Sunday, 17 August 2014

Los Angeles - Day One

Day 29 of the trip had arrived and after some significant travels on day 28 we had arrived in Los Angeles...

View of the famous Hollywood sign from our hotel window

An attempt at a selfie from our hotel window with the Hollywood sign - not the most successful!

Hollywood Walk of Fame

Our hotel is located about 5 minutes from the Hollywood Walk of Fame, which is home to a huge amount of stars for entertainers from all walks of the industry, including Journey, Tom Cruise and Bob Hope (who has 4 stars, each in a different category)...

The most popular star along the walk was that of the late Robin Williams...

Tributes to the late Robin Williams

TCL Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Walk of Fame. This theatre was the home of the premiere of the Star Wars franchise in 1977. It is a very impressive and unique building

TV and Movie Star Homes Tour

The big event of the first day was a tour of various famous locations in Hollywood...

The Griffith Observatory, a popular tourist attraction with great views over the Los Angeles area

View of LA from the mountains

View of the Hollywood sign

The Los Angeles city, somewhat covered in smog

View of the Hollywood Bowl, a 1920s amphitheatre with capacity of 17,500. It was recently used by Katy Perry and was the location of the Beatles first ever performance in LA

The home of Gwen Steffani

The yellow house is the home of Charlie Sheen

The biggest house in Los Angeles, The Manor. It is owned by Petra Ecclestone, daughter of F1's Bernie Ecclestone. The property was purchased for US$85m in 2011.  

Beverley Hills sign

Spadena House, a storybook house located in Beverley Hills. The house has appeared in several movies over the years

Actor and director Mel Brooks taking lunch

Tribute to the late Robin Williams on the side of a comedy club where he performed in LA

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