Day 8 – Hollywood: Dolby Theatre

We thought we’d rest our bodies for breakfast and have some cereal instead of the very fatty food they serve up here in the States. Well, I’m not sure we achieved what we set out to do, but I’m sure there was some grains in the sugar that we ate – somewhere.

Our first stop for the day was the great Dolby Theatre – home if the Oscars. As usual, anything that was to do with movies had the gals leaping for joy.
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They run a guided tour so in we went. Unfortunately, no photography was allowed so check it out for yourself here. The tour covered the red-carpet entry (minus the carpet), foyer, dressing rooms, stage left, stage, back stage.

Standing on on the same stage as so many greats was a treat.

A lot of history and was quite interesting even for the non-movie buff like me.

Day 7 – Santa Monica

Today was New Year’s Day in Santa Monica.

With Ellie & Grace starting to feel the onsert of a cold we took it easy.

It started with a wander around the Pier itself, watching some artists paint, eating churos, riding the ferris wheel, &
listening to some of the worst buskers EVA.
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Santa Monica from Ferris Wheel: video

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Afterwards,… yep… you guessed it… shopping (I even acquired a few things!).

Back to Hollywood at about 8 & grabbed a pizza to have at the hotel. It was a good, quiet, relaxing day.