LucyHolt

Well this is my last day of the holiday :( Yesterday I went into Hollywood for my Dearly Departed tour. It was faantastic, the bus only holds 13 so its a really personal tour. The guide Brian learnt all our names and included us all. We even had a trivia round and i won the first tootsie roll!! The tour was not only about deaths it was also a great history lesson on unusual Hollywood like the red light that flashes on top of the capitol records building actually spells out Hollywood in morse code! We drove and parked up(when we could) by several infamous homes including the Menendez house,Michael Jackson's(which was funny as there was actually security around it with a big camera taking pics of anyone who stops! Totally different from the other day! ... read more

So this is my first offical day in LA, i didnt do much yesterday afternoon,i just headed out to get food as i was mega tired. I awoke thinking it was really late when it was only 9:30pm so i definately needed it! I had my big LA tour this morning so i was up bright and early. We made our way onto Muholland Dr and passed Bela Lugosi's old house which now belongs to Johnny Depp, and we then stopped at the Hollywood sign, it was a pretty touching moment and i got a great pic! We then headed to Hollywood Blvd which is great, full of all kinds of shops, there is a Madame Tussauds, Ripleys and of course the Kodak theatre and Graumans Chinese Theatre. I took lots of pics of the foot ... read more

Sorry i shouldve done this last night but i was too tired! So the flight here was lovely, only an hour and half and i had a window seat. We had to use the steps to get off the plane and as soon as i stepped out the heat hit me. It is so hard to describe unless you have been here, it is just pure dry heat, like standing in front of bonfire. And it hits you everywhere! The airport is lovely and the first thing you see are the slots. I got talking to another couple from Manchester who are doing my tour but they are doing the deluxe. They stayed at The Hilton in SF and Treasure Island here, we are at the same hotel in LA so i we laughed at how ... read more

Wow what a day!! After i recovered from my hike to Lombard i took the bus to fishermans wharf but got off at the beach. It is so beautiful and i just know im going to be sad to leave on sunday. I sat with my feet in the warm bay water and it was just lovely. Fishermans wharf reminds me of the opening credits of The Lost Boys, especially at night! It has that kind of vibe. Lets get to it, Alcatraz!! Well i had read reviews about how cold it is on the ferry on the night tours and they aint kidding, i had layered up but i was still shivering!! It felt very surreal being at the prison, especially as i had watched Escape From Alcatraz recently. You take a 45 min audio ... read more

So I arrived finally at 2am!! I slept most of the flight but i was still so tired!! I was moved to the emergency door row which has LOADS of legroom(a family was there and kids cant sit there) The attendant was like "If you sit here you must help in an emergency" haha I was half dead, I wouldnt have been much use! So my fears were right, my rep was nowhere to be seen!! Luckily i had gotten talking to a couple on their honeymoon from Sheffield and they were staying at the same hotel. So I jumped in there shuttle and paid $17. I went straight to bed when i unpacked knowing i had to be up early for my movietour and to meet the rep in lobby. The rep was lovely and ... read more