Year 3 Day 5 – “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 5/07/2023. We spent the day driving around the area from Montebello where we spent last night. We went to see the Hollywood sign,
drove Rodeo drive, visited Grifith Park,
drove by some beautiful homes,
drove Sunset Boulevard and saw the iconic palm trees lining the streets that are up to 98 feet tall, saw some great unusual tall skinny pointy trees, and even went to Beverly Hills.
I love the tall skinny pointy trees. I wish I could plant them at my house. I think they are Italian Cypress trees and will not grow in Kentucky.
There are huge, tall palm trees lining sunset street, but palm trees are not native to the Los Angeles area.
We stopped at Walmart for some bottles of water to take on the train. We were charged a CRV fee of five cents a bottle. Consumers pay California Redemption Value (CRV) when they purchase beverages from a retailer and receive CRV refunds when they redeem the containers at a recycling center. CRV is 5 cents for each beverage container less than 24 ounces and 10 cents for each container 24 ounces or greater.
We drove around the area for about 5 hours.
Then spent a few hours at the LA Brea Tar Pits. La Brea Tar Pits is an active paleontological research site in Los Angeles. The Tar Pits provide a complete record of the different plants and animals that have lived in the L.A. Basin between 50,000 years ago and today. The Pits were originally dug up as asphalt mines, but it turns out that the asphalt pits are full of fossils. The asphalt is sticky, and many animals became trapped, and the asphalt is great at preserving bones. The remains of only one human have been found in the pits. In 1914 a woman around 18–25 years of age at death was found. She has been dated at 10,220–10,250 years BP (Before present).
We dropped off our rental car in Alhambra, California and took an uber to Union Station in Los Angeles. We were at the Amtrak station by 5pm.
We are not Departing till 7:30pm. Since we are in a roomette, we are considered first class. There is a lounge to sit in and we are transported by a car with our luggage to the train.
Today’s product recommendations are for keeping your skin looking its best at sea and in the sun. My favorite skin care products are made by Elemis. Although I do sometimes try a new product here and there. I actually find myself going back to Elemis. 1) I start my morning in the shower with a face wash. Currently I am using ELEMIS Dynamic Resurfacing Facial Wash https://amzn.to/3qZkwqC 2) After showering I am currently using ELEMIS Superfood Facial Oil https://amzn.to/3XvfUVu 3) Then the Elemis Pro-Collagen Maine Cream with spf30 gets applied. It is the best. It costs a little more than the drug store creams but wow it works. Whenever I decide I want to buy another less expensive brand I am sorry and head right back to this cream. https://amzn.to/46sJZsH 4) Steve also uses an Elemis product. He tends to break out when he uses sunscreen often. He finds the ELEMIS Dynamic Resurfacing Facial Pads excellent to use. It cleans that sunscreen out of his pores. When he uses these pads to cleanse his face he does not break out. https://amzn.to/3px1oQn
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