LA Autoshow
by joits
I love the fact that its a major city and so we get all sorts of major conventions. The annual Autoshow may not be as big as the Detroit one, but it still is pretty cool. Its pretty cheap, I think about $8 per person... as well as $8 for parking. Basically the idea is you get a preview of next year models as well as current models. Most of the time you get to sit in the cars and get a feel for them, unfortunately there are a few cars that are locked.
One highlight is the hall where the aftermarket items are displayed. You get to see Cadillacs with 24 inch rims and all the latest electronic gadgets like tvs and video games, etc. One recent addition is the celebrity car section. You can see what what celebs and their fat bank accounts can do to Escalades or Ferraris or Beamers.
The only downside... unless you're rich, you do come away with a feeling that you somehow don't make enough because more than half of the cars in the show are out of your price range.
The annual autoshow is usually in the first or second week of January. Check the LA Convention Center's website for more details.
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A mission being restored by...
by amandafinch
A mission being restored by visitor's donations, this place is serenity personified. Every building shows its age, yet is still standing unfallen after more than 300 years of sun, wind, and California earthquakes.
Go to a bar on Sunset Blvd on...
by Clubtourist
Go to a bar on Sunset Blvd on the weekend. There is no place on Earth with as many beautiful people dressed so glamorously falling over themselves drunk. When I leave LA I miss 3 things:
1) In'n'Out Burger - great fastfood, theyre everywhere.
2)Mexican food here is awesome
3)SAKE BOMBING: pour your sake shot into a glass of beer - Get wasted in a hurry, puke up your sushi
drop by Venice Beach. ...
by Krystynn
drop by Venice Beach.
Photo Below: This is a 'live' web cam showing the world famous Venice Beach in California, which updates itself automatically every 10 minutes.
The web cam is pointing south along the boardwalk, displaying the bike path, beach, pavilion area and the beautiful Pacific Ocean. One of the most interesting times to view this web cam is definitely during the weekend when up to 150,000 people a day visit this place!
Venice Beach is an eclectic, funky and definitely unique place where you'd see many sidewalk vendors line the boardwalk selling their wares.... many of the items homemade; and street performers entertain passing crowds by performing their unusual talents.
Personally speaking, Venice Beach is nice.... but it's not reeeeally my kind of place to chill out.... Bumped into quite alot of...hm... 'interesting' personalities here. If you catch my drift!
Free Papers
by henrykrinkle
There are two free weekly newspapers that are the local 'what's on' guides: The LA Weekly and the City Beat. The LA Weekly is larger, and is a very comprehensive paper with tons of listings and lengthy articles of local interest, while the City Beat has a more truly 'in-the know' quality.
Hip people read the City Beat for the more out-of-the-mainstream articles and reviews, but EVERYONE reads the Weekly as the 'find-anything-and-everything' guide. Both are found everywhere, from newstands to boxes on the corners to bars and restaurants.
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