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Got a barito. Now I know what a 7 layer tastes like. Sort of ok. Got back to Broadway (after walking past it) and got the number 42 bus back to LAX terminal. Rushed in and booked the city tour. Rushed up to the room, changed a few things, got my video camera setup. Rushed down. Got into a really small van and instantly worried that the van would be the tour. I later found out after the guy took me through downtown, that we were to meet the others at the Chinese Restaurant in Chinatown, and change buses. I hated that van though. The first time we hit a bump I smashed my head into the hard ceiling, so I had to crouch down for most of the trip. (I am 6 foot tall!) The evening was quite cold so my sore throat came back with a vengeance. Anyway, the guy took me (I was the only one) through downtown. He pointed out the office block where Terminator II was shot and a tunnel where there was a truck crash in Terminator. Pointed out the building where the Academy awards are held and also slowed down so that I could get a good view of the Westin Bonaventure Hotel (Again!) He also pointed out the area where there was a black supreme section - ie an antiwhite, dangerous area. Not being the racist type I had no idea that such things existed. Got to the Chinese Restaurant - was pointed out a $5000 fish. Bought some food thinking they'd be (the rest of the group) a bit longer - the rolls took longer than they did. Got a free fortune cookie "There is a Big Adventure in your future" - hmm. I think that's a bit late. Went to Griffith Park Observatory. Took vid shots of LA at night. Ed the tour guide got me on video. I didn't ask but I guessed he was Spanish, as were most of the non tourists that we met. Lots of Spanish speaking people everywhere. I also took some shots inside the museum having entered through the wheel chair entrance at the back. Fairly interesting. Then we headed to Hollywood and Hollywood Boulevard. The tour paused at Mann's Chinese Theatre and I videoed the signatures of the Star Trek Cement block. Then we looked at X-mas decorations and homes in Beverley Hills. This was at night, remember! Got conversing with a Scottish lady after the other two tourists left. They'd already seen this part of the tour. We talked so much (being the only other two on the tour not counting the driver) that we missed the end of the tour! As in, when the driver stopped speaking. He told us when we paused our chat but, whether we missed something important he didn't say. When he showed us all the buildings in different areas, most of them had something to do with the making of Pretty Woman. He pointed out the cafe and the place where the main character was going to jump. Not having seen the movie I couldn't relate to it. Anyway, got back at about 10:00ish, booked my ticket to Disneyland and
caught an old episode of Cheers.
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