What to say about The Getty Center? Simply awesome.
From the moment you board the tram that glides up the mountain from the parking lot, it’s clear that this is an extraordinary place. And it is the place itself that impresses you even more than the art that it houses. The complex is made up of several “pavilions” linked by beautiful outdoor marble walkways and terraces and surrounded by stunningly designed gardens. When we visited, the weather was dreadful - the surrounding hills were covered in cloud and it was raining hard. Even in those conditions it was a wonderful place to spend the day and that’s what we did - arriving at opening time and leaving at 3.30 after a superb lunch in the restaurant which has the best views in LA.
From the sublime to the intolerable. Nick was so thrilled with his new jeans (which actually fit him properly), that we decided to buy a second pair. So on the way back to the hotel we made a detour to a huge shopping mall in Beverly Hills. Big mistake. The notice on the way in to the car park announced 3 hours free parking, and it was soon clear why - it would probably take you 2.5 hours to actually get a parking place. Even the Buick Thingummy couldn’t find one and after half an hour of pointless cruising underground, we decided that sanity is more important than casual wear and left.
Supper was a small bowl of soup, a couple of dim sums and a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc that turned out be from New Zealand from where you will next hear from us. The Chinese theme continued afterwards with the Hong Kong Open on the Golf Channel and it was brilliant viewing on our TV which is the size of a bed. So that was our final indulgence of a brilliant day.
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