In the midst of 1 1/2 weeks of travel all across the country and back for work, I zipped down to LA for the weekend for a quick couple of days of sightseeing with some friends that had never been there before. Most of the things we saw I had actually never seen before either. I flew down Saturday morning and met up with my friends in front of the (formerly Grauman’s) Chinese Theater, and we went to Madame Tussaud’s Hollywood Wax Museum. That was fun seeing my friends posing for pictures with all the wax figures. The visit was capped off by seeing a 4D movie, which had all sorts of physical effects, smells, etc, along with 3D visual. After a snack, and a stop by the Kardashian’s store Dash, we went up to try and see the Hollywood Sign, which took us to the Observatory area in Griffith Park. I was surprised to find how many people were trying to get up there near sundown. There’s a nice view up there of the city, as well as a good view of the Hollywood sign.
The next day we met up in Malibu, as my friends wanted to see some beaches. I’d never been up in that area myself, so I was interested. They ended up having some fun frolicking in the shallow water, and I got some good pictures. They were happy it had finally warmed up enough so they could actually have a true southern California experience.
Monday morning I flew back very early and my work trip continued. A very fun weekend, the only downside being the compressed schedule due to surrounding work.