So I arrived safely in LA and spent the first couple of days at the beach. Where I was staying was a fabulous starting point to riding a bike along the beach to Venice Beach and then on to Santa Monica. The weather was perfect - sunny with a cool breeze. The breeze was so lovely that I didn't realise how sunny and I got the souvenir sunburn but it was a small price to pay for such a fabulous adventure. Apart from catching up with dear friends I also visited the Getty Center (beautiful!) and LACMA with other little trips around these main destinations. Apparently of the 10 million LA residents only 2 million use public transport. I am not surprised as it seems to take a minimum of two hours to get anywhere. Coming home from the Getty I weakened and caught a taxi but it was such an interesting drive because the driver was a political refugee from Russia and had so many interesting stories. All in all I really loved my time in LA (sorry - no photos because I am writing this on my phone) but there are certainly some crazy looking people here and crazy places to visit!
I am only one day into my trip to New York and it was a really wet day but at least it wasn't too cold. I visited the MET and loved it even if I did get tricked by their 'recommended' admission price and thought it was the actual price! It is an awesome place to visit but I think I need to take a break from galleries for a bit. The restaurants here are great and thanks to recommendations I went to the best Mexican place I have ever eaten at. While I am here I hope to do a variety of things and catch up with old friends and former colleagues. I will hopefully include some photos in my next post.
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