Tag Archives: California

Lewis the Lion walks on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

From Venice Beach, Lewis the Lion and Helen drove to one of Los Angeles most famous neighbourhoods. A neighbourhood renowned the world over for producing films (or movies as the Americans call them) and iconic film stars: Hollywood. Many actors … Continue reading

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Lewis watches the teacher learn how to surf!

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi Lewis the Lion knew that his friend, Helen was rather nervous and afraid of driving in America. It would be the first … Continue reading

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Lewis does some people watching on Venice Beach, California

So from the elegant Los Angeles suburb of Santa Monica, Lewis the Lion headed a short distance along the coast to another famous Los Angeles beach resort, Venice Beach. He’d heard particularly that this place was great for people watching … Continue reading

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Lewis the Lion is ‘California Dreamin’

Driving down the Pacific Ocean Highway to Santa Barbara had been a sheer delight and the temperature had also seemed to have warmed up substantially since Lewis the Lion was in San Francisco. This part of California seemed to have … Continue reading

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Lewis the Lion drives down the Big Sur

After having a hearty fish and chips lunch in Monterey (for it would have been rude not to in this famous fishing town!), Lewis the Lion with his travelling companion, Helen, needed to head south to get to Santa Barbara … Continue reading

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Lewis is wowed by whale-watching in Monterey Bay, California

So, Lewis the Lion was just in luck! He’d arrived at his hostel in Monterey and he’d managed to secure a place on the next morning’s whale watching trip! He was delighted as he’d wanted to experience the same when … Continue reading

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Lewis has fun at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk

After enjoying cruising around the picturesque Napa Valley, Lewis the Lion and Helen headed south of Napa and towards the coast. They were aiming to go to Monterey as they had heard that there perhaps the possibility of doing some … Continue reading

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Lewis the Lion enjoys the Napa Valley Countryside

So before Lewis the Lion knew it, it was time to leave San Francisco and journey on his way through the incredible, contrasting state of California. This state really did seem to have everything from mountains, to beaches, from vineyards … Continue reading

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Lewis relaxes in Yosemite National Park

From San Francisco, Lewis the Lion headed East to the spectacular Yosemite National Park. This time however, he didn’t cross the Golden Gate Bridge but rather San Francisco’s other famous bridge, the Bay Bridge which is partly a suspension bridge … Continue reading

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Lewis discovers San Francisco street life

Lewis the Lion arrived late into San Francisco and was lucky just to make the local train, the BART into the city centre. He had to nudge Helen at one point because she had started to drift off to sleep … Continue reading

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