LA, Our Hotel 16 Feb 2014

 Our Valentine gift to each other was a trip to LA.  Perhaps that is a form of mental illness.  We forgot that it was President's Day weekend, too.  Ted had lived in LA many years earlier and he was quickly reminded why he was so happy to leave the traffic, which is, of course, much worse. This was a Sunday night!

 We stayed in the J.W. Marriott in the LA Live area.  This was the view out our window of our 17th floor room.  Thank you, Erin.

 Here was the view at night.

 The hotel was right around the corner from the Staples Center.

Of course, The Grammy Awards were held there only a few weeks earlier.  Walking down the Grammy walk-of-fame was a real trip back through the years for us.  This plaque was somewhat poignant considering Toni Tennille and Daryl Dragon's recent divorce.

Ted loves the Blues, so he had to have a photo of this plaque.

Of course, this is LA, so there is advertising everywhere, day

and night.

These lights are a part of a sign on the side of our Marriott.  At this moment, sign was advertising Coca-Cola with the lettering alternating between English and Japanese.

This Coke sign was on our side of the hotel.  Our room was in the area of the lettering, but we could not see any indication of the sign from inside.  Neat technology.

Next, off to experience a few of the local sights and sounds.