Day 2 - LA

Despite not being a fan of my writing style Jess has insisted that I write the update for Day 2 this evening. I was so tired last night but was awake at about 3.30. I ended up in the pool at 5.30 and reading the paper waiting for Jess to wake up for breakfast. So again, I write this feeling very tired.

The first stop of the day was Santa Monica. We got in the car, took the roof down and hit the road. We caught the back end of the morning rush hour and also took a little detour down Rodeo Drive, but after an hour or so we arrived at the beach. We walked down Venice Beach and then paddled back up the beach. The beach is huge. It's so wide and goes on for miles. Jess could have stayed at the beach all day :)

Next stop was the Getty Centre. The Sat Nav tried its best to get us there but the major route that way was closed for roadworks. Sign posts and detours are crap in the States. We got there in the end though. We took the little tram up the hill to the Centre and the first stop was lunch. Jess had a half a salad which looked enough to feed 4 and I went for the healthy option of hot dog and fries. The views from here are great. We checked out a few exhibitions but it's not an easy place to visit for a philistine such as myself. There's only so much Renoir, Monet and Van Gough you can take.

 

After the Getty Centre we drove down the very windy Mullholand Drive. A nice drive with some awesome views. There are some huge houses up there and we kept passing loads of sight/star seeing tours.

We then got to take the classic Hollywood sign photo. I got a solid tip online on where to get this and it proved a decent spot.

 

The final point of call for today was the Griffith Observatory. Another place for great views and a pretty interesting set of exhibits inside. By this point I was starting to feel very flakey.

 

We headed back to hotel and I ruined dinner plans by losing my appetite all together. Even the thought of a nice juicy burger wasn't enough to get the belly rumbling. It's Friday night and Hollywood seemed to be filled with all sorts of crazies and tourists. We checked some of the Hollywood stars and the hand prints outside Graumann's Chinese Theater and then headed back to the hotel.

I forgot to mention. No crashes in the car. And driving on the right is more familiar. Still not a fan of turning right on a red light and then coming to a complete stop at the stop signs. I'm a tad more confident than I was yesterday, but still nervous for tomorrow :) I can see the attraction of living in LA. It's a pretty cool place and the weather is great. The 500 billion people living here would put me off though.

 

 

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