Just a little warning: When I wrote this I didn't know if I was going to publish it so it's an unedited version of what I did and experienced.
October 8th 2011
The day I had waited for for so long had arrived. Now I was going to LA. I was very excited. I got up and got ready. My parents came at 8 am with breakfast. They were going to drive me to Billund airport. We ate, cleaned up and then we drove to Billund. When we came to Billund I said goodbye to my parents and went into the airport. I delivered my suitcase since I already had checked in and printet the boarding card out the day before and then I went through the security check. And then I just waited for when I could go down to the gate. The plane from Billund wasn’t delayed. And we arrived in Paris at the right time. I had to go with a shuttle bus from the terminal we came in at to the terminal the plane to LA would take off from. That went easy. When I found the right gate I sat down and waited for the gate to open for boarding, When the gate finally opened for boarding it was 30 minutes late. When we came on the plane there was some suitcases which had to be taken of the plane since there some who hadn’t turned up at the gate.
When we finally took off the plane was delayed. The plane ride was ok. There was some turbulence and at some point there was so much turbulence that the plane shook a lot. I sat with a eldery french couple who were nice. I had been very anxious on how I would spend the 11½ hour plane ride. It went well. I saw “The Green Lantern”, heard some radio and slept. I also look lot out the window a lot since I had gotten a window seat.
When we came to LA we were about 40 minutes late. It didn’t become better when I came into the US customs. There was a very long queue. So I waited around 2 hours before I got through customs. It was a long wait. When I came out of the airport I got a taxi, which drove me to the hotel.
I was at the hotel around 11 pm. I checked in and came up to my room. I relaxed for a while before heading off to bed.
October 9th 2011
I didn’t get that much sleep. The first time I woke up was around 1 am when the fridge in my room maked a noise. I fell quickly back to sleep but I woke up again around 3 am. After turning in the bed for a while I turned on the tv. I was also online and wrote an email. After a while I got up and got ready when out around 8.30 am. I went past the diner. It was crowded so I decided to go down to the local Trader Joe’s. I bought some food. I went back to the hotel and ate my breakfast. I relaxed for a while and then I went out to the center of Hollywood. I visited the open center Hollywood & Highland. I window shopped in Victoria’s Secret and I bought a something for myself at Sephora. When I was done there I went to the Kodak Theatre. You can go up the same stairs the celebrities walk up at the academy awards. This part is free. I will go see the rest another day. I window shopped at HM and Zara afterwards. I window shopped in a couple of souvenir shops too. One was more kitsch the other. A little funny and strange.
When I ready to leave I decided to try the metro. I bought a 7 day pass so could take the metro as much I want in these 7 days. I started taking the wrong metro so I went of the metro at the next stop and then a couple minutes later took the one in the right direction. When I came to my station I went of and I went to Gelson’s Market which lies up the road from my hotel. I bought some stuff and I came out I took a picture of the Hollywood sign which you can see from there. Then I walked back to my hotel. When I came up to my room I decided to relax the rest of the day. I still had some jetlag. I have to admit I found it a little difficult to be in LA. Meaning that it was a little hard being so far away from my family and friends. And if something should happen you can’t go home that easily.
October 10th 2011
Today I have slept a little bit more than yesterday. I have been relaxing upto midday. When you live about 20 mins on foot from what you want to see you don’t have to go early. Today I have been to Hollywood Wax Museum, Ripley’s believe or nor and Madame Tussauds. I took a lot of pictures at Hollywood Wax Museum and Madame Tussauds. I even got some pictures taken at Madame Tussauds. Then I have some proof I have been to the place and to LA. After that I took a trip over to Hollywood & Highland Center again. I bought some things. I also bought some postcards and stamps. When I came back to the hotel I wrote the postcards. I had asked down at the reception where the nearest mailbox was and I was told I could deliver them down to the reception and would get them sent. So when I had written them I went down and delivered them.
I was also down at the diner for the first time. I ordered a coke and a small salat. It’s definitely some big portions you get. Even though I ordered a small salat it was still kinda big. But that’s also what I have read. When I was done I walked up to my room. I had food in my fridge so I decided to stay at my hotel for the rest of the day and watched some tv and was online.
