Back to the glorious North West (part 4)
The final port of call on this tour - Los Angeles. In the Fairfax district, between Hollywood and Beverley Hills we stayed in a terrific, if quirky, little hotel called the Farmer's Daughter on the corner of Fairfax Ave & 3rd Street. (Click on the link - their web site is worth a look). Walking is something of an unusual prospect on the streets of LA, but this area, not far from the La Brea Tar Pits, the Page & LA County Museums or Wilshire Blvd, has a wonderful Farmer's Market (just across the street from the hotel) and, the rather good Grove shopping centre all just a stroll away. This being Cinema City, the Golden Compass had just opened here, Sean & I decided to see the just released film American Gangster (whilst the girls shopped) - it was safe to assume that we would both fall fast asleep in a warm comfy cinema, but this film kept us both wide awake & on the edge of our seats - strongly recommended ! A trip to Universal studios was a must & though ...