November 8, 2014

Kellers Take on LA for a Day: Griffith Park Observatory

More traffic.  LOTS MORE TRAFFIC.  Last destination:  the Observatory.  Apparently all that traffic was because all of southern CA descended upon Griffith Park to watch the sun set.  griffith-1 griffith-2 griffith-3 griffith-4 Even the Moon showed up for the spectacle.griffith-5 Little Dude hanging out with Copernicus and Sir Newton…scientists griffith-6 griffith-7 griffith-8 griffith-9 griffith-10 griffith-11 griffith-12 griffith-13 griffith-14 griffith-15 griffith-16 griffith-17 griffith-18 griffith-19 griffith-20 griffith-21 griffith-22 griffith-23

November 6, 2014

Kellers Take on LA for a Day: Disney Concert Hall

Our second tourist destination took us right into the heart of downtown LA, a place I can’t recall ever having been in the entirety of my two decades of marriage.  We braved the ridiculous traffic, and the confusing multitude of intersecting freeways.  We passed right by the outrageously expensive parking garages, circled the block, and found the last remaining metered spot on the street.  All for this spectacularly amazing piece of architecture.  I could have parked myself there all day and watched the ever changing light on the metal panels.  But, we only fed that meter 30 minutes’ worth of coins.  So we blazed thru that place.  BLAZED.  So we could fight more traffic and get to our last destination before the sun set (but that’s another blog for another day).  Behold the Disney Concert Hall …

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November 4, 2014

Kellers Take on LA for a Day: The Getty Center

LA is full of all kinds of neato stuff.  But we Kellers almost never ever go there.  Because, traffic.  And, crowds.  And, parking.
But Nana and Papa came to town, so we donned our tourist hats and decided to brave all that traffic and crowding and lack of parking.  First stop on our tourist day:  The Getty Center.  And first to-do item of the day: garage selfie. 
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