US West Coast Day 1: Los Angeles

Our flight arrived early and we got to the hotel in our little rental car by 11:30am but were informed that check in isnt till 3pm. So what did we do to kill time? Drove 80 odd kms for an hour to reach the closest outlet mall. We didnt get back to the hotel till 8pm but I must admit our haul was pretty impressive.

While this day has been a deviation from my immaculately planned IT -- I say, let the games begin!

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