October 11th 2011
Today I went a trip to downtown LA. It took about 15 minutes with the metro. I got to se Staples Center, Nokia Center and the Los Angeles Convention Center. Besides that I just walked around downtown LA and looked at the many high buildings. I also saw some palm trees and enjoyed the weather. When I had walked around for a while I took to the metro back to Hollywood/Vine Station. From there I walked down to Trader Joe’s and did some shopping. After that I walked to the hotel.
When I came up to my room I decided to go down to the hotel’s pool. I swam for about 1 hour. I remembered why I love to swim. It’s so nice and it clears my thoughts.
When I came back up to my room I maked some coffee. I had bought some cinnamon buns I got to my coffee. Besides being soft it could easily be something you could buy in Denmark. There was even frosting on it. It tasted fine.
I relaxed for the remains of the day. I had bought some dinner at Trader Joe’s.
October 12th 2011
I haven’t done that much today since there was a heatwave. I was out walking in the area for a ½ hour to see if I could find a better place to see the Hollywood Sign than at Gelson’s Market. I couldn’t find any so I went a trip to Gelson’s and did some shopping before going back to the hotel.
When I came back to the hotel I went down to the pool to swim for a while just to be cooled down. It was really nice. After being down there for a couple of hours I went back up to my room.
Then I just relaxed for the rest of the day and saw some tv.
October 13th 2011
Today there’s also been a heatwave with about 37 degrees celsius. It was really hot. I went a trip down Hollywood Boulevard and I found both Bryan Adams’ and Marilyn Monroe’s star. I decided to see Guinness World Records Museum today. It was fine. Afterwards I went to see Hollywood Museum which lies in the old Max Factor Building in Hollywood. It was very exciting to see the 4 floors which are there. There were a couple of exhibitions with Jean Haywood and Lucille Ball.
Afterwards I went out to Hollywood Boulevard where I recorded some video of Walk of Fame. I went over to the Hollywood/Highland Center. I found a view point where I could see the Hollywood Sign. I took some pictures and recorded some video. I also saw the Kodak Theatre. It was very exciting to see where the Oscars are taped. And exciting to hear the story of the Oscars. After the tour was dome I went over to Graumann’s Chinese Theatre. I took some pictures there also and recorded some video.
Then I walked back to the hotel. I went down to the pool again today to cool down since it was so hot. Again it was nice to be cooled down. Then I relaxed the rest of the day.
October 14th 2011
Today I have been on a long walk. I decided to take a trip down to The Grove which is like a open center/mall. I started out by taking the metro one stop to Hollywood/Highland. Then I walked from there down to The Grove. It took me about an hour. Right before I came down to The Grove I passed CBS Studios which I took a couple of pictures of. When I arrived at The Grove I spent about an hour there. I saw some taping of Extra with Mario Lopez who I also took some pictures of. Then I took the one hour walk back to Hollywood/Highland. When I finally reached my destination I decided to window shop for a while. I went to a shop where I got to talk to the clerk who’s name was April. She was very sweet. She gave my her card.
I went from there and back home to the hotel. I found April on facebook. We had agreed that I could find her there. I requested to be her friend. Then I just relaxed for the rest of the day.
October 15th 2011
Today I decided to take a trip to Universal Studios. I bought the ticket prior to my trip. I had bought a so-called Front of Line Pass which meant I didn’t have to stand in a queue to all the attractions. I took the metro 2 stops up north and from there with a free shutte bus to Universal Studios. I didn’t have to stand in queue to buy a ticket so I walked right up to the entrance. When I came I needed to get the Pass. When I had gotten it I basically tried all the attractions. The most exciting part was the actual studio tour where we got to see the open sets at Universal. I was at Universal about 5-6 hours which went by pretty fast.
October 16th 2011
Today I took a trip to Hollywood/Highland Center. I want to spoil myself today. I bought something to drink and just sat down and enjoyed the good weather. And I enjoyed the view over the center. Then I window shopped for a while. Then I ended up at Victoria’s Secret where I bought some underwear.
