Day 23 - Los Angeles

As many times as I have been here, this is the first time I have witnessed the culture. We went to the Getty Museum...WOW!! We were there for many hours but only saw a small portion of what it had to offer. The architecture, the gardens, the sculptures, all of it. The current exhibit, Gerome, was awe-inspiring. He was a controversial painter back in the 1800s, mostly for his too life-like representations. His use of color was so VIVID and unlike anything else I have seen from that period. I do wonder, however, if this has anything to do with his art not having been shown in over 40 years? They also had a photographic display...disturbing in many ways but beautiful at the same time. Most of the photos were part of a photo essay --- street kids in Seattle, war in many places around the world, young girls growing up too fast.  Stopped off for margaritas then 'home' for a very light dinner and a movie. I can honestly say this is the best time I have had in LA.