Our hotel is pretty crappy... but we have an awesome location on Sunset Boulevard, so we don't regret choosing it. Thanks to the GPS system we hired with our beaten up old Toyota Corolla, we arrived promptly at 7:30am... ready to go to bed. Which is when we remembered that check-in doesn't open until 3pm. Aaahh! Though we were struggling to stay awake, we decided to make the most of it and do some of the necessary touristy things. So we went to the most important American icon first: Taco Bell! Then, had a quick at less important attractions like the Kodak Theatre, the Walk of Fame, and this thing: