120 City of Angels
"Are you sure you want to drive over? Why don't you just take a plane over?" Cole stood next to Lu Li's pickup truck of raptor, looked at Lu Li who was ready to go, and said with a smile, "Your parents are tired enough from a long flight, do they have to drive a long distance again?"
Although Lu Huaijin and Song Lingyi have lived in a small rural area all their lives, both of them are intellectuals, and they can speak some basic daily English conversations, so as not to be completely dumb. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoTherefore, Lu Li bought a ticket for China Eastern Airlines for the two elders, confirmed that they could also deal with it on the plane, and after they landed, he picked them up at Los Angeles Airport to complete the seamless connection.
"We'll take a two-day break in Los Angeles to get them used to the jet lag before we drive over. Lu Li was still worried about his father's heart, and the flight across the Pacific Ocean lasted eleven hours, and he was already very tired. So Lu Li didn't plan to rush it. "None of them have ever been on a road trip, and this time they came to the United States to experience it. ”
The next time I went to New York to attend the graduation ceremony, I flew over directly, and after such a long road trip, not to mention Lu Huaijin, maybe Song Lingyi couldn't bear it.
Cole nodded in understanding, and before he could speak, Tony walked out while brushing his teeth, and saw Teddy squatting in the garden, finally no longer jumping, but he still moved out of the way a little, "Are you going to Los Angeles? That's my home base." ”
"yes, I'm going to Los Angeles for the first time, and I'm going to take my parents to walk there, and you know, for foreigners, Hollywood is always something to see. Lu Li said with a smile, "You, the landlord, do you have anything special to recommend?"
"Don't go to the Avenue of Fame?" Tony showed a disgusted expression, which made Lu Li laugh.
In fact, the places where tourists gather are areas that locals are far away from - unless they are in the tourism industry, because tourists are too noisy, but it destroys the peace of their daily lives, and the atmosphere of excessive commercialization also makes local residents unapproachable.
"I haven't been back for a long time and don't know what's new there. Tony thought about it seriously, "By the way, my brother Andy is in Los Angeles now, if you don't mind, I can give you a business card of his, if you have any questions, he can definitely answer them." He's an agent and knows Hollywood a lot better. ”
"Haha, I'll use his business card as an emergency call, for example, where should I choose for dinner today? Lu said jokingly.
Tony nodded repeatedly, "Despite harassing him, his phone is on twenty-four hours a day." Searched his pocket, but found that he didn't carry a wallet, Tony hurriedly returned to the house, rummaged through his wallet from the tent, took out his business card, ran all the way out, and handed it to Lu Li, "I'll say hello to him in advance, he's a very enthusiastic guy, you know, agents are like that." Although I never liked them, they were all vampires. ”
"I would choose to call during the day to make sure I was safe. Lu Li received the business card in his wallet, and then walked towards the Raptor and said to Cole, "I expect to stay there for three to five days, and then call again for the specific situation, during which time the ranch will trouble you." "Everything is still based on Lu Huaijin's body, and if necessary, it is no problem to stay in Los Angeles for a while longer.
Cole nodded, "Don't worry, stay in touch at any time if there is any situation." If you can, you can post on Facebook and Instagram, update the news, and keep an eye on what we're doing here. ”
Lu Li made an "OK" gesture and sat in the driver's seat, but before he could start the engine, Fred strode out of the room, followed by Jessica, who was half a step behind, and Randy and Brandon, "Fourteen. Fred ran to the driver's seat in one breath, and then handed two cowboy hats to Lu Li, looking at Lu Li's puzzled eyes, he said with a smile, "This is the meeting gift that everyone is going to give to Mr. Lu and Ms. Lu." Tell them that everyone at the ranch is waiting for them. ”
"Fred, that's supposed to be our line, you're a temporary. Jessica grumbled dissatisfied, causing everyone to laugh.
Lu Li also felt the warmth from this big family, and looked at the two cowboy hats, "What about mine?"
"Cut. Everyone kept their expressions in unison, including Brandon, which made Lu Li laugh dumbly, and shouted, "Let's go, you better work hard, I'll control you remotely through the monitor, you know, Snowden's Prism Project, huh?" After putting down the cruel words, Lu Li started the engine and left the ranch.
From the rearview mirror, you can see that everyone did not leave immediately, still standing in place, without deliberately saying goodbye, just standing there, watching the landing gradually move away. This reminded Lu Li of the scene when he left home for the first time when he left his hometown for the United States. It's been less than three months, and they're all used to each other.
