Greetings, From California 3
Lady was finally free from work and we started our vacation in Universal City. We got a great deal on a hotel. We spent the day lounging by the pool, some time in the gym and a relaxing post-workout hot tub soak along with some of the parents and their kids in town for Universal Studios ending with some delicious (and reasonably priced) room service. The shot above is from the 1st when we walked around Universal Studio's City Walk for a bit to see what was going on over there. Cheese.
The smog in and around LA contributes for some crazy sunsets. That's the view from our hotel room in the Hilton. We didn't have a downtown view, but our view NW towards Burbank was nice.
There's Lady at the Hollywood/Western Metro stop by our friends' house where we were staying for a few days. Taking the subway and the buses in LA was a trip. The stations are pretty cool with many of them housing lots of art. Photos, murals, tile work and installations all over the place. I'm proud to say that we beat LA. What do I mean by that? We didn't take a car at all to see the sights. We relied on public transportation and our own feet to get around except for one trip to a place which was not accessible, at all, by foot at that time of day. Day 1 in LA, we went to LACMA to see the incredible Philip-Lorca diCorcia exhibit. Incredible large format color prints about 30" x 40" of several different projects of his. We had some yummy Thai food for dinner in Hollywood before heading to bed after a long day.
More to come on our escapades in LA later (short take: I'm not a fan of LA). For now, we're lounging at Lady's sister's place in San Diego. Off to see the fireworks on the beach.
I've added some shots to the California 2008 flickr set with the new stuff starting here.
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