Sun 12 Nov 2006
Today Mr. W and I took my parents to the Getty Museum. My mom had been wanting to go, which my supersleuth powers picked up through her barely perceptable hints, as follows:
Mom: Have you ever gone to the Getty Museum?
Me: Yeah, I have, with my friend Lily.
Mom: Oh. I really want to go. I’ve been wanting to go.
Me: I see.
It was a beautiful day in L.A., uncharacteristically clear, after the 3rd day of a long weekend.
Mr. W stopped to take a picture of a pretty yellow flower in the lawn. A chicken stopped by to admire the flower, too.
I can pose for a sculptor, too.
In the gift shop, I found this really cool paper camera with a scalloped lens!
It makes me look like this.
Ha! Stupid kids.
Fun with Mom & Dad!
Afterwards, we all went to Beverly Hills for some garlic lunch at The Stinking Rose. It was a very nice day.
All photos courtesy of Mr. W (except for the one of the kids crying, which I took on his camera). Roll mouse pointer over photos for captions.
I love the culture there. I’m hoping to discover some of that in Nashville. Beverly Hills??? That sounds so glam!!
You should grab Jordan and come visit. She keeps talking about coming back to California for a mini vacation to see the sights again.
Cindy: I went to the Getty this weekend
Me: Oh. I really want to go. I’ve been wanting to go.
Is it working??? Are you feeling the urge to take me??? j/k
HAHA!
BTW, it’s free admission, but parking is $8 per car plus free shuttle service up the hill to the Getty Center and back.
Good to know. Thx! They opened up another portion of it off of PCH in Santa Monica. Did you go to that one, too?
I don’t think so. We only went as far as my mom could walk. 🙂 Her lower backache and hunger prompted us to stop and go to The Stinking Rose.
I know.. I DO have to come back. I want to see the place where I used to live (two places actually)… it’d be kinda neat to see how LA and Long Beach has changed.
Ps.. hi mom and dad back there!!!
I’d tell them you said hi, but it’d be hard to explain the context when they don’t know I have a blog.