(Turns out his head is much bigger in person...)
Perhaps among the reasons why all rooms of the Queen Mary are not open for exploration is that it would simply be too much to explore in a reasonable amount of time. The whole ship would be very interesting, but there would be too many things to view in one day; one could not see everything during their short stay aboard the liner.
Oddly, this would be a perfect fit for Los Angeles, because it is indescribably huge. Larger still is the amount of attractions that there are to visit. Bus tours last four hours alone! Three days is not enough to see – let alone take in – even half of what LA has to offer.
It was in this spirit that we decided to take advantage of having a hotel in Hollywood, and went to find the Hollywood sign. Eventually, there it was, among the houses and viewpoints on Mulholland drive.
Maybe that's why Priuses haven't made LA's smog go away, despite their all-access HOV-lane passes.
After seeing
As always, every contradiction makes some sense: since parking is not a multiple of ten dollars, there is more money left to spend in the many souvenir shops while you try to find The Simpsons' star on the walk of fame or while staring at Wonder Woman.
Madame Tussaud's wax museum lies amongst the gift shops – it has one itself, come to think of it – and must be seen. The madame in question was an exceptionally good wax artist, and a vast team of people continue her intricate practices, yielding unbelievably and unmatched life-like results.
Figures can be found anywhere within their display area; this means that anybody is free to come as close as they wish to them. There are even props that people can wear so that they too can pretend to be made of wax.
President Obama is among the celebrities on display in Hollywood, even having his own picture-taking area. Also, I was surprised at how short most of Hollywood's A-listers are. Most, except a few old ones and the Governator, are well under six feet tall.
I'm sure you haven't read this before: the museum is so good that I won't talk about it anymore, since it must be experienced first-hand.
I will say that there are four levels' worth of wax people to see, including a "red-carpet party," western movie stars, action movie stars, a behind-the-scenes area, and Jackie Chan.
If you don't like crowds, be careful when you visit that last one.
This being LA, fast food is more abundant than air (all the smog doesn't help matters, either), so one will have to eat some sooner or later. However, if you take the due precautions, you can find fast food that will not induce death.
Such well-mannered food can be bought at a place that advertises French sandwiches. I had not heard of fast food French sandwiches either, so I had a look...
Perfect for Americans.
Due to the predicament I described at the beginning, it was time to get back on the road. Namely, the famous Pacific Coast Highway, the most prominent driving road on the west coast.
The car took us along the road for over six hundred kilometers until we arrived in Aptos, well after the sunset. The PCH is one stretch of asphalt that must be tried a variety of times in a variety of motorized metal cages, preferably when there is no traffic. This is what happens when there is only one road to a popular beach.
Lamentably, there is not enough time to do everything...at least not all at once.
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