First Leg: Skipping Over LA

[emo_snal]

Friday, May 19th - The first leg of my journey north was a short hop past Los Angeles. It should be noted that "a short hop past Los Angeles" is my preferred method of dealing with Los Angeles. One of the biggest misconceptions I find foreigners have about the United States is that they've been falsely lead to believe Los Angeles is a delightful

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[ryl]

One of the biggest misconceptions I find foreigners have about the United States is that they've been falsely lead to believe Los Angeles is a delightful place.

The closest I've ever come to getting killed on the highway was L.A. I am under no illusions as to its wonderfulness. I do want to see the Jurassic museum and the La Brea tar pits, though.

[emo_snal]

Yeah LA traffic does this thing where it goes from flying at 70 to a stand still suddenly out of nowhere, you've really gotta keep your wits about you on those freeways!

[ryl]

The random car parts lying in the middle of the expressway are another fun feature of California driving!

[gaeln]

This was so much fun to read. And I totally agree with you about LA and about the addition of current affairs to your travelogue. I've been keeping a journal, off and on I admit, for my child since before he was born and it's those bits that really resonate when I reread it. Those bits place me in the timeline :)

[emo_snal]

Ah thanks for saying so! This is kind of an experiment in making a travelogue about the areas that are actually quite familiar to me and feel mundane, so I'm glad to hear its fun to read (:

[pundigrion]

LA is good only for the museums in my book.

My Scout troop was in Camarillo! We were not rich enough to live there though haha

[emo_snal]

Yeah. I hate the place but I do love both Getty museums and, well, the other places I mentioned. (: