Rodeo Drive
Lana Turner's old place
Another day exploring the extremes of Los Angeles beginning with a drive through Beverly Hills. M. Lee got a rough "star map" at Travelocity's destination guides and I read directions off the laptop while he drove. His mom got a kick out of seeing homes of some of the early Hollywood stars. The guide is not very well written but got us to some famous residences such as two of Marilyn Monroe's homes, Gene Kelly's, Jack Benny's, Lana Turner's house (the one where her teenage daughter stabbed Johnny Stompanato to death), Priscilla Presley's mansion, and Jay Leno's garage where he stores his collection of sports cars.
Ferrari mansion
And there were plenty of obscenely opulent places in between like the gated mansion with some 10 or 15 Ferraris parked in front in a row, in alternating colors of bright red and dazzling yellow with one sedate, black Rolls Royce parked at the end. Then a picnic lunch at a park on Mulholland Drive. Then a quick drive down Rodeo Drive. She knew the designers. I took weird angle pictures.
Then off to Venice for a stroll along a few of its canals before walking through the carnival like atmosphere along the beach. I took lots of photos there. Candid shots are getting easier as I get more comfortable being sneaky. Most people didn't even seem to notice and only one seemed mind.
Bad, scary clown
However, an elaborately costumed clown wearing thick white paint became kind of menacing when I took his photo but I ask you, why wear a damn clown suit and stand around at Venice Beach on Saturday afternoon if you don't want to be noticed? I won't actually know how the photos turned out until I get home but at a glance most appear to be in focus.
Good, friendly clown
After the beach, we managed to do 3 second hand stores on the way to RFD for dinner, then a quick stop for supplies at Gelson's Market in West Hollywood. It's only a couple of blocks from where we're staying.
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