It’s not exactly my second home, but I have spent a lot of time there over the last year.
LA and I have a little history over the years. It was the initial stop on my first big independent trip. I spent a couple of winters here working for the US part of my English based employer and experienced my first curfew when I was in town during riots in 92.
Since them I’ve regularly traveled here for holidays, work (a lot) and occasional conventions. Yes, it’s huge, the traffic deserves it’s reputation and while the smog is nothing near as bad as first time I visited 22 years ago, it’s still there. Despite all that the area has a diversity and culture not found anywhere else.
Not sure I could live here, but I do enjoy being a very regular visitor.
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I grew up in East LA and couldn’t wait to get out of there! Went to college in the SF Bay area and moved further north (Sonoma County – wine country) — your reference to the Getty Museum – I assume then that this is in LA? I am a big fan of museums too – predictably enough, my favorite being the Smithsonian in DC.
Just stopped by from the A/Z Challenge – I like your stuff!