I didn't enjoy LA, either. When I left my husband, I threw some stuff into my old car, and drove straight to my parents' house. I never moved back. LA exhausts me. It feels fake and dirty. But that may also be a reflection of my time there (the demise of my marriage would have sucked in any city).
I'm taking my mom & aunt to meet up with my grandmother. grandma lives in Hemet, and the three of them are goin to take the train up the coast before my grandma spends the summer in the bay area. my grandfather died this winter, and we're having a memorial for him in June, so that's part of the reason for the train trip.