Ok, keeping in mind we haven't slept in something like 36 hours or so, our views may be a little bit jaded. However we all agree that Hollywood wasn't really that fantastic. But it is certainly very good at helping you dispense with all your money in a hurry! I have learnt that I am too polite and this politeness fault of mine is going to cost me dearly unless I stop making eye contact with *anyone* and do not engage in any conversation, even if it is to say 'no' to whatever they just asked me!
Within an hour of being on Hollywood Blvd - I had offered a 'free' CD of an up and coming artist who assurred me he was the next big thing, then insisted I pay him for his 'free' CD that he just pushed into my hands. As they say - there's a sucker born every minute, and this one just arrived fresh in LA. Ok - lesson learnt, don't talk to the street hawkers!
On to lesson number two - Emily saw "Elmo" and just had to go get a photo with him. That photo cost me $5, or was it $10? More than I wanted to pay anyway! And it was all a blur, and I'm so tired, the money all looks the same now. Oh, and the best bit - Elmo HIT ON ME!!! OMG!!!! LOL He said there is no way I could be Emily's mother, I had to be her twin sister at the most, and then whispered in my ear that I was one hot mama, and was there a Mr Hot Mama? I'm like seriously? I don't remember Elmo talking like that! God, what they'll say and do for a buck huh? Then as we tipped him (grrrr) he kissed me (eewwww) and said we'll hook up later! Umm, yeah....how does no sound? Ugh - so lesson number 2, don't take photos, ever. Especially of creepy childrens characters!
Which moved us right along into lesson number three - thou shalt be more firm with homeless people. We ended up in McDonalds (again, I blame tiredness - we were hungry and thirsty and everything looked strange and weird, so we stuck with the familiar golden arches). Anyway, I paid cash, so of course got change - a whole 13cents! So we were looking at the cool looking coins and this homeless guy comes up and begged for it, and before I knew what I was doing I felt sorry for him and said that was all I had (my own fault for holding the coins in public!) Ugh!
So from then, I just ignored everyone. No photos with pretend celebrities, no eye contact with anyone, and a firm NO from anyone asking for anything! All in all, we had fun doing what we did - but we didn't enjoy Hollywood itself that much. Hollywood Blvd was just awful, and there must have been at least a dozen people, if not more, all trying to sell tickets to the same tour, so every time we walked past they would pester us again!
Then to top off the perfect day, we thought we would do a very quick shop (wanted to go to Target) and then get dinner before going to bed early. So I looked up the map, made sure I had the directions right - couldn't go wrong, only 4 blocks away. So away we go, walking walking walking, then the 'major' street became a 'dark' street with minimal lighting. Hmm, this couldn't be right. So we tried a different direction. Still no luck. But now it was getting dark, we were all tired and cranky, and just wanted dinner.
So we went down a familiar sounding street expecting us to be back at the motel - nope. We were suddenly on Hollywood Blvd again! How the heck did *that* happen?? Then I got all confused - I swear its the traffic going in the wrong direction - it is so disorientating! So we walked back to the motel, stopping at In-N-Out burger - even the taxi driver recommended it! So we grabbed a cheeseburger each (YUUUUMMMM) and some fries (ho-hum, i've had better) and went back to the motel.
A quick check on google maps - oops! I had forgotten to cross the street! What a blonde! So we had walked two blocks in the wrong direction! No wonder I couldn't work out where the street was and had gotten all disorientated! So we'll try that again tomorrow when we're a bit more awake!
Tomorrow we have the morning to shop, then its on the plane again to Vegas! Thankfully only a short 1.5hour flight this time :)
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