Heading back home

Hi.

Hey this is our last blog entry, Today was a really boring day because we had to go back home to Sweden. We had to get up early this morning to go to the airport. While waiting to board our plane Johan had to go pee nonstop and Tim went crazy in the tax free stores. He bought a lot of booze and many other things. When it was time for us to board our plane the personal at the gate told us that we didn’t have any seats on the plane. Johan got really mad at them because he had booked the plane a long time ago. He started screaming at them and all they said was that they couldn’t do anything. Tim got really tired of all of them so he said that he would fix it. Me and Johan followed Tim to one of the counters, Tim said where can I rent a plane? The guy behind the disk started laughing. Tim and the guy talked for a while and he realized that Tim was serious and he directed Tim to the right place. Tim disappeared for a while and then when he got back he smiled and said to us that he had fixed it. We asked him how he fixed it and he said that he had rented a small jet plane. We walked to the plane and checked it out, this plane was amazing. The chairs was amazing they were really comfortable and they could be changed to beds and the space for the legs was super big so my long legs could fit. It was great food and there were a lot of good movies that you could look at.

Now were home and though this was a great journey it’s nice to be back home.

Great day in LA

Hi Lucas here.

Today we went to the universal studios and after that we rented jet skis.

In the morning we went directly to universal studios it was really funny there, we went on some of their rides and just looked around for a couple of hours. Tim had a little problem understanding some of the rides, the rides were its supposed to feel like you’re in a movie.

Tim doesn’t look at movies very often so there for those rides were more fun for me and Johan than it was for Tim. After universal studios we all were really hungry so we went to eat something. Then Tim really wanted to test drive his new car so we took his car and went on a little ride. While we were riding along some road we saw a sign about jet skis we turned of the road and went there. When we arrived there we rented three jet skis and we all had a blast driving them. On our way back Johan saw a casino and said we should try our luck in LA, considering that we won a lot of money in Las Vegas we all agreed with Johan that we should try our luck. We went in to the casino and started playing a little when we had played for about an hour none of us had won anything so we decided to stop. On the way out Tim just wanted to try one last round of roulette, Tim had all the luck in the world and won 700000 dollars. Tim were so happy that he decided to buy us all dinner on a great restaurant the food there was amazing. Then we went back to the hotel and Johan went to the gym to get a workout me and Tim didn’t go with him so we went out took some drinks and watch some basketball at a local sports bar. We really enjoyed the game and we also met two other guys from Sweden there, we stayed and talked to them for a while. When we got back to the hotel Johan was already asleep so me and Tim also went to bed. 

Tims big loss

Hi Lucas here.

Wednesday:

Today we watched a game between the Los Angeles Kings and the St Louis Blues and we also bought some new cool things from the money we won in the Casinos.

The first thing we did today was to go to a nice diner and had a really big breakfast. Considering that Tim is a big food enthusiast he was super exited that he had his first chance to eat a real American breakfast. Tim was very happy the rest of the day cause he just ate his dream breakfast. Later this day we went to Staples Centre to watch the Kings vs. Blues which we all had been looking forward to because some of our favorite players play on those teams. Johan is a big fan of the Kings defenseman Drew Doughty and I am a big fan of the Blues TJ Oshie, Tim is not a very big fan of hockey but on other ways he loves to gamble so he also liked watching the game considering that he could bet money on all kinds of things. After the game Tim had one of his famous outbreak because he had lost 26000 swedish kronor, me and Johan were so tired of him so we left him at the hotel. After that me and Johan wanted to get some new watches cause now that we have all that money we have to get more exclusive watches. We went to a jewelry store and we both bought 2 new watches, we also bought Tim a new Hublot watch and hoped that it would share him up a little.

Tim became really happy when we gave him his new watch, after that we all went out to buy some more new cool things. Tim had no car home in Sweden so he wanted to go look on a new car, he said that he wanted to buy a BMW M6 so we went to a BMW store where he got a lot of help from their nice salesmen. After he bought the M6 he was super happy and bragged about it all night so me and Johan were really tired of him when we got back so we decided to go to bed early.

