/s400/2small.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781073965511952242" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaMahWh93n6zp7lmMWdaZppKXToarnQM4zYi2gGFxjKzSKwjk8xUaVaTMtdnJdGVP25mToCGQ_gl2gSRkrAKoczxgdeT6VyIV63RF5eGOWNHHo3avdCkT9iJLGrubpic52_D2KujNRcBM/s1600/2small.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>Another painting I did in January of my nana! For this one I had the pleasure of painting her from life whilst having lovely chats!<br /><i><br /></i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsK-DJnZsxg3LqxiHSJ5s5yhk_L3OWNi_Hv3uudNJeLLUv6arZI1rwpUZGi_rQfh_tZDMT4dguXlWn-TbLerY224VWsyYS8j-VyKM4vOIEsEmT7frqS3uMYTzdT9MZookxopyho39Kvq0/s1600/babaphoto.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsK-DJnZsxg3LqxiHSJ5s5yhk_L3OWNi_Hv3uudNJeLLUv6arZI1rwpUZGi_rQfh_tZDMT4dguXlWn-TbLerY224VWsyYS8j-VyKM4vOIEsEmT7frqS3uMYTzdT9MZookxopyho39Kvq0/s400/babaphoto.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781073794437763234" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>Also, I went to Greece for a couple of days with family and friends and had such a lovely time! Took some photos, had a blast at the beach, hope you enjoy them!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2rclCvmUP8-8rd3hF_9WEGpl2PRLYDZo0nxBWJcJJqelDM4vFqTDo9WgdK_WVR84FHKcrqq-3wwltzEyjikZulY6V6TYDSDSS9CNDjlVpa2u_RrC7velLOU9z5ZdIbmWZjHUknn4BW5Q/s1600/loveheartsedit%2528small%2529.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2rclCvmUP8-8rd3hF_9WEGpl2PRLYDZo0nxBWJcJJqelDM4vFqTDo9WgdK_WVR84FHKcrqq-3wwltzEyjikZulY6V6TYDSDSS9CNDjlVpa2u_RrC7velLOU9z5ZdIbmWZjHUknn4BW5Q/s400/loveheartsedit%2528small%2529.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781071739478432882" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil7zBNQ_3d4C9_HIuH_B2Gl5zUWR8sc5omoGph5D75tUNYvHfqb_G50v0iBBGCPyFTFGJLfRXd9vsJifPQAytKHBMk-ZEiFuYoKZ0jANVXqlIX920ikxhINcDqwm0TH0SUzi1HTWARLPw/s1600/mebeach.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil7zBNQ_3d4C9_HIuH_B2Gl5zUWR8sc5omoGph5D75tUNYvHfqb_G50v0iBBGCPyFTFGJLfRXd9vsJifPQAytKHBMk-ZEiFuYoKZ0jANVXqlIX920ikxhINcDqwm0TH0SUzi1HTWARLPw/s400/mebeach.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781071503538919186" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUEMIbcNGHHmLTBdtJ8c-h3EWsvnKjJp0jk_TX40SKVfnsLkSQYAjUwgpUy_aly1fqV3W_BfO-CmkXVch6srxFqpHDvb6-lk7s3R06r-0317kJsu3mL4RXFvnb3sNZMwjrbGM3fTrpLr8/s1600/lovehearedit%2528small%2529.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUEMIbcNGHHmLTBdtJ8c-h3EWsvnKjJp0jk_TX40SKVfnsLkSQYAjUwgpUy_aly1fqV3W_BfO-CmkXVch6srxFqpHDvb6-lk7s3R06r-0317kJsu3mL4RXFvnb3sNZMwjrbGM3fTrpLr8/s400/lovehearedit%2528small%2529.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781071233607064242" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNUAmfTxZWEJyrNW8Gy9UWtFBbxLRbE9KH0Cpj1SvvoAcolb1NrejqjeX1ZOHvRRxpLANAu6XQNPT44yyh7iEzvUX0L2BYVIXE82Nodex_O3A41nAbSDXehbjEKBv8qONMUP6i42X7T-s/s1600/mamasmall.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNUAmfTxZWEJyrNW8Gy9UWtFBbxLRbE9KH0Cpj1SvvoAcolb1NrejqjeX1ZOHvRRxpLANAu6XQNPT44yyh7iEzvUX0L2BYVIXE82Nodex_O3A41nAbSDXehbjEKBv8qONMUP6i42X7T-s/s400/mamasmall.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781069290593684626" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA_t-qafX73iJsYYG5o7hDtDMrc5JlaTMDlSnQSo9lR0L64lNXnzqOE0_6sO-jaSXLfOueW6eQ4X8fWsU19o6MGtUBq3fHzOt0mVJ_EB72Ohy2rlsC9YbTUBn5UMds6XZDQ5Ve7vMI__w/s1600/3small.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA_t-qafX73iJsYYG5o7hDtDMrc5JlaTMDlSnQSo9lR0L64lNXnzqOE0_6sO-jaSXLfOueW6eQ4X8fWsU19o6MGtUBq3fHzOt0mVJ_EB72Ohy2rlsC9YbTUBn5UMds6XZDQ5Ve7vMI__w/s1600/3small.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA_t-qafX73iJsYYG5o7hDtDMrc5JlaTMDlSnQSo9lR0L64lNXnzqOE0_6sO-jaSXLfOueW6eQ4X8fWsU19o6MGtUBq3fHzOt0mVJ_EB72Ohy2rlsC9YbTUBn5UMds6XZDQ5Ve7vMI__w/s400/3small.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781069131625247106" /></a><br /></div><div>Lastly I am very happy to announce that I have a website up now, with a collection of work and some more info about me. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Check it out! <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><a href="http://www.valenalova.com">www.valenalova.com</a></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGIKemWWo6fDE1cqHLLQozX1QsB8l4v-YQquMBaG4rWnHX0Gvd8PbbNNcFEwNHPOVvzTtlKjIo7yMfUowIU9EvxHFwdWn3en4JpQzeJQ2NYtotJ02fUpswewa9tynxLzG64VfMRJ4Xmhg/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-08-26+at+22.17.06.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 186px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGIKemWWo6fDE1cqHLLQozX1QsB8l4v-YQquMBaG4rWnHX0Gvd8PbbNNcFEwNHPOVvzTtlKjIo7yMfUowIU9EvxHFwdWn3en4JpQzeJQ2NYtotJ02fUpswewa9tynxLzG64VfMRJ4Xmhg/s400/Screen+shot+2012-08-26+at+22.17.06.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781094112566399538" /></a><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Valena Lovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16015834356764080004noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953894384069344324.post-48384150285342088112012-07-25T15:50:00.012-07:002012-08-02T01:32:05.481-07:00Drawing drawing drawing<i>Hello,<br /></i><blockquote></blockquote><div><div><i>I have been working on a couple of new illustrations, all at the same time, and I'll be posting the finished pieces on my website very soon, but for now I have some shots of work in progress for you all to have a look at.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><i>This self portrait was really fun to draw even thought it took ages, as for some reason I seem to constantly create extra work for myself and do things the longest way possible.. since I don't have a big scanner and I keep drawing things to scale, for some reason, I drew parts of the portrait on separate sheets of paper and then joined them together, luckily it all fit!..But seriously, it took twice as long to complete! I did like the effect it created though. I then added some colour.</i></div></div><div><br /></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyZg_l9GvIo5u0Ny2PJu6NJZ8v5sAoKlb1YGS67-VeA7d1aLnMrB2LCNFa5FHHM_DA60MiX3oM7Q0HwEi36M4qE1ueeZuYYINkjcn06G_YsoXQVV3kOe5R2jV1vwkC2456G08PWj39CNg/s1600/face2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 398px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyZg_l9GvIo5u0Ny2PJu6NJZ8v5sAoKlb1YGS67-VeA7d1aLnMrB2LCNFa5FHHM_DA60MiX3oM7Q0HwEi36M4qE1ueeZuYYINkjcn06G_YsoXQVV3kOe5R2jV1vwkC2456G08PWj39CNg/s400/face2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5771815715255554050" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Gy3QXgSjY6XuS8uNprO5D14nJ_DJebshyphenhyphenKYCqtADCSwwYXhE2-OQuU1LSRiFDOXS9H5RG55fAwwiWEpA0FxoZQe42eFYZ7ReuYqeJprsjsi7V440rdOs9pL0W671NWygZmYBvBo3Ipw/s1600/face.