Coming back!

Well, my short vacation is over and I am heading to Los Angeles... My last day in Hawaii was very busy! In the morning I headed out to explore downtown Honolulu. I saw Aloha Tower, enjoyed the splendid view of Honolulu Bay and downtown from the 10th floor of the observatory. I also visited Iolani Palace, State Capitol, Chinatown, Foster Botanical Garden and other locations. When I got back to Waikiki I spent a few hours on the beach making the most out of my last hours on the island. So I got some suntan to show off in California...  When it got dark I was hunting for souvenirs at different stores and got some nice stuff (like Ukulele, small Hawaiian 4-string guitar) but still forgot to get something in a hurry. Well, it's all good though, here's to many more returns! Our shuttle to the airport was at 8:00 pm and I barely made it by then. We got to the airport... Our seats on the plane were... 13A and 13B. Nice combination, isn't it? Before we took off, Nancy, our flight attendant, "kindly" informed us that the aircraft that we were supposed to be flying on to LA had "some mechanical problems, therefore we decided to replace it with another aircraft which has just landed from Atlanta". The next phrase wasn't a cheering one either: "We do apologize and appreciate your understanding, but this aircraft also has some problems with... enterntainment system - there is no video, sound, and we have problems with overhead lights." I was like, hold on, what other problems does it have?! Anyway, a 5-hour overnight flight was ahead of us and we were trying to fall asleep as the plane was flying over the waters of the Pacific Ocean... We landed at 7:00 am at LAX. The first impression was... "cooold!"  My bag was unluckily one of the last ones at the baggage claim so I had to wait for another 40 minutes before I could finally go home. I got to Santa Monica at 9:00 am and at 2:00 pm I was supposed to be at work! I barely slept for 3 hours and then I had to get up and get ready to work. And mind the3-hour difference between PST and Hawaiian time! Wooh, it was a long day for me!