We finally reached LAX ard noon (L.A. time), and there was someone (arranged by our tour agency) to pick us from e airport to our hotel =) YEP things could hav been tis simple.. But smth happened before we could go to our hotel in L.A. ...



My Dad was detained by e officers while we were goin thru e customs to get our fingerprints and pic recorded in our new Biometric passports. And we waited for him at e airport for nearly 4 HRS~~... = . =

He was having problem with his Visa Waiver, cause he registered online for VW for 2 times~ and The first time he did it, he was still using his old passport(e one that bears our IC no.) Then after his first attempt was rejected, he realised that he needs e new biometric passport(which changes our passport no. to e new one that starts with E..) Therefore, he had 2 different passport numbers in their VW system.

So they probably thot.. he might be using a fake passport or smth.. coz he created 2 'identities' by registering twice =(



After the LONGGG wait at e airport, our pick-up actually drove off coz we dint come out on time.. and we hav to pay 70 USD for them to come to e airport again... =(

but nvm, at least they clarified, and Dad dint hav to be 'sent' back to SG. haha =x

It was abt an hrs drive to our hotel (Knotts Berry Farm) in Los Angeles =) and after we checked-in, we went downstairs at e hotel's only restaurant to hav our dinner =)

There were nth much to see outside our hotel.. Thou our hotel was just beside a famous themepark -America's 1st Themepark (and also 'home' for Snoopy) =p But i think e themepark was closed for the day.. so it was very quiet that night.. ;) Our hotel is actually a resort hotel, where many families would come for stay over weekends, to bring their kids for a visit to e themepark ;)

We finally reached LAX ard noon (L.A. time), and there was someone (arranged by our tour agency) to pick us from e airport to our hotel =) YEP things could hav been tis simple.. But smth happened before we could go to our hotel in L.A. ...



My Dad was detained by e officers while we were goin thru e customs to get our fingerprints and pic recorded in our new Biometric passports. And we waited for him at e airport for nearly 4 HRS~~... = . =

He was having problem with his Visa Waiver, cause he registered online for VW for 2 times~ and The first time he did it, he was still using his old passport(e one that bears our IC no.) Then after his first attempt was rejected, he realised that he needs e new biometric passport(which changes our passport no. to e new one that starts with E..) Therefore, he had 2 different passport numbers in their VW system.

So they probably thot.. he might be using a fake passport or smth.. coz he created 2 'identities' by registering twice =(



After the LONGGG wait at e airport, our pick-up actually drove off coz we dint come out on time.. and we hav to pay 70 USD for them to come to e airport again... =(

but nvm, at least they clarified, and Dad dint hav to be 'sent' back to SG. haha =x

It was abt an hrs drive to our hotel (Knotts Berry Farm) in Los Angeles =) and after we checked-in, we went downstairs at e hotel's only restaurant to hav our dinner =)

There were nth much to see outside our hotel.. Thou our hotel was just beside a famous themepark -America's 1st Themepark (and also 'home' for Snoopy) =p But i think e themepark was closed for the day.. so it was very quiet that night.. ;) Our hotel is actually a resort hotel, where many families would come for stay over weekends, to bring their kids for a visit to e themepark ;)