Tuesday, May 16, 2006

The City of Angels

Last week, Gavin and I packed all of our Earthly belongings into our rented Chevy Malibu and drove north to Los Angeles for the second leg of our journey. We drove north through Encinitas, Oceanside, San Juan Capistrano, The OC and then into Los Angeles. It was difficult to tell exactly where "San Diego" ended and "LA" began due to the huge amount of urban sprawl and development between the cities.

It's been awhile since I've been to Los Angeles and each time I've been here, I've had a different experience and the last week has been no different. Gavin and I have had the time of our lives exploring the different cities and neighborhoods that make up Southern California. With a kick-ass map book (thank you Donn!) and a desire to explore, we've seen as much as humanly possible in 7 days. Here are a few pics taken from Azusa to Westwood and Pasedena to West Hollywood and everywhere else in between!


I-5 North heading out of San Diego towards LA.


Our trusty map book.




UCLA campus in Westwood.


After a beer at Mahoney's, the bar where Alicia and Noah met (I'm guessing she saw him, walked over and attacked!), Gav and I explored Westwood.


US Bank building in Downtown LA. (Made famous in the movie Independance Day.)


Oh... West Hollywood businesses. Gotta love um!


LA Traffic. Sheesh.


Michi met us in Pasadena for yummy Indian food and a great dessert!


Gav and I had 3 hours to rush through the Getty. We could have easily spent an entire day there and I recommend the Getty to anyone who visits Los Angeles. Simply Amazing! (Parking is $7 and admission is FREE! Don't try to visit on the weekends, since it's almost impossible due to the sheer number of people who want to do the same.)


One of the Getty's many spectacular gardens.


On Saturday, Michi took us to have Taiwanese dumplings in Arcadia. They were amazing and I had a food-gasm!


These dumplings were like little clouds of goodness. (Rich S, this pic is for you.)


Gav looking hot near Venice Beach. (Thanks Cara for letting us crash at your house!)


The water looked cold!


Not quite as picturesque as the beaches in Hawaii, but Venice Beach sure has character...


... or is it chracters?


More of the sights.


The outdoor gym at Venice Beach wasn't quite what we expected, but it was definitely full of freaks!


LA beachfront architecture.






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