Well...last full day here. I tried to fill it up as much as I could. I hit a few museums in the city today, so plenty of walking. First I visited the LA County Museum of Art (LACMA). I read a few things about it, and thought if I had the chance, that I'd take a look. It was a beautiful museum. It was set up like the Getty in a way. There were a few buildings that you would walk outside to enter each one. The major differences here were that the grounds weren't sculpted and lush and that the collection of the museum was much more rich, with work all the way up to the present. There was an unbelievable Tony Smith sculpture that I tried to draw for a while.
After LACMA, I walked around the La Brea Tar Pits. I had heard about them, read about them, etc. But you can't really understand what they are until you view them for yourself. I took a quick stroll through the Page Museum that is connected to the tar pits. However, you can walk through the whole park with the tar pits without paying for the museum. I figured the best place to get something for my kids would be there. I can't wait to show them their loot and explain to them what the tar pits are, etc. The end of my museum mile tour was the Petersen Automotive Museum. This was just a block away or so from the other two museums I went to, plus I had some time left before closing. Admission was a tad high, and the museum wasn't as big as I thought. However, they had some nice cars in the collection. They actually had a car that was in one of the Laurel & Hardy movies. As an art teacher, the two coolest things for me was that they had a gallery of cars from movies (and owned by actors/actresses) and one of the molds to every Hot Wheels car ever made. Our night was supposed to be full of merriment as well. Notice I said supposed to be. A friend I went to high school with lives in San Diego, and her friend (another friend from high school) was visiting her. They were to come to LA to visit for the evening, take the 10 cent tour of LA (provided by Brandy), dinner, and catching up. Well one of their children got sick and they had to cancel. Instead, Bran and I went to get barbecue for dinner, and then met back up with my friend Jolie for some laughs. I think I've made good use of my time in LA. Regardless of my friend Brandy having to work, I stayed pretty busy, seeing and doing lots of cool stuff. Thanks Bran for the hospitality, I truly appreciate it. On to San Diego tomorrow...
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