I visited LA in Winter 1981 and didn't enjoy the city. How fortunate I am to have been able to return and change my opinion...I love it! Perhaps we are in one of the better areas of the metropolis, the Miracle Mile on Wilshire Bouleveard, 200 mts from the LACMA .We are using the buses to get around and are doing very well. For $1.50 we can ride to Santa Monica Pier or Downtown. Yesterday we did just that and then walked 8 miles down to Venice Beach and back, taking in the colourful performers, skateboarders, keep fit followers, junkies, dog walkers etc. as we admired the beachfront properties and the waves of the Pacific. Today we bused it up to the Getty Centre and spent 4 hours in this unique haven to art and beauty.
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