![]() ![]() So, prepare to be horrified by the general appearance of the Blvd., but if you've had a drink at each of the destinations I've suggested, you'll be looking at it through rosy (and historic) glasses. (4) Yamashiro's - just above Hollywood - nothing to write home about with regard to the food, but the restaurant has an interesting history and you can have a drink and look down on the rest of L.A. A fabulous bar, a dining room that allows you to reminisce about the famous people who gathered here. (3) Musso and Franks - the oldest restaurant in Hollywood and it hasn't changed a lot, including (I think) the original waiters. ![]() Have a drink or a meal and wander the public spaces. Ask the concierge for the hand-out on the history of famous ghosts here. That will give you a sense of the glory of days gone by! (2) The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel - the very first Academy Awards was held here! It's still a fabulous property. Check out El Capitan and the Egyptian as well. is home to more than one Movie Palace of the golden ages. Here are THREE tips on what not to miss: (1) Chinese Grauman Theatre - yes, you've got to go for the handprint and footprints of the stars. HOWEVER, if you're a visitor to Los Angeles, especially if you've come from far away, you really can't miss Hollywood. of my youth (now I'm dating myself) filled with bookstores, elegant shops and so on. It's a pretty awful street - nothing like the historic Hollywood Blvd. Expecting to see the glamor of the movies, what they find are seedy souvenir shops, homeless people and crowds of other tourists. No where in Los Angeles disappoints visitors as much as Hollywood Blvd. My wife had been wanting to do that since we arrived there. After dinner, we went inside the Roosevelt Hotel and took a few pictures. We had dinner at The Grill on Hollywood at of course, Hollywood and Highland. Since the Hollywood sign is shrouded in fog for most of the early morning, we took a picture of it once we got back to Hollywood and Highland (arguably the best place to snap a photo of Hollywood's most historic landmark). The upstairs acts as a tribute to Marilyn Monroe. The museum holds thousands of props from your favorite blockbuster films. passing the Crossroads of the World, the famous Hollywood High School and the Hollywood Museum (which we went into). Now, certain stars such as Julia Roberts and George Clooney don't have stars, so it's suggested that you check who has them before going so you don't spend your whole day looking for ones that don't exist. Walking up and down Hollywood Blvd., and looking/taking pictures of the thousands of Hollywood stars, the Hollywood Walk of Fame stretches from Hollywood and Vine to Hollywood and La Brea. A tour guide takes you from the theater's big screen to the VIP Lounge upstairs. Later that day, we took a tour of the theater and for $12.95, it's worth it. We walked down the block (to the right from Hollywood and Highland) to Grauman's Chinese Theatre. Next to Hollywood and Highland is the Kodak Theatre which is home to the Academy Awards every year. From right outside Hollywood and Highland you can see the El Capitan theater which houses all of the Walt Disney Pictures film premieres. The restaurant was home to several scenes from "Million Dollar Baby" with Clint Eastwood and Hilary Swank. The next morning we got up and had breakfast at Shelly's Cafe on Hollywood Blvd. Before hitting the sack as some might say, we had dinner at the California Pizza Kitchen at the Hollywood and Highland mall. very close to Hollywood Boulevard at the Hollywood Orchid Suites Hotel (truly Hollywood's Best Hotel Value). We stayed the second night of our trip into L.A. ![]() I would suggest you go to somewhere else and change your holiday. If you still go at least you have been warned. We saw men playing with their genitals, homeless routing in bins, sprawled in streets, shouting at holiday makers and people urinating in the street. We were threatened on Hollywood Blvd, seen someone's bag get stolen, I nearly kicked a needle when walking along the street with sandals on. Instead we hired a car for 4 days to get us 3 hour drives or more to get out of the area and still along the way we seen homelessness at its worst in a country that is so rich but looks worse than being a third world country. We even wanted to book flights to leave to come back home to the UK. My husband is a big guy and he said we are NOT walking the streets of an evening here I do not feel safe. Homeless overrun everywhere and tents erected. It is filthy, stinks of human urine and there is human faeces on the streets. We emailed them while we were there to inform them of how bad this is allowing this. We are so disappointed and disgusted that the government even allow people to come here as a holiday destination. Please don't go to Hollywood and waste your hard earned money. ![]()
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