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Backpacking around L.A.
AS a tourist with limited time I found LA to be most inhospitable. The
public transport was terrible. I'm sure that had I had a few months to find my way around I would have found many areas that interested me. That said, I spent a short time in San Francisco, and was able to get about with ease on the user friendly public transport system. I am sure that that is all that Ryan was inferring. If you have a limited time, it is very hard to get around LA using public transport. Julie "Ryan Cohen" wrote in message ... As a non L.A. resident but one who has visited the city, I'd stay in the youth hostel in Santa Monica, which is first class, and near the beach You could walk to Venice Beach, which is fun and a bit bizarre, and also take city buses to parts of Los Angeles, although I found none that was particularly great, but just to say I had seen them. Hollywood is a shabby area, you might like a look at Beverly Hills and I really can't think of much that is a must see. Probably if you lived here and had a lot of time to explore it, you'd feel otherwise. I can't think of a city which has a wider offering of cultural activites than L.A. or a wider more diverse array of neighborhoods. True, the neighborhoods don't scream at one like they do in San Francisco or Chicago, rather one has to know a little background for them to come to life. But here your simplistic view of the world is showing. Perhaps you would find Disneyland (down in Orange County) better suited to your tastes. Occasionally the circus is in town which may interest you. |
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