Upon our arrival at LAX, we dragged our weary and still sleepy bodies down to baggage claim to wait for our suitcases, made all the more uncomfortable (as if we weren’t feeling terrible already) by the incessant chatter emanating from what could only be described as an American version of a bogan. Too much make up (especially for an overnight flight), fake, glittered track suit and too much gold only someone without any sense of style what so ever could muster the courage to wear spent approximately 19.5mins of the 20mins it took to get our bags on the phone talking about getting her new TV screwed onto her bedroom wall (the other 30secs was spent dialling the number of someone else and repeating the conversation).
Baggage collected and relieved of the annoying chatter, we found the LAX FlyAway bus stop to catch the coach into Union Station where we connected to the Red Line Metro up to Universal City and hauling our suitcases down the streets of suburban Los Angeles to Beverly Garland’s Holiday Inn (it is in fact owned and built by Mrs Garland and her husband. After spending some time checking in at the desk, we were soon heading towards our room (thank god for the ability to check in at 8.30am!). We literally showered and crashed into bed to get some well-earned rest – so much for choosing to fly the red-eye!
NB: for those (i.e.: Ben: -p) who do not know, Red-Eye is a term used by airlines and travellers alike to describe a flight that takes off in the evening and flying time is mostly spent over the night. Hence you usually disembark the aircraft with red-eyes due to the inability or lack of sleep.
Waking up with time to catch the last morning shuttle into Universal City, the two of us made use of our Metro day pass and caught the metro back into Hollywood-Highland to visit the Chinese Theatre, Kodak Theatre and Walk of Fame. Whilst sightseeing there, we were offered the opportunity to watch a rehearsal of the Bill Maher Show, Real Time, a comedic show similar to Newstopia and Good News Week (minus the guests). We had some time to kill upon arriving at the studios and so walked around The Grove (and upmarket shopping district frequented by Lauren Conrad and Audrina in The Hills) after lunch at another old-fashioned diner and a lap around the local Kmart. The show as commendable, but really not worth the travelling distance and time it took. Too bad the Ellen show and the late night shows were all sold out already.
We came back to Hollywood and walked around Hollywood Boulevard (Walk of Fame) before heading back towards the hotel and to the Ralph’s nearby. It was here that we saw Vanessa Hudgens wheel her trolley out of the supermarket to load her car up. For those of you playing at home, Vanessa was sporting a long shaggy brunette haircut wearing a plaid shirt and jean shorts. Buzzed with our first Hollywood sighting, we continued to do our dinner shopping and while perusing the drinks, we stumbled upon none other than Australia’s own Sophie Monk. Sporting her usual blonde curls, Sophie today was dressed with high waisted skinny jeans and a t-shirt. She was sunglass-less and did make eye contact with yours truly. Unfortunately, the contact was fleeting and Sophie was heading in the opposite direction. By the time I had turned around, she was headed for the checkouts (self service mind you) and was soon out the door.
Our first eventful day in Hollywood over, we came back to the hotel to eat and chill out in front of the TV (American Idol wild-cards special) and rest after the drama’s of the morning and afternoon.
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