LA!

Hi Lucas here.

Monday:

We have just arrived from Las Vegas were we had a lot of fun at the casinos. The flight from Las Vegas was a lot better than the flight from new york, it was a bigger plane with better seats and a lot better service. There were also toilets on the plane which Johan really appreciated. When we got to the hotel we got a happily surprised by the standard of the hotel, it was a lot better than we thought it would be. It had several nice pools and really good view and it was locates only a few kilometers from Staples Centre which was perfect considering that we were going to watch three hockey games there. Now we are all really tired from the flight so we´re going to bed.

Tuesday:

Today we were at Venice beach looked at some of the sights there. We went to muscle beach which is a outside gym, Tim really liked muscle beach since he likes to get a good workout.

We saw a really big guy there on muscle beach who were working out and Tim asked him if he could give him some tips. This guy was really nice and gave us a lot of tips on some great exercises. Then we went to Santa Monica pier and ate dinner on a great restaurant, the food there were very good. Me and Tim thought that our food were really good but Johan wanted to try something new so he had a shark soup. He didn’t like it at all so after that he made us go to McDonald´s so he didn’t have to be hungry any more. Then we all wanted to buy some new clothes so we went to a mall and shopped some clothes, Tim also needed some new hockey sticks so we went to a hockey store were they had really great prices on hockey gear. Tim bought the sticks that he wanted and after that we felt tired so we went back to the hotel and watched some basketball on the TV and then we all went to sleep.

Best day in my life!!! :D

Hey blog!!

 

Today it’s my last blog entries and I have to say that I should be really sad to leave this blog I hope you have enjoy to read what I had do in Las Vegas whit my best friends. So now when this is the last I'll try and make this the best post you've read.

 

Today when I woke up have I one special feeling it was an very good feeling. The thing is that today we are going to play poker and blackjack at the casino.

I was so excited to play so when we were on the way to the breakfast I just caught sight of a slot machine. And my first react was to play but Lucas and Johan stop me to play. So we went into the breakfast and as usual Johan eat most of all. I said that I had to go up to the room because I had forgot my medicine. But I just cheated them, I just play on the slot machine and the machine was on rolling. And to win the biggest money you must have three watermelons in a row, and the first melon come the second come annnnnd the third was also an water melon I just scream so loud that the person who was working in the reception come to me and ask what happen and I smiled and says that I had won the biggest pot, (I won 1 miljon dollar). Lucas ran up to our room and bring his carpetbag and ran down to the machine and fill it whit money. It was so much money who was ran out the machine. It was the best day in my life the first I do whit my money was to play again on the machine but obviously I don’t won nothing after that so decide we us to going to LA.

 

Bye for me and Welcome to the Blog world, Lucas!!

 

third day in Lassan!!

Hey again! Time here

 

This morning when I woke up I felt really tired because we was up late yesterday. Yesterday                                                                                                                                  we lost Johan in the crowd of people on the bar (Las Vegas pub) and as usually Johan drank very much shot and drinks. First we looked for two hours in all of Las Vegas. but then Lucas that he might have had with him his phone it turned out that John was going out and buying a cigarette packet but when he went back to the hotel so he went to the wrong hotel and continued partying. And when we last met Johan in the hotel room, so we put on the large television and watched a replay of a hockey game. The game was so bad so after about 15-20 we shut down the television and start play poker and black jack. i decide to Johan should be dealer and I and Lucas met each other. I like gambling really much, gambling is a passion in my life. I like most like poker because in Sweden I had won very much money but my problem is when I had won money I can’t stop playing because I feel that I can win a much much more money. Lucas and Johan think that I has an gambling problem but I don’t think so, Lucas always tells me to stop playing and bring the money home, but now back to the poker game we had up in the hotel room. The clock was very much so we only play one round. And Johan thought that we should play classic poker instead for TEXAS HOLD EM poker. So Johan stars to give out the cards, and didn’t get nothing, so a change all the cards. And Lucas get a one pair. So he changes three cards. And I get three of four , so I goes all in and Lucas who had a pair were now up three queens so he have Full House. So he won and I lost. After that we going to sleep.

