tylerandalexsmom
Seriously addicted to Disney
- Joined
- Sep 17, 2010
One more question! I am making a trip to DLR in December, and it will be just me and my two children 14 & 7 (ok, well the 14 year old is taller than me! ) and we are going to stay at the Loews Hollywood Hotel (at the Hollywood and Highland Center) for a little sightseeing the first night before we go to DLR for the rest of the trip. I am normally not a nervous traveller, and I know to be sensible. But since it will be just me and the kids in a touristy area, I don't want to be a big ol' target either! I was thinking of walking around the area that afternoon, and hopefully taking in a show at El Capitan across the street, but will it be safe walking across and back in the dark if we take in a show that gets out at say 9 or 9:30? (that time of year, I assume it will be dark by then)
Also, I was planning on going to Union Station and taking a train from LA to Anehiem -- I thought they would enjoy seeing Union Station, and they love trains, so I thought a train ride would be fun (I know we have to get a cab to get there from the hotel, and then from the Anehiem station to the DLR hotel). But then I started wondering about how safe that is? I've only ever ridden a train from Union Station once before, and it was with a group on a privately chartered train. So I don't want to take my two children on somethink like a NYC subway in a bad area and get mugged or something!!!!! (Not trying to give anyone a bad rep here..... just trying to be safe!)
I don't want to be overly-paranoid , and its probably perfectly fine as long as we keep our valuables tucked away, but then I also live where I feel perfectly comfortable going out to the store alone at night and people leave their cars and houses unlocked all the time, so don't want to do something dumb and have a bad experience (especially with my kids!) Thanks!!
Also, I was planning on going to Union Station and taking a train from LA to Anehiem -- I thought they would enjoy seeing Union Station, and they love trains, so I thought a train ride would be fun (I know we have to get a cab to get there from the hotel, and then from the Anehiem station to the DLR hotel). But then I started wondering about how safe that is? I've only ever ridden a train from Union Station once before, and it was with a group on a privately chartered train. So I don't want to take my two children on somethink like a NYC subway in a bad area and get mugged or something!!!!! (Not trying to give anyone a bad rep here..... just trying to be safe!)
I don't want to be overly-paranoid , and its probably perfectly fine as long as we keep our valuables tucked away, but then I also live where I feel perfectly comfortable going out to the store alone at night and people leave their cars and houses unlocked all the time, so don't want to do something dumb and have a bad experience (especially with my kids!) Thanks!!