July 4th Weekend in LA - Griffith Park - Part 3 of 4

After Hollywood, I headed up a giant hill to the Griffith Park Observatory. Too bad, I got there around 1:00 in the afternoon. It would have been a great place to watch fireworks from, but parking was going quick and I didn't feel like waiting around 7 or 8 hours for them to start.

















I thought this distant mountain was really cool looking. These pics don't do it justice.






















The view from inside the front door.


My attempt later to get a closer pic of the Hollywood sign.

July 4th Weekend in LA - Hollywood - Part 2 of 4

After my tour of the Sunset Strip, I headed a mile or two down the road to Hollywood. It was different then I expected. I thought it would be on a windy stretch of road like the Sunset Strip was, but it was on a straight grid. Also, it was even cheesier than I expected, which is funny, because I had already expected it to be super cheesy. The "Walk of Fame" is just a dingy sidewalk outside of silly tourist trap stores. It was interesting to visit nonetheless.





LA doesn't pass up a square foot of advertising real estate.





The famous Kodak Theatre








Famed Chinese Theatre next door to the Kodak Theatre




Michael Jackson's Walk of Fame Star is outside this theatre. I didn't bother venturing to that side of the street because it was packed with people around his star. All the signs posted are for him.






Stumbling upon this made for a 2 hour Johnny Depp trifecta! First his giant movie ad and then the Viper Room (which he previously co-owned) in the Sunset Strip and last, his star.


The thought the reflection of this one was great.


Hollywood High School