Travels in the 2nd half

Plaza at the Getty Museum It might not be fair to include the Getty Museum in a series call "Walking LA." It sits way out in Brentwood, past the campus of UCLA. But visiting a museum always means getting up off your butt and walking, so here it is. The Getty Museum opened in 1997. It is a beautiful campus sitting up on a hill over looking the whole Los Angeles metro area.It was design by architect  Richard Meier , and it one of the most beautiful museums I have ever seen, incorporating architecture, art and gardens. The buildings themselves are worth the trip. Looking at the main building from the train plaza The collection at the Getty spans European and Asian art from over the past 2000 or so years. Of course they have an excellent collection of Impressionist art (my favorite) including: Irises - van Gogh Man the a Hoe - Millet  The Museum also has wonderful gardens to walk in:  As I said, the Getty sits up on...

Entrance Plaza to LACMA If you are going to spend a day walking in the Fairfax district head south to Wilshire Ave for a great art museum. In addition its contributions to the performing arts Los Angeles is also home to the largest art museum in the Western United States – The Los Angeles County Museum of Art ( LACMA ). Located on Wilshire Blvd just east of Fairfax Ave. LACMA is home to art works that span the globe and date from ancient times to a 4 story collection of contemporary art. Cliff Dwellers by George Bellows LACMA opened in 1961 in Exhibition Park near the USC campus, but moved in 1965 to its current home. Originally 3 buildings, the LACMA campus now contain 7 buildings and 2 large outdoor spaces bursting with art. The picture above is the canopy covering the LA Times Central Court, which sits between the 3 main buildings on the campus and houses a café with outdoor seating and a ticket booth for entry and events. The Times Central Court at ...

  Christmas on the streets of West Hollywood As I said in my last blog piece , there are actually some neighborhoods that are worth walking in LA. One of them is Fairfax Village ( map ). This area was settled in the 1920/1930's and has been the heart of LA's Jewish community since then. This area is filled with very typical LA houses and bungalows. Bungalow with a classic out front Mission style A grapefruit tree with humongo fruit One of the main shopping streets is Melrose Ave.One parking lot on Melrose had these wonderful examples of street art: I really love this view from behind the famous sign If you are out for a walk in the morning one place to stop for a bite is the Blu Jam Cafe . They have fantastic breakfasts and brunch. I highly recommend the blueberry pancakes. South of Melrose, the size of the lots and houses increase: South of Beverley Ave are two shopping icons of central LA - The Grove and The Fairfax Farmer...