On our way to the hotel from the airport, we were stuck in a traffic jam caused by this fire.

Our hotel - the Le Parc suite hotel. It was ok, not remarkable.

A mutated daylilly

Houses in Beverly Hills

Loved these trees on Rodeo Drive

This shop on Rodeo Drive had an underground display. It felt very strange to step on the glass

Trimmed horsetails were a big component of landscaping in LA

A toney side street of Rodeo Drive

Very prickley!

Along Mulholland Drive

The next morning we went first to Hollywood, which was quite seedy looking. I had no idea LA had a subway system

The walk of stars. I felt gyped - many of the same movie stars have more than one actual star. Seems like having more than one grave for a person - not quite right.

Wig shop

A sampling of some of the hand and footprints in front of the Chinese Theater

There was a Scientology exhibition that we stumbled across. A large part of the exhibition was taken up by the life of L. Ron Hubbard, and what a cool guy he was.

The "Clear". This is what Scientologists say we should aspire to

Doing the Scientology "electropsychometer".

At the end, the woman asked Eric if he'd like any materials. He said "sure", thinking he'd get a free book to look at on the plane. When it turned out they wanted to charge for it, we declined.

Waiting for the tram at the Getty Center - my favorite part of the trip

The Getty Center from the gardens

We took a tour - highlights of the collection.

The buildings and complex were stunningly beautiful. I could have stayed there for days.