And so commenced a trip of capital-hopping – from Montevideo we flew over to Santiago, Chile, then flew up to Lima, Peru for an hour-and-a-half layover where we let some people off and invited new passengers on our plane. There is a curious law that prohibits one from taking their own water onto the plane since we were headed to the U.S., so after being served my 20^th mini-cup of water, I consciously decided to ignore that parched feeling in my throat and try to get some shut-eye. When I awoke, we were back in U.S. territory, and soon the sprawling metropolis of Los Angeles (not a capital, but arguably the #1 most mistaken guess for California’s capital) stretched off to our right. After about fourteen months out of the country, we were back in the U S of A!

I was pleased to see the engines were Rolls Royce because along with luxury, they’re known for the quality, right? Julien took it upon himself to inform me that all the Boeing 787s (plane we were on) had been recalled for these very engines.

LAX selfie!

Downtown L.A.

Hanging with Warhol, The Broad

Color contemplation

A photograph of a painting of a photograph

Expensive balloon-animal model

If only all serious conversation happened under over-sized tables

Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirrored Room

Lunch at Otium with the family!

Some booze

We came to California was to celebrate our friend Eloise’s wedding. Pre-wedding dinner at Wool Growers!