Friday
So we woke up Friday morning in Venice Beach and had all day to kill until our 8:20 flight to Dublin. So, what to do? We decided to visit the Getty Center Museum.
I programmed the address into the GPS and we headed out. We got to that address and there was no Getty Center even vaguely nearby. So, we switched to Google Maps and eight miles later we arrived at the Getty Center.
The Getty Center is truly an amazing place. You could spend a week there and not see everything in all the museum buildings. It’s on a hillside and the views are beautiful. And a good restaurant and café too. We had a great lunch. Here’s a potpourri of pictures, starting with lunch. Pho for Elaine. A huge beef burrito for me. Followed by views from the exhibits and of the Los Angeles area from the hillside. Mianne would like the William Blake section, especially his views of religion (see photo below).
Then it was supposed to be a twenty minute ride back to the Alamo drop off point. It took 1½ hours on the dreaded I-405. We turned the car in and settled in at the airport for our flight to Dublin. It left an a hour late with great views of LA at night.
The ten hour flight was as good as a flight can be after a nightmarish experience at LAX. Avoid LAX! We arrived in Dublin and picked up our Enterprise Peugeot 3005. It will be named tomorrow. We drove to the Crowne Plaza about three miles from the airport, checked in, refreshed, had drinks in the club lounge, and then had dinner in the bar/restaurant. It was good!
Tomorrow morning we drive to Dingle. Please excuse misspellings and other errors in this post. I didn’t have the energy to proof read.
We talked about how you and Elaine would be in Dingle, as we drove out at 10:30AM for Kris’s first “road trip” after the surgery. We drove downtown to see some of the new monuments there at the Capitol. THEN, her first beer, a Scottish beer at Lake Pleasant Brewing.
Glad you made it out of LAX. We hate LA. Too many people. Now relax and enjoy Dingle. Where will you go for the first Dingle beer????
You guys NEVER complain of jet lag. And you make the most of your stay where ever you are even if you have just a little in between time.
Like Barb above, I hate LA, but do LOVE the Getty. You are off to a great start.
Jingle Jingle…enjoy Christmas in Dingle!
Sounded like a very long day. Glad you made it out of LA alive and had a safe arrival in Dublin. Have a nice drive to Dingle.
Not only did the inside look amazing, but the grounds to the museum were also very interesting. Glad you arrived safely in Ireland. Now you can relax in Dingle with all your Irish friends. XO
Elaine, you’re missing CBS Sunday Morning! Never mind, the Getty is a better take-in, as is the original Getty Villa. Love the fact that you made good use of your time and it looks as if you got a clear day to see that far, a rarity in LA and probably the reason you had such great night views flying out. William Blake sounds like my kind of guy. Can’t wait to hear the (French?)name of the new Peugeot. I had a string of them myself back in the day when our neighbor was a Peugeot mechanic. You’ve made it to Ireland for another Christmas. Enjoy every minute. We leave for FL on Tuesday a.m.
Enjoy Florida. Hope you get great warm weather.