Second day of our trip and this is
becoming better and better. We checked out from the hotel early in
the morning, with our minds focused on spending the day at Universal
Studios. Around 10 am we arrived there and we started taking pictures
at the famous Universal Studios Globe. After some pictures we went
in. The first impression we all had was like being inside a movie
where we were the main characters. We split into different groups and
headed out to the rides. The studios recreate so many different TV
shows and movies, that sometimes it was hard for us to decide where
we wanted to go to.
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| Jurassic Park Ride, Universal Studios, California, June 2015 |
Jurassic Park was one of the favorites
attractions for all the exchange students. Once the sun was getting
too hot, it was a great chance to cool down thanks to the great water
splash that this ride had at the end. There were some cool simulators
from movies and TV shows, such as The Simpsons, Shrek, the always
funny Minions, robots from Transformers... It was a really involving
experience that made us feel like being inside of the screen with the
characters.
There was also a tour around the
Studios, where we learned the magic behind the cameras and how some of
the cool special effects that we see on the movies are made. It was
amazing to see how the sets were displayed and how they could
recreate so many different places, from European cities to wild
jungles like in Jurassic Park. This tour also passed by some famous
neighborhoods from the TV show “Desperate Housewives” that drove
some of the passengers on our tour bus crazy. The tour also stopped
at some special effect scenes from movies that looked really real to
us, but the most surprising was the one at a subway station that
simulated a 8.3 earthquake.
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| Girls jumping in front of the Hard Rock Cafe, June 2015 |
At 6.30 pm we all got back together to
go to dinner. The place was nearby the park, in the City Walk, and it
was called Bubba Gump, well known by the lovers of the movie Forest
Gump. The decoration of the place was inspired by the movie, and the
staff from the restaurant treated us very well, entertaining us with
a fun Trivia game about the film.
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| Dinner at Bubba Gump, June 2015 |
After a delicious and satisfying meal,
we got into the bus, and headed to our new hotel where we were
assigned our new roommates. It was an awesome day that gave us a
chance to spend time with out new international friends and get to
know more about the movies world. Today
just as visitors, maybe tomorrow as stars.
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