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\n<\/a>The Hollywood Celebrity Hotel was great to look at with it’s art deco themes and was central to West Hollywood (right behind Grauman’s Chinese Theatre) but a bit noisy (the first night we didn’t know our damned window was open beside a patio that was being used at 3am), but it was the largest room we had on the trip. I think it was converted from studio apartments because of the grand walk-in closet to the bathroom and utterly useless “kitchenette” with no room to swing a cat. Still, a great place. <\/p>\n

While in LA we walked everywhere. I know that song mentioned by Evil Panda a few posts back – it played like an endless loop in my head while we hiked everywhere (8 days later and the blood blisters are now clearing, thanks). We walked from Grauman’s Chinese Theatre to the Eagle at night, which, at the time, freaked me out a bit. Okay a lot. On our way the neighbourhood went from trendy pocket theatre district to dirty automotive warehouses within a block. Our trek has us pass all manner of dazed humans (mostly dazed to see two white guys walking at night). I began to wonder what the hell we were thinking and started to assess people (read: freak out a bit as a white guy) as we got closer to them. All the while looking for taxis we might unsuccessfully flag down. It took us about an hour to get to the bar and my dogs were barkin’. The next night we did the sensible thing and drove. But we did manage to meet our first Celebrity – “The Prince” (“Of Bel Air?” I wanted to ask). A natural male model and celebrity, with some blue blood in him, cousin to Tom Cruise, who doesn’t answer to any voices in his head or the Media, greeted us while we drank at the Eagle. My trip was complete!<\/p>\n