Despite the confindment to my room for weeks on end studying hard, the February half term still treated me to something special, an almost guilty pleasure which was a trip to Hollywood.
Fast Food diners, american accents, sun and a friendly buzzing atmosphere welcomed me. Just like London, Hollywood is made up of quirky areas. For day's we were running around the sites soaking up the film capital of the world, but on the last day we were fortunate to relax on the beach. Streches of bed linen white sands and the cascading ocean blue waves were in sight, I couldn't help but stand still for a minute and embrace the sand and waves against my feet (even if the sea was freezing cold). Along the dreamlike beaches in Venice beach made me imagine bricklane- but without this beautiful weather and the sea and sand. We had spent days wondering around designer shops in Rodeo Drive and living the tourists dream of visiting the movie sets (with countless blisters). However visiting Vience Beach, was like a whole new world. Endless miles of stalls, crazy stunt men, rollar skaters, dancers and artists. Oh and the tattoo and piercing parlours (which some of my friends stopped of in.) L.A is definately a city where dreams come true.
