Mt Lee & Venice Beach

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Today we took to the hills in the morning - Mt Lee specifically. Oh, yes you probably know that the famous Hollywood sign is on Mt Lee, but Andy tells us that you can't actually get near the sign.

A bit of a drive onto the nearby lookouts or overlooks. The first one on Mulholland Drive gave a view out over Los Angeles. In the foreground was the open-air Hollywood Bowl but the distance view was quite disappointing due the thick smog - no wind.

The second lookout looked back to the east into the San Fernando Valley. Andy informed us that this was the home of international porn production. He hasn't received any calls for extras roles in these yet.

After lunch and a sleep (for Alain) we drove quite directly to the coast, parking at Venice Beach. We walked along the wide pathway past almost totally trashy stores. But the weather was great, the cool sea breeze was welcome and the characters were interesting.

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Photos

Mt Lee
The Hollywood sign - formerly a real estate ad for Hollywoodland.