Posted on January 22nd, 2012, by Petra
Gr8. IB2.

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Posted on January 11th, 2012, by Petra
Yes, yes, really – SoCal style.

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Posted on January 2nd, 2012, by Petra
Traditional things to do on the first day of the new year:
Hike up to Mt. Hollywood for a view over Los Angeles.

Go over to Manon’s place for some bubbly and black eyed peas:

Very, very tasty. Thanks, Manon!
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Posted on December 31st, 2011, by Petra
2011 is drawing to a close and the last day of the year was one of spectacularly good weather; even by our SoCal standards 80 F are quite impressive and one had to take a stroll through the Zoo and the Botanical Garden.

So – there we are – some celebration tonight and tomorrow morning we can say: Hello 2012!
May it be a good year.
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Posted on December 24th, 2011, by Petra
How can it not be a wonderful holiday, when even the beaches are decorated with charming ornaments in festive color?


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Posted on December 12th, 2011, by Petra
Born in August and out on display since last Friday at the zoo – two Sumatran tiger cubs:

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Posted on December 3rd, 2011, by Petra
We met the cutest elf in town tonight after the Christmas Tree Lighting in our quarter.

Now it is official – Christmas is just around the corner.
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Posted on December 2nd, 2011, by Petra
…is definitely not a tramp.

However, with a bit of a stretch one could call her “Ol’ Blue Eyes”.
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Posted on November 15th, 2011, by Petra
Or just trying too hard?

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Posted on October 31st, 2011, by Petra
Downtown Los Angeles is “terra icognita” for many people. They have heard about it, but most of the time only rather frightening tales. Images of the Hunt-Lenox Globe with its dire warning of “here be dragons” come to mind.
And you know what? They are right! There are strange beasts to be seen; maybe not quite dragons, but fierce enough – and definitely huge.

They seem to have divided up their territory rather nicely, because a more benign looking neighbor lives on the other side of the street.

And they can be seen all year round, not just on Halloween.
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