Part 2 of Spring Break took place in the greater LA area when a friend from Notre Dame came to visit from Chicago.
Who needs dreary days that have a high of 18 degrees?
We decided to stay on the Queen Mary, which is now a hotel. While it was designed to carry about 3000 people, it holds the record for most passengers in one vessel: 16,082 (Learn more about this fantastic ship at Wikipedia.)
We took a tour of the haunted ship for a few hours, and tried to conjure up spirits, along with just enjoying the various parts of the boat. We were let into the bow cargo hold and engine room among other.
The next day we headed inland to see the Cabazon Dinosaurs. (These dinos achieved fame in "PeeWee's Big Adventure, a movie made in 1985).
They were fun to see, and climb in, but we had trouble learning from the creationist museum on site. (The museum shows medieval soldiers pelting dinos with rocks, and has plans to build a replica of Noah's ark. Ugh.)
Next up was lovely old town Pasadena. Perfect sunset, architecture, food, and the arts.
Dancers at the public library, displaying traditional Mexican dances.
No visit to LA would be complete without a stop at Venice Beach where we saw a busker jump over 9 people (the guy on the left, the 10th, moved out of the way).
Venice Beach drum circle at sunset on a Saturday night. Much better in person (or YouTube).
Katy and I enjoying the arts a bit more on Saturday night at a local community theatre performance of The Secret Garden.
Finally, the Santa Monica Farmer's Market for some ridiculously big quesadillas and a few strawberries and fudge, to keep our strength up!
(No fozzies were hurt in the making of this coat.)
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