17/09/2013:
After a good night of sleep, and our jetlag slowly but surely disappearing, me and Michael were up fresh and early! We were having a jummy breakfast when we decided to explore Hollywood Boulevard. It was yet another sunny and warm day, nevertheless we brought a cardigan in case it gets chilly at night. It was end of September, so it started getting colder by sundown. Luckily I did my research before packing!
With our GPS guiding us to the correct location, we passed South Los Angeles (Now known as South Central Los Angeles in hope of losing its bad rep), the Staples Center, Walt Disney Concert Hall, China town, we could see the Dodger stadium from afar, Korea town and Little Armenia. These were just a few main "attractions" on our route to Hollywood, so sightseeing was definitely a wonderful experience! For being there since just a few days, we already noticed that most of the places you'd want to visit within the area were around a thirty minutes drive without traffic jams, so don't visit the city of Angels without renting a car! :)
When we arrived at the Hollywood Blvd, our next challenge was to find a cheap parking spot! I guess it took us around twenty minutes to find a car park in one of the side streets. While walking towards the main road, we saw that there was sort of a concert hall where auditions for rock groups were held! I never saw so many artists just waiting their turn for a chance to make their dreams come true... Pity enough only few will make it in the entertainment industry, as L.A. can make you or break you. Nevertheless it's wonderful to see so much talented people together! We continued our walk to the world-known boulevard where we stumbled upon street entertainers who were dressed as known legends like Michael Jackson, Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley and so many others! So much was going on that we could not choose where to look first! Many tour vendors trying to convince us to hop on one of their tour busses driving through Beverley Hills to view the houses of celebrities; we have many interest but that is not one of them! As many tourists, we came there to see the stars on the Walk of Fame, so we walked up and down the boulevard to see all of them or at least the ones we wanted to find.
We just had a salad for lunch, as we weren't that hungry and still wanted to see so much more! We went into the Hard Rock Café and I bought a souvenir there for one of my girlfriends back home and of course we headed to the bar to have a refreshing drink! They really had a cool interior, with guitars from famous artists hanging on the walls! From all the beers we could choose from, we chose a Belgian beer called Leffe, which you should try if you have the chance. We talked to the bartender for a while and at one point asked him if he could tell us where the best place was to see the Hollywood sign. He explained us that Lake Hollywood Park is the best place and tried giving us the directions. With that in mind we decided to find that place after a bit more walking. On one of the street corners we saw a boy proposing to a girl and the girl said "No"! But these were actors who were just having some fun by playing this piece for us! It was hilarious! We went on and took some pictures at the Chinese Theatre, also had a look inside the Hollywood & Highland Center Shopping Mall. On the third floor on one of the bridges there we also found a view of the famous sign, it was quiet far but you could see it.
After a while we headed back to the car to search for Lake Hollywood Park, but we had taken a wrong turn somewhere, cause we ended-up in a different park. It was already getting dark, therefore we gave up and decided to search for it the following day, but still were into some more sightseeing though! So we drove through Beverly Hills and near Rodeo Drive, saw many nice houses in this beautiful area! You might ask yourself why we did all of this by car; it was nice seeing it from afar, but it was just not our scene to be walking around in... On the way back to our hotel, we were again amazed of what we've seen and experienced that day!
It just goes to show that you don't have to spend tons of money to enjoy!
This is the end of Part IV, stay tuned for Part V where you will read about our stay in Palm Springs! If you enjoyed reading this, go on and subscribe to the blog! Until next week!
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