foodguy
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Thanks for the replys. This is my rough itinerary
LA:
1.\tUniversal Studios
2.\tHollywood/Kodak Theatre/Rodeo Drive/Graumann's Chinese Theatre <- 1/2 day max
3.\tDisneyland:
4.\tGetty Institute:
5.\tGriffith Observatory
6.\tBuena Park, the wax museum, Ana Santa shopping centre
7.\tBrea Mall ?, Century city ?
8.\tKnotsberry Farm
Is it worth checking out Venice Beach, santa monica or farmers market?
honestly, unless you HAVE to do these things with the kids, I'd skip almost all of them. Disneyland, maybe. Getty is good. I really like Norton Simon in Pasadena. Or you could go to la county art museum, which has a really nice collection and is convenient to lots of good shopping and other things (fairfax ave.; the original farmers market (great place for coffee and doughnuts); Melrose, Beverly, Beverly Center, Third Street, La Brea ... you get hte idea. you could do 2 days in that neighborhood alone). I cannot imagine why someone would want to go to the brea or century city malls; they are basic and utilitarian. hit south coast plaza on the way to or from disneyland ... it's a monster so allow several hours. you probably want to at least drive through hollywood and maybe circuit up into the hills and beverly hills. venice beach is very cool and there are good shopping districts there now, too. santa monica is more upscale, which is both good and bad. heck, you might even want to spend a day downtown (can't believe i'm saying that, after having worked there for 20 years, but it's really come around). contemporary art museum, disney hall, japan-america museum, chinatown, little tokyo and koreatown are all within 20 minutes of each other. so is staples/nokia live, which tourists seem to like.
any specifics, feel free to ask.