Saturday, May 23, 2009
This morning we started with breakfast at a wonderful little place Whit
ney suggested. We were able to meet Mark, Whitney's boyfriend. From breakfast, we headed to Hollywood to do the tourist thing. On the way there, we drove through the infamous Beverly Hills. We started with the Grauman's Chinese Theater with the forecourt (where all of the foot and handprints are). It was interesting to see how the foot/handprints from the 1930's were much smaller than the foot/handprints are presently. Alan compared his feet and hand to Arnold Schwarzenegger...the hands were the same size...but Alan still has bigger feet. Outside of the theater, there were many people dressed in costumes. 
We saw Batman, the Joker, Spiderman, Catwoman, Marilyn Monroe, The Little Mermaid, Darth Vader, a Stormtrooper, and Bumblebee. The only costume Alan wanted a picture with was Bumblebee. So, with a small tip, Alan and Whitney had their picture taken with the Transformer. We walked the Hollywood Walk of Fame only to realize that it goes on FOREVER (and we only walked one side of the street). We were able to see the "Hollywood" sign as well; however it still looks small in the pictures. To finish off the afternoon, we stopped b
y Pink's for one of their famous chili dogs. After putting enough change in the parking meter for about an hour, we got in line for a chili dog. The line for Pink's wrapped around the building!! After an hour passed (and only moving halfway through the line), I walked back to the car and added an hour to the parking meter. When it was finally our time to order, Alan got a chili-cheesedog, Whitney got a chili dog, and me, being the weird one who doesn't like chili dogs, ordered a guacamole dog. The food was great and well worth the 
1.5 hour wait for the experience. With Whitney and Mark off to a Dodgers game, Alan and I explored Santa Monica by foot. We walked toward the beach and ended up finding the Santa Monica Pier. The most amusing part was the first place we saw was a Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Even though we have traveled as far away from the southeast as we could, we still cannot get away from the South. We walked the pier looking at all of the performers and watching all of the people on the rides. We took a stroll on the beach, which Alan and I think is much nicer than Tybee Island, GA.
ney suggested. We were able to meet Mark, Whitney's boyfriend. From breakfast, we headed to Hollywood to do the tourist thing. On the way there, we drove through the infamous Beverly Hills. We started with the Grauman's Chinese Theater with the forecourt (where all of the foot and handprints are). It was interesting to see how the foot/handprints from the 1930's were much smaller than the foot/handprints are presently. Alan compared his feet and hand to Arnold Schwarzenegger...the hands were the same size...but Alan still has bigger feet. Outside of the theater, there were many people dressed in costumes. 
We saw Batman, the Joker, Spiderman, Catwoman, Marilyn Monroe, The Little Mermaid, Darth Vader, a Stormtrooper, and Bumblebee. The only costume Alan wanted a picture with was Bumblebee. So, with a small tip, Alan and Whitney had their picture taken with the Transformer. We walked the Hollywood Walk of Fame only to realize that it goes on FOREVER (and we only walked one side of the street). We were able to see the "Hollywood" sign as well; however it still looks small in the pictures. To finish off the afternoon, we stopped b
y Pink's for one of their famous chili dogs. After putting enough change in the parking meter for about an hour, we got in line for a chili dog. The line for Pink's wrapped around the building!! After an hour passed (and only moving halfway through the line), I walked back to the car and added an hour to the parking meter. When it was finally our time to order, Alan got a chili-cheesedog, Whitney got a chili dog, and me, being the weird one who doesn't like chili dogs, ordered a guacamole dog. The food was great and well worth the 
1.5 hour wait for the experience. With Whitney and Mark off to a Dodgers game, Alan and I explored Santa Monica by foot. We walked toward the beach and ended up finding the Santa Monica Pier. The most amusing part was the first place we saw was a Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Even though we have traveled as far away from the southeast as we could, we still cannot get away from the South. We walked the pier looking at all of the performers and watching all of the people on the rides. We took a stroll on the beach, which Alan and I think is much nicer than Tybee Island, GA. 
Sounds like you guys are having a blast and getting to see some really interesting places! Keep posting, I love the stories and pictures.
ReplyDelete...and Happy Anniversary! :)