The L.A. Tour!

During our recent trip out west, Megan gave Michael the grand tour of L.A. With this being Michael's first real trip to Los Angeles there was lots to see and Megan made sure to pack each day full of activities. The trip was so much fun and included so many wonderful things that its impossible to capture them all in one blog entry so here's just a few of the many highlights.

We started out in Cardiff, having spent the night with our friends Janet and Jeremy and drove up into L.A. stopping first at Laguna Beach.

From there, we moved further north into L.A., including a visit to Hollywood!



We also had a wonderful dinner at Universal Citywalk with some of Megan's friends (back from when she used to work at Unum). Michael really enjoyed finally getting to meet and spend time with everyone, after having heard so many wonderful things about them over the years.

Michael also got the grand tour of Glendale, where Megan lived and worked after graduating from college. Highlights included Megan's old apartment (pictured below), her old office building, lunch at Porto's bakery, shopping at the newly opened Americana, and dinner at the new In-n-Out in Glendale! (They didn't have one when Megan lived here). Of course the best part of Glendale was getting to spend some time with Megan's good friend, Ester.

We also took a drive up to the Griffith Park Observatory one night to enjoy the breathtaking views of the city.

On our last day in the L.A. area, Megan took Michael swimming at the Rose Bowl Aquatic center in Pasadena. This was a daily morning ritual for Megan when she lived here.

The trip was so much fun, and Michael came away with a whole new appreciation for the Los Angeles area. He cannot wait to go back. But the fun didn't stop after L.A.. We were off to Arizona from there. More to come on that leg of the trip in another entry...