Valencia Travel Park, Valencia, CA:  Rick and Andrea stopped over this morning and hung out for a while.  Neither Andrea nor I were feeling real great as a result of last night’s soirée.  They went over to the pool and we did our laundry.  They stopped by later and invited us over for some take-out Chinese food.  Mike and Rick went out and bought all the food and brought it back and we ate at their picnic table.  Left by 8:00 and went back to our site and crashed.  We were all pretty tired.

Somewhere in Hollywood

Rodeo Drive

Monday, 6/27/11


Valencia Travel Park, Valencia, CA:  We started out this morning to check out the rapid rail.  I saw a sign when we were driving in yesterday and we thought we’d stop at the station and pick up some information.  Never saw the sign so we (Mike) just drove in again.  Parked on Hollywood Blvd. and walked down to Hollywood & Vine to catch a tour.  Toured Beverly Hills first.  We had a lousy tour guide and were glad when that was over. We walked around Grauman’s Chinese Theater and the Kodak Theater (which are right next to each other) through mobs of people since they were setting up for the premier of the latest movie with Julia Roberts and Tom Hanks.  Ducked out of the crowds into a really pretty mall next to the Kodak Theater and had a nice lunch at The Grill on Hollywood.  After our nice relaxing lunch we got on one of those double-decker buses and toured Hollywood/West Hollywood.  Saw a lot and now we can go back on our own—if we want to subject ourselves to freeway traffic again.  Drove back to Valencia through the rush hour traffic, which wasn’t too bad really.  At least no accidents.  Relaxed outside for a while and then Rick and Andrea, the couple in the RV next to us, stopped by and we imbibed a few bottles of wine.  They lived in the LA area for years but recently moved to Oregon, which they love.  Had a great time with them.

View of LA from Mulholland Dr.--check out that smog

The historic Hollywood sign--again in the smog

The Kodak Theater where the Academy Awards are held

Closing down the street getting ready for the Red Carpet premier of the latest movie with Julia Roberts and Tom Hanks

Grauman's Chinese Theater

Frank Sinatra's spot on the sidewalk in front of Grauman's

Bugatti parked on Rodeo Drive

Rick and Andrea