{"id":1636,"date":"2019-02-03T12:10:55","date_gmt":"2019-02-03T11:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icanbeme.space\/?p=1636"},"modified":"2022-08-30T17:49:19","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T15:49:19","slug":"travels-usa-roadtrip-2019-episode-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2019\/02\/03\/travels-usa-roadtrip-2019-episode-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Travels: USA Roadtrip 2019 \u2013 Episode 8"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2><strong>USA Roadtrip 2019 \u2013 Episode 8:<\/strong><br><strong>The&nbsp;LA&nbsp;experience<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>23rd January:&nbsp;Hollywood Sign&nbsp;&amp; Venice Beach<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the 11th day of our trip, Idriss and Khalid were still in San Diego, while Enrique, Max, Audrey and I headed to Griffith Observatory since we had been told that the view from there was amazing. Which it was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-container-2 wp-block-gallery-1 wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IcanbeMe_GriffithObservatory-1-1024x575.jpg\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IcanbeMe_GriffithObservatory-1-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1642\" data-link=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2019\/02\/03\/travels-usa-roadtrip-2019-episode-8\/icanbeme_griffithobservatory-1-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-1642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IcanbeMe_GriffithObservatory-1-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IcanbeMe_GriffithObservatory-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IcanbeMe_GriffithObservatory-1-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IcanbeMe_GriffithObservatory-2-1024x575.jpg\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IcanbeMe_GriffithObservatory-2-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1643\" data-link=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2019\/02\/03\/travels-usa-roadtrip-2019-episode-8\/icanbeme_griffithobservatory-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-1643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IcanbeMe_GriffithObservatory-2-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IcanbeMe_GriffithObservatory-2-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IcanbeMe_GriffithObservatory-2-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IcanbeMe_GriffithObservatory-3-264x1024.jpg\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"264\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IcanbeMe_GriffithObservatory-3-264x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1644\" data-link=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2019\/02\/03\/travels-usa-roadtrip-2019-episode-8\/icanbeme_griffithobservatory-3\/\" class=\"wp-image-1644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IcanbeMe_GriffithObservatory-3-264x1024.jpg 264w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IcanbeMe_GriffithObservatory-3-77x300.jpg 77w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 264px) 100vw, 264px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IcanbeMe_GriffithObservatory-4-256x1024.jpg\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"256\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IcanbeMe_GriffithObservatory-4-256x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1645\" data-link=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2019\/02\/03\/travels-usa-roadtrip-2019-episode-8\/icanbeme_griffithobservatory-4-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-1645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IcanbeMe_GriffithObservatory-4-256x1024.jpg 256w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IcanbeMe_GriffithObservatory-4-75x300.jpg 75w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IcanbeMe_GriffithObservatory-4-768x3072.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Griffith Observatory and the view over LA<br>&lt;Click images to enlarge&gt;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, I also took an obligatory photo of the Hollywood sign in the distance:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_HollywoodSign-256x1024.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_HollywoodSign-256x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1647\" width=\"818\" height=\"202\"\/><\/a><figcaption>The Hollywood Sign<br><em>&lt;Click images to enlarge&gt;<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>We decided it would take too long to walk to the sign, and chose to go to Venice Beach instead. Experiencing the famous LA traffic, it took us 1 hour to get there by car. I very much enjoyed walking along the promenade, as it was quite warm and sunny, yet not too crowded. Some of the buildings looked very interesting and the food choices also attracted my attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-container-4 wp-block-gallery-3 wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-3 is-cropped\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_LA-Promenade-1-575x1024.jpg\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"575\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_LA-Promenade-1-575x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1651\" data-link=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2019\/02\/03\/travels-usa-roadtrip-2019-episode-8\/icanbeme_la-promenade-1\/\" class=\"wp-image-1651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_LA-Promenade-1-575x1024.jpg 575w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_LA-Promenade-1-168x300.jpg 168w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_LA-Promenade-1-768x1368.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_LA-Promenade-2-1024x575.jpg\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_LA-Promenade-2-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1652\" data-link=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2019\/02\/03\/travels-usa-roadtrip-2019-episode-8\/icanbeme_la-promenade-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-1652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_LA-Promenade-2-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_LA-Promenade-2-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_LA-Promenade-2-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_LA-Promenade-3-575x1024.jpg\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"575\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_LA-Promenade-3-575x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1653\" data-link=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2019\/02\/03\/travels-usa-roadtrip-2019-episode-8\/icanbeme_la-promenade-3\/\" class=\"wp-image-1653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_LA-Promenade-3-575x1024.jpg 575w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_LA-Promenade-3-168x300.jpg 168w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_LA-Promenade-3-768x1368.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_LA-Promenade-4-575x1024.jpg\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"575\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_LA-Promenade-4-575x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1654\" data-link=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2019\/02\/03\/travels-usa-roadtrip-2019-episode-8\/icanbeme_la-promenade-4\/\" class=\"wp-image-1654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_LA-Promenade-4-575x1024.jpg 575w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_LA-Promenade-4-168x300.jpg 168w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_LA-Promenade-4-768x1368.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_LA-Promenade-5-1024x575.jpg\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_LA-Promenade-5-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1655\" data-link=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2019\/02\/03\/travels-usa-roadtrip-2019-episode-8\/icanbeme_la-promenade-5\/\" class=\"wp-image-1655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_LA-Promenade-5-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_LA-Promenade-5-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_LA-Promenade-5-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_LA-Promenade-6-575x1024.jpg\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"575\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_LA-Promenade-6-575x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1656\" data-link=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2019\/02\/03\/travels-usa-roadtrip-2019-episode-8\/icanbeme_la-promenade-6\/\" class=\"wp-image-1656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_LA-Promenade-6-575x1024.jpg 575w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_LA-Promenade-6-168x300.jpg 168w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_LA-Promenade-6-768x1368.