Bus from hotel to Venice beach, wall length to Santa Monica Pier past Muscle Beach and get on tour bus.
See Hollywood sign, Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica Boulevard, La Brea Tar Pits, Grausmanns Chinese theatre etc etc. Highlight of all tacky tourist things seen - the staircase and street at the end of Pretty Woman which Richard Gere climbs up to give his red Rose to Julia Roberts.
Martyn even knows the end line of the film apparently it's " this is Hollywood, land of dreams, what's your dream?" someone please watch it and check just so I can tell him how sad that is!
Back to pier during stunning sunset walk back down Venice Beach in the dark which is nowhere near as nice as during the day. Strategically avoid all the "marijuana doctors" and get bus back to terminal nearest hotel. Delayed dinner to room service as we had planned to eat near the pier or beach but strangely the prevalence of so many "doctors" put us off!
Day two - tour of Warner Brothers studio very cool. Backlots, front lots, Central Perk set from Friends, Harry Potter costumes, General Lee, Batmobiles, Scooby Doo van, Props and costumes from the Matrix, The Watchmen, 300...... Loads of stuff oh and the little shop where Gizmo the Gremlin was bought, and the wall that Spiderman hung upside down on to kiss Mary Jane, Boss Hoggs house and the jungle from Jurassic Park when the TRex chases Jeff Goldblum in the jeep.
Brains full of movie and tv stuff with 5 hours until check in went to mall. Kay has spending accident which she is blaming Martyn for as she kept saying she didn't need it and he kept saying it was nice though......
Repacked bags in hotel lobby to cater for spending accident.
Worry that Martyn is keeping track of spending accidents and adding up his total for gadgets later......
And
"ha ha ha Ha ha. That's all folks"
Oh I do like the idea of a spending accident - is that now an official term? Have just got my rough guide to USA,so highlighting the bits you are recommending!
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