 

 Bye Bye

 

second day in Las Vegas!!

Hey! Tim here again.

Today we woke up around 8:00 in the morning, and of course it was hard for me to wake up Lucas. I don’t know why it so hard to wake him up, it must be because he is always the last one to fall asleep. And Johan was already on his way to the breakfast when I woke up. Since the breakfast closed at 9:00, we had to wake up early. When we finished our breakfast, which by the way was very good, we went back to our hotel room and started to decide what we wanted to do. Lucas wanted to go shopping but Johan wanted to look at cool hotels, which made the decision very difficult. Finally, we agreed to look at cool hotels and left the shopping for tomorrow. Our first stop was Las Vegas Boulevard, known for its famous hotels gathered along the boulevard. At the boulevard we saw a Super Mario Show, which is an event where a hundred of Super Mario cars are shown. The show was the sickest thing I have ever seen!  Lucas, who loves Super Mario took out his camera as fast as he could and photographed and filmed the show. When the show was over we continued the trip. We found a lot of amazing hotels and the hotel that I liked the most was Paris, which basically was Paris, the capital of France, built in a small scale including the Eiffeltower and the Triumphal Arch! My mind was blown! On impulse, Johan and Lucas suggested that we would go to the Grand Canyon. I thought that Grand Canyon seemed like a good idea, but thought that it was located in Arizona, I asked my friends. Yes, that is right Tim, Lucas said, but we can take the helicopter to Grand Canyon, he proposed. Yes of course, I said gladly. While in the helicopter, my heart beat so hard! I think that this day has been the best day of my life! Bye!

our first day in Las Vegas!!

Hi Tim here!

Now we arrived to McCarran airport (the name of Las Vegas airport) and the airport is very big. The plan we took to Las Vegas was the worst disgusting plan I ever had seen. The plan has no toilet and it has nothing  you can buy from. The plan was very small to Lucas who is a very tall man has problem whit the legroom. And when Lucas standup he hit the roof whit the top of his head. And Johan who has a pee problem, the problem is that he has to pee about 30 minutes after he has been drinking something. And me I have a little airplane phobia, and when I saw the disgusting plan I was so afraid that i´d never been before. So all three of us thought it was the worst flight we have flight in our life. So the first Johan did when we arrived was to run to first best toilet, and after 10 minutes he come back and I asked if it was good to pee. And he said that the line up to the toilet was to long so he ran outside and pee behind a big bush. And Johan said that it was the best feeling he had in is whole life. And the first Lucas did when he came out of the plan was to stretch out his legs and his knees. And after that decide we us to take an taxi to our hotel Bellagio hotel. The ride took about 15 minutes and it felt like the rike took 5 minutes because the taxi driver was very interesting on ice hockey so we had a nice talk. And we give him extra tip beacuase we are going to win big money in Las vegas

this our hotel room

Leaving NYC :(

Last time from Johan here!

Hello everybody, this is my last entry in this blog, and also our last day in NYC. That’s a bit sad… But we still have stuff to do here, right now it´s 8 am and we are already to go out to spend our last day in NYC. Our flight leaves for Las Vegas tonight at 10 pm Eastern time. So we have plenty of time to do the things we want. Today we have decided to go to the Empire State building(that´s a huge landmark for NYC, you can almost see the entire city from that view, it stands as tall as 381 meters(from the watch place) it´s the highest building in NYC, after the twin towers had been destroyed) , which was one of Lucas wishes. So we will start off with that, they open at 9 am so we will have to hurry a bit after this. After we´ve gone to the Empire State building we will go see “Ground Zero” which was Tim´s idea. We all thought that it would be a great idea to see one of the biggest things in American history.

Then we won´t have much time to do anything else, more then to pack our stuff or maybe shop a little bit more and then make our way to the JFK airport, where our flight to Las Vegas leaves from. We´ve have really enjoyed our stay here in NYC and we´ve have had some great experiences for life that you won´t forget easily, especially the NHL game between the New York Rangers and the Chicago Blackhawks. That is all from me. This is Johan signing out.

