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Dec 31, 2011

Southern California trip: Hollywood and Beverly Hills in the City of Angels

What's going to California without enjoying the sunshine? For that reason, the moment our plane touched down in LAX, we rented a convertible! Even though it's around Christmas, the weather was suitable to go shirtless during the day. At least in my opinion it was warm enough to go shirtless. I mean c’mon, I’m from Canada, as long as it’s above freezing, it’s warm enough.



mustang convertible

Top down all the way! In our Mustang Convertible!



mustang convertible

We were the only ones with roof down. Apparently the locals thought it was too cold. Oh please.



beverly hills

On our way we passed by Beverly Hills. See that little sign? The famous Beverly Hills sign? You think they would make that sign a little bigger.





The neighbourhood was really clean unlike the poor area 5 minutes away. I was near Jennifer Aniston’s house and she didn’t even come out to greet me! It was christmas, show some love!



UCLA

We also passed by UCLA. Now I understood why that white girl on Youtube made a video about Asians in UCLA, because that freaking place is full of Asians!



UCLA mascot

UCLA’s mascot is a bear. I took a picture with it. Asian + bear.



hollywood blvd

Walking towards Hollywood Blvd. Love the palm trees.

hollywood vistor info

A true tourist must go to those tourist info booth. Even if you don’t think you’ll need one of those brochures, take one! Those brochures can come in handy to cover dirty seats.



danny devito star

Walking on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, I accidentally stepped on Danny Devito’s star. Despite his sub-par face and height, the man is a true actor with amazing acting skills.



kodak theater

Looking at the Kodak Theater on Hollywood Blvd.



kodak theater

This is the famous Kodak Theater where the Academy Award is held, and this is how it looks like when they’re not holding the Oscar. Full of average people and missing the golden statues.



kodak theater

Deby and I took a picture at the door of the Kodak Theater. Nothing was happening inside. Nothing was happening outside either. I saw Iron Man walking by and that was it.



grauman chinese theater

This is another famous theater. Grauman’s Chinese Theater. This is where Star Wars first premiered, and 3 Oscars were held here as well. Nothing beats a picture of a China man with a Chinese theater!



tom hanks

Deby with Tom Hanks’ hand and footprints. I have tremendous amount of respect for Tom Hanks. He’s one of my favourite actors.



steven spielberg

Me with Steven Spielberg’s hand and footprints. One of my favourite directors.



hollywood highland

Hollywood and Highlands. A large court yard full of stores, A.K.A opportunists who feed on tourists’ money. This is also a very good location to get a beautiful view of the Hollywood sign.



hollywood highland

This is my postcard shot of the Hollywood sign.



hollywood highland

This is a shot of the Hollywood sign that many postcards do not show.



break dance

From my experience of traveling these years, I always find that in tourist attraction places, there’s always a group of break dancers getting a lot of attention, whether it be Paris, Las Vegas or Hollywood.



corn flower

Two hippy girls making all sorts of flowers using corn leaf. Really cool! They’re very nice too. I bought Deby one and I broke it. Those girls took it back, not only they fixed it, they added two more flowers!



alice in wonderland

Deby met her Alice in Wonderland friends.



shrek

I also met my good friend Shriek. Shrek:”Kevin why are you so skinny?” me:”I have high metabolism i can’t put on weight. Why are you so fat?”. Shrek:”Because I never poop I’m all rotten inside.”



bumble bee

Here is my other friend Bumble Bee all cool and shit. Way cooler than Shrek.



hollywood bowl

Ended my day at the Hollywood Bowl. It’s an outdoor concert hall. Just look at the back drop! This place is magical! The Beatles performed here.

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