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 392px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Gy3QXgSjY6XuS8uNprO5D14nJ_DJebshyphenhyphenKYCqtADCSwwYXhE2-OQuU1LSRiFDOXS9H5RG55fAwwiWEpA0FxoZQe42eFYZ7ReuYqeJprsjsi7V440rdOs9pL0W671NWygZmYBvBo3Ipw/s400/face.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5771815711038030466" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMCeZpUVOCTVwYc8GvtWG3f99cGvgwF0Y7fLVygkVHyvyaj548LHTS_c4t6ZRbWU8hqXi7Ga_3HrA2QfbbBVFtRcuKproILvX9JBV7WQ5wUvNDesRNx9pI-RKmcIAeMlSnWrGgE-_ZN1U/s1600/lovaspace.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 399px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMCeZpUVOCTVwYc8GvtWG3f99cGvgwF0Y7fLVygkVHyvyaj548LHTS_c4t6ZRbWU8hqXi7Ga_3HrA2QfbbBVFtRcuKproILvX9JBV7WQ5wUvNDesRNx9pI-RKmcIAeMlSnWrGgE-_ZN1U/s400/lovaspace.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5771818111237187250" /></a><div><i>This Illustration I did for a friend's blog competition, which still hasn't been held, but here's some previous of what it's like. I've had some funny guesses of who the guy on the left is.. it's definitely not the Prime Minister.. or Hugh Grant.. so i'll let you guess for a while as I find it amusing! :D</i></div><div><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_4QXm4l3aI8dvuTCaKNU1PHQFa2tnzpBnQQ4lsxRLpEiqfucdV_niN90bPKogee-1nrILevdYIskc0d66gJhyphenhyphen05FWc_wH4HkXPlHy52hBxBZ3KooZfuYNWUtUWbCwowASIMUxyLxXHN0/s1600/screwingcircle.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_4QXm4l3aI8dvuTCaKNU1PHQFa2tnzpBnQQ4lsxRLpEiqfucdV_niN90bPKogee-1nrILevdYIskc0d66gJhyphenhyphen05FWc_wH4HkXPlHy52hBxBZ3KooZfuYNWUtUWbCwowASIMUxyLxXHN0/s400/screwingcircle.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5771968947323163026" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3zYk03M5Dh_pMT6NJn7Bjiiq1K8o-0Zw0zCE9_zsjb3Y8RpBYBaH3WdjjtOWF-4UD5nRj9U3c5Zo3mun0_1UV5GcOEpwB_EDUn9Po3CBcyEQEk5ac76gTHkqRYDw-dVAxBFyLtXvpWZE/s1600/screw.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 398px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3zYk03M5Dh_pMT6NJn7Bjiiq1K8o-0Zw0zCE9_zsjb3Y8RpBYBaH3WdjjtOWF-4UD5nRj9U3c5Zo3mun0_1UV5GcOEpwB_EDUn9Po3CBcyEQEk5ac76gTHkqRYDw-dVAxBFyLtXvpWZE/s400/screw.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5771968938560302754" /></a><div><i>I have also been working on a commission for a friend, adding personal elements to her portrait which has been really fun! I've started adding colour to it with colouring pencils and I'm excited to see the finished piece, hope you are too! Here's some 'in progress' photos:</i></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNAaQSn7-fBfSS2zLEyEJ-VzSegn8J-73K48tntwSuxje6-1olzAFnldaGJNjZQbaotxgOzQWj0GMvxL0ETA3QmKAXh6qE2KGlrInmyMwU3gP6dWT0UIs-6cxiyP1lGi7jcpAKYcDrzME/s1600/mon5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 370px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNAaQSn7-fBfSS2zLEyEJ-VzSegn8J-73K48tntwSuxje6-1olzAFnldaGJNjZQbaotxgOzQWj0GMvxL0ETA3QmKAXh6qE2KGlrInmyMwU3gP6dWT0UIs-6cxiyP1lGi7jcpAKYcDrzME/s400/mon5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5771988368259631474" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNAaQSn7-fBfSS2zLEyEJ-VzSegn8J-73K48tntwSuxje6-1olzAFnldaGJNjZQbaotxgOzQWj0GMvxL0ETA3QmKAXh6qE2KGlrInmyMwU3gP6dWT0UIs-6cxiyP1lGi7jcpAKYcDrzME/s1600/mon5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><i><blockquote>Oh and I have been doing a bit of cleaning/organising of my studio and came across some old drawings..this one made me laugh!