From England to Ecuador and beyond

From England to Ecuador and beyond

Wednesday 21 May 2014

Hollywood - day 1

Written Tuesday 20 May

The big screen may paint it as a glamorous place where dreams come true, but as soon as you actually set foot in the supposed land of the rich and famous, the illusion is almost immediately shattered. From the string of persistent tour agents and tacky souvenir shops on the Boulevard to the vast amounts of bedraggled homeless people on the streets, Hollywood is spectacularly underwhelming. One of the first things I saw after leaving the hostel to explore was the Museum of Death - welcome to Hollywood! A place where dreams go to die: you've got aspiring models/actresses working as waitresses, budding musicians test driving their material on uninterested people on the street and a homeless person every 10 paces. I was warned about it being vastly overrated and I'm very glad I took heed and booked just 3 days here. Although in its defence it's pretty cool having the Hollywood sign and walk of fame a 5-10 minute walk away from the hostel.


Mooched around for a few hours then went back to the hostel to meet my roomies - there's another English girl yay! Spent the evening drinking 7% wine that tasted suspiciously like cranberry juice and playing beer pong (for the first time ever!). Think more beer went down my chin than actually in my mouth but all good fun! :)