SUNDAY 4TH MAY 2025 Somewhere in our brief three night three day stay in Los Angeles we mastered their public transport system. In West Hollywood it was the bus. When we went downtown, as we did on this day, it was the subway. What we didn't always master was walking in the correct direction on … Continue reading Our Final Day in Los Angeles, California.
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Our introductory day in Los Angeles, California
FRIDAY 2ND MAY 2025 Looking back, the Los Angeles Hyatt Andaz Hotel in West Hollywood will prove the most luxurious of the next four stays up to Washington DC, where we are as I write this. The hotel was built in 1963 by Gene Autrey - the Singing Cowboy - and has retained a rock … Continue reading Our introductory day in Los Angeles, California
Eugene OR to Los Angeles CA on Amtrak’s Coast Starlight Train
THURSDAY 1ST MAY 2025 One would imagine that sleeping to the background noise of a train's horn and clanging of road gate barriers would be impossible, but that did not bother us at all. That, and the rocking, is part of the joy of train travel. Plus I was running a low temperature so was … Continue reading Eugene OR to Los Angeles CA on Amtrak’s Coast Starlight Train
The Reluctant Retiree 