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DAY 1 & 2- Flight and Hollywood
So on the fifteenth I quickly finished my final exam of first semester and headed off to the airport. Even though I was worried about the border being busy on a Saturday, there were barely any cars there. Stupidly, my stepdad missed the turnoff to the airport but we still got there with plenty of time to spare! So, as per tradition each time I go to the airport, I ate one of my favourite things ever!
Buffalo chicken and cheese grilled sub from Charley's <3
Ethan has been wanting to try a Dorito Loco Taco from Taco Bell since forever ago, and since there was a Taco Bell at the airport, he decided to try it. Sadly, it tasted like any old taco and we were both disappointed!
Then we waited...
The flight there was incredibly smooth and actually got there a little bit early, which was fab. We took the Flyaway bus from LAX to Union Station, which is suppose to cost $7 but for some reason we got on for free. Here is a picture I took on the plane for all my coaster geek friends <3
And some other pics from the plane ride!
Soon, we were at Union Station, which wasn't too bad apart from the annoying people trying to sell M&Ms and Gatorade which had probably been stolen. There was also a lady on the Metro that I was certain was dead, but thankfully she wasn't.
Soon, we arrived at our station! Hollywood and Highland!
It was a Saturday night so Hollywood Boulevard was bustling and I was getting frustrated trying to find the hotel with my big suitcase. I walked a few blocks the wrong way, but we found it eventually. I snapped a few pictures which are pretty poor but I was walking and snapping at once.
There was also a Jewish bus of kids who were asking people on the street if they were Jewish, which was pretty random. Behold, the Mitzvah tank!
Then, we got to our hotel and had the worst sleep ever </3
DAY 2- Hollywood Touristy Things and Star Homes Tour
I got up early the next morning, ready to try Ihop for the first time. I walked outside sad to find that it was a bit rainy and chilly.
We greatly approved, especially of the stuffed apple cinnamon and custard french toast. We ended up eating at Ihop three times over the ten days.
We then went to pick up our LA Go Passes at the Egyptian Theatre (which we ended up not getting our money's worth by about ten or fifteen dollars which was a tad depressing).
After finding out that Warner Brothers studio required a reservation and could only be done between 2-4PM, we scrapped it and were going to go to Paramount instead. Sadly, things got a bit iffy with the bus not coming for like, an hour so we ditched that plan and headed to Madame Tussauds. There was cool theming in the Metro though!
I also was excited to see Ray Bolger's star on the Walk of Fame.
Yay Madame Tussauds! I took a lot more pictures but for fear of boring people, I will only post a few.
Then it was time for the Tour of the Homes.
Scene from Pretty Women!
We stopped up on Mulholland Drive for the view of downtown Los Angeles as well as the view of Hollywood Hills and the Hollywood sign.
Another stop was the Rock Walk, with more handprints of some rock stars.
There was also the Laugh Factory, where Kramer had a breakdown <3
And Chateau Marmont, where John Belushi died.
MJ's old house!
Fresh Prince of Bel-Air...
We also seen places in Beverly Hills, including the hotel where Whitney Houston died and bits of the Playboy Mansion. We made a stop at Rodeo drive too, which was a joke, I felt like such a peasant.
Kat Von D's Tattoo Parlor!
We then went to the Hollywood Museum, which was a bit too Marilyn Monroe-y for my taste, but I did get to see Judy Garland's stuff which was fab.
As well as the signatures from the Wizard of Oz cast!
But yah, anyways, there were a few other cool things like Sweeney Todd cast clothing, some Marilyn Monroe stuff which I got tired of, and Hannibal's cell, but I won't post pictures.
Although, CAMEL TOE!
I got hungry, so I ordered a piece of pizza, which I didn't know was gonna be the size of my head.
Even though it was only like, 6PM at this point, we were pretty tired since we woke up at like 5 in the morning, so we went back to the room and chilled. We went to see if Iris was playing, but it wasn't, which ended up being one of two times it spited us! And so that concluded the first full day in California, I will leave you with one more photo of me and E.T. (yes I sucked it up and went near him although it pained me).
