Day 4, June 4th

breakfast at the "rodeo collection" with our old friend charlotte--outside boutique mall

p.s. it was saturday and there were orthodoxies allll over! it was crazy. walking everywhere.

peddler on the roof, famous flea market - 3 dollar admission, on top of a parking lot, best view of the hollywood sign! lots of cool jewelry, etc.

JAMBA JUICE!!! the coolest smoothie place ever. I had the Orange-A-Peel. basically this you can have your meals at this place. really cool

then we headed out to Venice Beach which has been my fav bY FAR
-----muscle beach (hilarious), more street performers (including this short short muscular black guy in a speedo rolling this small heavy lead ball all over his shoulders), very reminiscent of point pleasant (beach on left, tons of little stands on the right...selling Venice Beach sweatshirts etc.)
-----there was the coolest t shirt place, especially if you like retro or comment t's (7-up, bush stuff, family guy, simpsons, etc.) it was so cool. i wanted to buy the whole store for joe haha. *molly-one of your souvenirs is from here*
----first encounter with sand so far! very cool, we just sat for a long while andp eople watched
----the bikers are vicious, they have their own lane and they will run you over!!!
----lots of palm trees

then we talk a walk to charlotte's house and to the venice canals (these look like manahawkin near LBI only suppper beautiful) pics to come.

mel's drive-in, a super retro diner place, where the waitresses wear little white cones on their heads....

then carrie took me to this place as a surprise, called "the spot" basically, you drive up the mountain that the hollywood sign is on (through the hollywood hills-an awesome but dangerous residential area---ben affleck, etc.)
----it is a super windy road of death and goes alllll the way up the mountain!
-----at the top, you can park your car on private property, go up to THE TOP of the mountain, open your eyes, and see ALL OF LA at night! it was sooooo awesome/breathtaking/etc. pics didn't come out so good, but whatever. apparently this "spot" isn't really known to/explored by tourists and it's more of a teenager hang-out thing. so cool.

back to the burgin residence to go to sleep at 10:15 because WE WERE POOPED.

Sunday: carrrie's brunch on the beach, laguna beach, math test.