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Alongside the LA promenade<br>&lt;Click images to enlarge&gt;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On our way, we met up with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertjacobson.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Robert (opens in a new tab)\">Robert<\/a>, whom I got to know during a summer space programme in 2016 \u2013 the same programme where I also met Enrique. We told him about our impressions of Hollywood &#8211; that it actually wasn\u2019t as spectacular as we thought it would be. Apart from the Hollywood Boulevard, which was shorter than we expected, streets look pretty normal. We imagined everything would be over the top, like the Las Vegas Strip, but found Hollywood to be a very nice, even beautiful place. During our drive through LA to Venice beach, we also noticed that streets and houses were more spacious than we would have imagined. Robert explained that the building of the city wasn\u2019t well planned and that with new building projects, people were more aware of using space efficiently. It was great catching up with him, while enjoying the sunset.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_LA-Sunset.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_LA-Sunset-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_LA-Sunset-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_LA-Sunset-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_LA-Sunset-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Sunset in LA<br>&lt;Click image to enlarge&gt;<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>24th January: Malibu &amp; Shopping<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enrique and I went to Malibu to witness the extent of the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"fire damage of last November (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Woolsey_Fire\" target=\"_blank\">damage, caused by fire last November<\/a>. Thankfully, we didn\u2019t see too many burnt down houses. In fact most were intact, while unfortunately a lot of nature was affected. Where usually grass would cover the hills, they were now completely brown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-container-6 wp-block-gallery-5 wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_Malibu-Fire-1-1024x575.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_Malibu-Fire-1-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1664\" data-link=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2019\/02\/03\/travels-usa-roadtrip-2019-episode-8\/icanbeme_malibu-fire-1\/\" class=\"wp-image-1664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_Malibu-Fire-1-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_Malibu-Fire-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_Malibu-Fire-1-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_Malibu-Fire-2-256x1024.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"256\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_Malibu-Fire-2-256x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1665\" data-link=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2019\/02\/03\/travels-usa-roadtrip-2019-episode-8\/icanbeme_malibu-fire-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-1665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_Malibu-Fire-2-256x1024.jpg 256w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_Malibu-Fire-2-75x300.jpg 75w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_Malibu-Fire-2-768x3072.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_Malibu-Fire-3-1024x575.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_Malibu-Fire-3-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1666\" data-link=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2019\/02\/03\/travels-usa-roadtrip-2019-episode-8\/icanbeme_malibu-fire-3\/\" class=\"wp-image-1666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_Malibu-Fire-3-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_Malibu-Fire-3-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_Malibu-Fire-3-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_Malibu-Fire-4-1024x575.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_Malibu-Fire-4-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1667\" data-link=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2019\/02\/03\/travels-usa-roadtrip-2019-episode-8\/icanbeme_malibu-fire-4\/\" class=\"wp-image-1667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_Malibu-Fire-4-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_Malibu-Fire-4-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_Malibu-Fire-4-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The fire damages in Malibu<br>&lt;Click images to enlarge&gt;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the afternoon, we went shopping to the Citadel, an outlet center, before the guys went to a basketball game.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Audrey and I went home, and we couldn\u2019t resist to take a selfie on the Hollywood Boulevard:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_HollywoodBoulevard.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_HollywoodBoulevard-575x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1669\" width=\"285\" height=\"508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_HollywoodBoulevard-575x1024.jpg 575w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_HollywoodBoulevard-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_HollywoodBoulevard-768x1367.jpg 768w, https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IcanbeMe_HollywoodBoulevard.jpg 1456w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>A selfie at Hollywood Boulevard<br>&lt;Click image to enlarge&gt;<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>For lack of other choices, we watched an episode of the American Bachelor (okay, as my friends know, I would still have chosen to watch the Bachelor had we had other choices \ud83d\ude09 ) to finish the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2019\/02\/05\/travels-usa-roadtrip-2019-episode-9\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">here<\/a> to read the next episode of this USA Roadtrip 2019 or navigate through the Table of Contents: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4><strong>Table of Contents<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"0\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Prologue &amp; Epilogue (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2019\/02\/21\/travels-usa-roadtrip-2019\/\" target=\"_blank\">Prologue &amp; Epilogue<\/a> <\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2019\/01\/16\/travels-usa-roadtrip-2019-episode-1\/\" target=\"_blank\">Arrival &amp; 1st Day<\/a> <\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2019\/01\/17\/travels-usa-roadtrip-2019-episode-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bryce, Zion and The Grand Canyon<\/a> <\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2019\/01\/20\/travels-usa-roadtrip-2019-episode-3\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cabin in the Woods<\/a>\u00a0 <\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2019\/01\/21\/travels-usa-roadtrip-2019-episode-4\/\" target=\"_blank\">Yosemite <\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2019\/01\/25\/travels-usa-roadtrip-2019-episode-5\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Golden Gate Bridge<\/a><\/li><li> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2019\/01\/30\/travels-usa-roadtrip-2019-episode-6\/\" target=\"_blank\">Huge trees &amp; Hollywood<\/a> <\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2019\/02\/01\/travels-usa-roadtrip-2019-episode-7\/\" target=\"_blank\">Universal Studios Hollywood<\/a> <\/li><li>The LA experience <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/icanbeme.space\/index.php\/2019\/02\/05\/travels-usa-roadtrip-2019-episode-9\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">A paradise of stones<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" 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