DaveQ

After almost 20 hours flying time plus 6 hours waiting in Sydney we finally made it to Los Angeles at about 5pm local time. We caught a shuttle bus to our hotel in West Hollywood, called Vibe Hotel, right on Hollywood Boulevard. It had a great atmosphere, and is set up specifically for backpacker types such as us, so we didn´t feel too lonesome! The boulevard is much more run down and dilapidated than I expected - broken footpaths and homeless people wandering around. Kathryn and I wandered up the street spotting stars with names we recognised (stars on the ground set into concrete - not actual live stars!), and laughing at the crappy costumes of the celebrity impersonators in front of the Chinese Theatre. We finally finished up in an Irish pub til one am. ... read more