Hello everyone!
We woke up and saw that the ground was wet from the rain during the night and we all freaked out, thinking it might be cold and rainy today (which would mean no California SUN and shorts and sun dresses!) But we went outside and the weather was fine!
Breakfast at the hotel was great! Just like yesterday's delicious buffet dinner....
We left the hotel at 9am and ate Easter candy and sang Happy Birthday to Denise- who turned 18 yesterday! We went straight through downtown LA to Hollywood! The first thing we did was go visit Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum, where we posed with tons of "celebrities" like Michael Jackson, Madonna, Charlie Chaplin, Will Smith, Lady Gaga and Johnny Depp! Then we had time on Hollywood Boulevard to check out the all the stars on the Walk of Fame. We were on a mission to find Johnny Depp, the Beatles and Bob Marley, among many others... We also saw the Kodak Theater and Mann's Chinese Theater and saw all the handprints and autographs on the street out front. We went shopping around Hollywood and had a glimpse of the Hollywood Sign!!!
After we had lunch in Hollywood, we left to take some photos and walk around Beverly Hills! We saw rodeo Drive and the famous Beverly Hills sign, and the streets lined with tall palm trees, with super expensive sports cars parked there... We see it on TV a lot, so being there was strange....
We continued our tour of LA by riding over to Venice Beach- this place is very "California"- beach town with graffiti walls and lots of skateboarders and people riding bikes or playing basketball. The beach there was awesome! We got to touch the Pacific Ocean! Some of us got pictures of the lifeguard stand and even with the lifeguards. The beach was windy, so we got our photos and our feet wet and then went walking around the boardwalk and lots of us bought new sunglasses because the day was sunny and beautiful!
From Venice Beach, we went up to Santa Monica- the famous pier there has a roller coaster and a ferris wheel, and the whole coast has a nice view of the mountains! More shopping on the 3rd Street Promenade! Yay! We walked around the outdoor shopping area and then walked over toward the pier to watch the sunset over the mountains! It was very bright and beautiful, but when it was over we were happy to walk over to Buca di Beppo to enjoy our Italian dinner because the warm day went away with the sun!
The food was delicious... We had several courses and choices. The dessert- raspberry cheesecake- was really nice! And the dinner wasn't the only good thing... The walls of the restaurant were covered with photos and banners and advertisements and it was fun to look at them all while we were eating.
By the time we finished eating and got in the bus, we were super tired, so a lot of us slept on the way back to the hotel. Some people got in the jacuzzi to relax before bed, and others went straight to sleep when we got back.
It was a great day, but we are ready for more! Can't wait for tomorrow!!! We're waking up early to go see more of this cool city so look for the blog tomorrow night!
Maria- Spain
Vici- Germany
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