spontaneous LA trip

Cousin Fei called me at 1pm to tell me she had a beachfront condo in San Diego all to herself. By 5pm I was on a plane to Southern California!

the view from our condo in SD!!


nothing like fresh seafood after a long day of beach bumming




our hotel in Hollywood. We stayed right next to the Kodak Theatre & Mann's Chinese Theatre.


you could see the Hollywood sign from our room!


waving my fake Oscar at the Kodak Theatre


gates to the Playboy Mansion. We totally stalked them!


the Ivy


me and almost-Johnny Depp




the fire escape that re-unites Julia Roberts and Richard Gere in Pretty Woman!