Our third and last night we changed the scenery from the beaches of Santa Monica to the hills of West Hollywood. The Chamberlain West Hollywood is a hotel located in the centre of West Hollywood. The hotel has 114 suites, each with a private balcony and a gas-log fireplace. Despite it’s central location it stands in a […]
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SEEN IN WEST HOLLYWOOD
On our last night in L.A. we stayed in West Hollywood. On our way out to dinner that night we bumped into the Dyke March on Santa Monica Boulevard, right down the street from our hotel. We cheered on the sideline and waited for the short, but cheery parade to pass. We continued our walk […]
VICEROY SANTA MONICA HOTEL
For our first two nights in Los Angeles we stayed at Viceroy hotel in Santa Monica. It was definitely swankiest place I’ve stayed. With only eight floors we had to stay on the sixth because the top floor was extremely expensive penthouse suites and the seventh floor was entirely reserved for some royal family (we […]
ROCKING VENICE BEACH
My first impression of Venice Beach was: tourist trap. People trying to pull you in to their shops for massages, others asking to listen to their music and buying their Cd’s, bums, junk food, mass printed t-shirts etc. During my second visit I started liking it a little more. I overlooked the tourists and pushy […]
SNEAK PEEK LOS ANGELES
100-year old landmark, Santa Monica Pier Walk at Venice Beach Expensive late night wine at our hotel pool View from our room at the Viceroy hotel Must visit: Jim Morrison’s old home in Laurel Canyon It has been quiet here because we’ve been traveling. Those of you who’ve been following our trip through my Facebook […]