I was going to just post photos without comment, but I thought it would be worth a few talking points to ensure that I remember this trip for many years to come. Lemon potatoes at Aliki Greek restaurant near LAX The Tropicana Pool at Hollywood Roosevelt. In the original picture, my pretty girl was swimming in the pool and her pretty face is visible, so I removed her from the picture Olsen’s Danish Village Bakery & Coffeeshop: this was a coffeeshop that we stopped in when we f

My primary intended purpose behind this year's fall vacation was for it to be a celebration of my pretty girl's birthday. The grand gift (to both of us, as it turned out) was our stay in the historic Hollywood Roosevelt hotel, which would include a dip in the hotel's Tropicana Pool. This pool is significant because it was originally painted by the legendary artist, David Hockney, who painted dozens of pictures of swimming pools and also painted the floors of many actual swim