Sunday, August 29, 2010

2010-11 Los Angeles Tour

Bob is getting married, so I am go to LA to view this.

Tuesday, December 28
Fly to Los Angeles.

Visit The Getty Center
1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, California 90049
Open to 5:30 p.m.
Allow 40 minutes from Motel 6 (9.2 miles)

Ate supper at Original Tommy's Hamburgers, 15745 Roscoe Blvd., North Hills
Way too much chili!


Sleep at Motel 6 in Van Nuys, allow 70 minutes (19.1 miles) from museum
6909 Sepulveda Blvd., Van Nuys, CA, 91405

Wednesday, December 29
10 a.m.
Visit The Getty Villa in Malibu
17985 Pacific Coast Highway, Pacific Palisades, California 90272
Allow 70 minutes from Motel 6 (21.6 miles)

7:00 p.m.
Rehearsal Dinner
Tam O'Shanter Restaurant
2980 Los Feliz Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90039
Allow two hours from Getty Villa (27.4 miles)
Allow 35 minutes to return to the Motel 6 (16.7 miles)


Thursday, December 30
Noon
Visit Norton Simon Museum of Art
411 W. Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena, CA 91105-1825
Open from noon to 6 p.m.
Exhibitions:
Hiroshige: Visions of Japan
Permanent Collection:
Adam by Lucas Cranach the Elder
Eve by Lucas Cranach the Elder
The Pont des Arts by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Allow an hour from Motel 6 (21.7 miles)

7:00 p.m.
Bob's wedding at the Autry National Center Museum of the American West
4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, CA 90027-1462
Allow half hour from Norton Simon
Allow 50 minutes to return to Motel 6 (14.5 miles)

Friday, December 31
10 a.m.
See Hyundai Sun Bowl on CBS

Visit Los Angeles County Museum of Art open from noon - 9 p.m.
5905 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles California 90036
Spent four hours and only saw a small portion
Impressive display of Japanese art
Enjoyed the Locknow exhibition


Saturday, January 1
Breakfast at Denny's

2:00 p.m
The Granddaddy of the All, the Rose Bowl.

Supper at Cafe Bizou, 91 Raymond Ave., Pasadena, CA 91103.
Located on the path between the shuttle drop-off and the metro.

Sunday, January 2
9:00 a.m.
Breakfast at Pupuseria, 6429 Van Nuys Blvd, Van Nuys, CA 91401
Former IHOP. Very Spanish but not worth returning.

10:30 a.m.
Visit The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA 91108
Allow 80 minutes from Motel 6 (26.1 miles), closer to half that.

6:00 p.m.
Supper at Hop Woo at 11110 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064
Ate Seafood Hot Pot

7:00 p.m.
Saw Diva on the Verge at the Odyssey Theatre starring Julia Migenes.
2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025
Allow up to two hours from Santa Anita (31.2 miles), closer to 45 minutes.
It was great!

Monday, January 3
6:00 a.m.
Breakfast at Denny's

7:00 a.m.
Arrive at Hertz
Allow 80 minutes from Motel 6 (24.9 miles)

8:00 a.m.
Bought a litre of Gentleman Jack at the Duty Free Shop

10:00 a.m.
Fly home to Toronto




Firing - Line Indoor Shooting Ranges
1060 North Lake Street, Burbank, CA 91502
Allow 30 minutes from Motel 6 (16.5 miles)
Open Monday to Friday from noon to 10 p.m.
Open Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

La Puente Firing Range
16418 Valley Blvd., La Puente, CA 91744
Allow 25 minutes from Motel 6
Open every day from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Galerie Michael
224 North Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills CA, 90210
Open from noon to 7 p.m.

Bergamot Station
2525 Michigan Ave., D-2, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Open: Tuesday–Saturday, 11:00am to 6:00pm