A quick trip to Los Angeles, CA

I had a quick trip to LA on Monday and flew back on Friday. Not a great trip, but thought I would post a few images. On the flight out to LA, I sat in the last row on a smaller regional jet and had a nice view of the engine for 4.5 hours. Another advantage of sitting next to the engine is the constant loud roar drowning out the noise of any unruly babies. I am not sure if there were any babies on my flight, but if there had been...

I stayed at the Westin hotel next to LAX airport. I was really fascinated by the variety and volume of aircraft flying in and out all day and night long. By the second night, I hardly heard the jets taking off at 2 am anymore. I think if I had been there another week, I would have been able to identify most types of planes by the roar of their engines. Here's a image showing my room with a view of LAX.


A constant stream of jets could be seen all day (and night) long. Where are all these people going?


A few more images of the jets.



There is a park near the hotel where you can get a better vantage point. Also, the park is conveniently located next to a "In and Out " restaurant where you can get a great greasy burger to eat while watching the planes land.

OK, enough planes. I managed to get to Dodger stadium and watch LA crush the NY Mets. It is a pretty nice stadium and the weather in LA was just about perfect, low 60's, no humidity and a pleasant cool breeze off the pacific. In the early part of the game, the stadium is mostly empty as the fans are probably caught up in the infamous LA traffic.


A beautiful sunset at Dodger stadium.




I also took a quick tour of Venice beach, their canals and the pier at Santa Monica.



Also, there was no sign of Arnold Schwarzenegger or any other body builder at Venice's famed outdoor gym.


A nice sunset over the pacific. I did not see any Baywatch lifeguards though.