(swarms of people at the Redondo Pier and Torrance Beach for the last weekend of summer)
(T & me stealing a moment in the garden at the Getty Center)
(it's beginning to look like fall at the Getty Center!)
(a mysterious fruit grown at the Getty Villa, anyone know what it is?)
(the Getty Villa from Pacific Coast Highway)
So we had a few friends in town las weekend from Boulder who were staying with other CU kids up in Pasadena. We all got together a few times and went to the Getty Center in L.A. and to the Getty Villa in Malibu. Both were built by J. Paul Getty, an oil magnate who left them to be enjoyed for free by the public through his endowment. How do they compare?
Getty Center has a beautiful central garden (+1), interesting architecture (+1) and impressionist art (+1)
Getty Villa has an herb garden! (+1) and a neat "Roman Road" to drive up (+1)
Unfortunately Trav and I had enough of Greek and Roman antiquities this summer to last us a lifetime, so we weren't so keen on the actual theme at the Villa, but it was still pretty and a nice warm day.
Since it was a holiday weekend, T also had 4 days off which meant we got to visit with his coworker (manager, really, but they met before that was the case) in Seal Beach as well as visit the Fiesta Hermosa street fair.
We're planning to head to the L.A. county fair this weekend and it's Cousin Scott's birthday, so maybe we will get together to celebrate.
One last word of good news: Travis is going to have a nephew in a few months :)
love
E & T
