The wheels on the bus go round and round

What a day!
The interval session (12km) got us to Venice Beach and back to Santa Monica. Once again it is an honor to watch the world wake up and get moving........there was the usual community of early birds blading, running or walking. No muscles were on display at Muscle Beach (too early) and I was keeping my eyes peeled for David Duchovny or even the slightest sniff of Californication.......there was an edgy vibe about Venice Beach so it was just as well it was turn around time!
Today was Hollywood day.....we jumped on PT and headed away from the beach into tourist town......nuts is the best way to describe it. Took the big red bus tour, starting and finishing at Sunset Blvd and taking in Sunset Strip, Beverley Hills, Rodeo Drive, Paramount Studios and the famous Chinese Theatre. Damn hot sitting in the sun on the top deck so we moved downstairs to escape the blazing sun and heat. We jumped off once to have a look around, and no it wasn't the Rodeo Drive stop........I knew how hot and flustered I looked and I knew there was no way that I would have been allowed into any of designer shops......huge crowd was gathered and that meant only one thing....a celebrity was around........today Mario Lopez, celebrity entertainment reporter was interviewing someone unknown to us......possibly a basketball player based on how some of the kids were screaming out at him! Tour done and we
stopped for a champagne and were offered tickets to be part of the live audience for a sit
com, The Exes, with Newman from Seinfeld, some dude from Scrubs.......of course I gasped and grabbed the tickets.......we had almost an hour and a half to get to the studio, so took the
train only one stop away to Universal City, I repeat, one stop away from Hollywood and followed the instructions to a tee about how to get to the studio.......we jumped onto the bus and off we went........mmmmmm something was not right........30 minutes later and no sign of the studio......our attention was diverted a tad by one of the passengers who was providing some laughs and trying to share his popcorn...eventually I walk to the front of the bus and ask the driver........he says " Radford St, as in R-a-d-f-o-r-d". I nod. " Radford is back about 4 miles" I sigh. We jumped off the bus, tore across the street and waited for a bus to take us back to where we started......unfortunately we missed the start of the taping........all in all we were on the bus for almost 2 hours.........the wheels of the bus go round and round........
Back in Hollywood we decided to call it a day and head back to our hotel.......another bus trip......no cabs around.......once again, unique souls were on the trip and provided a break
from the monotony of the hour trip.......the retired pirate provided some crooked opinions about anything and everything whilst the drama-queen grump gave an Oscar winning performance about being bumped into on the crowded bus.......the wheels on the bus go round and round..........
What a fabulous day!