So I promised her that today
we would go back and see it.
We slept in and didn't rush.
While she got herself ready,
I Googled the best place to see it.
This was definitely your first mistake. I mean why not just ask the local?
But there was a better place.
According to a couple of websites,
the best place was on
Mulholland Blvd.
Actually it's Mullholland Drive. And I can't even imagine which universe a website would recommend that location to see the sign.
I scooted in,
did a quick reconnoiter,
grabbed a shirt I liked
and headed for the till.
I grabbed a poker chip,
paid for my shirt
and headed out.
Finally!!!
Do not ask me how we got there.
I have no idea.
All I know is....
Even in the middle of the day,
Los Angeles traffic... sucks.
Oh, I know how you got there, you took the I5. If you had taken the 101 you would have seen the sign from the freeway when you were stopped in traffic.
And yes, Saturday is THE WORST day for LA traffic. At least during the week, the majority of the population are trapped at their day jobs, and many carpool to work. On Saturday, everyone is running errands, being soccer moms, and they're out and about all. day. long.
It only took being stuck for hours
on a freeway to reveal the truth.
Totally worth it.
Bonus points if you agree it was worth it.
(Or not. Bonus points either way)
It's never worth it to be stuck on the freeway for all those hours.
And... I didn't see the sign.
Well... of course not.
It's not beside the highway,
it's up in the hills!
Sheesh!
Any doofus knows that!
Well... maybe if by some
miracle, you've never seen it...
But most have,
and most know it's on a hill.
I'll give you a hint, it's on a hill that faces South, overlooking Hollywood. Mullholland Drive mostly has views that face North, overlooking the San Fernando Valley.
I imagined how fun it would be
on my Harley.
Hmm.... future planning....
So is that what you have planned for the Tuesday when you're here?
I asked a couple of guys
who were getting in their car
if this was where the sign was.
"The Hollywood sign?
No, it's nowhere near here."
Yup. Let me put into perspective (albeit a smaller scale). Trying to view the Hollywood sign from Mulholland, would be akin to watching the Castle projection show while riding BTMRR!
Disheartened and disappointed,
we set out for the long journey
back to Anaheim.
At least the drive back
wasn't quite as bad.
That only took us two days.
Again... totally worth it.
ahem...
Why do you think we listen to audio books when we drive?
We eventually got back
and I dropped Kay off
at the Grand Californian.
How did you do that? They turn people away at the corner?
We sat at the new,
poop-free table
and began to look over
the menus.
All of a sudden...
<thwack!>
Something fell out of
the tree above us.
And I keep forgetting to check out those trees to see what those little things were.
I took a couple of photos
of my dining companions.
Can you guess which
one didn't mind having
her picture taken?
It's subtle... but maybe
you can figure it out.
Lemme know. Bonus points.
Liesa seems to be enjoying having her photo taken, but the guy in the background looks like he wants his photo taken about as much as Kay.
We picked up Liesa in
front of the lobby and
headed off to LAX.
She was kind enough
to buy us treats for
breakfast on the way.
That was nice of her!
When I returned to the car,
Kay was being reamed out by a security lady.
When I hove in sight,
she started to ream me out too.
I nodded to whatever she was
going on about
"You can't park here! You can't leave
a vehicle unattended!"
But if Kay was there, the car wasn't left unattended....
I was really sad to be leaving.
Possibly more so than I'd ever
been on any other trip.
I'd met some wonderful people
and had the time of my life...
And I didn't want to go back
to my life back home.
Awww...at least we get to do it again!
At home I work and watch TV.
Funny, that's what I do, but work far less than you.
You do realize that you were technically in LA for maybe 48 hours. The remainder of your time was spent mainly in Orange County, or as Angelinos have been known to call it, "behind the Orange Curtain".
And within minutes,
we were touching down
back on Canadian soil.
See?
Doesn't it look Canadian?
(Tell me why. Bonus points.)
The air above the soil is clean?
Our connecting flight
wasn't scheduled to depart
until 7:00pm.
Four and a half hour wait.
Well... at least we didn't
have to worry about how
long it would take to clear customs!
The following day,
Kay showed me this
from Instagram:
Who goes to Disneyland looking like THAT?
Score
Steppesister - 1,130
Captain_Oblivious - 1,005
franandaj - 1,000
Well I'm making some progress!
Bonus: Did you see them?
PM your guess.
Posting will result in deductions.
PM to come, but might be much later. Momma cat just came home from the vet trip that ensures she will not be a momma again. Kittens are currently at the vet doing their pre op blood work to prepare for their surgeries. Until I get to sit at my computer and scrutinize the photos one last time, I can't send the PM.