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Visiting Los Angeles reminded me of my very first trip to New York. I was so excited to finally see the city with my own eyes. Realizing that everything I thought I knew about it was through watching movies and television shows. How much is actually real?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s the same with LA. This city is practically one big movie set. It feels familiar even though I still had to figure out how to best explore it. It’s not really one city, but more a city of cities, and it takes a long time to get from one to the other. I knew it was impossible to see everything, but to get the most out of my week in LA I focussed on one or two areas per day. This way I would spend less time traveling and more time exploring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And how do you explore Los Angeles? Well, I actually walked a lot! It’s true that most people don’t walk in Los Angeles, but that doesn’t mean you can’t. I made sure that my Uber driver would drop me off at a place where most of the things I wanted to do were within walking distance. And whenever I was ready to move to the next area, I would call another Uber. It’s really cheap and easy, and I liked that I didn’t have to think about parking or driving. Plus I had some really interesting conversations with some of the drivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And something that almost nobody talks about: LA has a metro system. And it’s pretty good. It won’t take you everywhere, but there’s a great connection between Santa Monica (where I was staying) and Downtown LA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My Favorite Things to Do in LA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It feels like I did so much in LA and at the same time I only managed to do about half of the things I was hoping to do. Which is a good reason to plan another trip I guess. So I won’t say these are the best<\/em> things to do in Los Angeles, since one week doesn’t make me an expert (I didn’t even make it to the Getty Museum), but these are some of the things I really enjoyed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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