We finally arrived in Los Angeles in one piece. We took 10 through downtown LA to 405 took it north to Wilshire Blvd and arrived at UCLA. We're staying in the UCLA Guest House which is pretty neat. And, it's a lot better than our stays at the Marriott hotels already.. free wi-fi access (I'm actually logged in with my own username and password, but Patrick's using the info provided by the school), free breakfast in the morning, and very friendly greeters.
The first strange yet awesome thing about this place which Patrick noticed was that the road signs on the highways have BARBED WIRE on them.. which presumably are intended to prevent gang members from tagging the signs with spray paint. Haha, here's a pic:
There is also an aburdly high amount of traffic in Los Angeles. Here's another pic:
After eating at a Baja Fresh in Westwood (lame, I know, but we were just trying to find some food), we went to Ikea to buy a mattress and box spring to move into my apartment tomorrow. The dusk/night-time drive to and back from the Ikea in the San Fernando Valley was pretty exciting. We spotted fires in the mountains towards the east, a strong indication that the wildfires dangerously close to LA are far from quelled. Anyway, driving on the curvy roads through the hills was almost as exhilirating as driving in the desert at night in Arizona.
Move-in to me 385 sq ft apartment is tomorrow.
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