{"id":2073842,"date":"2025-10-07T02:39:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T02:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2073842"},"modified":"2025-10-07T02:39:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T02:39:25","slug":"luxury-meals-stunning-sights-in-city-of-celebrities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/luxury-meals-stunning-sights-in-city-of-celebrities\/","title":{"rendered":"Luxury meals, stunning sights in city of celebrities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-96220 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.times.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/lucy-charlie-e1759731545594.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"984\"\/>Sisters Lucy, left, and Charlie Peterson attended a Los Angeles Dodgers baseball game during their family\u2019s trip to LA. Photo supplied<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>By Times\u2019 Junior Journalist Charlie Peterson<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you missed the first part of my United States travel series, this is the trip we spent five years saving for!<\/p>\n<p>Part one took us to Las Vegas, and now in part two, we\u2019re exploring Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>The Hollywood Hills, SpaceX headquarters, Knott\u2019s Berry Farm, and Downtown LA\u2019s skyline were just some of the sights we passed in the first hour of being in the city.<\/p>\n<p>From the moment we stepped out of the airport, it was clear: this trip would be even more amazing than the movies.<\/p>\n<p>We had two full days to explore the fascinating city of Los Angeles, and I was thrilled; we might even see some celebs!<\/p>\n<p>To our dismay, this wish didn\u2019t come true. But as we visited some of the tourist hotspots, we did meet some awesome people, from fun New Yorkers to locals of Santa Monica who pointed us in the right direction when we were lost!<\/p>\n<p>My favourite LA hotspot was definitely Beverly Hills. We enjoyed luxury meals and even saw women carrying puppies in their purses, it felt straight out of a movie!<\/p>\n<p>With designer stores and palm trees everywhere, I felt like Cher Horowitz in Clueless!<\/p>\n<p>While exploring, we spotted something my parents never expected to see in their lifetime: self-driving cars!<\/p>\n<p>Robots as Ubers, driving around town \u2013 it was bizarre, and we wondered if New Zealand would ever get them.<\/p>\n<p>When we visited the Hollywood Walk of Fame, we saw some of our idols\u2019 stars like Celine Dion, Elton John, Simon Cowell and even Mickey Mouse!<\/p>\n<p>Nearby was Madame Tussauds Wax Museum. We were awestruck at the incredibly sculpted Snoop Dogg, Dwayne Johnson, and Marilyn Monroe before heading to an American retail icon, Target!<\/p>\n<p>It was like Kmart, but bigger! From mountains of lollies to expensive make-up, this store was more than I could\u2019ve dreamt of! I reckon we spent a good few hours marvelling at all the different foods the US had to offer.<\/p>\n<p>We visited the Griffiths Observatory, where we got a great view of the Hollywood sign and downtown LA. The Observatory had some great, informative displays, including real rocks from the moon!<\/p>\n<p>When we were at the Observatory, we also saw helicopters flying overhead, and some locals said they were likely filming a new movie! I still wonder what the movie was.<\/p>\n<p>On our second night in California, we thought there\u2019d be nothing better to do than go to a ball game!<\/p>\n<p>We watched the Dodgers beat the White Sox by a whopping score of 6-1, and I was lucky to grab some cool badges before we headed back to the hotel.<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles was an awesome experience, and I\u2019d love to go back soon, even just for the shopping!<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned for more stories on my US trip. Next stop, Disneyland!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Charlie Peterson is in year 9 at Macleans College<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js?v=next');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.times.co.nz \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sisters Lucy, left, and Charlie Peterson attended a Los Angeles Dodgers baseball game during their family\u2019s trip to LA. 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