We arrived in Los Angeles on an overnight train from Williams. The train pulled in to the historic Union Station. A beautiful building that we were going to have a look around but half the station was blocked off by a film crew shooting a movie. Apparently the station is used a lot in movies.
Outside the station is was chaos, there were food trucks for the movie crew, cameras on cranes and movie trailers everywhere. No, we didnt spot any stars.
We took a taxi to our hotel in Downtown LA which is the financial district. It was early Saturday morning and the start of a long weekend for Labour Day. A very hot day as well.
It was only 9am when we arrived at the hotel and we were very lucky to find that our room was ready and available straight away.
After checking in we decided to go for a walk around the area and we asked the concierge for a map. He gave us a map and drew a detailed route to take us to the Grand Central Market. The map he drew took us through buildings such as the World Trade Centre, The Wells Fargo Building and others. All open and with connecting walkways and pretty courtyards with flowers and fountains.
We would never have found this route on our own and it saved us a long walk by road and kept us cool when the temp reached nearly 40 degrees.
We arrived at the Grand Central markets in time for lunch. It is a food market with stalls selling food from all over the world. There is also some fruit and vegetable stalls and stalls selling dried fruits and nuts and a large general store. The market was busy and vibrant.
Outside the station is was chaos, there were food trucks for the movie crew, cameras on cranes and movie trailers everywhere. No, we didnt spot any stars.
We took a taxi to our hotel in Downtown LA which is the financial district. It was early Saturday morning and the start of a long weekend for Labour Day. A very hot day as well.
It was only 9am when we arrived at the hotel and we were very lucky to find that our room was ready and available straight away.
After checking in we decided to go for a walk around the area and we asked the concierge for a map. He gave us a map and drew a detailed route to take us to the Grand Central Market. The map he drew took us through buildings such as the World Trade Centre, The Wells Fargo Building and others. All open and with connecting walkways and pretty courtyards with flowers and fountains.
We would never have found this route on our own and it saved us a long walk by road and kept us cool when the temp reached nearly 40 degrees.
We arrived at the Grand Central markets in time for lunch. It is a food market with stalls selling food from all over the world. There is also some fruit and vegetable stalls and stalls selling dried fruits and nuts and a large general store. The market was busy and vibrant.
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| Me in one of the courtyards between the office buildings |
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| Grand Central Market |
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| Grand Central Market |
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| Garden Sculpture |
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| A fountain inside one of the buildings |
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| Flower bed in a courtyard |
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Nice article with good images. Thanks for sharing.
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