On the way back to the hotel I took a trip to Trader Joe’s and did shopping. When I came back to the hotel I just wanted to relax for a bit and think about yesterday evening. All day today I have been walking around with a big smile on my face. I could stop. At least now I have a memory for this trip.
October 17th 2011
Today I walked up to the Hollywood Bowl. It took about ½ hour. I really wanted to see Hollywood Bowl Museum but unfortunately it was closed today. So I took some pictures outside instead. Close to the Hollywood Bowl there was some sort of a green area, where I went by when I walked from the Hollywood Bowl. When I had taken some pictures I took a trip down to Hollywood&Highland Center to buy something to drink. I also bought a top at ANGL.
When I walked back to the hotel, I thought it would be nice to go down to pool to cool down. It’s still warm. So when I had been up my room with my stuff and changed into my bathing suit I went down to the pool. It was nice to swim for a while. I use my goggles every time I’m at the pool so it was a great buy.
When I came up to the room again I made some coffee. And I relaxed for a while. Later in the evening I watched Castle. It’s pretty funny to see ones favorite shows in it’s original country.
October 18th 2011
Today I took a trip to downtown LA. I took the metro and went off at Civic Center. I saw the City Hall and Occupy LA and all of the tents. I went by Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, which is a Catholic church. It’s not an old Danish village church. But it’s still beautiful in it’s own way. To a point it was moving being at the church.
I also went a small trip into Chinatown. There was a lot of Chinese shops. From there I went by Music Center and Walt Disney Concert Hall. I also saw where LA Times is.
After walking for a couple of hours I took the metro back to Hollywood/Vine and walked back to the hotel. And then I relaxed for the rest of the day.
October 19th 2011
I haven’t done that much today. I took a trip down Sunset Boulevard and visited Amoeba Music. It’s a pretty large music store. I didn’t buy anything just window shopped. Almost right next to it is CNN, which I took a picture of. From Sunset Boulevard via N. Highland Ave. I walked up to Hollywood Boulevard. I took a picture of Kodak Theatre from the outside. Then I went to Starbucks and bought a strawberry smoothie and an egg sandwich. I went to Hollywood&Highland Center and ate it there. And I enjoyed the weather and the view. While I was there I heard Summer Rain with Matthew Morrison for the 4th time. I always smile when I hear it. They apparently like it at the center since it’s played so much there. When I walked from there I walked past a Chocolate store where I bought an apple covered with chocolate and sprinkles. I went back to the hotel and made some coffee and ate the apple. Then I just relaxed.
October 20th 2011
Today I have been a trip to Griffith Park. It’s a beautiful park/hills area in Hollywood. When I came to the park I wanted to go up to Griffith Observatory, where you can the most of LA. It’s on the top on one of the hills in the area so it pretty much went uphill went I walked up to it. But it was worth it when I arrived up there. There was a beautiful view even though there was a lot of fog over LA. So I couldn’t see as far as I wanted. There was also a view over the Hollywood Sign. I took some pictures and recorded some video up there.
When I walked back from the park I became a little hubgry so I went by Gelson’s Market’s baker andbought a picece of cake. When I came back to the hotel I made coffee and ate the cake. The rest of the day I rested my legs and saw some tv.
October 21st 2011
Today I decided not to do so much. I went into Hollywood & Highland Center to window shop and buy some clothes. I bought a skirt and a pair of leggings. When I had been there for a while I went back to the hotel. I made some coffee and started to pack my things. I go back home tomorrow. When it’s was a little over 3 pm I went down to the reception and sat down at the computer. I checked into my flight and printet out my boarding pass. Then that’s done. In the evening I went down to the diner and bought my dinner. I bought some pasta with chicken and got a glass of red wine.
When I was done eating I went back to my room. I relaxed and saw some tv before I went to bed.
October 22nd 2011
It was the day of my departure from Los Angeles. Those 2 weeks have gone by so fast. I had packed most of my thing friday night so I took a shower and ate my breakfast. I watched some tv before I had to check out around 11 am. When it was around 10.45 am I went out of my hotelroom after having checked it to see if I had forgotten something. I went down to the lobby and checked out. I had my baggage stored at the hotel so I didn't have to walk around with it all day, I was leaving at 9 pm.
