Ladies in Gents...without further ado. LA, day 2.
First of all, I apologize for not updating this. The first post was so exciting and then I totally just left you hanging...sort of like when your favorite T.V. show breaks for the summer and the cliff hanger is just terrible. You swear you won't go back to watching it in the Fall, but like clockwork, there you are all cozied up to the Hills on Monday night just DYING to see how Audrina gets her attitude on! Hrmmm...wait, that doesn't happen to you?
Pshhh whatever. Never the less, I got unmotivated, So You Think You Can Dance, Flipping Out, Tori and Dean, and like 1,000 other reality T.V. shows came back on, I had to travel for work, got sick, wished America happy birthday, thought I had meningitis (not really) and now I'm pretty sure I have vertigo...but only in my right ear.
As you can see, I'm stalling. I'm not gonna lie...memories have faded...things are way less vivid. My fondness for LA still lives on, yet I had to re-read my last post to remember where I left off...Thank Allah for digital photos.
We started day 2 by heading to Silver Lake.
If I ever moved to LA, this is where I would want to live. It has an actual neighborhood vibe to it. It's filled with adorable stores, little cafes, and cool houses. Very artsy...even the postman was hipper than me (not a huge feat, but still!).
A view from the hill where we parked out trusty Versa.
We had lunch at the Town and Country Cafe. It got mixed reviews on Yelp! but I thought it was really good.
They had "real" coke in a glass bottle...mmmmmm.
Although I look slightly "special" here...I was also very happy. And I don't even realize that things are about to get 100 percent better...see below.
If I ever went to prison, and say perhaps I had to be sentenced to death...I would probably consider this a good option for a last meal. It was the best grilled cheese I've ever had. Sometimes with cheddar cheese, it gets oily or the cheese gets too hard right away, this was not the case, gooey and good. The fries were perfect and I was actually depressed when I got full and could not finish the whole thing. I miss this sandwich, I do.
After lunch we walked around for a bit and ducked in quite a few of the shops in the area. There were some very cool/kitchy stores and record shops...the usual. I didn't buy anything, because most of it was too pricey. It was neat to see things that I see on the internet on design blogs and stuff in person though.
We took a short drive to find this place called The Circle. Our travel guide (yeah, we had a travel guide and it mostly came in handy for referencing addresses and places to eat--though some of the reviews weren't really spot on...including this one) touted it as " hidden jewel of a place where samples and overstock items including designer tops, pants, skirts and, on occasion, accessories can be found. " I really wouldn't go as far as calling it a "hidden jewel." Yeah, I guess this stuff was "on sale" but it was still like $45 bucks for a tank top that I could get from target for like 10. Call me cheap...I just couldn't get behind it.
So, oh well. We got the hell out of that place and headed to the Griffith Observatory. Well, first we actually stopped a the CVS to buy a gallon of water which lasted pretty much the whole trip and saved us probably like $20 bucks. So, if you don't feel like a loo carrying a gallon of water into your fancy hotel--I suggest stocking up.
Okay, back to the observatory. I think this was probably one of the most enjoyable things we did while we were there. It's free and the view is amazing. Not to mention the workout you get hauling your ass up the hill to get to the actual observatory. (click on the pictures to make them larger)
This was about half way up the hill. The view was already pretty cool.
Looking to the right, where we started was at the end of the long line of parked cars.
Getting closer, the HOLLYWOOD sign finally came into view.
I am outwardly thrilled. I promise that Sean was too, even if he isn't as obvious as I. Maybe it was all my jibber jabber about Paula Abdul's Rush Rush video being filmed here with thespian, Keanu Reeves channeling James Dean a la Rebel Without A Cause? Or maybe he was just tired. It was a long walk.
We made it! Pretty spectacular.
Look at the majestic view behind us. Glorious. Also, please note, I will be wearing that shirt again in the future. I was having some wardrobe issues on this trip, I don't know why I packed half the shit I did. I ended up re-wearing a lot of things because of it. I'm just saying, I'm not trying to get away with anything here.
Even though it was overcast, the clouds looked pretty surreal up this high. I would have liked to see the view at night.
Pictures obviously don't really do the place justice. It was the shit. And I have to again say that it was FREE! Unless you want to pay for some show where you look at stars, but I did that when I was in 5th grade and once was enough.
The only bummer was that the HUGE telescope was not running because of the cloudy sky.
But, if you ever needed incentive to go visit something, I think that getting to look though this monster would do. No?
Two thumbs up for this place.
Okay, I'm tired and I'm sure you need a break from all this recap excitement.
Next up, day 2-part 2: Hollywood, Sean being gay bashed, Beauty Bar, and the drunk Indian Guy puking inside of it.
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