Welcome to sunny Los Angeles (LA, Los Angeles), a shining city of discoveries, where a secular conversation always begins with the question: "Where are you from? "This question is a reflection of the reality of LA, its energetic essence, endless dreaminess, cheating and rogue, coupled with unabashed optimism. Where else could an English acrobat named Archibald Leach turn into a beloved by the millions of Cary Grant? Or an Austrian bodybuilder (yes, we are talking about Arnold) to go our own way from Muscle Beach to the governor's mansion?
Sunny Los Angeles is a city where writers are inspired in the shadow of Hollywood's huge letters, surfers snapping noses at every wave in Malibu, while true dreamers, eternal optimists, are ready to stand half a day in line for the famous hot -dog with chili sauce. This LA is a noisy mash of culture, society and cuisine, shimmering alleys, rushing an endless stream of chic cars and magnificent museums. Relax. Have fun. Arrange shopping. It's the City of Angels, baby.
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How to get there
Main entrance gate to Los Angeles is an international airport of the same name with the city, which is right on the coast, just south of Santa Monica and Venice (not Italian, of course) . Its eight terminals are built around a two-level horseshoe-type transport system . Ticket purchase and registration are at the upper level in the departure area, baggage collection, customs and border control at the lower level in the arrival hall . Most of the international flights are based in the terminal Tom Bradley . You can move between the terminals on the free shuttle buses 'A' (while shuttles designated without the letter A - just 'Shuttle' - run to the lower levels) .
The domestic flights of Alaska, Aloha, America West, American, Southwest and United also often use the Bob Hope airport in Burbank, in the San Fernando Valley. It is within easy reach of such areas of LA as Hollywood, Downtown or Pasadena. To the south is another airport - Long Beach, which accepts flights Alaska, American, America West and Jet Blue. It is usually used by American parents with children, since it is almost impossible to walk to Disneyland. Finally, there is next door, 35 miles to the east, another international airport - Ontario.
Aeroflot and American Airlines direct flights connect Moscow and Los Angeles. The flight time is about 12, 5 hours. Also, the City of Angels can be reached on the wings of almost any European airline with a transfer in Europe
By train
Amtrak trains go to the center of LA - the historic station Union Station in Downtown (address: 800 N Alameda St). The Pacific Surfliner train departs daily to San Diego ($ 26, 2¾ hours), Santa Barbara ($ 17, 2½ hours) and San Luis Obispo ($ 25, 5½ hours). Departing from here Amtrak, crossing the whole country, have romantic names Coast Starlight, Southwest Chief and Sunset Limited, and also depart from Union Station.
By bus
The Greyhound main bus terminal (address: 1716 E 7th St) is located in an insecure downtown area, so evening flights are better not to choose. Buses number 58 reach the bus station in 10 minutes from Union Station. Other terminals are in Hollywood (address: 1715 N Cahuenga Blvd), Pasadena (address: 645 E Walnut St) and on Long Beach (address: 1498 Long Beach Blvd). Greyhound buses depart from LA to San Diego at least once per hour ($ 16, 2¼-4 hours), as well as 3-8 buses a day to Santa Barbara ($ 12, 2¼-3 hours), hourly to San Francisco $ 43, 7½-12½ hours) and Disneyland ($ 8.50, 1 hour)
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Los Angeles Areas
Los -Angeles is a huge metropolis located at the very edge of the Pacific, territorially divided into many vast areas: for example, Downtown is the center, the symbol of which is the famous skyscrapers, which are concentrated in ie fashionable, well-known hotels in the city, the business centers, hypermarkets; the Santa Monica district is an endless succession of beaches, noisy bars, restaurants, outrageous clubs that are famous for their crazy parties; Beverly Hills and Hollywood are the districts whose visiting card is the Glory Alley . This is where the richest inhabitants of America prefer to live, although recently, tired of the endless noisy tourists, many celebrities are moving away from the city bustle, for example, in Malibu - a paradise district of LA with snow-white beaches, bays with turquoise water and fabulously expensive real estate . For a long time it is possible to enumerate and describe the areas of the legendary LA, but we will stop at the point of our destination - so, Hollywood, northwest part LA .