When I had checked out I walked in the area of the hotel. There was a church I hadn't got so see. So I walked past by that. After walking in the area for a little while I walked down to Hollywood Boulevard. I had decided to spend the last hours in LA at the Hollywood & Highland Center. Right before I came there I went into McDonald's and bought my lunch. When I arrived at the Center I found a place to sit. I ate my lunch and then I just sat and read a book in the afternoon just interrupted by a couple of breaks where I enjoyed the weather.
When it was around 4 pm I went by Koromo. I wanted to say goodbye to April who I had met earlier on the trip. The shop was a little busy so it was a quick goodbye. I actaully wanted to have a picture taken with April but there wasn't time to ask her.
When we had said goodbye I went out and window shopped for a while. When it was around 5 pm. I walked back to the hotel to get my luggage. I got the hotel to call a cab for me. The cab came after a little while. In the meantime I was waiting in the lobby. It was a very friendly cab driver. He was from Armenia. We talked almost all the way to the airport. When came to the airport I got my luggage and I went in and got my luggage checked in.
When I was done I went up to the security point. I stood and waited for a while before I came through. There was a male employee who was calling after a female employee. I was going to have my legs searched. I had a skirt on so I'm not completely sure if that's was the reason for the search. When I came through I went over the terminal and waited on the plane. I got to talk to a local woman who was going on a trip. We talked for a little while. The check in time was delayed. And when we finally took off we were about ½ hour late.
For the most of the flight I slept and I also ate.
October 23rd 2011
And then it became sunday and we were flying towards Paris. We arrived about ½ hour later than the original time to Paris. When I came of the plane I had to find the terminal where my plane wnet from. It can be a little difficult when you are in a airport you haven't been to before. It went eaiser than I had expected. I just didn't expect I had to go through another security point. But I came through it. Now I just had to wait to go to the gate.The gate number would be annunced about 20 min prior to the departure. When there was 20 min to the departure it was annunced over the speaker that the plane just had arrived to Paris. And you had to wait a little longer before you could go to the gate.
About 10-15 min. later we could go to the gate. A couple of minutes went by before we could go on the plane. When we finally took off we were about 20 min. late. We were late when we arrived at Billund Airport. When I got out of the plane it was weird being back on danish ground again. I found my luggage and I could see my parents waiting for me. When I came out I got hugs from both of them and we walked out to the car. And then we drove to Randers. About 1½ hour later I was back home at my place. My parents came up and said goodbye.
It was totally weird seeing my appartment again after 14 days.
I had to arrive mentally so I decided to unpack. When I had done that I went to bed.
I really have had a wonderful trip. And I'm really glad I decided to do it. I have had so many experiences I don't want be without.
The day I had waited for for so long had arrived. Now I was going to LA. I was very excited. I got up and got ready. My parents came at 8 am with breakfast. They were going to drive me to Billund airport. We ate, cleaned up and then we drove to Billund. When we came to Billund I said goodbye to my parents and went into the airport. I delivered my suitcase since I already had checked in and printet the boarding card out the day before and then I went through the security check. And then I just waited for when I could go down to the gate. The plane from Billund wasn’t delayed. And we arrived in Paris at the right time. I had to go with a shuttle bus from the terminal we came in at to the terminal the plane to LA would take off from. That went easy. When I found the right gate I sat down and waited for the gate to open for boarding, When the gate finally opened for boarding it was 30 minutes late. When we came on the plane there was some suitcases which had to be taken of the plane since there some who hadn’t turned up at the gate.
When we finally took off the plane was delayed. The plane ride was ok. There was some turbulence and at some point there was so much turbulence that the plane shook a lot. I sat with a eldery french couple who were nice. I had been very anxious on how I would spend the 11½ hour plane ride. It went well. I saw “The Green Lantern”, heard some radio and slept. I also look lot out the window a lot since I had gotten a window seat.
