Day 4: LA Zoo and Griffith Observatory

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We started off our day at Ruby's Diner; it has drive up ordering speakers and food is delivered on skates to your car if you order during lunch hours.  The atmosphere was fun and there were plenty of options for everyone.





After breakfast, we headed off to the LA Zoo!












Our zoo visit did not exactly go smoothly... One of the otters in the enclosure was bleeding and when we finally tracked down a worker to inform them, they seemed less than concerned.  The picture with my stepdad and the tapir was taken right before the tapir turned around and tried to pee on him through the plexiglass.  The leopard threw up a hairball and the giraffe got its tongue stuck on the fence.  Bottom line, the LA Zoo is terrible and don't waste your money. 

We headed to the Griffith Observatory before it closed early for the holiday.  We arrived at sunset and the view was all the more impressive for it.  Traffic was at a complete standstill so we chose to park at the bottom of the hill and walk up.  The hike was steep and I can't imagine anyone who had any physical limitations making the trek.




It was an amazing place to celebrate New Year's Eve and it gave me a chance to reflect on 2017, as well as my hopes for 2018 and beyond.  Jet lag hit me hard and I fell asleep shortly after it reached midnight back in Mass.  


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