</blockquote><blockquote><br /></blockquote></i></span><br /></u></span><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLoxM-USgHtORhTIsimjob1BzA-QtzIrpkuuknwMcr0u5aJUh4BO_2CGMaz-WKCmxU1jdV3CmWh3nfLoLpJdglCR_lberTXwQZjH7MDuD_nxiQkzcIKMaT9nviV4xAul-NvuE6GNtrOiY/s1600/funnycat.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 396px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLoxM-USgHtORhTIsimjob1BzA-QtzIrpkuuknwMcr0u5aJUh4BO_2CGMaz-WKCmxU1jdV3CmWh3nfLoLpJdglCR_lberTXwQZjH7MDuD_nxiQkzcIKMaT9nviV4xAul-NvuE6GNtrOiY/s400/funnycat.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5771990069428480674" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Thanks for reading!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>:)</i></div>Valena Lovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16015834356764080004noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953894384069344324.post-79831351055012392432012-07-04T15:02:00.019-07:002012-07-08T14:40:18.987-07:00New Designers Exhibition!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><b>Hello! </b></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Yesterday was lovely! Met up with the girlies from Uni and went to the New Designers show. It was really inspiring, so many talented people! Had the pleasure of listening to 3 very talented illustrators talk about the industry, how to make it as a successful illustrator and their careers! Check them out,<a href="http://www.gemmacorrell.com/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Gemma Correll</span></b></a>, </span><a href="http://www.dan-mumford.com"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Dan Mumford</span></b></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"> and <b><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/sneakyraccoon"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Sneaky Raccoon</span></a></b>, all with completely different styles but all absolutely great!</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4cfq37_NozhjjOfIGF18oDbB48eCCalBKyYc6jJfF-1I71_wpdGHgZ7Exgst0LMqCxJW1YAIkqMhw92Wn8BsdWz512_psPAsbG6GdOshgB8_GAe3IDucHg2gWNwyLbjYez_yt0Wxqb6Y/s1600/show.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 359px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4cfq37_NozhjjOfIGF18oDbB48eCCalBKyYc6jJfF-1I71_wpdGHgZ7Exgst0LMqCxJW1YAIkqMhw92Wn8BsdWz512_psPAsbG6GdOshgB8_GAe3IDucHg2gWNwyLbjYez_yt0Wxqb6Y/s400/show.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5762904585066419938" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Y_D-mHpWU7ESMvEvr3zlVU1bA4-DrefAKDTF34L95oDiu6PNk8HS0Oq8OCQuxccTP4uZR_dB50s9ADNANKfi_xQQhmSWF3xPiGTFRrZl9LnUTjTx4dqRRROmvA9ZwvctVNLoDjPInYE/s1600/nat.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 359px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Y_D-mHpWU7ESMvEvr3zlVU1bA4-DrefAKDTF34L95oDiu6PNk8HS0Oq8OCQuxccTP4uZR_dB50s9ADNANKfi_xQQhmSWF3xPiGTFRrZl9LnUTjTx4dqRRROmvA9ZwvctVNLoDjPInYE/s400/nat.