Goodbye LA

First impressions weren't the best but in Fergus' words 'it grew on me'

👎Walking through downtown, particularly along Broadway, everything felt pretty shabby
👎 There are lots of homeless people around which gives the city a very sad look
👎It's very expensive which might explain the above

On the other hand
👍The weather is just gorgeous
👍It is very diverse - minority majority or in other words there is no dominating part of the population
👍I loved the 'Duolingo' setup - English / Spanish everywhere
👍 Griffith Observatory was so impressive that we would love to come back and it inspired us to get our 🔭 out when we are back.

And note for future self: Immerse yourself more in Tinseltown. There are some fascinating titbits of trivia to discover. Like the story of Fox Plaza in Century City.

During the construction of Fox Plaza, the building was used during the shoot of the 1st Die Hard movie
as Nakatomi Tower. People in the know, will remember that the building got blown up in the movie.

And after his presidency, Ronald Reagan, looking for an office to write his memoirs, decided to hire the top floor suite in Fox Plaza. FBI commented 'the ex-President decides to work in the office where we have shown the whole world how to blow it up!' 🤷Read more