L.A. Area

Pasadena, CA!  This is a nice area of California.  We got settled in, at Lindsays, and then took a walk to have dinner.  Billy and I went to Bob's Big Boy! (You know...in the Austin Powers movie)  Haha..It was pretty good.  Then we planned out our attack plan on the L.A. area.  

Billy's cousin Kelly picked us up on the morning around 10AM, and drove us around to all the places one should go when visiting.  She was our little tour guide, and it was great.  We went to the Promenade, Santa Monica Pier & Beach, Venice Beach, Muscle Beach, Rodeo Dr., Beverly Hills, and Hollywood!  We had our first experience with In & Out Burgers, for lunch.  We got some Double Doubles, with Fries Animal Style!  It was yummy.  At Santa Monica Pier and Venice beach Billy found the Zoltar machine from the movie Big with Tom Hanks.  He play and got a fortune.  Venice beach was cool, we actually drove over the canals which Venice Beach gets its name from.  It was really pretty.  Venice beach itself was a little more crazy.  It was fun though.

Rodeo Dr. was fun.  We obviously did not buy anything, but saw the Regent Beverly Wilshire from the movie Pretty Woman, and also the store, that she gets kicked out of in the movie. We took Sunset Strip and then got out at the Kodak Theatre, and walked the walk of fame on Hollywood Blvd.  The Kodak Theatre was cool, and we walked were all the Celebraties do when they come in on the red carpet for the Oscars.  We saw the stars, Hands and feet of all the celebraties.  It was cool.  We also got a private tour through CNN with Kellys Husband whom works there.  It was awesome.  We got to see all the news rooms, studios, green rooms, etc.  We got to sit in Larry Kings Chair where he films the show.  It was very cool. We drove to a look out where you could see all of the city, and a great view of the Hollywood sign.  Then we drove around kelly's neighborhood, and saw the celebraties houses; Steve Carrell, Miley Sirus, Billy Ray Sirus, Bob Hope, atc.  It was cool.  We walked to Universal Studios for Dinner at the Saddle Ranch on the City Walk.  We rode the Mechanical Bull, and had a delicious dinner.  It was fun!  We had a great time.

The next day we went to CBS, to be on the Prices is Right! "One Dollar Bob, I mean Drew!"  Unfortunately we did not get up there and therefore didnt win anything, but it was still cool.  Our throats hurt from screaming so loud on the show. It airs on June 4th, and we may be on TV in the audience.  We had lunch in the Farmers Market, and then walked around the Grove.  It was cool, because the Grove has fountains like the Bellagio, but smaller. It was fun, but tiring.  When we got back, Lindsay made us some pasta for dinner, and we got situated for our next stop on our trip, Sequoia National Park.

Below are some pictures from our time in L.A. 

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