One of the main reasons to take this crazy trip was the fact that I had never been to Los Angeles and Hong Kong. So I planned the route in a way that would allow me to spend about a week in each city. I never had a big desire to go to LA - it was one of those places you have heard a lot of things about, many of them not that great (traffic, smog, mega city), have a prejudiced image in your head, and you know you'll get there eventually one day.
I'm happy to say that I liked LA a lot more than expected. There are tons of things to do and see, an amazingly diverse city with people from virtually every corner of the planet, and it's also absolutely possible to get around by public transport (at least as a tourist, living there the much longer times to get from A to B add up quickly, so even
Peter and Sarah gave in after a few months of biking and bussing and bought a car).
Below are some random impressions of LA.
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| landing at LAX - houses til the horizon |
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| coming from freezing Germany, walking a street like this is pure happiness |
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| Oscar Central - actually a big shopping mall |
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| Union Station - waiting and traveling in style |
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| Venice Beach |
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| Santa Monica pier |
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| obligatory sunset picture |
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| Chinese temple just outside LA |
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| mountains a few minutes drive above LA |
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| Griffith Observatory |
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| LA lights from the observatory |
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| across the street from bus stop on way back to airport - bye LA! |
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