Sunday, May 22, 2011

Day 2 - Hollywood, Beverly Hills, and American Girls!

After breakfast, the kids were dying to go to the American Girl store in L.A. but we went to Hollywood first.  We knew that if we went to the AG store first, we would never make it anywhere else!

I thought Hollywood was pretty cool.  We walked down Hollywood Blvd. and looked at many of the stars on the sidewalk.  We went in a couple shops, and walked by the Kodak theatre.


The Kodak Theatre... 



The Hollywood sign is barely visible in this picture.  This was taken near the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood.




Shirley Temple carved this into the cement.  Her footprints and handprints are to the left and right of the word "ALL."  This block was made in 1935. 


Billy Graham's Hollywood Star... 

Emily & Katie kneeling by Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen's Hollywood Star... 

Wax figure of Marilyn Monroe.  It looked so real! 


Huge palm trees... 


Beverly Hills was amazing.  It really is lots of hills!  It seemed that we were always either going up or down.  We passed many of the stars' homes, which were all beauitful.  Then, we took the girls to the American Girl store, which was the highlight of their day!



They were too excited!



Katie was sorting through all the things she wanted...

Emily, holding her purchases... 

Katie, holding her purchases... 

The store is located in an area called The Grove, which was very pretty, full of shops, and people were everywhere.  I loved the atmosphere and the weather was fantastic. 




Before heading back to the hotel,  we drove to the Hollywood sign - as close as we could get, anyway.  I'm pleased with the picture I got...

It was a great day!  The girls played with their dolls the rest of the evening (except for the short amount of time they spent in the pool).

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