We found very convenient (both as location and as price) parking in Chinatown. First we visited the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, a very different church, at least in terms of architecture. While walking around downtown, we saw the Music Center, the Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Library Tower, and the Millenium Biltmore Hotel. We realized that least desirable parts of the city are just a couple of blocks away from the tourist route - for example on Broadway St.

In the afternoon we visited Lida's old friend, Paris, who lives in Woodland Hills with her husband - Amir - and their two kids - Ryan and Nicole. They invited us to Shahrzad Restaurant, situated on a street where most signs were written in farsi. After this late lunch/early dinner, they took us on a tour of the Beverly Hills, including the shopper's fantasy - Rodeo Drive. We ended up in the Grove LA Farmers Market shopping center, where we entered the imaginary land of the American Girl. This is a place where kids can buy a doll that looks like them, dress the doll, then dress themselves like the doll. The really spoiled kids can take the doll to a hair stylist, to a doctor (you cannot socialize with a sick doll, can you?) and finally to restaurant. I cannot imagine that parents in their right mind would pay for the doll's consumption in the restaurant, but - apparently - being in the right mind is very relative.

• Las Vegas by night
• A tour of Las Vegas hotels
• Another tour of Las Vegas hotels
• Almost visiting Hoover Dam
• A windy day in San Diego
• A sunset in La Jolla
• Downtown and uptown Los Angeles
• Santa Monica, Malibu and Hollywood