For those of you counting, the city of Los Angeles covers 503 square miles and Los Angeles County is 4,752 square miles big. See? HUGE. Its the second most populous city in the US – a little less than half that of New York City.
In addition, LA has 75 miles of coastline. Almost 4 million people. About 36% of residents were born outside of our country.
When I was working, Los Angeles was a nightmare. I even shared an apartment and a car lease with the President of because one of us was in LA so often. And it seems like, no matter where you are, everything is an hour away!!
I have relatives in Newport Beach, Monterey Park, Long Beach, and Foothill Ranch. I imagine it would take most of a day to drive to each location for a quick visit.
I hate driving in LA, or anywhere in Southern California. It is often a 6 hour drive from home to San Diego. I drove last summer to my friends place in Westlake Village (Ventura County). A three hour trip generally four or more, due to traffic, road closures, and getting lost!
Some cities are easy to drive: Seattle, Denver, Phoenix/Scottsdale, Vegas, Washington, DC, even Chicago and Boston.
LA is home to one of the best flea markets in the U.S. Hunt for treasure at the Rose Bowl Flea Market, a massive flea market that takes over Pasadenas Rose Bowl Stadium once a month. Here, youll find vintage clothing and furniture, records, boho hippie wares, and more. An almost market, its the best in town—you might even spot a celeb or two among shoppers. Weave amongst the 2,500 stalls and seek your fortune, then bargain to buy it. Food stalls and drink carts will nourish you along your journey, and hopefully, youll walk away with something the very least, youll have a great suntan.
Of course, you can always walk across the city. There are endless places to hike across the city, but if youre looking for the hike, you know, one where youll see the Hollywood sign, check out the Hollyridge Trail, the Brush Canyon Trail, or the Mount Hollywood Trail to get incredible angles and even above and behind the HOLLYWOOD letters to view everything from the ocean to the mountains with sparkling Downtown smack in the middle. It all starts in Griffith Park, where you can look through the incredible public telescopes at the Griffith Observatory, the crown jewel of Griffith Park.
One huge problem Los Angeles has is their water supply. They steal most of it from the Colorado River in Arizona, or from us in Northern California. Maybe it is time to split the state in two??
