Day 3: LOS ANGLES

So maybe, possibly I got kind of, sort of really excited when I caught a glimpse of the Hollywood sign...

 

   ... I mean who wouldn't? Its the most famous landmark in the whole of California!

It was really strange how Los Angeles is very similar to the movies; the roads are MASSIVE compared to the tiny two lane roads in London, the houses are so large and 'posh' (the ones I went in anyway), which had a swimming pool and tennis court in the garden (i know right- what?!) and the huge green palm trees and the invariably clear blue sky that finished the perfect picture of paradise. 

 

We were lucky enough to get so close to the sign because my dad's friend who lives in LA drove us up there because tour buses usually don't. The weather was fantastic and so hot so we had to spend our time outside wisely. 

After the sight-seeing, we did some more sight-seeing but from a tour bus. It took us around some of LA' s richest neighbourhoods such as Beverly Hills, Bel Air and a hilly area ( which name I annoyingly cannot remember) where we drove past houses, no not houses, mansions owned famously by Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Julia Roberts, Jenifer Lopez, Bruno Mars... and countless other wealthy individuals.

Beverly Hills, 90210, Rodeo Drive

Since I do watch the TV series 90210 it was really exciting to actually in person be there! We didn't shop there because as you can tell, the shops were very expensive.
 
After pacing up and down Hollywood Boulevard, Walk of Fame to find somewhere to eat, in which no creative manner we ended up eating in McDonald's, we entered Madame Tussauds. 

Hollywood Walk of Fame

I strongly enjoy snapping away in the middle of the road, everywhere seemed so beautiful!

As you can tell after a long day of walking in the heat we were exhausted. Unfortunately we didn't eat at any 'true American' restaurants or diners, would any one recommend any for next time?

Priyanka xx