Okay, if you already went on the first part of our Hollywood tour, here’s the second:

Chris and Nate went to Barney’s Beanery, where Doors singer Jim Morrison used to hang out, and where Janis Joplin spent her last night alive. Nate doesn’t really know who Jim Morrison or Janis Joplin are, but Chris was awed. Nate was more interested in the delicious burgers and chili-cheese fries:

They drove through the Hollywood Hills and looked at the cliffside houses; then of course went to the Hollywood sign. Chris found a secret drive that led them rather close to it – the closest he thought you could get:

The diner in their hotel was the diner where the last scene of Swingers was filmed with Vince Vaughn. They ate at the counter, ‘cause that’s what guys do (I’ve been informed):

They went to the Guinness Book of World Records museum and checked out the tallest man, the smallest woman and other strange facts. Nate loved that. He loves weird facts:

They drove by L.A. Ink, where Kat Von D and her group are inking up new customers daily (luckily my guys didn’t stop for tattoos! In fact, I tried to upload Nathan’s picture that he took out the car window as they were flying by, but it wouldn’t upload. So just imagine that one!)

They ended the trip with a visit to LAX, where they found a cool little spot on a grassy island where they could watch the planes fly overhead. Nate LOVED this. Chris said he was laughing the whole time because the planes fly very LOW and it’s kind of a weird feeling to be lying underneath them:

They had a great time! Chris said he felt like HE was 10 years old again – which (in his words) isn’t a long trip:

Have you ever been to Hollywood? I realize your experiences may be quite different than a 10-year-old’s! 🙂 — So what’s your favorite thing to visit there?

Want a quick tour of Hollywood?

Since Nate is still basking in the glow of his 10-year-old trip, I thought I’d share some of the photos he and Chris took and give you all a little tour of Hollywood, too! Here were the highlights:

They walked to the Hollywood Tower, which is a fabled hotel where a lot of deaths took place and is supposedly haunted. (Nate recognized this as the hotel that the “Tower of Terror” ride at Disney’s California Adventures is modeled after — can you see the resemblance?):

They walked across the street to the Kodak theater, where American Idol is taped:

Hey, a star sighting!

Nate liked looking at the stars along the sidewalk:

Nathan is a Master Souvenir Shopper. He’s made it into an art. It’s one of his favorite things to do on a trip, and he spends hours agonizing:

What he decided on was this ubercool messenger bag. He found it in front of Richie Valens’ star:

Come back tomorrow for the second part of the tour! (Barney’s Beanery, L.A. Ink and more!)

Have you been to Hollywood? What’s your favorite thing to see?