Way back when I first moved to LA I went to The Getty. A gorgeous piece of real estate that holds some pretty impressive artwork. I’ve gone back a few times because not only is the art gorgeous to look at but the views around the estate are a sight to behold as well. Little did I realize that The Getty has a second, separate location down the Pacific Coast Highway. Deemed ‘The Getty Villa’ this museum houses very specific treasures of Ancient Rome and Greece.
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Out and About in LA: Day 3
Kind of a low-key day for me out in the city of angels. Decided to take a tour of one of their museums. It’s not the Louvre or Metropolitan Museum, but the Getty Institute is a very cool place. I especially like the layout where you have to walk outside to get to each building. It is a little small for my taste but there’s still some goodies.
The Getty Museum
Views Outside The Getty
Collections
Heraldic Panel with the Arms of the Eberler Family
Joke Glass (German)
Lifting Majine and the Allegory of Death & War by Francesco di Giorgio Marini
The Temptation of St. Anthony by Lelio Orsi
Bacchanale by Alessandro Magnasco
The Triumph of Venus by Alessandro Magnasco
Microscope w/case
French Porcelain
Rembrandt Laughing by Rembrandt van Rijn
Moonlight Landscape with a View of the New Amstel River and Castle Kostverloren by Aert van der Neer
Self Portrait, Yawning by Joseph Dureux
Landscape with Lake and Boatman by Jean Baptiste Camille Corot
Arii Matamoe by Paul Gauguin
Dinner 
Heard nothing but amazing things about Tito’s Tacos. The hype was worth it cause this was the best Mexican food I’ve ever had. Meat in the burrito was perfectly cooked. And the salsa & gaucamole? Out of this world. Dangerous game to eat out but it is good to know I have great, and cheap, food if I need it.
Oh, Movies 