Hollywood!

Our first stop in LA was Hollywood and Highland. It was the day after the Oscars, so it was all still gated off from the red carpet! That made it exciting! In the first picture you can see the curtain still hanging in the entrance to the Kodak Theatre and the giant Oscar still standing there. By the time we left almost all of it had been taken down! We had watched the Oscars so it was like an added bonus to be right there next to the red carpet and inside the hallway entrance to the Kodak!

We walked down to Grauman's Chinese Theatre and looked at all the hand and footprints that are in the foyer there. There were all kinds of people dressed up like characters.....it was kinda shady....especially the giant and sort of dirty Elmo. We kept the kids away. Yes.

They were giving away tickets to some talk show...but we had the kids....so we just hopped back in the car and drove down Sunset Blvd where we passed by The Viper Room, The Whisky (the "dump") :) and The Roxy....all pretty exciting to see after always hearing about.

Next came Beverly Hills, the Beverly Hills Hotel and Rodeo Drive. We didn't get out....we just drove through. Then we got on some over crowded(!) highway to Redondo Beach where we stayed the night. Todd and I had dinner on the Pier while Fred and Carol watched the kids. Exciting day 1 in LA!