We landed at LAX just before 8am on what was Sunday the 9th US time. I love the fact that we left on Sunday, arrived in LA, and got our Sunday back! Our trusty driver Carlos picked us up and delivered us to the Holiday Inn in Hollywood. Gav likes to affectionately call it "Hotel Hell". Not that this hotel is particularly bad, but he has had experience with this chain, but that's another long drawn-out story.
As we were so early we had no expectations to be able to access our rooms, but as luck would have it they weren't particularly busy so we were able to get in straight away! After 14 or so hours on the plane it was great to be able to shower and wake up a little!
We wanted to explore straight away, so we headed out of the hotel with the thoughts of jumping on a bus and heading down to Venice Beach, mainly to check out the muscle men pumping iron (a little something for the ladies...). However we hit Hollywood Boulevard and that's where we stayed! It's quite bizarre actually, as Hollywood is by no means a clean tidy place, but it has this.... feel about it. It draws you in and your heart pumps just a little bit faster...
We wandered up and down the Boulevard, spending money immediately. It's amazing how fast the green back can fly out of your wallet! The day is gorgeous, brilliant sunshine with a nice breeze, about 20 degrees celcius, in my mind the perfect day!
We were exhausted though, particularly Gav who really didn't sleep on the plane, so we headed back for a short siesta. We're heading back to the Boulevard to check it out under the night lights for dinner this evening. Should be fun!
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