California Dreaming (Los Angeles, CA)

I went on a short trip to sunny LA this past week, and had a lovely time.  I call this post California Dreaming (as opposed to California exploring, eating, drinking or sun bathing) because unfortunately, my 12 hour layover wasn't long enough to get to do anything more than dream about the famed City of Angels (maybe another post) but I did get to enjoy myself with my sweet quirky crew and a very comfortable hotel. Check out my pictures!

 

[caption id="attachment_559" align="alignnone" width="642"] I got called at 5 AM to go on this quick trip with these 2 lovely ladies. We posed for this pic and I promised I'd post it. The day after, I go to LA![/caption]

[caption id="attachment_560" align="alignnone" width="642"] My crew on the trip to LA. I was the newbie on board among seasoned flight attendants, and they were happy to share stories and smiles with me along the way.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_569" align="alignnone" width="642"] An unusual sight—there were guards with oozies at the LAX airport. I'd never seen this before. Fortunately, they didn't seem too terribly worried about a bad guy running their way.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_564" align="alignnone" width="642"] Our hotel for the short Los Angeles overnight (less than 15 hours). The Holiday Inn Airport![/caption]

[caption id="attachment_563" align="alignnone" width="642"] My room: very comfortable and spacious. It almost seemed like a small apartment rather than a single person hotel room.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_566" align="alignnone" width="642"] See what I mean, this room is huge![/caption]

[caption id="attachment_567" align="alignnone" width="642"] the bed pillows were labeled soft and firm, which is helpful because some times its difficult to tell. I like a good soft pillow, and this made it easy to decide which one I wanted rather than hunting for the right pillow (if there even was variety!)[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_562" align="alignnone" width="642"] the bathroom was clean, bright and spacious as well. Generous number of towels and shampoo/soap, which is nice because often times my rooms only have 1 or two of each, tops.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_568" align="alignnone" width="642"] I'm a big fan of the Citrus Mint shampoo/soap/conditioner/etc by Bath and Body Works. Such a fresh scent, and its like a little bit of aromatherapy away from home.[/caption]