This past week, about Tuesday, we swirved over to L.A. to do work and get some sight seeing in. Being from the suburbs, I’d say our hometown is fairly laidback and quiet. L.A. on the other hand can be a little frustrating to those visiting for the first time. With reckless drivers, hard to find parking, and homeless people chillin’ it could definitely take some getting use to. Luckily, this wasn’t our 1st time…more like our 100th.
Caught this picture, on our way over to the infamous bench scene in the movie “500 Days of Summer”. Unfortunately, parking was a hassle so we never made it to the bench. By the way, if you have no idea what bench I’m talking about, I highly recommend you check out the movie!
Our first stop was Little Tokyo. Great place to visit for neat toys, gifts, candy, anime, yan yans, sarsi, sushi, sneakers, fashion and food! One resturant had a deal “Eat 5lbs of fish/noodles/fish eggs/veggies…etc in 15mins and the meal is free!” Otherwise, the meal would cost you $44.95, if you fail to eat it all. Yikes…we weren’t taking the risk of not finishing.
We decided on a more authentic approach for our lunch. We drove over to Olvera St. for some real homestyle mexican cooking and mexican treats. We ate at a place called “La Noche Buena”. With bargain pricing and free refills on horchata.
Mexican treats everywhere! Cocada(Similar to an American macaroon) was only $1.25. We were also lucky enough to try many free samples from the lady working behind the counter.
L.A. is a GREAT place to sticker slap.
Our last stop was Melrose and Fairfax. Paid a visit to The Hundreds, Johnny Cupcakes, Keep, Tokidoki, Kid Robot, and Crooks n’ Castles.
-Edwin