When we came to LA we were about 40 minutes late. It didn’t become better when I came into the US customs. There was a very long queue. So I waited around 2 hours before I got through customs. It was a long wait. When I came out of the airport I got a taxi, which drove me to the hotel.
I was at the hotel around 11 pm. I checked in and came up to my room. I relaxed for a while before heading off to bed.
October 9th 2011
I didn’t get that much sleep. The first time I woke up was around 1 am when the fridge in my room maked a noise. I fell quickly back to sleep but I woke up again around 3 am. After turning in the bed for a while I turned on the tv. I was also online and wrote an email. After a while I got up and got ready when out around 8.30 am. I went past the diner. It was crowded so I decided to go down to the local Trader Joe’s. I bought some food. I went back to the hotel and ate my breakfast. I relaxed for a while and then I went out to the center of Hollywood. I visited the open center Hollywood & Highland. I window shopped in Victoria’s Secret and I bought a something for myself at Sephora. When I was done there I went to the Kodak Theatre. You can go up the same stairs the celebrities walk up at the academy awards. This part is free. I will go see the rest another day. I window shopped at HM and Zara afterwards. I window shopped in a couple of souvenir shops too. One was more kitsch the other. A little funny and strange.
When I ready to leave I decided to try the metro. I bought a 7 day pass so could take the metro as much I want in these 7 days. I started taking the wrong metro so I went of the metro at the next stop and then a couple minutes later took the one in the right direction. When I came to my station I went of and I went to Gelson’s Market which lies up the road from my hotel. I bought some stuff and I came out I took a picture of the Hollywood sign which you can see from there. Then I walked back to my hotel. When I came up to my room I decided to relax the rest of the day. I still had some jetlag. I have to admit I found it a little difficult to be in LA. Meaning that it was a little hard being so far away from my family and friends. And if something should happen you can’t go home that easily.
October 10th 2011
Today I have slept a little bit more than yesterday. I have been relaxing upto midday. When you live about 20 mins on foot from what you want to see you don’t have to go early. Today I have been to Hollywood Wax Museum, Ripley’s believe or nor and Madame Tussauds. I took a lot of pictures at Hollywood Wax Museum and Madame Tussauds. I even got some pictures taken at Madame Tussauds. Then I have some proof I have been to the place and to LA. After that I took a trip over to Hollywood & Highland Center again. I bought some things. I also bought some postcards and stamps. When I came back to the hotel I wrote the postcards. I had asked down at the reception where the nearest mailbox was and I was told I could deliver them down to the reception and would get them sent. So when I had written them I went down and delivered them.
I was also down at the diner for the first time. I ordered a coke and a small salat. It’s definitely some big portions you get. Even though I ordered a small salat it was still kinda big. But that’s also what I have read. When I was done I walked up to my room. I had food in my fridge so I decided to stay at my hotel for the rest of the day and watched some tv and was online.
October 11th 2011
Today I went a trip to downtown LA. It took about 15 minutes with the metro. I got to se Staples Center, Nokia Center and the Los Angeles Convention Center. Besides that I just walked around downtown LA and looked at the many high buildings. I also saw some palm trees and enjoyed the weather. When I had walked around for a while I took to the metro back to Hollywood/Vine Station. From there I walked down to Trader Joe’s and did some shopping. After that I walked to the hotel.
When I came up to my room I decided to go down to the hotel’s pool. I swam for about 1 hour. I remembered why I love to swim. It’s so nice and it clears my thoughts.
When I came back up to my room I maked some coffee. I had bought some cinnamon buns I got to my coffee. Besides being soft it could easily be something you could buy in Denmark. There was even frosting on it. It tasted fine.
I relaxed for the remains of the day. I had bought some dinner at Trader Joe’s.
October 12th 2011
I haven’t done that much today since there was a heatwave. I was out walking in the area for a ½ hour to see if I could find a better place to see the Hollywood Sign than at Gelson’s Market. I couldn’t find any so I went a trip to Gelson’s and did some shopping before going back to the hotel.
When I came back to the hotel I went down to the pool to swim for a while just to be cooled down. It was really nice. After being down there for a couple of hours I went back up to my room.
