What to see in Long Beach area? Well it is the Getty museum off of Pacific Coast Highway north of Santa Monica. This is the first one and has been updated to survive an earthquake.
What a beautiful setting tucked back into the hill on a series of levels which give the feeling of an archeological dig down to antiquity. With his oil money he designed and furnished the complex with artifacts from early Middle Eastern times, Rome and the like. And he left it for the masses at no cost to us to see.
We are in the Getty complex and I turn around and who do I see but Sandy and Bob, from our bridge group in Mankato, who are visiting their daughter, Cindy, out here in LA. What a surprise, as you have to signup for a time to come to the Museum, so we signed up late but got in at 11 and a half hour late but they didn’t care. And then we meet them. We were able to meet there daughter and arrange some important bridge stuff. Tom has the beard.
The museum is in an Italian villa around Herculaneum Italy. The inlayed floor has been hand fit no grout.
I snuck a picture of the three fish on a plate. Even though photos are not allowed, many used phone cameras in the sight of the attendants.
Then the elephant for Michelle.
After church with Tom and Kitty we went to a favorite restaurant of mine – Joe Jost, on Anaheim Blvd.
The two sandwiches available are there polish sausage, with Swiss cheese, quarter pickle and mustard, with pickled eggs heavily peppered in a bed of pretzels and a bag of fresh roast peanuts; did I mention a large schooner of beer? It was nice to have there kids and grandkids go with, Cheryl, Steve, twins Grace and Adam.
More reminiscing - Jerry
2 comments:
So good to see Tom in the picture! Jerry, I have been using many of your pictures to educate my family and as my desktop backgrounds-many are so beautiful!
Love it--sounds like you're having a blast
However, we do miss your company and bridge playing. We had a great Easter, my sis Joan & Den and their son & family were here, they just got back from Fla last Monday, I was glad to see them, am tired of holding down the fort. Anyway, Gald you're having a great time. JJ (Judy Jackson)
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