We love L.A.

We love it!

After regaining consciousness somewhere outside San Jose, I was able to settle in and enjoy our drive down the length of the Golden State. At Uncle Tyler's recommendation, we took US-99 instead of I-5. I see now that this is the secret purpose behind our diversion through San Jose. Since I love driving through hilly, semi-arid terrain (I've been a fan of it for years), this was a delight. And then there's the coast. Who can argue with breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean? Nobody can---that's why nobody bothers.

We arrived in L.A. just in time to not be able to get Indian food delivered. Tyler and I drove to pick it up, and---WOW---what eye candy! Folks in L.A. really know how to obsessively try to outdo each other. And Angelinos, it's working! After we returned, Vivian got a bad case of the screams, which ticked off Ty's upstairs neighbor. Screw him.

The next day, we drove to Santa Monica after a brief auto tour of UCLA (nice campus!). We walked along Santa Monica Beach and then went back to Ty's for a three-hour siesta. Relaxing is hard work.

We drove back from dinner via Mulholland Drive. The wise people running Los Angeles think it best that scenic lookouts be closed after dusk, so we only got brief glimpses of the electric colossus that is L.A., but it was still a nice drive. I was hoping to snap a photo of L.A. at night for this post, but since we couldn't stop to take one, I'm using this palm tree instead. Enjoy.