The Getty Centre

Today I visited the Getty Centre, an architectural delight high up on a hill overlooking Los Angeles. I had been looking forward to seeing the Getty Centre so much and I am pleased to say that it lived up to all my expectations and then some. It wasn't just the arcitecture. Though that was brilliant and clean and wonderful. It wasn't looking at beautifully and meticulously landscaped gardens and sitting under some fabulous trees drinking it all in. It wasn't staring at beautiful beautiful paintings by Monet (my fave from the Impressionists) or Van Gogh, Rembrandt or Renoir. It wasn't even the brilliant photographs that graced the walls, showing people whose lives could be told simply through their eyes. No, for me, the Getty Centre was brilliant because of the views.

Unfortunately it was quite smoggy today, so my pictures are not much, but I could see all the way to Santa Monica and to downtown LA. It was BRILLIANT. Seeing a massive freeway cut right through the centre and glisten in the sun was something I have only ever imagined. The freeways here are like nothing I have ever seen before. I mean, I've lived in a city (hello Perth!) but your four lane Stirling Highway has nothing on seeing 12 lanes of traffic, all bumper to bumper cut through the landscape! And the smog of Melbourne? Pffft ... it's got nothing on here baby. But you know what? I love it. I totally love it. I'm such a city girl at heart I think! Don't get me wrong, there are soooo many things I love about the country, and that is where I want to be for my kids to grow up, but I think I have realised that I really truly love the city. The pace of it. The chaos. I adore it.

Tonight I risked a walk down to Santa Monica Pier in the DARK. And I am so glad I did. It has such a different feel to it at night. Was wonderful. I found a tank top that said Pirate Wench on it so I had to buy it!!

Now I'm having a few drinks and relaxing. Three more nights and days then I fly home. I miss my family tremendously but this has been so good for me to get away. Have had a lot of time to think and I know what I want to do with my life now. And you know what, I'll be damned if I let anyone steal this from me. From now on I know what I am capable of, and if anyone tells me otherwise, I'll tell them to go to hell. My 'Hollywood' dream will be a reality :D