More Pics from the Hotel Del
The last session of the American Health Lawyers Long Term Care and the Law Conference got out at 3:40 today, so I finally had some time, and a little bit of sunlight, to take some pictures. This really is a gorgeous place.
This is one of the halls leading to the main lobby. As you can see, the place is richly ornate.
I took this standing on the second floor balcony just above the main lobby. I love the ceiling.
The elevator is one of those old-fashioned things, complete with an elevator operator in a red suit. Here’s the cage, sans elevator and operator, again from the second floor balcony above the main lobby.
As one would expect, the entire campus is immaculately landscaped:
The sign in front of this Dragon Tree reads:
Native to the Canary Islands this unusual tree was planted at The Del prior to the turn of the century where it thrives in our temperate Southern California coastal climate.
The Dragon Tree was used as a backdrop in the Marilyn Monroe movie Some Like it Hot, which was filmed at The Del in 1958.
The beach looks pretty good from the hotel, despite the lack of good sunlight this day. But notice the berm.
Cresting the berm rewards one with this fine view:
As Freaktoe would say, “Eeeeeewwww!” What is that, anyway? Oh. “Eeeeewwww!”
Luckily, a sewageless area isn’t too far away, and getting there gives you a nice view of the hotel.
