Malibu Barbies

Well, not really Barbies. Just Malibu. We did look good though but definitely not Barbie-ish.

Wednesday being Veteran's Day, Brooke, Ann and I took off to the Getty Villa in Malibu. This is not to be confused with the Getty Museum which is in LA. The Villa holds the antiquities from J. Paul Getty's collection. Think Greek and Roman statues with various body parts knocked off and you get the picture.

It was a beautiful day in Malibu and the museum was gorgeous. Getty had it built in the early 70's in imitation of a villa that had been partially unearthed at Pompeii. The architecture of the entire site is a museum unto itself. There are gardens surrounding the building and also an inner courtyard garden.

After viewing coins, pottery, statues, jewels, some dating back to 2,000 BC we enjoyed shopping and dinner at Third Street Promenade. I would highly recommend the Villa. It is free but you do need to get tickets for everyone in your party. There is a $15 parking charge. There is a picnic area if you want to bring in your own food (or the beach is right across the street) or a cafe if you want to spend a lot of money on lunch. Even though the museum itself probably wouldn't interest too many kids, there is a lot of room for kids to run around. Great day trip!