Spring Break and Harry Potter

春休みに、ロサンゼルス旅行に行ってきた。ちょっと私たち、結構頑張って毎日働いてるから、休みも必要よね、ということで。有給消化しないといけないのもあるが。具合が悪いユキには申し訳ないけど、ユキが具合悪くなる前にチケット買っちゃってたし。

三泊四日なので飛行機で預け荷物にしなくていい程度の荷物で、以前作った旅行カバンの出番が初めてやってきました！
使ってみての感想：ショルダーストラップにも肩が痛くならないようなパッドつけておけばよかったな。

ちなみに今回の旅行のメインイベントはロスのユニバーサルスタジオでした。
とても楽しんだけど、最近の乗り物は皆３Dの乗り物ばかりで、ジェットコースターが好きな私としてはちょっとがっかりなばかりです。
4月から正式に始まるハリーポッターの乗り物に乗るには時期を逃したな、と思ったら、運よくお試しで乗り物やってる日だった！ハリポタなパーカーまで買っちゃった。
あぁ、明日からまた仕事頑張るぞ。

We had a short visit to Los Angeles for our spring break.

Since it was a 4-day trip and I could get away with a carry-on luggage, I was finally able to use my weekend duffel bag I made last year. Here are my thoughts on the bag: definitely need a shoulder pad for the shoulder strap, and need to stitch down the D ring on the bag where the shoulder straps are hooked since the D rings are loose in the tab and they rotate around. Other than that, it was a perfect size for this short trip.

Our main thing in the trip was to go to the Universal Studio. We were lucky that the Harry Potter was open (which is not officially open until April) so we totally had fun in Hogsmead. I even bought a Griffindor hoodie. Yup, tried the butterbeer, too.

Though I enjoyed the Universal very much, I have to say I was very disappointed at the recent trend of 3D rides. One, I do not like wearing the 3D glasses, because I have to wear them over my regular glasses, and two, I think it's lazy for the builders to rely do much on 3D visual effects.

At least I enjoyed the "Flight of the Hippogriff" ride (a proper, though very short, roller coaster in a Hippogriff shaped basket), and rode it twice. And the "Mummy" ride (roller coaster in pitch-blackness) was properly scary.