and tomorrow, we get to play!
i only get her for a few hours, so i'll head up to la after general conference, and play tour guide. since i haven't actually been to la yet, i may be a little out of my league on this one. but i am a google queen, and i've put together a nice little itinerary.
in thinking about what i wanted to do, and what we would have time for, i thought it was high time i start the 'california must-do list'.
see...when i lived in utah, i constantly regretted that i had lived so long outside our nation's capital, and hadn't taken full advantage of it. so i made a list of all the things i needed to do, and when i moved back, i started crossing things off my list. museums i had never seen, annual activities i had never participated in, restaurants i'd never tried.
there were only a couple of things left on the list when i moved here, and doing all of those things made me truly appreciate 'home'.
being in california, i know, is temporary. i've always known it. and though i don't know if 'temporary' means a year, or 2, or 5, or 20, i know i'm not here for the duration. the last thing i want to do is to leave, when the time comes, knowing that i didn't really live here.
i guess i needed an impetus though, and deb's trip is just the right motivation. so, here's how the list begins (and feel free to send me any additions you may have!)
Theaters & Studios
Grauman’s Chinese Theater/Walk of Fame
Kodak Theater
Paramount Studios
Sony Pictures
Universal Studios
Warner Brothers Studios
Amusement/Theme Parks
Disneyland
Knott’s Berry Farm
Six Flags Magic Mountain
Museums
The Museum of Tolerance
The Getty Museum
Other (Los Angeles)
Hollywood Sign
Venice Beach
La Brea Tar Pits
National Parks (Around California)
Joshua Tree
Channel Islands National Park
Death Valley National Park
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park
Yosemite National Park
Lassen Volcanic National Park
Redwood National Park
Other (Around California)
Santa Monica Pier
Third Street Promenade - Santa Monica
Queen Mary - Long Beach
Wild Animal Park - San Diego
Sea World - San Diego
San Diego Zoo (again)
Winchester House - San Jose
2 comments:
You've got a great list going. I'm sure as time goes by you will find other things that interest you. You should definitely go to the Arboretum in Arcadia/Pasadena and the Huntington Library. Old Pasadena is pretty cool, too. If you can see any concerts at the Hollywood Bowl that would be awesome. I'll ask my aunt and uncle for you. They have grown up in Southern California and know it like no one else I know! Oh, and you have to wander around Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, and shop at Melrose Place. And when you do drive through the Joshua Tree Forest, listen to U2's "The Joshua Tree". It's awesome.
thanks hrt:) i should have explained..the ones in orange are ones i have already done. i totally did the u2/joshua tree thing, and the streets, very literally have no name ;)
hollywood bowl...SUCH a good call! i'll have to read up on your other tips too. yay!
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