Los Angeles, located on the sunny West Coast of the United States, is the second largest city in the United States in terms of population and economic power, and the second largest metropolitan area after New York. Surrounded by mountains on three sides and facing the sea on the other, combined with sunshine, dryness and little rain in all seasons, the climate is mild and pleasant, all of which make Los Angeles a relaxing destination surrounded by water.
Compared to Miami, which is suitable for retirement, Los Angeles is bustling enough to attract all young people to flock to it. Not to mention that Hollywood, the center of world cinema, is also located here.
When Los Angeles was founded in 1781, the Spanish expedition that discovered it in order to open a church named it "the town of the Virgin Mary the Queen of Angels", from which it received a nickname, "City of Angels".
In the City of Angels, there are countless famous attractions, such as the Dolby Theater, the Dinis Concert Hall, the Chinese Theater, the Walk of Fame, the Venetian Beach, ...... Of course, the most famous of these is Hollywood, which attracts millions of tourists every year and thousands of young people with dreams.
Lu Li has been in the United States for nearly four years, and has traveled extensively in his freshman and sophomore years, but has always wandered the East Coast, going as far as Chicago and never coming to Los Angeles. Until today.
When you enter the suburbs of Los Angeles, you can immediately feel different, not the "taste of dreams" as mentioned in the movie, but the spacious streets, low bungalows, and the tallest buildings within sight are only three. Four-storey buildings, the real high-rise buildings can only be seen in the city center, the whole city presents an open area, as if you can see the whole city as long as you stand on tiptoe, you can see the tall palm trees along the street, and the coastline at the end of the horizon makes the blue sky and the world merge, this kind of vastness hidden in the bottom line of prosperity, different from the recklessness of Texas, but also different from the crowding of New York, a few strokes outline a different scene.
When you open the windows, the smell of seawater and the dryness of the sun in the air are mixed together, giving the city a unique taste. Lu Li actually felt that in fact, different cities also have different characteristics, in the final analysis, it is the mood of the tour that determines the quality of the scenery.
Looking at the time, Lu Li did not go to the hotel, but went directly to the airport. Lu Huaijin and Song Lingyi's plane is scheduled to arrive at five o'clock in the afternoon, he arrived in Phoenix yesterday, slept for a night, and drove over early this morning, and now it's half past three. Therefore, Lu Li simply went directly to the airport.
Parking is not allowed in the driveways of Los Angeles Airport, and even taxis are strictly controlled to enter. I asked the staff at the airport, came to pick up the plane, if you wait within fifteen minutes, you can enter directly, but if you wait more than fifteen minutes, you will be fined, so Lu Li followed the instructions and parked the car in the nearby short-term parking lot - the hourly rate.
Airports in the United States are allocated terminals according to airlines, and when I came to the terminal where China Eastern Airlines was located, I looked at the display screen, and then I found that the plane coming from SH actually arrived thirty minutes early, which really made Lu Li fall through his glasses. In the past, when they took Delta Air Lines to New York, they arrived 70 minutes early, but the airport did not descend the runway, and they had to hover over JFK International Airport for 30 minutes before landing.
Lu Li hurriedly followed the instructions to the side of the luggage tray, but after looking around twice, Lu Li didn't see Lu Huaijin or Song Lingyi, which made Lu Li a little flustered. He inquired about the passengers in the luggage tray, and sure enough, they were all passengers who had flown in from China, so why couldn't the two elders find their figures? Could it be that they were stuck at customs? Or were they lost?
Lu Li hurriedly took out his mobile phone, dialed Lu Huaijin's phone, turned it off, and then dialed Song Lingyi's phone, which was still turned off.
Taking a deep breath to calm himself down, Lu Li asked the relevant staff, found the customs office, explained the situation, reported the flight number and the names of the two elders, and the staff said "I need to check it", and then left. waited for another twenty-five minutes, during which Lu Li made several calls to the two elders, and the mobile phones were all turned off.
Finally, the staff returned, "They found prohibited items in their luggage, so they are being questioned at customs." ”
"Prohibited items?" Lu Li was full of question marks, and thought about it carefully, "Could it be fruit, right?" If so, please confiscate or throw it away. ”
Lu Li remembered that in the past, every time he left the house, the family always asked him to bring some fruits or bacon, dry goods and the like, and he told the family every time that these were prohibited items and could not pass through customs, but they still had to be repeated every year, could they be stuck now?