So, I just got back from America this Tuesday, and it was AWESOME! I'm sad to have to return to Australia

EVERYTHING is cheaper there - like, crazy cheaper. Yes, tax is not inbuilt, so they expect you to do math, but half the time, you get to the register and pay even less than the tag claims on things!

I got all kinda of cool things - a trench coat, a skirt with handcuffs on it, a corset top; I got a tiny Smurf, and a huge lion pillow; and I got heaps of American candy!

Disneyland:
- Was awesome as ever;
- Was done up Halloween - everything orange and black and the characters in costumes;
- Is where I spent most of my money;
- Sadly ruined the Haunted Mansion ride by doing it over Nightmare Before Christmas style;
- Updated the Indiana Jones ride, which is the best ride ever.

California Adventure:
- Was better than I honestly thought it'd be;
- Had a lot of different rides that my family loved;
- Had Halloween setups too - a garden of vegetables as candy corn;
- Had dinosaur bones in the rocks;
- Was interesting to look around, but better for people who like rides

Legoland:
- Was a bit sadder than last time, fading a lot;
- Updated to love Volvo - they had reserved parking spaces for people driving Volvos;
- Sold everything under the sun to do with Lego, Star Wars, Indiana Jones and Lego;
- Had cooking and kitchenware - Lego style;
- Was still impressive with hundreds of life-sized figures made of Lego!

Universal Studios:
- Hey Disneyland, I'm real happy for you, and Imma let you finish, but Universal Studios is the best theme park of all time. OF. ALL. TIME.;
- Was done up adult-style for Halloween - none of this kiddy-cute ghosties and happy pumpkins - they had rotting corpses chained to hearses, dead pigs hanging from burcher's windows, zombies in pens, bloody handprints on windows and walls;
- Had a SAW exhibit - but in their Halloween Horror Night section, which was seperately ticketed
- Showed awesome shows, like Backdraft, showing off the fire techniques and some sets, a studio tour where we saw the sets of Jaws, Psycho (got chased by the guy from it), Desperate Housewives, CSI, Heroes, Murder She Wrote and a billion western sets;
- Got rid of the Back to the Future ride for a Simpsons ride
- Was generally the best thing ever.
- Sold me SAW merchandise, like the ACTUAL doll from Saw IV that John Cramer gave to his wife!!!

Everything else?

Best food: Taco Bell.
Best shop: Hot Topic.
Besto condition: America.

Generally totally awesome - and I plan to go back as soon as I possibly can!

~ Flarey