Copper Coin Connection: This is L.A.!

I always think about that song by Sheryl Crow when I talk about L.A. Anyone else recall that song? We, like Sheryl, just wanted to have a good time in L.A. - and that we did! Our stay was at the Hilton in Universal City (that's where Scott's business conference was being held). We were across the street from Universal Studios, which was pretty convenient for visiting the theme park and CityWalk, but not that convenient if you wanted to do anything else (only because lugging baby, stroller, and gear up and down the crazy hill to the metro would've been too much for this out-of-shape momma)! It worked for us though, and I spent a couple days wandering around the grounds and checking out different stores, and generally just people watching, while Scott and his co-worker attended the conference.

Scott's cousin Larry lives in L.A. and was able to come and spend some time with us during our visit. Here he is visiting us in our hotel room and meeting Annika for the first time!

Universal CityWalk was pretty neat - lots of restaurants/pubs and stores.

This is the view of our hotel from Universal Studios and some views of Universal from our room.

And here's Universal!

Woody Woodpecker's girlfriend stopped to say hello to Annika...who was less than impressed!

Scott went on a bunch of rides...here was one of them!

Larry took us to Griffith Park one evening and we visited the Observatory - very cool! There were some spectacular views from the park.

We also visited some beautiful old neighbourhoods with gorgeous houses just loaded with character! Why can't we have lots of neighbourhoods like this in Edmonton?

One evening we toured around Hollywood area (not too close since everything was shut down for Oscars week) and saw a cool art gallery with this neat-o lamp outside.