Los Angeles & Culver City

Last night I arrived in Los Angeles after a long flight across the continent - apparently just before a major storm hit New York and many parts of the East Coast.

I didn't really have any plans for today, but I ultimately decided to check out the California Science Center, an interesting museum with various exhibits and an IMAX theatre. They also have one of the Space Shuttles, but unfortunately, it's not on public display at the moment. There was an interesting exhibit about the shuttle program though, including some artifacts from the shuttles.

Later, I went to Torrance (which involved three different bus transfers) to check out Torrance High School. This school was used as a prominent location in Beverly Hills 90210 (as West Beverly High) and in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

I started watching 90210 well over 30 years ago, and have often rewatched it, so it was quite fun to see one of the most well-known locations used in the show in person. I also saw the little courtyard area which is shown a lot in both shows. Seeing locations from movies or TV shows is one of my favorite things to do whenever I visit California.

In the late afternoon, I checked into my hotel in Culver City and had dinner at Olive Garden :)Read more