Today started well with finding great coffee for breakfast near the beach, then discovering a Target store to buy an esky, Thermos flask, some camera batteries (very important) two dozen bottles of water and a few bottles of wine (OK - also very important!). Then we headed for the Hollywood Hills and Universal Studios. Parking was easy early in the day and then we made a great decision - buying a front-of-line pass for the shows and rides. This lets you jump the queues and stay afterwards at the shows and meet the stars. Waterworld, Terminator - even the animal stars - it was great fun and a bit different to the usual 'queue and watch and run' routine. Best part of the day - probably the waterworld show with amazing special effects including a plane landing in the lagoon just in front of our seats. Also watching the people in front of us in the 'house of horrors', cuddled together all the way through the corridors, screaming at every turn and even frightening themselves with their own reflections in the hall of mirrors. the Jurassic park ride was wet but fun and the lunchtime pizza slice was predictably chewy :-)
The Getty Museum was closed late in the afternon Mondays, so we headed back to Beverley Hills and strolled up Rodeo Drive. Beautiful shops, roses massed along the centre of the street and lots of very nice cars. Skipped dinner at Tiffanies to head out to Manhattan beach for a fabulous (and cheap) meal at OB's Grill and Bar. There we sat in a booth and soaked up the atmosphere, watching the surrounding TVs as the locals cheered and stressed over the NBL basketball game. After dinner we crunched our way across the peanut shells on the floor, made our way back to the car and once more braved the LA traffic back to the hotel. Tomorrow we head north to Shell Beach via Santa Barbera along what I have heard is a beautiful coastal drive.
The Getty Museum was closed late in the afternon Mondays, so we headed back to Beverley Hills and strolled up Rodeo Drive. Beautiful shops, roses massed along the centre of the street and lots of very nice cars. Skipped dinner at Tiffanies to head out to Manhattan beach for a fabulous (and cheap) meal at OB's Grill and Bar. There we sat in a booth and soaked up the atmosphere, watching the surrounding TVs as the locals cheered and stressed over the NBL basketball game. After dinner we crunched our way across the peanut shells on the floor, made our way back to the car and once more braved the LA traffic back to the hotel. Tomorrow we head north to Shell Beach via Santa Barbera along what I have heard is a beautiful coastal drive.
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