USA: California, 5 days in LA

At the Getty villa, great collection of Roman and Greek art in a stunning place. 

Next day: LACMA, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, excellent exhibition of German expressionism!

1968 Ford Cougar

Around Malibu beach

Farmers market

Thanks again for letting us in :)

At the bathrooms of the hotel where "Pretty woman" was filmed

Rodeo drive

My car???

Venice beach

Well, nice try :)

Muscle beach @ Venice beach


Entrance to Hugh Hefner's villa

Uhuuuuuuuuuu!!




Walk of fame

In a typical American diner: Johnny Rockets, love the duke box

Fiji

And how was Fiji?!! Aaaawesome!!

Last sunset...good-bye Fijis

Okay, not a complete "Robinson Crusoe experience", the pool was too nice :)

Last day: My personal Robinson Crusoe day on Bounty island

Manta ray island! Never forget the amazing snorkling trip with a 3m wide manta ray

In the village

The kids after dancing...now getting a bit bored during the homily :)

Dancing during church service

The church

Sunday morning on the way to the church

Cheers!


Bill, THE coconut opener on Coral View

Yes, there are rainy days on Fiji! Well, more effort with the sun dance next time! Here in the way to hop onto the next island.

Afterwards some sun dance, bula dance and card games.


....and 2 sand circles were drawn on the ground: the crabs had to run from the inner circle out of the outer one. My little crab, Billy, number 4, was surprisingly the fastest and I won a bottle of fresh Fijian water :).

...and was there on time for the crab race! We played with the Fijian family of the resort, the kids collected the crabs, we put numbers on them


But I made it...





What a track...




My 3 little fellows helping me to find the track back through the island, cause the tide was getting higher and the way back around the island impossible


Cottage at the beach of a Fijian family






On the way around the island of the Blue lagoon.

Celebrating under stars

On the way to the next island with the "Hop on hop off"- boat pass

Sunrise hike


At the bar :)

Tea time in front of our lovely bungalow: Sandra and Kathrin, my friends from Germany who I met on Fiji, and me




Weaving bracelets with Fijian women


Catch the coconut ;)!



Bula! Fijian kids having school break. Their question to me: "Do you have the swine flu?" I was quite surprised!





Ahh, my favorite hammock...




Welcome song








My Fijian "couch-surfing family"