Beverly Hillbillies

We drove from Bakersfield to Los Angeles and stopped in Burbank to have lunch with a producer who has worked with us in the past http://www.philcooke.com/ We ate greasy hamburgers, corn dogs, and onion rings and talked about being a Christian in Hollywood as well as the future of Christian media. I thought the onion rings and corn dog were enough to assuage Emily's hunger pangs, but I was wrong. She was fixated on visiting a cup-cake joint called "Sprinkles" in Beverly Hills. Let me tell you....you have not lived until you have spent $4 on a cupcake. It was a bad recipe for me because lets just say that Versace on Rodeo Drive doesn't exactly welcome tourists to use their toilet after binging on trans fat and chocolate.- I dont know why I have not learned this lesson.

We caught up with the Mounts who live in Los Angeles now. We saw some star homes and followed that with a salad to get Em and I back on track. It was a good day. Em wants me to let everyone know that even though I got sick from Sprinkles she LOVED it!

Heading to Brisbane tonight. 14 hours on a plane! Woo Hoo


- By the way.... The house we snapped is Dr. Phil's house (or so the star map said that some dodgy guy sold us on Santa Monica Blvd)
- The view/overlook is Mulholland Drive overlooking the valley Burbank/Studio City

HAPPY 4th.

JDY/EBY

Turlock/Bakersfield

We spent Thursday inland in the towns of Turlock and Bakersfield visiting with dear friends. We have included a few pictures here. We are on our way to Los Angeles today...stay tuned.

1. Visiting with Mrs. Marge in Bakersfield
2. Scenery from our trip inland

Our First Stop

We arrived in San Francisco on Wednesday afternoon. We decided to spend our afternoon strolling down to Chinatown to find a good place to eat lunch. We found possibly one of the best Chinese restaurants I have ever eaten, House of Nanking,a real hole in the wall place where the chef himself takes your order (unbelievable sesame chicken!!) We stopped for a couple of pictures as we made the climb back to our hotel. We ended our time in San Francisco visiting with and old friend and stopping by one of the best French restaurants in CA, Cafe Jacqueline.

We have included some photos from our time in San Fran

1. Josh posing next to a street car (is that an 80's Patrick Dempsey on board?)
2. View of Chinatown
3. Josh eating at House of Nanking
4. House of Nanking
5. Josh posing before hiking to the hotel
6. View of Alcatraz from a friends San Fran apartment

Updates from the Road...

Josh and I will be on the road for the month of July. Visit our blog to stay updated on our travels abroad!

A week in Egypt

Emily and I were in Egypt for a week in early April. I had some meetings in Alexandria and a couple in Cairo. Thanks to my cousin, Ashraf and his wife, we were able to get away for a relaxing weekend at their place on the Red Sea. It was a great trip. Emily got to meet my family as well as colleagues whom I have been working with for the last 8 years. We stopped in London for an afternoon layover. Sarah and the boys picked us up and took us to Windsor Castle which neither Emily and I had seen before. We toasted our one year anniversary on British Airways flight 226!