Then I just relaxed for the rest of the day and saw some tv.
October 13th 2011
Today there’s also been a heatwave with about 37 degrees celsius. It was really hot. I went a trip down Hollywood Boulevard and I found both Bryan Adams’ and Marilyn Monroe’s star. I decided to see Guinness World Records Museum today. It was fine. Afterwards I went to see Hollywood Museum which lies in the old Max Factor Building in Hollywood. It was very exciting to see the 4 floors which are there. There were a couple of exhibitions with Jean Haywood and Lucille Ball.
Afterwards I went out to Hollywood Boulevard where I recorded some video of Walk of Fame. I went over to the Hollywood/Highland Center. I found a view point where I could see the Hollywood Sign. I took some pictures and recorded some video. I also saw the Kodak Theatre. It was very exciting to see where the Oscars are taped. And exciting to hear the story of the Oscars. After the tour was dome I went over to Graumann’s Chinese Theatre. I took some pictures there also and recorded some video.
Then I walked back to the hotel. I went down to the pool again today to cool down since it was so hot. Again it was nice to be cooled down. Then I relaxed the rest of the day.
October 14th 2011
Today I have been on a long walk. I decided to take a trip down to The Grove which is like a open center/mall. I started out by taking the metro one stop to Hollywood/Highland. Then I walked from there down to The Grove. It took me about an hour. Right before I came down to The Grove I passed CBS Studios which I took a couple of pictures of. When I arrived at The Grove I spent about an hour there. I saw some taping of Extra with Mario Lopez who I also took some pictures of. Then I took the one hour walk back to Hollywood/Highland. When I finally reached my destination I decided to window shop for a while. I went to a shop where I got to talk to the clerk who’s name was April. She was very sweet. She gave my her card.
I went from there and back home to the hotel. I found April on facebook. We had agreed that I could find her there. I requested to be her friend. Then I just relaxed for the rest of the day.
October 15th 2011
Today I decided to take a trip to Universal Studios. I bought the ticket prior to my trip. I had bought a so-called Front of Line Pass which meant I didn’t have to stand in a queue to all the attractions. I took the metro 2 stops up north and from there with a free shutte bus to Universal Studios. I didn’t have to stand in queue to buy a ticket so I walked right up to the entrance. When I came I needed to get the Pass. When I had gotten it I basically tried all the attractions. The most exciting part was the actual studio tour where we got to see the open sets at Universal. I was at Universal about 5-6 hours which went by pretty fast.
When I came home I checked facebook since I had written a message to Izumi before I went to Universal. Izumi and I originally had plans for tomorrow but Bryan Adams had to cancel most of his US October gigs. Izumi was trying to see if see if she could reschedule her plans. I hadn’t heard from her so I had written her a message. She had answered me while I had been at Universal. She couldn’t reschedule her plans so our plans of meeting each other tomorrow was cancelled. She then wrote if I had written to Bob Guiney that I was in LA. I replied her back that I hadn’t written to him. But she was more than welcome to try writing him. I wasn't expecting anything. Later in the afternoon I received a text from her that he will be at event in downtown LA tonight. After Izumi and I had been texting each other we agreed that I will go downtown.
A little later I got ready to go down to diner and have dinner. I ordered a cheeseburger with French fries and a glass of redwine. It still suprises me how big those portions are. So I have to surrender and leave something on the plate. When I was done I left and went down to downtown LA. It was so lucky that I had been at the place where the event was being held earlier this week so I knew where I was going and what metro station I was going to. When I came to where the event was held and I was waiting infront of the VIP entrance. I was waiting and waiting while Iz and I were texting. Bob Guiney actually walked past me and I first realized it was him when he was almost through the entrance. I called out his name but he didn't hear me. After while a lady who worked at the entrance came up to me and asked if I was waiting for someone. I explained her the situation and she accepted my explanation and walked away. Iz and I were still texting and we agreed that Iz would text me as soon she heard from Bob. After a while the lady came over to me again. She had felt mercy over me for waiting for so long that she gave me a bracelet so I could go in to the event. It has to be mentioned it cost 350$ to get in to the event.
