Day 28 - welcome to Los Angeles...

So the Queen Mary 2 rolled into the Port of Los Angeles around 6am. A really nice arrival with a great view of the sunrise over Saint Pedro with clear blue skies.

So a farewell to our room...

So we were ready for us to get off at 8am. Er... yeah right. After joining the queue of around 500+ people on board to be "inspected" by US Immigration at 8.15am, we eventually stamped at around 9.30am. We then managed to get off just after 10.30am. Then a lift in the Enterprise hire car mini bus, to get the hire car around 11.30am. But hey! For an extra $5 a day more, look at our car!!

So off out of the port and on to the Harbour Freeway all the way into Downtown in L.A. The traffic flowed really well and we were actually in the room in the Downtown Sheraton at around 12.30pm with the car parked, valet parked of course (!).

Then time for a wander. After the obligatory Starbucks and a few pastries, off towards the Staples Center to suss out arrangements for later. So outside - here we are outside a statue of the best and most famous ice hockey player of all time, Mr Wayne Getzky, who of course gave his name to our cat (hope he's enjoying his holiday with you Shaun!).

Then inside the shop to buy my Lakers t-shirt in preparation for tonight's game, but not before we investigated a certain L.A. Galaxy shirt that may soon need to be in the bargain bucket section...

Then time to get changed, ready for the L.A. Lakers v. Oklahoma City Thunder at 7.30pm but not before some nosh at ESPN zone! So here it is - wall to wall basketball and ice hockey (there must have been four different games of each on the giant TV screens) as you enjoy a burger and a beer. Not a place you should spend less than four hours in!

So off to the Staples Center - and what a great view. The only major bit of star spotting was the famous Lakers supporter Jack Nicholson - sitting around 30 yards away. A closer game than predicted, with the current #1 team in the NBA the Lakers eventually winning 105-98.

With free internet here at the Sheraton, the best deal we've had yet (!) and the keyboard in English!