In the Los Angeles area are so many wonderful places to visit. A friend of mine gave me a list of 3 places you might enjoy. Follow the links for more information and answer the questions below.
First, you may want to visit the Watts Towers, an amazing, funky, artistic masterpiece.
Watts Towers were built by the Italian immigrant, Sam Rodia, from the 1920s to the 1950s. It's a fascinating part of L.A. history which has survived several earthquakes, as well as the notorious Watts riots of 1965. You will be amazed by the detail of the structures, as well as the fact that Rodia built the whole thing out of "junk" by himself. Sam Rodia said in his Italian accent, “Why I build it? I can’t tell you. Why a man make the pants? Why a man make the shoes?”
Follow the link for more information:
www.ibuildthetower.com/html/film.html
Questions: Would you like to visit the Watts Towers? Why or why not? Do you like modern art? Why or why not?
by car: 405 south, 105 east, exit Wilmington (30min)
...Another place to visit is:
Many people don't realize that UCLA has a very nice Japanese garden. It's in the neighborhood of Bel Air. You have to make a reservation because they only have a few
parking spots. The garden is fenced in on a hillside and is designed like a Kyoto-style garden with Koi ponds. It's FREE and is open 10:00am - 3:00pm on Fridays.
Here's the website for more information:
http://www.japanesegarden.ucla.edu/html/reservations.html
Question: Have you ever been to a Japanese garden? Where? When?
...A historic place is:
Los Angeles has a great old train station, Union Station, which is also fun just to wander around and pretend like you're in a classic movie. From Union Station, you can take a lovely ride down the coast to San Diego or up the coast to Santa Barbara. Keep going north and there are beautiful views of ocean waves splashing on rocks. You can go all the way to San Francisco - actually you can go anywhere in America.
Question: Have you ever taken Amtrak? Where did you go? Was it the same experience as taking a train in your country? Explain.
Amtrak:http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/HomePageUnion Station:http://www.westworld.com/~elson/larail/laus.html
First, you may want to visit the Watts Towers, an amazing, funky, artistic masterpiece.
Watts Towers were built by the Italian immigrant, Sam Rodia, from the 1920s to the 1950s. It's a fascinating part of L.A. history which has survived several earthquakes, as well as the notorious Watts riots of 1965. You will be amazed by the detail of the structures, as well as the fact that Rodia built the whole thing out of "junk" by himself. Sam Rodia said in his Italian accent, “Why I build it? I can’t tell you. Why a man make the pants? Why a man make the shoes?”
Follow the link for more information:
www.ibuildthetower.com/html/film.html
Questions: Would you like to visit the Watts Towers? Why or why not? Do you like modern art? Why or why not?
by car: 405 south, 105 east, exit Wilmington (30min)
...Another place to visit is:
Many people don't realize that UCLA has a very nice Japanese garden. It's in the neighborhood of Bel Air. You have to make a reservation because they only have a few
parking spots. The garden is fenced in on a hillside and is designed like a Kyoto-style garden with Koi ponds. It's FREE and is open 10:00am - 3:00pm on Fridays.Here's the website for more information:
http://www.japanesegarden.ucla.edu/html/reservations.html
Question: Have you ever been to a Japanese garden? Where? When?
...A historic place is:
Los Angeles has a great old train station, Union Station, which is also fun just to wander around and pretend like you're in a classic movie. From Union Station, you can take a lovely ride down the coast to San Diego or up the coast to Santa Barbara. Keep going north and there are beautiful views of ocean waves splashing on rocks. You can go all the way to San Francisco - actually you can go anywhere in America.
Question: Have you ever taken Amtrak? Where did you go? Was it the same experience as taking a train in your country? Explain.
Amtrak:http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/HomePageUnion Station:http://www.westworld.com/~elson/larail/laus.html
