Alameda Motel Los Angeles
1050 Alameda Street Los Angeles, California, 90744, United States
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Family
... and beautiful girlfriend for their unyielding support in a very dark time.
That said there wasn´t just family I saw I was happy to see my two friends working to make it in Hollywood., the Handsome Noah and Jason. the have become a must see when I visit the LA area and I definitely arrange my plans around seeing them.
Again this trip was relatively calm ...
Old Friends
... I find it relatively easy to climb, but get an attack of vertigo and stop two thirds of the way up. God, we're getting old. Back tomorrow I think, to vanquish my demons, or break my ankle, one or the other. As we stroll back to the hotel in the darkness that has enfolded the evening, the homeless are more evident on the fringes of the promenade, and I realise that the city of Los Angeles, with it's unforgiving nature, is a short bus ride ...
Let the reunion begin!
... it was certainly an interesting journey to the hotel, lots of photos of famous road names and neighbourhoods were taken, some from movies others from 2pac and Dr. Dre songs and a few obscenities were shouted at the GPS but we eventually made it all in one piece.
After a quick freshen up we had a wander round and ended up eating at a North American institution, Denny’s. It is like an eat in only version of McDonald's with bigger portions and almost every meal is laced ...
Movie locations, Celebrities and shopping!!!
... LA neighbourhood or houses, generally Pasadena is a place they may be using. There are other places in LA that are used too, but Pasadena has a very long history in the filmmaking business so I was so excited to finally be going there!
I took the train into Pasadena which was about 30 minutes away. It was an interesting train ride up and back as the train driver who announced the stations as we were approaching them, also pointed out his favourite part of the route that ...
Day 3 - Cruizing from Santa Monica to Venice Beach
... the Santa Monica beach for an hour or so. We did some some sights, but nothing too out of the ordinary. Apparently we didn't ride down far enough to see the Muscle Beach.
We ended the day back on the pier at Bubba Gumps for dinner and a final ride on the ferris wheel as the sun was setting.
Stephen finally worked out how to use the GPS, and with a few too early turns, we ...


