모두가 좋아하는 캘리포니아~~ 캘리포니아를 좋아하는 세이 헬로 선생님의 블로그 올립니다. 가보셨던 분은 추억을 공유하시고, 가보실 분들께는 정보가 되도록. 묵었던 장소며, 다녔던 곳들의 지명이 들어가게 써주셨답니다. 단어나 표현도 눈여겨 보시고요~

by Emily H

I am what they call a military brat. Growing up my father was in the navy, and faithfully every three or four years, he changed ships and we changed towns, moving up and down coasts and across the country until I was a teenager. We lived in Brunswick, Maine, at the tippy top of the country, in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and Pensacola, Florida, but there was only one place I wished I could go back to: California.

* Military brat 이란 부모(중 한명 또는 두명다)가 군인으로 풀타임 근무하는 동안 어린시절을 보낸 사람을 일컫는 용어입니다.

When my husband and I made our own cross country move to Phoenix, Arizona, California was the first thing I thought of. I was not interested in exploring the mountains nearby or in visiting the forest-like northern cities of Arizona. I didn't even care about seeing the Grand Canyon – all I wanted was to go back to the place I had fallen in love with as a child now that it was only a day's drive away. By September 1, only a month into our year long stint in Phoenix, we had packed our bags for our first road trip as a couple and my return to the golden state.

We drove six hours along the Mexican border to reach our first California destination. We had a week off work and were planning two stops, one in the sunny, seaside San Diego and one is glitzy Los Angeles. We started in San Diego, and after a good night's rest in our hotel, we set out exploring (or in my case, rediscovering) the city. We went across the long bridge to Coronado island, where we had breakfast at the famous Hotel Del and walked along the beach, touching our toes in the Pacific ocean. We traveled north of the city to a vineyard where we tasted wines and wandered through boutique shops, and then made our way to La Jolla, a coastal community in San Diego near the bigger universities. There, we spent hours gawking at the sea lions who beach on a pier near downtown and had a quiet dinner in a small local restaurant.

                                            Hotel Del Coronado         

* La Jolla 는 부의 상징인 바닷가 리조트 커뮤니티인데 초기에 그 지역 Zip코드를 샌디에고임에도 다르게 배정하는것을 계기로 마치 분리되어져 있는 하나의 도시같은 느낌으로 계속 존재하게 된 비싼 집들과 멋진 경관의 지역입니다.

* 샌디에고도 군인들이 많이 있죠, 특히 해안으로 밀입국하는 남미사람들을 잡는 일을 하는 경비군들이 상주하는 도시기도 합니다.

Three days later, we repacked our small suitcases and headed two hours north to Los Angeles. We drove along the pacific coast freeway until we reached Hollywood, stopping to walk along the famous Hollywood Blvd and visit the Chinese theater where we compared our footprints to those of the old Hollywood celebrities. The next day, we visited the Warner Brothers studios, exploring the sets where they filmed ER and the Gilmore Girls, and later got to see the taping of the Tonight Show during Jay Leno's last season. We ate at Pink's, a famous hot dog stand with a two hour long wait, and walked down Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills.

* Blvd - 넓은 길을 말합니다.  길을 나타내는 단어는 Parkway, Road, Lane, Way, Drive, Trail... 등 많습니다.

* ER - 응급실 의사인던 작가 Michael Crichton 이 본인의 경험을 살려서 쓴 대본이 실감났고, 미국 TV시리즈중 최장 방영기록(15시즌)을 가지고 있는 인기 드라마인데, 두개의 프로덕션이 워너 브라더스와 제작했던 병원 드라마입니다.

* Gilmore Girls - 싱글 맘인 엄마와 딸의 얘기들이 다양한 캐릭터들과 어울어져 가족, 친구, 사랑, 세대간의 갈등, 계급차이등을 묘사하던 드라마로 2007년 종영된 워너브라더스 제작물입니다.

* Jay Leno - 제일 인기높던 NBC 토크쇼 투나잇 쇼를 진행자였고, 현재는 제이라노쇼를 같은 NBC에서 진행하고 있습니다. 

* Pink's 핫도그 - 집안식구들이 사업을 이어오면서 명소가 된 핫도그 스텐드

And all too soon, it was time to go home.

My visit only reaffirmed my love for California, both its natural beauty and its glamorous Hollywood side. In fact, during my year in Arizona, I went back three more times, each time finding something new I loved about it. One day, I will live there, but for now, it's my favorite place to travel – nothing else compares.