http://alisonslife-in-the-slow-lane.blogspot.com/ Life in the Slow Lane: USA Trip 2008- Los Angeles

Wednesday 4 May 2011

USA Trip 2008- Los Angeles

For the next part of our trip, we drove down to Los Angeles. Because DD was joining us for a couple of weeks, instead of booking a hotel, we had decided to rent a private home. Although we had seen some photos on the website, we were stunned when we (eventually) found the house, high in the Hollywood hills. It was a beautiful, Italian- type villa...beautifully decorated- and, to be honest, a bit too posh for us!



I don't really like this LO..it was done for a Challenge a couple of years ago


 We were only there for about five days, but I never felt quite comfortable in the house. We had  a wonderful view over L.A. itself, though the smog was always hanging above the city, so it was hard to get a good photo




The highlight of the visit, for me, was
seeing the musical'WICKED' for the first time-if you have never seen it, and get the opportunity to, you should take it..it's a wonderful story of love and friendship-and I LOVE the music from it..but let's not get waylaid! (for the eagle-eyed among you, this billboard was from NYC, not LA)

As I said, we were stunned by the house..and almost as stunned when  DD got the  flip-flops out- she had only gone and had a tattoo on  her right foot!  What could we say..she was almost nineteen, with a mind of her own-and at this point in time she was working, so it was her own money she had spent...didn't make me a happy bunny, though!

It's at this point that I realise how much more I would have noticed and photographed, had I had a Blog in those day..and also how much I have forgotten of the trip( Note to self....Blogging is a VERY GOOD THING!)

I know that we enjoyed the shopping and re-visiting Santa Monica, and before we knew it we were heading off to.....come back soon to find out!

Thanks for dropping by!
Take care of you
Alison xx

5 comments:

  1. Love the way the trees are framing that photo.
    And think yourself lucky....my DD has a far bigger tattoo than that!!!

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  2. Blogging is indeed a very good thing - as is scrapping! From the point of view of photographing things & just being aware. Awesome home - looks very posh indeed :) the tatoo is at least not garish or large & as you say - what's done is done :)

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  3. your Daughter ROCKS,i als have a tatoo on my feet over (15 years now ;)
    and it's a beauty!!
    I love your work and your pics are amazing!!
    Have a nice day!
    xx

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  4. I love hearing about your USA trip! Yeah, it's frustrating how much more we would have photogrpahed in the old days isn't it?

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  5. How right you are! I wish I had been taking lots of photos and blogging them when we visited LA some years ago. I'd love to go back some day.

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