What a great nap I had last night. I had a little head ache last night after we walked around for awhile. I took a few aspirin, laid down, and the next thing I knew, it was 5:00AM. At least I feel better.
We’re staying the Millennium Biltmore in downtown Los Angeles. It’s an older hotel but it’s very nice. Frances ask me what I paid for this place. She was surprised when I told her it was $103 per night. She thought it was quite a bit more. I think they have 5 restaurants in the place.
We sort of had a choice of taking a bus tour of the area or taking a tour on our own. We chose the latter. The Concierge suggested we walk to the Metro station about a block away, get a $3.00 day pass, and take the red line to Hollywood. He also gave us directions to take a bus to Beverly Hills and then get back to the hotel.
We were sort of disappointed in Hollywood. There is an area of about 2 blocks that are nice but the rest of the “Hollywood Entertainment District” is mostly tourist traps. You can buy maps to see where all of the stars live or you can walk a block further and find some ladies’ undergarments. It was interesting to walk the walk and look at the names on the stars. Britney Spears and other “pop” artist have theirs but I enjoyed seeing some or the really classic names. Names like Red Skelton, Bob Hope, and others.
Our next stop was Beverly Hills. No sleaze there. Nothing in our price range either. A few places had visible security in the front of the store. Several limos, lots of expensive cars, and the occasional lady with her dog and the diamond collar.
Back to the hotel but first a short trip to the Macy’s Center. It was a few blocks from our hotel. Frances wanted a book to read on the train. Then, something cold to drink and back to the room. Tomorrow we head up the coast to Emeryville (Oakland.)
Posted by john at July 13, 2006 02:28 AM