LA is like anywhere really – it is the people who make a place interesting. In LA people are friendly, frantic, fun and sometimes a bit mad 🙂 To make the most of a short stay, I decided to go on tour. I consulted the Guide to Los Angeles and selected the “Grand Tour”, described as the “most complete tour where you will see many attractions”.
In typical LA fashion, our driver (dramatic) Eddie, reeled off all that we would see and do: 7 cities (apparently there are 88 cities in the county of Los Angeles), 6 stops, 3 hours out of the bus, leaving 4 hours on the bus and 100 miles of driving. Food and drink were allowed on board (opposite to Australia) and alcohol was allowed, provided there was nobody under 18 on board. A quick look around confirmed this, lets just say I may have been one of the youngest on the bus 🙂
In case you wondered, the 7 cities were Marina Del Rey, Venice Beach, Santa Monica, Westwood, Beverly Hills, Downtown LA and Hollywood. My Mum will be pleased to hear that Santa Monica, where I am staying, is the 5th safest city in the US.
Eddie was very entertaining and the 5 couples on board were all lovely. We had a lot of fun – a good day all round.
Ann x
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A family member recommended me to your resource. Thank you for the details.
You are very welcome. Hope it is of some use. Ann
Hi Ann
I am sure you are referring to the fact that I named both my daughters Monica I don’t know about the Santa
Love Mam
Possibly? Now why are you commenting as Monica? Isn’t that impersonation 🙂
Ann x