Yesterday we visited Hermosa Beach and Manhattan Beach, which are both holiday resorts just south of the airport. Not too exciting, but with lovely big sandy beaches and piers. Two years ago there was an installation on the beach with a cross for every lost American soldier. This year there was nothing - but I think the number has virtually doubled to 3,750.

Today we went to the art galleries at Bergamot Station and then to the new Eames Office store which has moved to a much bigger space filled with Eames furniture and bits. Also an exhibition. Much nicer than the old place. We asked if we could go to see their old house, which we did. It overlooks the sea on a sloping site and is just as Ray Eames left it in the 1980's when she died, exactly 10 years to the day after Charles. Gorgeous house - but we weren't allowed in and had to look through the windows! We did sneak in, though! It looked to us as if we could just move in, without changing a thing. It was still full of their collections and bits - just like Hamilton T! Bit more space, though - and a separate building for their studio.