Off to Hollywood!

We began the day driving up to Griffith Observatory to enjoy the view and try and spot the Hollywood sign- except of course it was so foggy and rainy we couldn't see anything!

Next off to the Hollywood Walk of Fame and then onto the Kodak Theatre, where they were preparing for the Oscars which were due to take place a couple of days later, and Grauman's Chinese Theatre.

As we were walking back to the car I glanced up a side street and finally got to see the Hollywood sign - we'd been too busy looking at the stars on the pavement to spot it on the way up!

Back to the hotel to get glammed up for the gala opening of the Wearable Expressions exhibition which was the main reason for the whole trip.

It was a great evening- the exhibition was amazing with so many wonderful works of art. We walked around it many times and each time saw more and more things we hadn't spotted before.

I was delighted to be awarded an honourable mention for my Geometric 3-4-2 bracelet and got to take home a lovely certificate and especially commisioned paperweight.

Our last day began with a brunch in Palos Verde and then some more shopping- but unfortunately the bead shop I had an address for had closed down so it was back to England with no new beads- how awful!