Vacation Part I comes to a close
May. 22nd, 2019 02:24 pmMy solo vacation down in LA is coming to a close when I fly out tomorrow early afternoon. I of course didn't get to hit every single thing I wanted to do, but on the other hand I got a LOT more done than I expected, and I truly enjoyed it! I definitely had to temper myself with the shopping as I only have a carry-on and my satchel (and I didn't want to be THAT person and take up three overhead bins with The Biggest Hard-Shell Suitcase Known to Man), but what I did get is relatively small so I can squeeze it into the nooks and crannies of either bag.
The biggest surprise is the amount of driving I did and I only used a half a tank of gas! I drove out to visit![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
queenoftheskies , drove the entire length of Wilshire Boulevard to Santa Monica (and drove all the way back via Sunset Boulevard), drove all the way to Burbank for the zoo and the WB tour...and of course drove up from LAX and will do the same on the way back. I think it's partly that I avoided highways for the most part, but I have to say this car definitely has great mileage!
The room itself is quite nice. The building, Museum Tower Apartments, is still in the process of being renovated but for the most part their work has been unobtrusive. (They're working mostly on the bottom levels now.) It's essentially a studio apartment with a full kitchenette. While I was up in Hollywood I'd decided to stop at the Trader Joe's there and buy me some real food so I'd save money and not eat crap the entire time. Simple readymade stuff like salads and juice and cereal, but it worked out just fine. There's also no maid service (the room is kinda sorta rented out via ElevenApartels, and they'll do a cursory clean-up after I check out), so it was up to me to keep the place clean and organized for the most part. Which of course appeals to my obsession with cleaning things! Heh. Seriously, though...I would definitely recommend this place. Even despite the construction going on here and pretty much everywhere else in the neighborhood (or the rest of the city, for that matter), it's nice and well-kept and close to everything, including numerous highways. And VERY cheap, compared to some of the other fancy hotels we've stayed at here!
ANYHOO.
Tomorrow will be my return home, and Friday will be Day One of BayCon! Can't wait! :D
The biggest surprise is the amount of driving I did and I only used a half a tank of gas! I drove out to visit
queenoftheskies , drove the entire length of Wilshire Boulevard to Santa Monica (and drove all the way back via Sunset Boulevard), drove all the way to Burbank for the zoo and the WB tour...and of course drove up from LAX and will do the same on the way back. I think it's partly that I avoided highways for the most part, but I have to say this car definitely has great mileage!The room itself is quite nice. The building, Museum Tower Apartments, is still in the process of being renovated but for the most part their work has been unobtrusive. (They're working mostly on the bottom levels now.) It's essentially a studio apartment with a full kitchenette. While I was up in Hollywood I'd decided to stop at the Trader Joe's there and buy me some real food so I'd save money and not eat crap the entire time. Simple readymade stuff like salads and juice and cereal, but it worked out just fine. There's also no maid service (the room is kinda sorta rented out via ElevenApartels, and they'll do a cursory clean-up after I check out), so it was up to me to keep the place clean and organized for the most part. Which of course appeals to my obsession with cleaning things! Heh. Seriously, though...I would definitely recommend this place. Even despite the construction going on here and pretty much everywhere else in the neighborhood (or the rest of the city, for that matter), it's nice and well-kept and close to everything, including numerous highways. And VERY cheap, compared to some of the other fancy hotels we've stayed at here!
ANYHOO.
Tomorrow will be my return home, and Friday will be Day One of BayCon! Can't wait! :D
