Friday, June 25, 2010

The Getty

It really deserves it's own post. It is AMAZING. Kayce said when she went there for the first time she understood why people live in LA. When we were there I was ready to move to LA. She was so excited to take us and Brock & I LOVED it. The tram ride up, the incredible setting, the art work and furniture, the grounds and gardens and the building itself are truly stunning. I couldn't get enough. We met our good friend Hannah there and her two darling boys. She commented that she was glad she went there before she had kids, I can see why -there is so much to take in. The buildings are made out of a beige travertine (16,000 tons) that was taken from the same quarry as the Colosseum and Trevi Fountain in Rome. The gardens and are gorgeous. They are set up to wander around and around in and just soak up all the beauty.

I wanted to take this home
and this

who doesn't LOVE this Van Gogh?

just love Sargent's portraits
Lulu and Nathan running



Heading home

2 comments:

Kayce Mammen said...

Great pics! Thanks for posting. Glad you guys had a good time. We loved having you visit us, fun to see the kids together. See you in Utah next week!

Hannah said...

Lulu and Nathan running sums up that visit for me- we need to do it again when we aren't outnumbered! So good to see you.