{"id":112,"date":"2023-02-18T06:55:54","date_gmt":"2023-02-18T06:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/qapi.guru\/?p=112"},"modified":"2023-02-18T08:22:20","modified_gmt":"2023-02-18T08:22:20","slug":"a-day-in-and-near-la","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/qapi.guru\/?p=112","title":{"rendered":"A Day in and Near LA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After a good nights sleep, we decided to take it easy. We drove down Hollywood Blvd to see the sights, TCL Chinese Theater where the stars hand and foot prints are immortalized in concrete. Then off to the Dolby Theater, home of The Oscars. <br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/qapi.guru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/6952BE60-4919-4D38-BE23-0F34887F1ACE.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/qapi.guru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/6952BE60-4919-4D38-BE23-0F34887F1ACE-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-121\" srcset=\"http:\/\/qapi.guru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/6952BE60-4919-4D38-BE23-0F34887F1ACE-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/qapi.guru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/6952BE60-4919-4D38-BE23-0F34887F1ACE-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/qapi.guru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/6952BE60-4919-4D38-BE23-0F34887F1ACE-768x576.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/qapi.guru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/6952BE60-4919-4D38-BE23-0F34887F1ACE.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">TLC Chinese Theater<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/qapi.guru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/FD71B567-990D-4808-BC7A-1BA0ED06FCC2-rotated.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/qapi.guru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/FD71B567-990D-4808-BC7A-1BA0ED06FCC2-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-122\" srcset=\"http:\/\/qapi.guru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/FD71B567-990D-4808-BC7A-1BA0ED06FCC2-768x1024.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/qapi.guru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/FD71B567-990D-4808-BC7A-1BA0ED06FCC2-225x300.jpeg 225w, http:\/\/qapi.guru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/FD71B567-990D-4808-BC7A-1BA0ED06FCC2-rotated.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dolby Theater, Home of the Oscars<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We also drove by the Mecca for all magicians, The Magic Castle. I was there years ago. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/qapi.guru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/0D504445-05D2-4986-BFA9-32F1B7B28FD0.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/qapi.guru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/0D504445-05D2-4986-BFA9-32F1B7B28FD0-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126\" srcset=\"http:\/\/qapi.guru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/0D504445-05D2-4986-BFA9-32F1B7B28FD0-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/qapi.guru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/0D504445-05D2-4986-BFA9-32F1B7B28FD0-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/qapi.guru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/0D504445-05D2-4986-BFA9-32F1B7B28FD0-768x576.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/qapi.guru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/0D504445-05D2-4986-BFA9-32F1B7B28FD0-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, http:\/\/qapi.guru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/0D504445-05D2-4986-BFA9-32F1B7B28FD0.jpeg 2016w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We associate Hollywood with the glitz and glamour of the movie and entertainment world. As you wander or drive down Hollywood Boulevard, you come to yet another landmark that shows the stark reality of Hollywood and how some people live in the land of make believe. We\u2019ll never see this scene on Oscar Night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/qapi.guru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/E5F3EA11-297C-4E78-8B9D-A1F731FBCE36.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/qapi.guru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/E5F3EA11-297C-4E78-8B9D-A1F731FBCE36-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-131\" srcset=\"http:\/\/qapi.guru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/E5F3EA11-297C-4E78-8B9D-A1F731FBCE36-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/qapi.guru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/E5F3EA11-297C-4E78-8B9D-A1F731FBCE36-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/qapi.guru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/E5F3EA11-297C-4E78-8B9D-A1F731FBCE36-768x576.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/qapi.guru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/E5F3EA11-297C-4E78-8B9D-A1F731FBCE36.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We then took a drive up the coast, had lunch over looking Malibu, then headed to the airport for our midnight flight to Tahiti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/qapi.guru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/53804C18-669E-4F56-85BC-F90E143283B7-rotated.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"http:\/\/qapi.guru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/53804C18-669E-4F56-85BC-F90E143283B7-rotated.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-129\" srcset=\"http:\/\/qapi.guru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/53804C18-669E-4F56-85BC-F90E143283B7-rotated.jpeg 640w, http:\/\/qapi.guru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/53804C18-669E-4F56-85BC-F90E143283B7-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/qapi.guru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/45886DF6-7435-4EE8-AFEC-E143BD32C1F9.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"http:\/\/qapi.guru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/45886DF6-7435-4EE8-AFEC-E143BD32C1F9.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-130\" srcset=\"http:\/\/qapi.guru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/45886DF6-7435-4EE8-AFEC-E143BD32C1F9.jpeg 640w, http:\/\/qapi.guru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/45886DF6-7435-4EE8-AFEC-E143BD32C1F9-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a good nights sleep, we decided to take it easy. We drove down Hollywood Blvd to see the sights, TCL Chinese Theater where the stars hand and foot prints are immortalized in concrete. 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