Los Angeles A weekend trip to Los Angeles
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Learning about the scientology e-meter | | Kenny likes feeling daddy's hair |
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The Getty Center | | Kenny doing a crab walk |
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Paddle Tennis | | Oil well at Signal Hill |
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On our way to the hotel from the airport, we were stuck in a traffic jam caused by this fire. | | Our hotel - the Le Parc suite hotel. It was ok, not remarkable. |
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A mutated daylilly | | Houses in Beverly Hills |
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| | Loved these trees on Rodeo Drive |
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| | This shop on Rodeo Drive had an underground display. It felt very strange to step on the glass |
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Trimmed horsetails were a big component of landscaping in LA | | A toney side street of Rodeo Drive |
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Very prickley! | | Along Mulholland Drive |
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| | The next morning we went first to Hollywood, which was quite seedy looking. I had no idea LA had a subway system |
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The walk of stars. I felt gyped - many of the same movie stars have more than one actual star. Seems like having more than one grave for a person - not quite right. | | Wig shop |
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A sampling of some of the hand and footprints in front of the Chinese Theater | |
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| ![](/Pictures/2004/08-19-2004/gallery_img_8958.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2004/08-19-2004/gallery_img_8959.jpg) | There was a Scientology exhibition that we stumbled across. A large part of the exhibition was taken up by the life of L. Ron Hubbard, and what a cool guy he was. | | The "Clear". This is what Scientologists say we should aspire to |
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| ![](/Pictures/2004/08-19-2004/gallery_img_8964.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2004/08-19-2004/gallery_img_8968.jpg) | Doing the Scientology "electropsychometer". | | At the end, the woman asked Eric if he'd like any materials. He said "sure", thinking he'd get a free book to look at on the plane. When it turned out they wanted to charge for it, we declined. |
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| ![](/Pictures/2004/08-19-2004/gallery_img_8975.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2004/08-19-2004/gallery_pano3.jpg) | Waiting for the tram at the Getty Center - my favorite part of the trip | | The Getty Center from the gardens |
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| ![](/Pictures/2004/08-19-2004/gallery_img_8982.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2004/08-19-2004/gallery_img_8986.jpg) | We took a tour - highlights of the collection. | | The buildings and complex were stunningly beautiful. I could have stayed there for days. |
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| ![](/Pictures/2004/08-19-2004/gallery_img_9043.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2004/08-19-2004/gallery_img_9045.jpg) | | | See the door? |
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| ![](/Pictures/2004/08-19-2004/gallery_img_9047.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2004/08-19-2004/gallery_img_9033.jpg) | The cafe | | This is the top of... |
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| ![](/Pictures/2004/08-19-2004/gallery_img_9049.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2004/08-19-2004/gallery_img_9050.jpg) | ...this structure. You can see the shadow of the circular top opening on the right. | | I loved these - like big bouquets |
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| ![](/Pictures/2004/08-19-2004/gallery_img_9056.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2004/08-19-2004/gallery_img_9058b.jpg) | Kenny was a little tired of being in his stroller so long, so he was pretty loud | | On our way to the central garden |
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| ![](/Pictures/2004/08-19-2004/gallery_img_9102.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2004/08-19-2004/gallery_img_9114.jpg) | The 405 freeway | | We didn't spend as much time actually looking at the pictures as I would have liked. Here's some of the more famous ones. |
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| ![](/Pictures/2004/08-19-2004/gallery_img_9122.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2004/08-19-2004/gallery_img_9124.jpg) | Loved these fountains | | A fun little kids area, with a replica of the fancy bed we'd seen in the decorative arts section |
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| ![](/Pictures/2004/08-19-2004/gallery_img_9150.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2004/08-19-2004/gallery_img_9174.jpg) | The next day, at Venice Beach | | The sport of Paddle Tennis, which we'd never seen before |
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| ![](/Pictures/2004/08-19-2004/gallery_img_9159.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2004/08-19-2004/gallery_img_9182.jpg) | Lifeguards | | A weight training area right along the boardwalk. |
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| ![](/Pictures/2004/08-19-2004/gallery_img_9169.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2004/08-19-2004/gallery_img_9184.jpg) | Houses along the beach | | The street performers were disappointing - all talk and no action |
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| ![](/Pictures/2004/08-19-2004/gallery_img_9187.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2004/08-19-2004/gallery_img_9188.jpg) | Lotsa psychics | | Rasta stuff |
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| ![](/Pictures/2004/08-19-2004/gallery_img_9193.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2004/08-19-2004/gallery_img_9205.jpg) | Car show | | Visiting the Zucco's |
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| ![](/Pictures/2004/08-19-2004/gallery_img_9206.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2004/08-19-2004/gallery_img_9212.jpg) | Bonnie and her daughter Amy with Kenny | | They live in a beautiful place on Signal Hill, which still has functioning oil wells |
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| ![](/Pictures/2004/08-19-2004/gallery_img_9213.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2004/08-19-2004/gallery_img_9215.jpg) | Eric along the promenade | | Eric Zucco and the kids |
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| ![](/Pictures/2004/08-19-2004/gallery_img_9218.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2004/08-19-2004/gallery_img_9224.jpg) | View of Long Beach from the park | | Some guys were doing some radio experimentation while we were there |
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| ![](/Pictures/2004/08-19-2004/gallery_img_9251.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2004/08-19-2004/gallery_img_9255.jpg) | | | At the La Brea tar pits. |
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| ![](/Pictures/2004/08-19-2004/gallery_img_9281.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2004/08-19-2004/gallery_img_9284.jpg) | Lots of Dire Wolf skulls | | If we had gone on a weekday, we could have seen the paleontologists doing their thing |
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| ![](/Pictures/2004/08-19-2004/gallery_img_9303.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2004/08-19-2004/gallery_img_9306.jpg) | The displays were not a great value for the money, but it was fun seeing actual mini-pits of tar - which we could have seen for free outside | | Display in Santa Monica |
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| ![](/Pictures/2004/08-19-2004/gallery_img_9315.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2004/08-19-2004/gallery_img_9331.jpg) | Another street performer. Again, lots and lots of talk, and very little action. | | A display about how the Falun Gong are being tortured in China |
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| ![](/Pictures/2004/08-19-2004/gallery_img_9344.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2004/08-19-2004/gallery_img_9349b.jpg) | Lots and lots of homeless in Santa Monica | | Kenny made a friend at the airport on the way home | | | | | | | | | |