Stephen Schwartz - Ford Amphitheatre

To end yet another great week-end and a cool Sunday Funday summer afternoon in Los Angeles, my friend David invited me to go with him to the Ford Amphitheatre to see and listen to Stephen Schwartz productions. It is in the Hollywood Hills, just next to the famous Hollywood Bowl. It's the first time I go in that kind of outdoor concert place and I must say I liked it. Having a little breathe while listening to great music and watching beautiful people on the stage with a full of tree, palmy background is very enjoyable! Though it was a little ackward when a helicopter just flew over the amphitheatre in a noisy way...
Anyway the singers were really good and it is also the first time I am at a concert and I can have a glass of wine: we had a little wine and cheese (people here can bring their own food, and they do), lovely! Even though we drank the wine in big red plastic glasses, which is not very fancy... but that's ok, the evening was rather casual.

Of course I would have loved taking pictures of the show for you, but my camera was out of battery and my phone still doesn't take pictures... So for you, yes, you're welcome, my pleasure, I found one on the Internet so you can have a little glimpse of what it looks like.

Ford Amphitheatre

The Grove - outdoor mall in Los Angeles

After a quick work out at the gym this morning with John, we decided to go to the movies at The Grove. The Grove is an outdoor mall in Los Angeles at the corner of Fairfax avenue, Beverly Boulevard and Third Avenue.

Going to that kind of a mall here is a whole experience. I can remember the first time I went there, it was in the evening and I thought it looked exactly like Disneyland ! Big stores are aligned along a large pedestrian street where a trolley can ride you around, big fountains, jazz music, lots of restaurants with nice outdoor tables... I've got to say that shopping have now reached a new level of greatness to me.

That being said, we wandered around a little, went to the inevitable Abercrombie store still featuring f*** good looking model at the entrance, tried the new 1969 GAP jean's collection and had lunch at a fancy italian ristorante where the waiter kept using italian words to raise his tip ;)

We then saw the movie District 9, which was interesting in the way that it deals with a story involving humans and aliens in a new angle that I hadn't seen before.

Here are some pictures of the Grove:

----------------------------Pedestrian street -------------------------------John and I

---------Fountain-------------------------------------- How fancy is that parking !?

The trolley (in the back) ----------------------Me at the restaurant-----

-------A&F---------------------------------------- Me in front of the fountain-----

House's facades - Mulholland Drive

House's facades - Mulholland Drive

I took a drive on Mulholland Drive last week, trying to find some nice houses there.

It is a windy road up on the mountains north of Los Angeles, with an incredible view of the valley and of course, some nice properties.

This road is also a good spot to see the famous Hollywood sign.

I especially like the gate in the 5th picture, which fits perfectly with the house's shape.