Awesome day!

Hello there Johan again!

Today was awesome, just amazing!! We started the day with an amazing breakfast at the hotel which was a buffet, we probably sat there for about 2 hours and ate and talked about where we should go before the game we watched tonight. After the breakfast we went to the room and got ready for the day. We went to the Manhattan Mall that is just around the corner from our hotel. They had some amazing clothes and jewelry, but the clothes were a bit too expensive for our taste but the jewelry was at a too good of a price to pass up on. All three of us bought watches, both for us and family members. After that we went back to the hotel room to leave our new bought jewelry, because NYC is almost “famous” for people to get robbed. Then after we walked around the area looking for other places to shop and we did find some really good shops around our hotel and close to the Penn plaza.

After that long day of shopping we were really tired and hungry, so we found a great steakhouse just across the street called Harrington Bar & Grill. I got a BBQ burger, which was just fantastic! Lucas and Tim both got steaks that were also really good, nice and juicy. Then after the meal, we walked to Madison Square Garden to watch the game. And what a game it was!! The Rangers won in a shootout, and the Swedish goalkeeper saved all the shots in the shootout except from Patrick Kane, whom is a god in the shootouts.

This was defiantly one of the best days in my life so far. Tomorrow has a lot to live up to, but like the New York lottery’s motto “Hey, you never know”.  Bye for now.

NYC!!!!

Hi Johan here!

We have just arrived at our beautiful hotel, the Affinia Manhattan. It is just magnificent. The view isn´t the best, but it´s still good. The hotel is just a few hundred meters from Penn station, to Times Square and also to Madison Square Garden was we are going to watch the Rangers vs the Blackhawks tomorrow night. But that is at 7 pm so we have the whole day to go and do other things. Tomorrow we are just going to shop and see the sights that are close to us and to the “Garden”.

 The flight here was fine, there were so many movies to watch, all the new releases. But we didn´t just watch movies we talked about our journey and all the things we are going to do and we also played some cards. We are so excited about Las Vegas. Tim has as small “gambling problem”, so he is very excited about that part of the trip, so is Lucas and I but we don´t have the same “problem” as Tim has. Lucas and I are more excited on our stay here in New York; we love hockey and seeing the beautiful sights of a city. We really look forward to tomorrow when we get to see the hockey game and some sights around Times Square and our hotel.

But now we are going out to find a bite to eat, probably a steakhouse or an Italian restaurant. Since we´re hockey players we really like meat, therefore the steakhouse and the Italian restaurant for the pasta and maybe some pizza. We love pasta and pizza. But I´m signing out now see you around.

Welcome to our blog!!

Hi Johan here!!

This blog is for our journey to America. We are three hockey guys from Sweden traveling to the US to watch    some hockey and see the sights of New York, Las Vegas and Los Angeles. Right now we´re at Heathrow in London waiting for our flight to New York. As I said we are three guys, my name is Johan and I´m traveling with Tim and Lucas. Our plane leaves in about 45 minutes and then an 8 hour flight to New York, in New York we will watch a hockey game between the Rangers and the Blackhawks, we will also be sightseeing in the city and go to top of the Empire State building. That is just some of the things we´ll be doing in the city of New York.

In Las Vegas we will just have a relaxing time; we will just walk down the Strip watching the beautiful hotels, like the Cosmopolitan, MGM and the Monte Carlo. But probably the most exciting thing about our stay in Las Vegas is the helicopter tour over the Grand Canyon. Also we will try our luck in the casino, at the Bellagio where we will also be staying.  I´ve been to Las Vegas once before but that was when I was 16, so then I couldn´t gamble but now I will try my luck and hopefully win.

In LA we will watch another hockey game, this one between the Los Angeles Kings and the St Louis Blues, my favorite player plays for the Kings, whom is Drew Doughty and Lucas favorite player is TJ Oshie from the Blues. Also we will visit the Universal Studios and walk on Venice Beach.

Hopefully you will follow us on our Journey through the United States of America. See you around!!