Squint very hard it's the Hollywood sign

New Year's Eve LA-Santa Monica Style

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January 3rd 2012
Having chilled out appropriately in Santa Monica & Venice Beach, New Year's Eve called for an assault on LA itself but obviously done in the Rattywally styely! There was the option to do the hop on - hop off bus to LA which takes you round all the bits you should see but at $70 for the two of us and no guarantee of really getting round it all (as it's all so huge) we went for Big Blue B ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more