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5762903741139308338" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">The girls and I really loved this illustrator! Her name is<b> </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><a href="http://www.jessicahogarth.com"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><b>Jessica Hogarth</b></span></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"> and her work is lovely! I really like her use of colour and quirky architecture designs, it's so bright and cheerful! </span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq-XK9YR0hsIWZTJYvkvX05owwMaiz6ctuiW2nABaznfl_cr3UQGSqIrJhT5fsN8EuMFwrxqQM93XbhNMazKRL6eVfeG72z8QnejDSii87PAAM_QGOlHgE1UeGquJ5zE_TLp_Zk5XxURI/s1600/jessica.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 359px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq-XK9YR0hsIWZTJYvkvX05owwMaiz6ctuiW2nABaznfl_cr3UQGSqIrJhT5fsN8EuMFwrxqQM93XbhNMazKRL6eVfeG72z8QnejDSii87PAAM_QGOlHgE1UeGquJ5zE_TLp_Zk5XxURI/s400/jessica.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5762903504316576162" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">We went to grab some lunch in Angel. Found this really cute american diner which made cool milkshakes and ice cream sundays! I had a hotdog melt toasty, it was soo good!!</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2SLlGyxY34NRUq4Us-evznnOucePpweKDyqZHp4uae2i80WqZ9DlpRnysYC5o68rDvZzoyd3Zo_XSeIbjRg_dvyfOQJEKvexLINbjoSwEHlROGAEUiTtqwHQr0u6GdgZaxMdOjDDpGjc/s1600/cupcakes.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 359px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2SLlGyxY34NRUq4Us-evznnOucePpweKDyqZHp4uae2i80WqZ9DlpRnysYC5o68rDvZzoyd3Zo_XSeIbjRg_dvyfOQJEKvexLINbjoSwEHlROGAEUiTtqwHQr0u6GdgZaxMdOjDDpGjc/s400/cupcakes.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5762903203108759458" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwYVVkmySZ4BGBQ_qp9A34W3ZqIHXStWpXShRuBueKR9AqoPZo9qOHc1zPpCr6uK941GDGuBWCfkpyVpMFKr1kgH8KId420PTYA-RQH7N1efYPY8ElUMGFp86DvvHouxXUrRSaOFIr3nI/s1600/coffeplace.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 388px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwYVVkmySZ4BGBQ_qp9A34W3ZqIHXStWpXShRuBueKR9AqoPZo9qOHc1zPpCr6uK941GDGuBWCfkpyVpMFKr1kgH8KId420PTYA-RQH7N1efYPY8ElUMGFp86DvvHouxXUrRSaOFIr3nI/s400/coffeplace.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5762900113468955858" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><div style="text-align: center;">We all loved the freebies! :p </div></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisSFfM_81i-07iHGB2t-uABAMY93mRgydIDjIJOqChmS2wm197PRNBLi4NpTFt0F1GjCHKhY3YlmvTfyUlv7VraCGMygwPt-s-bZxKbYLsy7OYRcHFkiUm4OhuugGEl_y93xyxlq4iY1Q/s1600/mags.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 359px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisSFfM_81i-07iHGB2t-uABAMY93mRgydIDjIJOqChmS2wm197PRNBLi4NpTFt0F1GjCHKhY3YlmvTfyUlv7VraCGMygwPt-s-bZxKbYLsy7OYRcHFkiUm4OhuugGEl_y93xyxlq4iY1Q/s400/mags.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5762900109154431314" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Last week after work I went to a 2 year old's birthday party where I got covered in paint, jumped on a trampoline for too long, gave way too many piggy backs and played a lot of hide and seek, but had a great time! I even got invited to this cutie's 7th birthday party!