Day two's tour of Los Angeles saw us hitting Hollywood, visiting the legendary Chinese Theatre to photograph the hand and footprints of the stars. From there to the Dolby Theatre, home of the Oscars, which everyone seems disappointed to discover was situated in a shopping centre. As we left, the street outside was being prepared for the premiere of nautical drama The Finest Hours, meaning the array of out-of-shape Spider-Man impersonators who live outside the cinema were presumably moved on.

Next, we wandered the streets of Beverley Hills, goggling  in wonder at the custom Rolls Royces and unbelievable tidiness of the streets. Purchases were made (trainers, make-up and, in my case, a can of pop) before heading to the slightly less pricy shops of The Grove for lunch. Time was well spent in the nearby Farmers Market, chatting to a man from Stockport and eating the biggest corned beef sandwich in the world, before heading to the beautiful heights of the Griffith Observatory, itself the star of films such as Rebel Without A Cause, and home to the best views over the vast sprawl of the city.

Finally we headed to Universal City Walk and the Hard Rock Cafe for more carbohydrates and a visit to the excellently-named comic shop Things From Another World before heading back to our hotel and bumping into fellow guest Mark Margolis, Breaking Bad's bell-ringing Tio Salamanca. Tomorrow, cinematography with the New YorkFilm Academy and our first studio tour at Sony.