We headed straight for Los Angeles as Carole was feeling pretty rotten after her bout of food poisoning. It was a good job too as it was way too hot. (we recorded 116 degrees on the car thermometer...it was a mild 109 in death valley). This was the hottest temperature ever recorded in LA.
Graummans chinese theatre
We were to stay at the Best Western Hollywood plaza for 3 nights. This was great as it enabled us to plan our sightseeing locally but I would not recommend staying in Hollywood any longer.... as it is a DUMP.
We did not intend to visit the 'stars' Hollywood homes but the touts just got cheaper and cheaper as we declined their offers, until they made us an offer we could not refuse. We were glad because we had a great time,.. lots of funny stories and scandal. we also went to the cinema. Not just an ordinary one either. we saw 'Guardians of the deep', in 3D at Graumanns Chinese Theatre (where they used to hold the 'OSCARS' and they have all the stars foot and hand prints set in concrete). Well, we almost had the cinema to ourselves (total of 9), and what a cinema it was!!!!
On the last day we did the Warner Brothers studio tour, which was absolutely fantastic. It was a 'genuine' tour round all the back lots and working studios. The museum was great but we just did not have enough time to do it justice. There were lots of props from films such as Harry Potter, Matrix, Casablanca, Batman and much more. We even got to see the old 'Friends' studio which has been preserved for posterity.
Later in the day we took the train to 'downtown' for some shopping. Well, this was the biggest 'DUMP' yet, It was obvious that we would not get what we wanted without being 'mugged' so we beat a hasty retreat back to the hotel.
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