There & Back Again - a Maclean Tale - Part 6

Friday already. After a bit more time at the shop (our last day there), the now 5 of us headed out to be tourists. We visited Hollywood and Beverly Hills. The best word I can think of for the whole thing was "strange", and Juan would add a little "sad". First off, Hollywood is pretty much a dump. Tourists gathered in mass outside the Chinese Theatre, where there were people dressed up in terrible character costumes. We saw a Darth Vader talking on his cell phone, and a Spider Man wearing a fanny pack. We didn't bother getting out of the car, but traffic was moving so slowly that we didn't feel like we missed anything. We moved on to Beverly Hills and stopped at a cute little park that literally had the softest grass we'd ever felt. It felt like memory foam was underneath it. Then we went to drive through neighborhoods of enormous and gorgeous homes and wondered what these people do for a living and imagined what on earth any of us would do with a place that big! Then off to the shops at Beverly Hills.

Unfortunately they were all closed for some reason, but we saw countless shiny pricey cars. All of us were stunned to see a car that literally costs 1 million dollars! This isn't one, but check out these cars!


At the end of the day, though, the place felt kind of empty and alone. We were thankful to have such great friends, and even far above that, the love of our Savior, giving us joy in all circumstances. Whether rich or poor in this life, we are only sojourners in this temporary home, and we look forward to dwelling with Jesus in the riches of heaven forever. What a great and undeserved blessing to share this life with such great friends who also share in the same future. Grace upon grace!