Something I wanted to do for a long time...

This truely was something I wanted to do/see for years and years.

Hence Saturday was a day off for my LaoPo, I checked on the Computer... how to get to this place I wanted to see for such a long time. Ever since I saw that place on the "Luell Howser Show".

Now before actually going there, I read up a little on how to get there and noticed many "Reviews" on the place. I must tell you, reading a handful... I had second thoughts about going. For my safety, of course Qing and
Tianchi as well.

Anybody have an Idea, what place I'm talking about?

Well, I will tell you... I was planning to visit none other than the "Watts Tower"!

This was to be early afternoon and later head to Monterey Park (very much Chinese Community) to have a feast of Dumplings for dinner. So, as we were on our way... I informed Qing regarding what Watts was all about, in the Eyes of the review posters over a period of many years.

Finding the place wasn't too hard. After parking the Car, we proceeded to the "Towers" mentioned... only to notice that they were surrounded be a Fence. Thinking this must be now "Off Limits", a Man across the street called for our attention... to tell us that we must first buy Tickets (at a little house near by) to go and get a "Tour". Which by the way, was the only way to see it up close. On my way to the little house, I thought to myself... now this Man was quite friendly and I started to feel... this place is NOT that bad after all.

Still, I would not be walking around at night- time. The Reviews did mention... your right in the middle of the "Hood"!
Anyway, it was a very nice experience to finally get to see the Towers. Along with a Video of the Man building these "One of a kind" structures, that took this Man for 33 years (1921-1954) to complete to the present state their in.

I,Qing and Tianchi really were fasinated by what was created by this one Man from Italy.

As Huell would put it "That's Amazing"!!!