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firecatI'm at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott for a NAAFA convention.
I drove here. Once I hit LA I realized that although I've visited neighboring areas a number of times and have spent a day or three in LA proper here or there, I've never been here for a solid week.
I probably won't have much time to do anything other than conventioning, but if I were to do something around town, what do you think it should be?
I drove here. Once I hit LA I realized that although I've visited neighboring areas a number of times and have spent a day or three in LA proper here or there, I've never been here for a solid week.
I probably won't have much time to do anything other than conventioning, but if I were to do something around town, what do you think it should be?
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Date: 9 Jul 2008 06:33 am (UTC)What do you like? And it depends on how far afield you want to go (or don't want to).
This stuff is fairly close:
There's obviously the beach; Santa Monica Pier and the 3rd Street Promenade - there's shops, sometimes performers; Venice Boardwalk lots of shops and lots of performers - artists, skaters (who do routines and dance), dancers; there's a nature sort of walk in the Ballona Wetlands (at Lincoln and Jefferson) - it's peaceful; there's a little "Fisherman's Village" in the Maria (del Rey) - touristy but there's some restaurants and there's a harbor tour, you can also rent boats; the Getty Center (free but you have to pay for parking).
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Date: 14 Jul 2008 01:52 am (UTC)There's also McCabe's Guitar Shop (http://www.mccabes.com/) on Pico just west of the 10 overpass, featuring lots of guitars and other instruments, not to mention concerts.
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Date: 9 Jul 2008 08:35 am (UTC)If the Thursday night dances on the pier at Santa Monica are still happening, they often have great music.
You could go up to the Thai mall in Hollywood and eat great food in the food court, accompanied by a Thai Elvis impersonator.
On weekends, the L.A. Conservancy does interesting walking tours downtown.
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Date: 9 Jul 2008 07:39 pm (UTC)I liked the Burke Williams spa when I went there for a massage, though I don't remember which location it was. Nice massage ($70 at the time), great big hot tub (20 people-ish?) with tubside pitchers of water w' orange slices), etc. http://www.burkewilliamsspa.com/
Also, the Huntington Library, Arts, and Botanical Gardens near Pasadena.
http://www.huntington.org/
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Date: 9 Jul 2008 12:15 pm (UTC)Also, La Brea Tar Pits was super cool, although not right in town.
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Date: 9 Jul 2008 01:46 pm (UTC)However, i'd never heard of the Museum of Jurassic Technology. That sounds *cool*
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Date: 9 Jul 2008 07:59 pm (UTC)The botanical gardens at UCLA is nice, too.
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Date: 9 Jul 2008 10:03 pm (UTC)Venice Beach is a terrific venue for people-watching.
Are you at all interested in Disneyland, Knott's Berry Farm, or Universal Studios?
My very favorite thing to do in LA, of course, is to leave. The Bay Area is only six hours' drive away!
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Date: 10 Jul 2008 12:21 am (UTC)Tabby cat adopts red panda cub!
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Date: 10 Jul 2008 02:58 am (UTC)AWWWW!!!!!
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