Los Angeles is really a whole bunch of quite independent, quite varied, broadly dispersed sub-communities.  We've done an awful job characterizing these on this page.  Familiarity breeds, well, uh, apathy.

The picture on the left was taken at the famous Chateau Marmont, an over-the-top hotel on the Sunset strip.  Great place to start, have, or end a night of partying.  I recommend this area for anyone looking for the hippest nightlife Los Angeles has to offer.  I've been there once or twice.  It goes well with Wild Turkey.
Chateau Marmont

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The Los Angeles area features a whole host of well-known tourist destinations.  Disneyland, Universal Studios, Dodgers Stadium, LAX, Venice Beach, Malibu, Hollywood, Beverly Hills, and the Queen Mary are a few favorites.

However, the list would not be complete unless it included the new Getty Center.  This art museum sits on the hills north of Santa Monica.  The Richard Meier design features many dramatic buildings and a spectacular fountain garden.

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It's a Link to Photos

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1n 2003 the Walt Disney Concert Hall was completed.  This odd Frank Gehry structure is right in the city center.
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Sheet Metal Madness Silver & Gold Blue Sky Sweeping Curves Form Follows ?

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Downtown Los Angeles features the Staples Center where the Lakers put on their show.  The Center is adjacent to the Civic center, where we attended the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3 in 2002.
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Average Day for Chris Jake Mesmerized by the Technology Shrek on the Loose

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Santa Monica is a fine little urban beach community sandwiched between the Palisades and  Malibu to the north and LAX and Venice Beach to the South.  Christopher haunts this area day and night (more often night).  Local watering holes make excellent locals for revelry!
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Christopher's Lair Rummy's First Day Santa Monica Streets Mr. Ben Affleck
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On Location Kite Sunset

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Megan and I visited a gallery showing in Beverly Hills featuring the hip iconoclastic surrealist Mark Ryden.  Below are a few shots at the Earl McGrath Gallery.
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Outside the Event I Wish I Was in Tijuana Megan Meets Mr. Ryden

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Of course, no account of Los Angeles is complete without mentioning Hollywood.  Jake and Megan went to a cemetery movie screening there.