I slept like poo. Hotel room, off schedule, etc. The pillows were too flat for me. I swear I woke up every hour. I was awake by 5:15am of course because my body thought it was 8:15am.
About four of us went out for a 6am run along the shore since we didn’t have to leave until 9:30am. It was awesome! Though a little gross with litter everywhere - !
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| Fancy hotel breakfast! |
Our first stop of the day was a private tour of the Eames Home. This probably only means something to those with a design background:
Charles & Ray Eames were American designers who made historical contributions to modern architecture and furniture. Most notably the Eames Lounge (1956) which was the introduction to molded plywood and mass-produced furniture. Charles passed suddenly in 1978 and Ray in 1988. Their home has not been touched since then and is now a time capsule.
Charles & Ray Eames
We had to remove our shoes and put on socks provided - and of course touch nothing, nor take any photos inside. It was pretty neat! Beautiful property.
Then we moved onto the Getty Museum - we had our own tour of the building and grounds which I actually found more interesting than the art inside. The architect, Richard Meier, had a lot to consider with the land, the movement of traffic, etc. His attention to detail was astounding; all tiles and proportions were built around a 30x30 square. Even the landscaping lines up with the seams of the building.
Afterwards, went for happy hour at a fancy hotel and then took it down a natch to food trucks for dinner - yum!
Nightcap at our hotel lobby with the girls : )
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