</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRyElZC40WCTrK2ZeQ_EbFZZ3kSfWnrz38oGILhf_f81sAtAbKyPSFB0WKgW9oCH0gJg9_b0oi21ZryR0DnnZQvGfxZEifPWVDh1acSdihz730-ik4E3lUQJzs1QT0OFtF5WuSauBWF6Y/s1600/paint.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 359px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRyElZC40WCTrK2ZeQ_EbFZZ3kSfWnrz38oGILhf_f81sAtAbKyPSFB0WKgW9oCH0gJg9_b0oi21ZryR0DnnZQvGfxZEifPWVDh1acSdihz730-ik4E3lUQJzs1QT0OFtF5WuSauBWF6Y/s400/paint.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5762905398044054210" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">I have been working on a few new projects all at the same time, so it's taken me a while to complete, I will be posting them soon, but here's a little preview of one of them!</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfGBRL0V_7BQWboTG3QcnOqH_lqp7HXKiKlLhomIz_3fy0dm0WdWBoeathxiUFisYp4RMpVEG3eMcZ1A30olbr1-P6CegiTTQSloMrAH4jRYbvnPYrUPU4UhafCaWND1bS7MbDZl8GhLc/s1600/drawing.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 359px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfGBRL0V_7BQWboTG3QcnOqH_lqp7HXKiKlLhomIz_3fy0dm0WdWBoeathxiUFisYp4RMpVEG3eMcZ1A30olbr1-P6CegiTTQSloMrAH4jRYbvnPYrUPU4UhafCaWND1bS7MbDZl8GhLc/s400/drawing.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5762906482192509890" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br />I just wanted to show everyone what summer has been like in england..Today has been nice actually, even though it rained a lot it was really sunny! In bulgaria we say a bear is getting married!haha</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd88wNInFtIbYsb-CdWJ8CQ3_D4hTFuAC3sIRSXyPElSSX3MwbXqMMlLIuOeV1rjhRxj0luRWMXUHiAnVNPVh8eTqflNZWqA2gYww0T45eliMkJmCLnT9yVD2WwcYmtOcVvHPPtN10kHA/s1600/sunny.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 359px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd88wNInFtIbYsb-CdWJ8CQ3_D4hTFuAC3sIRSXyPElSSX3MwbXqMMlLIuOeV1rjhRxj0luRWMXUHiAnVNPVh8eTqflNZWqA2gYww0T45eliMkJmCLnT9yVD2WwcYmtOcVvHPPtN10kHA/s400/sunny.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5762906233488029122" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Enjoy!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div></div></div>Valena Lovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16015834356764080004noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953894384069344324.post-76776423077809214952012-06-20T17:17:00.017-07:002012-06-22T02:21:37.862-07:00Recent StuffHello!<div><br /></div><div>I'm just gonna show you some art and photographs from the past few weeks.</div><div><br /></div><div>I completed little cute puppy Jeff and wrote a short poem about the time we met each other for the first time to go with it, I'll be putting it up on my website for you all to have a look at!</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtXuIYQw7kjoD0YwCoW35-Sn8-gG8WndSFhmnFjsOLnucRe90htyPgvPGAMZQtS-p0K-JqQZb0M1istPKuqMRFRMpmluru8zl8LRpCnKm5elUlYSVZrYckVgxeJv4qcLWwFFZ8haZxk68/s1600/jeff%252872%2529.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtXuIYQw7kjoD0YwCoW35-Sn8-gG8WndSFhmnFjsOLnucRe90htyPgvPGAMZQtS-p0K-JqQZb0M1istPKuqMRFRMpmluru8zl8LRpCnKm5elUlYSVZrYckVgxeJv4qcLWwFFZ8haZxk68/s320/jeff%252872%2529.