It had been raining heavily the night before, and despite drinking a fair bit in a happy hour cocktail crawl (that lasted for 6 hours) I managed to drag my sorry arse out of bed and meet her at the airport (not before I had partaken in a rather fabulous Denny's Hobbit breakfast)
I dropped off my hire car, and we took to the road in her stick Ford Focus that I have fondly nicknamed Herbie. (Although since he had some work done, he is far better behaved!)
We went up to the Griffith Observatory, one of the best views in town of the entire town! It was cloudy but clear, and we could see the Pacific Ocean perfectly (it's about 16 miles as the crow flies) Long Beach (about 30 miles) and Downtown (about 6 miles). My friend had never been and was pretty impressed - as was I! I had never seen so much of the city from up here. It was immense. Like the time you go on the London Eye and can see the Dartford Crossing...
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| Foliage a go go (Downtown in the background) |
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| Less foliage a go go |
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| I see the sea and the sea sees me |
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| Dramatic sky over Downtown |
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| As much of LA as I can fit in one lens... |
Of course The Observatory itself is a bit of a star and has been in countless movies partly because it is way cool, and it has this amazing view. We had a mooch around inside and looked at things that blew our tiny minds!
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| Griffith observatory |
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| I knew there was something else up here... |
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| Closest I have been to it in 3.5 months... |
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