When we first arrived in America we spent 5 days in Los Angeles with Brian’s dad Phil and his wife Yvonne. I had never really been to LA before, and we were treated to the royal tourist tour. We drove to an outlook to see the Hollywood sign,

visited Grauman’s Chinese Theater, and went star spotting.

We visited the Griffith Observatory where we got to see how much we weighed on each of the planets in the solar system. We appreciated fine art at the Getty Art Center, and we saw the new James Bond movie which we are both dying to see again.

Another day was spent at Universal Studios where we went on a studio tour and got to meet Jaws up close and personal.

Our next to last morning in LA was spent at the beautiful Santa Monica Pier soaking up the sun and ocean views.

My favorite place, though, was the Page Museum and La Brea Tar Pits. It was fascinating to learn about the history of the site as well as to see thousands (of the millions) of the bones that have been dug up. I highly recommend the Tar Pits to anyone visiting LA.

Perhaps the best part of our visit was getting to spend so much time with Phil and Yvonne and eating at all their favorite restaurants. We got to have seafood, Mexican, French, Japanese, and more Mexican food. It was a glorious change from freezing cold weather and our basic fare in Mongolia. We can’t wait to go back.