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5756279450807427026" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguhA6szHMTLG4QX3M-ZLqgxrEAlKBxMzWiRXomWVEqgQqCaCOqJ3dQVv-rWgAxHP2LXyBVOIqOXurxv-x9cDMQF4h-1SvMiEHYpTBOyqiuPyfXhVWSjCpyvh1auNWEDfsFV0wjyoGdykE/s1600/paint.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 246px; height: 320px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguhA6szHMTLG4QX3M-ZLqgxrEAlKBxMzWiRXomWVEqgQqCaCOqJ3dQVv-rWgAxHP2LXyBVOIqOXurxv-x9cDMQF4h-1SvMiEHYpTBOyqiuPyfXhVWSjCpyvh1auNWEDfsFV0wjyoGdykE/s320/paint.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5756279455600147650" /></a><br /><br />I have also been working on some really fun illustrations. I made up these character people things with no faces and I've enjoyed so much putting them in different situations and shading their fluffy jumpers!<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-ohyiXRvwjAkp1DNjxSllLl3UGK_29oIzneK4wC5NNVGdY0GseVs_l-spAIElmopRKcQL8vd9RJuqS9KKmtSQnrnkqChlRhgW5Ja3ikl8aOuc-IlUpi2OATatpA5RqKMCiS2-lPKDNk/s1600/_MG_7087.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-ohyiXRvwjAkp1DNjxSllLl3UGK_29oIzneK4wC5NNVGdY0GseVs_l-spAIElmopRKcQL8vd9RJuqS9KKmtSQnrnkqChlRhgW5Ja3ikl8aOuc-IlUpi2OATatpA5RqKMCiS2-lPKDNk/s320/_MG_7087.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5756281249364923730" /></a><br /></div><div>I went to Bulgaria for two weeks last month and had a wicked time! I reunited with friends I hadn't seen in over 10 years, so it was great to catch up! I also went to my friends graduation which was cool and since I've been on some 'hair' mood recently I was drawing my hair at all times including the hairdressers..whilst getting my hair done!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaEf-7XJRvHUSbPhbox_bIdszBazqsnacNXXSNWHlAY7ahMHYLisdUv0pf-_oDlX20Ai_h3rDDzAmcFLm3JFCo-U1ZiD2-TcedGS1yELlyXlCeN-vv6dcKOsXBnCu9JqtMbpuuKzlZOB0/s1600/hiardone.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaEf-7XJRvHUSbPhbox_bIdszBazqsnacNXXSNWHlAY7ahMHYLisdUv0pf-_oDlX20Ai_h3rDDzAmcFLm3JFCo-U1ZiD2-TcedGS1yELlyXlCeN-vv6dcKOsXBnCu9JqtMbpuuKzlZOB0/s320/hiardone.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5756284583580983730" /></a> ..so relaxing drawing hair!!!</div><div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYU5j39Nwlp2eBKrsqTxu_FqzMezARt-c8KcgMawqurq4knXmsqPmj14MlQm4Q6YD8a1DRneeFtCX705MUBWdlCGO1UGlplmDV4284WLh2Ps5fS6Uuk60TxrKrY76anp9swAx3ZuoBHa8/s1600/haironplane.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYU5j39Nwlp2eBKrsqTxu_FqzMezARt-c8KcgMawqurq4knXmsqPmj14MlQm4Q6YD8a1DRneeFtCX705MUBWdlCGO1UGlplmDV4284WLh2Ps5fS6Uuk60TxrKrY76anp9swAx3ZuoBHa8/s320/haironplane.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5756290355089445826" /></a><br /><br />Went through some old photos and watched some old films and got inpired! There was this Bulgarian film on tv from years ago which was very traditional and the main actress really stuck in my head and I wanted to draw her, but didn't get to finish so this is still in progress:</div><div><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfP2w6yXwk9HOfYfNY0A9L9_lQUL0KobpymzKP-CDiDwWkkL-9bCUbx41bifn8LyrVbZ1URycb86dKj1NPiiFk1UV6FwZAtSFdNhCmpuJKJXdzKeAcbPOlalwVwYOJjDUJKJjckEd43f4/s1600/girlwithroseinherhair.