Check Melanie’s blog for what to do with a few hours layover in LAX international airport.
I just ran across Melanie’s great web site about what to do with a layover at LAX. I discovered her because she linked to my blog that I wrote a few days ago about The Encounter Restaurant at LAX.
Melanie writes the blog Travels with Two at http://www.travelswithtwo.com/index.php/2011/01/18/adventures-in-layover-land-los-angeles/
After reading it I believe she has some fantastic, worthwhile information that should be shared. I especially liked the info she shared on the reLAX club which is a private club in LAX where you can buy a pass for as little as one hour. I had not heard about the club before she blogged on it. Make sure you check out her blog.
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Steve Barrymore ssb11@prodigy.net
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The Encounter Restaurant at LAX international airport
If you have some extra time at Los Angeles International between flights or if you staying near the airport, you should make the trek across the parking lot and have a meal at the Encounter Restaurant that overlooks the airport.
The sign for the The Encounter Restaurant-LAX International
The last time I was in the restaurant was about 45 years ago. I had not forgotten it and waited for the day to eat there again. This landmark has stood the test of time. As the airport has grown and changed, the restaurant has managed to survive in the middle of the U-shaped terminal. The Encounter’s futuristic space age architecture has never changed. You almost expect to see George Jetson flying around it in his spaceship!
The Encounter Restaurant-LAX as photographed from the airport terminal building
A closeup of The Encounter restauarant at LAX airport
I happened to be spending the night at the Hilton LAX Airport hotel between trips and decided to catch the LAX shuttle to the airport to have lunch at The Encounter. It was very easy, I got off the bus at terminal 2 and walked across the street to the restaurant building and took the elevator up to the dining floor.
This is the ground floor entrance to elevator that takes you up to The Encounter Restauarnt at LAX
Since it was the middle of the afternoon, there was a mix of leisure travelers, mainly families and couples, grabbing a bite of lunch before continuing on their journeys.
Families dining at The Encounter Restaurant at LAX
The interior dining area of The Encounter Restaurant at LAX
The interior of the restaurant is done in some interesting colors and designs keeping with the space age look. The interior design is certainly interesting to look at.
the interior design of The Encounter Restaurant LAX
The interior of The Encounter Restauarant LAX
Being someone who loves to fly and visit airports, just sitting high above the ground with a great view watching the planes come in for landings was a great treat for me.
One of the views from The Encounter Restaurant at LAX
Another view through the window of The Encounter Restauarant LAX
Another view through the windows of The Encounter Restaurant where you can watch the planes land
I ordered a hamburger (1/2 pound) and an order of fries. It was a huge meal and one to be eaten by someone with a big appetite. Sorry, I didn’t take any photos of my food. The service was good and the servers were very friendly.
If you want to check out the menu for yourself, here is the link to the restaurant.
The security lines at LAX can be long sometimes so make sure you have a couple of hours to enjoy a nice leisurely meal at The Encounter at LAX!
Steve Barrymore ssb11@prodigy.net
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McCaw Mountain Bird Park and Nature Preserve-Copan Ruinas, Honduras
Visiting the McCaw Mountain Bird Park in Copan Ruinas, Honduras
By now you have read some of my other posts about different leisure activities I have participated in while visiting Honduras. If you haven’t, you can catch up on all of them by clicking here.
I don’t know anybody that is not interested in seeing the beauty of tropical birds. Well, Copan Ruinas in western Honduras has a great place to see them. It is the McCaw Mountain bird sanctuary.
You will see plenty of colorful birds at the McCaw Bird Sanctuary
One of the beautiful birds
One of the guides available to take you through the park
One of the students from the Ixbalanque Spanish School enjoying one of the birds
My new best friends
One of the teachers from the Ixbalanque Spanish School enjoying the birds
Some of the "inmates"
In Copan, the means of transportation for tourists are the small golf cart taxis. That is what you will ride in up into the mountain where the sanctuary is located.
Taxis in Copan Ruinas, Honduras
On the day I visited, the trip was arranged as a side excusion as part of my studies with the Ixbalanque Spanish school in Copan, but you can find any golf cart taxi to take you.
There is an admission charge to enter the park. Plan on spending 2-3 hours. I wanted to share with you some of the photos I took while visiting the park.
The park is open everyday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Entrance fee is $10USD per person. If you are interested in checking out their web site, you can click here.
Steve Barrymore ssb11@prodigy.net
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