My day in photos - Hollywood

Another week and another blog! I haven't really written much here lately as I feel I haven't done anything all that noteworthy worth blogging about - my days are roughly 50% lazing around watching the Game Show Network and 50% walking around the city getting coffee and shopping while trying not to spend too much money; two of my favourite things to do. Earlier this year when work was stressful, what got me through those days was the thought of coming out here and being able to have nice lazy care-free days walking around in the sunshine. And here I am!

So yesterday when I was out and about in Hollywood, I thought I would document my afternoon in pictures to share a 'typical' day, so here goes. I try to alternate between different places on different days, sometimes Silver Lake/Los Feliz/Echo Park local neighbourhood, sometimes the Beverly Center mall, sometimes Melrose and around West Hollywood, sometimes up in the canyons. Yesterday I stuck to central Hollywood where some of my favourite shops, coffee shops and sights are.

When I got out the Metro at Hollywood/Vine station, the pavement sidewalk was blocked so I had to go out the other way. There were lots of people lined up against barricades with big banners with Shakira on them - I didn't stick around to see what was happening but I read on Digital Spy this morning that she was honoured with a Hollywood Walk of Fame star, so I guess that was it! So I walked down Hollywood Blvd past Pantages Theatre where Wicked is about to have another run which has been advertised on posters all over the city, now if only I had seen it there originally in 2008 ;)

Wicked - showing next month

Bring it On the musical - MUST SEE!!

Hollywood sign - exciting the first time I saw it years ago but novelty soon wore off!

According to Hollywood High School, it was 85F :)

I got an iced latte at my favourite coffee shop near the Palladium where I sat and read a few chapters of my book. There's always lots of hot guys there, some of which are probably famous but I don't watch enough TV to recognise them, and you get a lot of people reading scripts and on their laptops typing away most likely working on their screenplays. After my coffee I walked along Sunset Blvd, passing the Nickelodeon studios where something was being filmed outside, but again I don't really watch TV let alone Nickelodeon so I had no idea what it was for. I went down some side streets and went in a cool shop where I fell in love with a pair of $45 earrings which I am very tempted to go back for, and saw some cool street art down that road as well as a trailer in the street parked up for yet more filming.

Palladium, great venue

The Coffee Bean, my chosen spot for a great latte and cute guys ;)

The Arclight, amazing cinema

Best music shop ever!

But no I didn't shop there this time, spend way too much there usually...

Cool street art

TACKYYYY gift store

My trip did have a purpose - to post a letter - so I went to the post office, then got my favourite frozen yoghurt from a place I love near Runyon Canyon - a lovely place to go hiking that has ammmmmazing views, not been back since last year but will probably go walking there next week some time. As I headed back towards Hollywood & Highland mall, the sidewalk was blocked yet AGAIN so I had to cross the street to get past - some film festival or something was being set up. Then I finished my afternoon in the Hollywood & Highland mall, passing Spongebob Squarepants and many wannabe rappers handing out their demo CDs on the way.

Yoghurt!!!

English pub on Sunset

Cacti!

AFI event being set up

So that was my day. This weekend we're driving up to Central California on a road trip to visit some vineyards, looking forward to sampling lots of free wine ;)