LA - Los Angeles

24/08/13 to 26/08/13. The last stop for us was Los Angeles, where we had a couple of days to kill before our flight back to London (eeeek!).  We spent the first day by visiting Venice Beach.  We waked around the Venice Canals, with boats lining the banks and some interesting houses around.  Then we walked the prom and hit the beach.  We walked north along the beach where we eventually reached Santa Monica.  We ate a bucket of shrimp and watched the famous Muscle Beach, where there were some good gymnasts swinging on the rings and some interesting displays on the parallel bars.  Then we had a look on the pier which was, well, a pier (fast food and giftshops).

The next day we went to Hollywood and Beverly Hills.  After the ‘Walk of Fame’. We had a drive around Mulholland Drive, Bel Air and Rodeo Road, but there wasn’t really much to see, as all the celebrities' house are hidden behind big bushes (to avoid paparazzi and tourist taken pictures). But we saw (from far) the Hollywood sign high on the hill and a good view of downtown LA.

“It’s the Ballgame!” and the final night of our trip.  We went to see the LA Dodgers versus the Boston Redsox to try and understand a baseball game.  Unfortunately we picked the lowest scoring game of the last 10 years.  It was a really great atmosphere, with everyone getting involved.  The crowd were probably more entertaining than the game though (especially RoboCam and KissCam), as there were only 2 runs all night, which both came from the same hit.  Afterwards there was a fireworks display, which meant we had some good value in the end, but we’ll definitely stick to watching cricket.

The next morningt, we just  had time to go to Japantown and had a wander in downtown before going to the airport and catch our fligh to London.