Hollywood.

On our last day in California we drove to Hollywood like any good tourist visiting California. I’ve got to admit that this was exciting. It isn’t easy getting great shots because everyone is trying to get a great shot but I think for me, it was part of the excitement. We checked out Griffith Observatory and was able to get fantastic views of LA (and the Hollywood sign) through telescopes and even caught a show at the planetarium. Do you remember that feeling you would get when you were a kid and had a school trip on a particular day? Well, that's how I felt. And Sean was in heaven because he loves anything to do with the galaxies, etc. It was a fun and different thing for us to do whilst on vacation and was actually my most favorite experience while we were in Hollywood.

After that we of course did the Hollywood Walk of Fame which I felt was a little lack luster. I don’t know if television really made me believe that it was so grand but I didn’t feel the way that I thought I would.





We stopped at Te'kila for drinks, soup, chips and salsa and then headed to Beverly Hills. Oh yes, we were asked for our zip code in one of the souvenir shops we stopped at and Sean said 90210. You have no idea how long he has been wanting to say this. And when the woman cashing us out realized what he did she looked up and said if only you knew how often people did that. I guess Sean is not as original as he thought he was ;).

To be honest, the whole Hollywood Boulevard experience was just blah to me. And I hate to be that person because, well, I just do … but if I’m to be honest it’ll most likely be our last time visiting Hollywood.

I’m from the city (NYC) and I thought our traffic was bad. We both agreed that LA’s traffic is way bad. To get to Beverly Hills was insane. I did, however, get the feelings all back when we drove through Beverly Hills. I think it is because I’m a palm tree hugger but it was gorgeous. The grand homes, the luscious palm trees and the realization that you were actually in Beverly Hills. That made the whole Hollywood experience a whole lot better.

Overall, our time spent in California was amazing. Beautiful views, wonderful weather and amazing company made for a serious awesome time. There were no lists over what we should plan out each day and no rush at all which made this trip even more special. And I must admit that I still feel the same way I did when I visited California for the first time as a 19 year old college student. Excuse me while I go off to listen to Tupac’s “California Love”.