Climate
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Transport
The most popular transport in Los Angeles - this is Metro (Metro), which includes 4 lines and about 200 bus routes. The red branch connects Downtown with Union Station and North Hollywood, driving through the center of the "Cinema City" and all Universal Studios. A blue branch leads from Downtown to Long Beach. Gold - from Union Station to Pasadena. Green - from Norwalk to Redondo beach
Fare 1, 25 for one trip or $ 3 for a day trip. Tickets can be bought from bus drivers, and tickets on the metro are in vending machines at each station
Some remote areas of the city are connected by a network of mini buses DASH, the fare is 75 cents. Useful for tourists are the following routes:
- Beachwood Canyon Route, which goes almost completely to the Hollywood letters, as well as Hollywood Boulevard to Beachwood Dr.
- Downtown Routes - six different routes that capture all the main attractions of the city: Chinatown, City Hall , the "Little Tokyo" district, the Financial District and the Exposition park.
- Fairfax Route winds to capture the Beverly Center, Pacific Design Center, farmers' markets, the LACMA museum and some others at Miracle Mile.
- Hollywood / West Hollywood Route connects Hollywood with Highland and the commercial mall Beverly Center along Boulevard Sunset Blvd (in that number the famous Sunset Strip) and La Cienega Blvd Boulevard
Santa Monica and the western districts of LA can be reached by Big Blue Bus, the fare is 75 cents. There are express options, bus number 10, which will take from Santa Monica to Downtown for $ 1.75.
In addition to those taxis that are located at airports, train stations, bus terminals and some of the largest hotels, it is impossible to find a taxi on the street. It is necessary to call by phone (Checker: 800-300-5007, Independent: 800-521-8294, Yellow Cab: 800-200-1085). The fare is $ 2 for landing and $ 1.80 for each mile. Payment on the counter.
Bicycles can be hired at all Metro Rail stations except peak hours: 6:30 am-8:30 am and 4:30 am-6:30 pm from Mon to Fri
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Beaches of Los Angeles
In Los Angeles, there are more than 20 beaches, which, along with "Disneyland" and Hollywood are considered "calling card" of the city. The most popular beaches are Manhattan Beach with a long footpath and stunning views of the Santa Monica Bay, the small private beach of Paradise Cove, and Beach Volleyball, the birthplace of beach volleyball and the first volleyball tournament.
Other beaches: Dockweiler Beach, where it is allowed to build a bonfire; a solitary romantic El Matador, located north of Malibu; the perfect beach for families with children - Redondo; a good beach for entertainment - Santa Monica.
Entertainment, sightseeing and sightseeing Los Angeles
Los Angeles, better known as the "City of Angels", the largest city in California, surrounded by mountain ranges, valleys, forests, deserts and waters of the Pacific. The historic center of the city is Olvera Street, where there are several excellent museums: contemporary art, art, science, African American and Japanese-American. The remains of saber-toothed cats, mastodons, gigantic sloths, bison, American lions, camels, horses can be seen at the Paleontological Museum of La Brea.
Tens of thousands of entertainment establishments, restaurants, cafes and bars are functioning in the city, the diversity of which could not but be postponed by the varied national composition of the metropolis. The main centers of nightly pleasures are concentrated in the center of the city, in the areas of Silver Lake, Hollywood, West Hollywood (with the famous street of clubs and bars of Sunset Strip).
In the daytime, townspeople and tourists are waited by world-famous theme parks of entertainment "Disneyland" (in the neighboring city - Anaheim) and Universal Studios Hollywood, as well as the famous ocean beaches in Santa Monica and Malibu.
Griffith Park is a former ostrich farm, the second largest park in the whole country, the footpaths of which lead to the famous Mulholland Drive avenue, which offers a stunning view of the city. And also Hollywood with the Mall of Glory, the Chinese Theater of Grauman, the famous Beverly Hills, the Rodeo Drive and a whole bunch of others. Photos of Los Angeles (129)