I walked in and then I just had to find Bob Guiney in the big crowds of people. I walked up and down each side a couple times before I found him. I called out for him and he turned towards me. I said who I was. He had been told by Iz that I was trying to meet him and that I was from Denmark. He gave me a hug and tells me he was happy to meet me. We didn't talk for that long since he’s was there for business. He asked if I had a camera. Off course I had. I found it and gave it a friend of his. Who then toke a picture of us. It took 3 times since I had my eyes closed on the first 2. I also asked him if I could get an autograph which he agreed to. In the short period of time we were talking I got about 3-4 hugs. The man is really sweet and nice to talk to. We said our goodbyes and then I took the trip back to the hotel with a big smile.
When I finally arrived back to the hotel I put the picture of Bob and me online so Iz could see the result. Since if wasn’t for her then I wouldn’t have met Bob. Then I relaxed for a while before I went to bed.
October 16th 2011
Today I took a trip to Hollywood/Highland Center. I want to spoil myself today. I bought something to drink and just sat down and enjoyed the good weather. And I enjoyed the view over the center. Then I window shopped for a while. Then I ended up at Victoria’s Secret where I bought some underwear.
On the way back to the hotel I took a trip to Trader Joe’s and did shopping. When I came back to the hotel I just wanted to relax for a bit and think about yesterday evening. All day today I have been walking around with a big smile on my face. I could stop. At least now I have a memory for this trip.
October 17th 2011
Today I walked up to the Hollywood Bowl. It took about ½ hour. I really wanted to see Hollywood Bowl Museum but unfortunately it was closed today. So I took some pictures outside instead. Close to the Hollywood Bowl there was some sort of a green area, where I went by when I walked from the Hollywood Bowl. When I had taken some pictures I took a trip down to Hollywood&Highland Center to buy something to drink. I also bought a top at ANGL.
When I walked back to the hotel, I thought it would be nice to go down to pool to cool down. It’s still warm. So when I had been up my room with my stuff and changed into my bathing suit I went down to the pool. It was nice to swim for a while. I use my goggles every time I’m at the pool so it was a great buy.
When I came up to the room again I made some coffee. And I relaxed for a while. Later in the evening I watched Castle. It’s pretty funny to see ones favorite shows in it’s original country.
October 18th 2011
Today I took a trip to downtown LA. I took the metro and went off at Civic Center. I saw the City Hall and Occupy LA and all of the tents. I went by Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, which is a Catholic church. It’s not an old Danish village church. But it’s still beautiful in it’s own way. To a point it was moving being at the church.
I also went a small trip into Chinatown. There was a lot of Chinese shops. From there I went by Music Center and Walt Disney Concert Hall. I also saw where LA Times is.
After walking for a couple of hours I took the metro back to Hollywood/Vine and walked back to the hotel. And then I relaxed for the rest of the day.
October 19th 2011
I haven’t done that much today. I took a trip down Sunset Boulevard and visited Amoeba Music. It’s a pretty large music store. I didn’t buy anything just window shopped. Almost right next to it is CNN, which I took a picture of. From Sunset Boulevard via N. Highland Ave. I walked up to Hollywood Boulevard. I took a picture of Kodak Theatre from the outside. Then I went to Starbucks and bought a strawberry smoothie and an egg sandwich. I went to Hollywood&Highland Center and ate it there. And I enjoyed the weather and the view. While I was there I heard Summer Rain with Matthew Morrison for the 4th time. I always smile when I hear it. They apparently like it at the center since it’s played so much there. When I walked from there I walked past a Chocolate store where I bought an apple covered with chocolate and sprinkles. I went back to the hotel and made some coffee and ate the apple. Then I just relaxed.
October 20th 2011
Today I have been a trip to Griffith Park. It’s a beautiful park/hills area in Hollywood. When I came to the park I wanted to go up to Griffith Observatory, where you can the most of LA. It’s on the top on one of the hills in the area so it pretty much went uphill went I walked up to it. But it was worth it when I arrived up there. There was a beautiful view even though there was a lot of fog over LA. So I couldn’t see as far as I wanted. There was also a view over the Hollywood Sign. I took some pictures and recorded some video up there.
