I think you'll find LA just a big smoggy suburb with everyone asking you if
you're gonna see a movie that day.
I agree with the others that the northern areas, such as SF, etc.,
and the drive
up, will be MUCH more interesting.
Of course, I won't go into the areas, and scenery around the
adirondacks in NY,
or New York City, a world of its own that you'll have to see on your next trip
to the states. (and, no, it's not more dangerous than the places
you're already
going to visit), or Boston, or Florida, or Washington DC, or
Montreal, or Quebec
City, or Niagra Falls, or New England....... yes, the east coast is
not part of
this trip :)
Have fun Above All!!
Larry
"Reynolds Paul (NAP)" wrote:
I may have mentioned it before, but I have some holiday to use up at work
before the end of February and have been pondering a trip somewhere for a
while.
Well, the wheels are well and truly in motion. I'm departing from Heathrow
> to Los Angeles
You find what you want in L.A.! Despite the easy condemnation of some
critics, the air is almost always clear this time of year. From Long
Beach(LA suburb) I see Santa Catalina Island(26 miles away) and Mt.
Wilson(about the same distance) a lot. When obscured it is usually
moisture in the air.
Opera season and Philharmonic are going strong. Lots of travelling
dance groups. Dozens of local chamber groups as well as some
concerts by internationally known groups like the Emerson and the
Kronos have performed here in the last few weeks. Better art museums
than you will find in San Francisco including Norton Simon, the
Getty, LACMA, MOCA, the folk art museum, the Petersen Automobile
museum. Dozens of galleries. Dozens of jazz clubs. Scores of
outstanding restaurants. Lots of local theater, some of which travel
to Broadway or off Broadway to share a little culture with the
eastern half. There are some excellent examples of international
modern style home architecture as well as examples of Green and Green
craftsman style. This is in addition to the fantasy architecture
that LA is so famous for. There are local exhibits in some world
famous universities here as well as at the Art Center for Design in
Pasadenas whose graduates design many of the stylish cars sold here
by the US, Japanese and the Germans. There are interesting ethnic
enclaves like Chinatown, Little Tokyo, Koreatown, and an interesting
Vietnamese area in Orange County.
Along with the Queen Mary there is a small, but nicely intimate
aquarium in Long Beach which also has a symphony, chamber orchestra,
opera company, civic light opera company and on and on.
Also try San Diego which is only a two hour drive away. It has a
world class zoo, the Marineland aquarium , some very interesting
museums in a wonderful park. Beautiful vistas of the bay. You can
take the Metro(street car) right up to the border and a short walk
across to Tijuana(Don't let them sucker you into a cab).
If you were looking for something completely different from what you
are used to I would follow the advice of those who have advised you
to do the American southwest. It has some of the most spectacular
scenery in the world. See the Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, Canyon
De Chelly, Saguaro Nationa Monument for some soul stirring photo ops.
Don't miss Carlsbad Caverns. Detour to Santa Fe for market day to
see Native American crafts. If you have time, go to San Antonio,
Texas. If you throw in Lost Wages, I think that takes care of two
weeks, and then some.
Winsor
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Winsor Crosby
Long Beach, California, USA
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