We haven't had an opportunity to access the internet since we left LA so today we will make up for it with a few posts..
The second day in Los Angeles was just as jam packed as the first. We left Fullerton early in the morning heading straight for Santa Monica Beach Pier. The beach itself is beautiful, and the pier a famous tourist trap but I would say it is a lessor beach when compared to New Port and Balboa. We then following Santa Monica Blvd. from the beach all the way to east Hollywood (passing Santa Monica City, Century City and a few others for which I forget the name). This part of LA while nicer than what we saw Tuesday, was still slummier than I had expected. The night before we had worked out the directions to the famous Hollywood sign and we tried to follow them at that point. (see ross's post for a video of the drive in Beverly Hills) The drive up is full of small tight roads and great views. After descending the hills we drove along Hollywood Blvd. just enough to see the star covered sidewalks and red carpet movie theatres. (no pictures) Finally we set out on Sunset Blvd. for a drive through the richest part of LA, Beverly Hills (including Holmby Hills, and Bel Air). The hedges protecting some houses were easily 50 feet tall, and it was very common to have a security gate with intercom. We stopped by the Playboy mansion, but all we got to see was the big black gate.
What a day! We then jumped on the 405 freeway and headed back to Fullerton for a chinese buffet with Ross's family before heading to LAX.
Cheers,
Andrew
Here are some photos from the day:
2 comments:
Sounds like another great day in LA. I almost felt dizzy watching the video winding up and down in Beverly Hills. Really enjoy the pictures.
Busy times. My comment on Ross's video driving up the narrow road was slightly misplaced in my mind when I said the cars drove on the right side. Of course you were not in Australia. Hedges 50' high!!!!
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