So on the fifteenth I quickly finished my final exam of first semester and headed off to the airport. Even though I was worried about the border being busy on a Saturday, there were barely any cars there. Stupidly, my stepdad missed the turnoff to the airport but we still got there with plenty of time to spare! So, as per tradition each time I go to the airport, I ate one of my favourite things ever!
Buffalo chicken and cheese grilled sub from Charley's <3
Ethan has been wanting to try a Dorito Loco Taco from Taco Bell since forever ago, and since there was a Taco Bell at the airport, he decided to try it. Sadly, it tasted like any old taco and we were both disappointed!
Then we waited...
The flight there was incredibly smooth and actually got there a little bit early, which was fab. We took the Flyaway bus from LAX to Union Station, which is suppose to cost $7 but for some reason we got on for free. Here is a picture I took on the plane for all my coaster geek friends <3
And some other pics from the plane ride!
Soon, we were at Union Station, which wasn't too bad apart from the annoying people trying to sell M&Ms and Gatorade which had probably been stolen. There was also a lady on the Metro that I was certain was dead, but thankfully she wasn't.
Soon, we arrived at our station! Hollywood and Highland!
It was a Saturday night so Hollywood Boulevard was bustling and I was getting frustrated trying to find the hotel with my big suitcase. I walked a few blocks the wrong way, but we found it eventually. I snapped a few pictures which are pretty poor but I was walking and snapping at once.
There was also a Jewish bus of kids who were asking people on the street if they were Jewish, which was pretty random. Behold, the Mitzvah tank!
Then, we got to our hotel and had the worst sleep ever </3
DAY 2- Hollywood Touristy Things and Star Homes Tour
I got up early the next morning, ready to try Ihop for the first time. I walked outside sad to find that it was a bit rainy and chilly.
We greatly approved, especially of the stuffed apple cinnamon and custard french toast. We ended up eating at Ihop three times over the ten days.
We then went to pick up our LA Go Passes at the Egyptian Theatre (which we ended up not getting our money's worth by about ten or fifteen dollars which was a tad depressing).
After finding out that Warner Brothers studio required a reservation and could only be done between 2-4PM, we scrapped it and were going to go to Paramount instead. Sadly, things got a bit iffy with the bus not coming for like, an hour so we ditched that plan and headed to Madame Tussauds. There was cool theming in the Metro though!
I also was excited to see Ray Bolger's star on the Walk of Fame.
Yay Madame Tussauds! I took a lot more pictures but for fear of boring people, I will only post a few.
Then it was time for the Tour of the Homes.
Scene from Pretty Women!
We stopped up on Mulholland Drive for the view of downtown Los Angeles as well as the view of Hollywood Hills and the Hollywood sign.
Another stop was the Rock Walk, with more handprints of some rock stars.
There was also the Laugh Factory, where Kramer had a breakdown <3
And Chateau Marmont, where John Belushi died.
MJ's old house!
Fresh Prince of Bel-Air...
We also seen places in Beverly Hills, including the hotel where Whitney Houston died and bits of the Playboy Mansion. We made a stop at Rodeo drive too, which was a joke, I felt like such a peasant.
Kat Von D's Tattoo Parlor!
We then went to the Hollywood Museum, which was a bit too Marilyn Monroe-y for my taste, but I did get to see Judy Garland's stuff which was fab.
As well as the signatures from the Wizard of Oz cast!
But yah, anyways, there were a few other cool things like Sweeney Todd cast clothing, some Marilyn Monroe stuff which I got tired of, and Hannibal's cell, but I won't post pictures.
Although, CAMEL TOE!
I got hungry, so I ordered a piece of pizza, which I didn't know was gonna be the size of my head.
Even though it was only like, 6PM at this point, we were pretty tired since we woke up at like 5 in the morning, so we went back to the room and chilled. We went to see if Iris was playing, but it wasn't, which ended up being one of two times it spited us! And so that concluded the first full day in California, I will leave you with one more photo of me and E.T. (yes I sucked it up and went near him although it pained me).
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