When I walked back from the park I became a little hubgry so I went by Gelson’s Market’s baker andbought a picece of cake. When I came back to the hotel I made coffee and ate the cake. The rest of the day I rested my legs and saw some tv.
October 21st 2011
Today I decided not to do so much. I went into Hollywood & Highland Center to window shop and buy some clothes. I bought a skirt and a pair of leggings. When I had been there for a while I went back to the hotel. I made some coffee and started to pack my things. I go back home tomorrow. When it’s was a little over 3 pm I went down to the reception and sat down at the computer. I checked into my flight and printet out my boarding pass. Then that’s done. In the evening I went down to the diner and bought my dinner. I bought some pasta with chicken and got a glass of red wine.
When I was done eating I went back to my room. I relaxed and saw some tv before I went to bed.
October 22nd 2011
It was the day of my departure from Los Angeles. Those 2 weeks have gone by so fast. I had packed most of my thing friday night so I took a shower and ate my breakfast. I watched some tv before I had to check out around 11 am. When it was around 10.45 am I went out of my hotelroom after having checked it to see if I had forgotten something. I went down to the lobby and checked out. I had my baggage stored at the hotel so I didn't have to walk around with it all day, I was leaving at 9 pm.
When I had checked out I walked in the area of the hotel. There was a church I hadn't got so see. So I walked past by that. After walking in the area for a little while I walked down to Hollywood Boulevard. I had decided to spend the last hours in LA at the Hollywood & Highland Center. Right before I came there I went into McDonald's and bought my lunch. When I arrived at the Center I found a place to sit. I ate my lunch and then I just sat and read a book in the afternoon just interrupted by a couple of breaks where I enjoyed the weather.
When it was around 4 pm I went by Koromo. I wanted to say goodbye to April who I had met earlier on the trip. The shop was a little busy so it was a quick goodbye. I actaully wanted to have a picture taken with April but there wasn't time to ask her.
When we had said goodbye I went out and window shopped for a while. When it was around 5 pm. I walked back to the hotel to get my luggage. I got the hotel to call a cab for me. The cab came after a little while. In the meantime I was waiting in the lobby. It was a very friendly cab driver. He was from Armenia. We talked almost all the way to the airport. When came to the airport I got my luggage and I went in and got my luggage checked in.
When I was done I went up to the security point. I stood and waited for a while before I came through. There was a male employee who was calling after a female employee. I was going to have my legs searched. I had a skirt on so I'm not completely sure if that's was the reason for the search. When I came through I went over the terminal and waited on the plane. I got to talk to a local woman who was going on a trip. We talked for a little while. The check in time was delayed. And when we finally took off we were about ½ hour late.
For the most of the flight I slept and I also ate.
October 23rd 2011
And then it became sunday and we were flying towards Paris. We arrived about ½ hour later than the original time to Paris. When I came of the plane I had to find the terminal where my plane wnet from. It can be a little difficult when you are in a airport you haven't been to before. It went eaiser than I had expected. I just didn't expect I had to go through another security point. But I came through it. Now I just had to wait to go to the gate.The gate number would be annunced about 20 min prior to the departure. When there was 20 min to the departure it was annunced over the speaker that the plane just had arrived to Paris. And you had to wait a little longer before you could go to the gate.
About 10-15 min. later we could go to the gate. A couple of minutes went by before we could go on the plane. When we finally took off we were about 20 min. late. We were late when we arrived at Billund Airport. When I got out of the plane it was weird being back on danish ground again. I found my luggage and I could see my parents waiting for me. When I came out I got hugs from both of them and we walked out to the car. And then we drove to Randers. About 1½ hour later I was back home at my place. My parents came up and said goodbye.
It was totally weird seeing my appartment again after 14 days.
I had to arrive mentally so I decided to unpack. When I had done that I went to bed.
I really have had a wonderful trip. And I'm really glad I decided to do it. I have had so many experiences I don't want be without.
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