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Oh, my. The Mondrian-fancy-pants-Hotel's take on PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION:
Los Angeles is most easily navigated via car and driver or rental car, both of which may be arranged through the concierge. Call +1 323 848 6051 or e-mail the concierge. Public transportation can be difficult to navigate, so please contact us with any questions. Mondrian is located 2 miles west of the Hollywood/Highland Station of the MTA Red Line. See www.mta.net for more info.
& that's it. i wish it would just cut to the chase and while the track "Nobody Walks in LA" blares it says something like "we don't have no stinking public transportation & even if we did, you're staying at the Mondrian & you shouldn't deign to think you should have anything less than your very own driver."
Amazing. Funny how civilized cities celebrate the public transportation system....
Ahh, well, Friday night was fun. i'd not been to Sky Bar since i was 18. & although i don't think i've been missing out, the city is oh-so-pretty with twinklin' lights. & where else can i drink a $15 martini out of a plastic glass? Love it.
Okay, so i'm a bit special & i have a hard time knowing what time it is when a 24-hour clock is used. You know what i mean, maybe?
For example:
You park at the mall to have dinner & the first three-hours are free.
After dinner, i wonder "has it been more than 3 hours, so now do i have to go sneak into the movie theater to get validated...?"
Let me check my parking ticket-- oh, goodie, i arrived at 17:47, fantastic.
This is where i begin to count on my effing fingers so i can figure out what hour 17 is so i can finish my math.
But last night, that all changed! i was taught a trick by my bartender [no, no, not that kind of trick, although...]: "You subtract two when the clock reads 13-24 hour & the ones place will give you the hour on a 12-hour clock."
Uhm, can i tell you how happy this makes me!? And it effing works like a charm. 17 minus 2 =15. i got here at 5:47, i definitely need to sneak into the movie theater.
