Expensive Real Estate

Monday, January 21, 2008 (Martin Luther King Day)

Southern California. We decided to take a few days and get out of town so picked Universal Studios in Southern California. Mikie was excited to see “Hollywood” and I thought it would be a good outing for the family.

After two days of touring the park and taking a few rides around the area, I can tell you what you already know. There are a lot of people there, they all seem to be on the freeway at the same time or going to breakfast, lunch and dinner with you, there are some spectacular homes and the prices are out of sight.

Overall we had a good time; visiting Universal Studios is fun but not the best place for a sensitive 8 year old. Too many of the tours and attractions are a bit on the scary side with darkness, loud noise and sudden movement. Mikie says he wants to come back when he is 12-years old. They were filming Desperate Housewives and Ghost Whisperer when we were there and it was fun to see the houses on Wisteria Lane and the antique store in Grandview. No sign of any stars!

We enjoyed a few meals at City Walk which is a maul of shops, restaurants and clubs adjacent to the park and last night we used our car’s navigation system to find a really cute Mexican food place. It was packed with what we thought were football fans watching the NFL championship game. Wrong, the guys it that place were watching each other. Oh well, another first experience for Mikie!

Good to get away and always better to return home and realize at a point down the line some of those people down south will discover the quality of life and the affordable prices of Sacramento real estate.