Before heading out of the country we stopped over for a night in LA to see one of Jaci's long time friends and one of Matt's cousins. We only had a night to spend in the city before our flight left at 11 pm the next evening but somehow we were able to cram in a lot of experiences in a short time. Neither of us have spent much time in LA proper so we were excited about anything we might get to learn about life on the other coast. Susie graciously picked us up from the airport and we got our first taste of LA when we hit the notorious rush hour traffic. LA traffic is somewhat of a marvel in that it is amazing people put up with it. It is truly part of the life style and we learned how to accommodate it into our plans. In the case of the airport we spent 45 minutes to go 3 miles. Yikes. Puts Atlanta to shame.
The car time was well spent once we arrived at Susie's sweet pad in Beverly Hills. Susie (and her cat Winston) is studying film at UCLA and agreed to let us crash at her place for the night. We spent the rest of the afternoon catching up, eating the spiciest Indian food we've ever had, and gauging exactly how "LA" Susie has become in the last two years. She is around a 7 on a 1-10 scale which we found totally acceptable! We had some great conversations about the film scene in LA and learned about the 'behind the scenes' life of a director. Susie is quite obviously a star to be born and we will watch for her to come up in the years to come. Bark or Bite!
That night we met up with Matt's cousin Brooke who took us to some of the sights in Hollywood including Grauman's Chinese Theater, the Kodak Theater (home of the Academy Awards), Sunset Boulevard, and numerous famous spots where many celebs got their start. She is an excellent tour guide and seems truly at home in LA. Thanks, Brooke! And good luck getting into the biz!
The next day we spent walking the streets of Beverly Hills including Rodeo Drive. We really wanted to put shame to the myth that 'nobody walks in LA'. We had a great time window shopping and celeb spotting before meeting back up with Susie for our 'last supper'. On our way to the airport, we stopped off at Venice Beach and had an excellent greek dinner at Gaby's. Not very LA but sooo good. Then, said our final good bye and FINALLY headed for the international terminal at LAX. It seemed that we had been waiting for that very moment for so long and were anxious for it all to begin...
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