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfP2w6yXwk9HOfYfNY0A9L9_lQUL0KobpymzKP-CDiDwWkkL-9bCUbx41bifn8LyrVbZ1URycb86dKj1NPiiFk1UV6FwZAtSFdNhCmpuJKJXdzKeAcbPOlalwVwYOJjDUJKJjckEd43f4/s320/girlwithroseinherhair.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5756619849664803826" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ivAjw0k1PH5BK6E56YlODnhrLUzabBTU-6KTvjvi3CDqlWTw0xLm-Z3fEhicntZ8Ey6PcDmOx6UUvFdeBPf_2ckU5Ho2I8PGXaj-bluf1XJ9y2YiXFej7Tt_kZ43WCahtwkTwQb4k_g/s1600/3cirlces.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 106px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ivAjw0k1PH5BK6E56YlODnhrLUzabBTU-6KTvjvi3CDqlWTw0xLm-Z3fEhicntZ8Ey6PcDmOx6UUvFdeBPf_2ckU5Ho2I8PGXaj-bluf1XJ9y2YiXFej7Tt_kZ43WCahtwkTwQb4k_g/s320/3cirlces.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5756619845006324018" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Last week was so much fun! My friend was shooting a film in Cornwall and she got me and a few other actors to be a part of it! It was wicked! I also did a quick drawing to sum up my week!</div><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOnU4zIVgtbcJyj-uitSwk2_yjoBxN2UGuf983wgT8I_wY5cw6Bw7LmJ-I-3b4qydFCW1QFsCRDh-9TJIfprApBgfrb5XH89JrO3QmmlN8zcMsk7T1pl1uxws7wmfJkLgrqWWe4iBoVhI/s1600/jesstheoandi.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOnU4zIVgtbcJyj-uitSwk2_yjoBxN2UGuf983wgT8I_wY5cw6Bw7LmJ-I-3b4qydFCW1QFsCRDh-9TJIfprApBgfrb5XH89JrO3QmmlN8zcMsk7T1pl1uxws7wmfJkLgrqWWe4iBoVhI/s320/jesstheoandi.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5756620152883948834" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5vDs5JNlyPci7FC2nkELxvnBtXXO1UYgFRGHn5wcTFubI_I6T5vnDt5JDFz1wx8ux3FhxgwWQ4-5DleHBdfpofkCzr2KfTz8_aJO66Prcp5LNJ5BmvHF-C2WR4T1cjeG9OQZrXcqQk7E/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-06-17+at+12.31.52.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5vDs5JNlyPci7FC2nkELxvnBtXXO1UYgFRGHn5wcTFubI_I6T5vnDt5JDFz1wx8ux3FhxgwWQ4-5DleHBdfpofkCzr2KfTz8_aJO66Prcp5LNJ5BmvHF-C2WR4T1cjeG9OQZrXcqQk7E/s320/Screen+shot+2012-06-17+at+12.31.52.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5756619987764639186" /></a><br />Cao! x </div>Valena Lovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16015834356764080004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953894384069344324.post-56694971643687008632012-06-09T08:40:00.001-07:002012-06-09T16:26:24.344-07:00Stuart John Photography<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#444444;">Hello people!</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#444444;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#444444;">I'm gona start my new blog with a special post, of friend and photographer's work Stuart John.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#444444;">These were taken a few weeks ago in my studio.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#444444;">For more of his photography and film work check out his website!</span> <u><i><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1939954381"> </a></i></u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><i><a href="http://www.stuartjohnstafford.com/">www.stuartjohnstafford.com</a></i></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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