Travel Destination: Los Angeles, California! :D

I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend! :D

The last time we took a trip through my blog, we went to Paris. Today, let's go around my beloved Los Angeles. :D

Los Angeles is the second most populous city in the United States.

It means "the angels" in Spanish.

the Hollywood sign

It is also called "The Entertainment Capital of the World".

downtown LA in the morning


the city at night


Why don't we start with shopping? :D

There are so many places to shop at here in LA.
Let's go to The Grove - here you can walk around, check out the shops and go shopping, catch a movie, eat... we might even be lucky enough to be there on the same day as Katie Holmes and Suri, or Victoria Beckham and her boys. ;)



Then we can hop on the trolley and go to the Farmers Market.



Let's go eat some yummy crepes! And buy fresh fruits and vegetables.



There are also many other Farmers Market all over LA.

This next picture is of the one in Northridge. Here they sell tons of fresh produce, yummy Italian ice, kabobs, kettle corn (my favorite!), handmade soaps, bags, watches... you can even go wall climbing. Kids will also enjoy riding the ponies. One time, I even saw a llama. :D




Jennifer Garner and her girls love to visit their local Farmers Market.

Most Farmers Markets that I know of are held next to or near a mall. After walking around there, we can then go inside the mall - cool off, look around, and shop some more. :D


the Westfield Topanga Mall

Feel like dressing up and getting all dolled up? Let's dress up for a day of walking around Rodeo Drive.




The shops there are divine! But of course, almost everything there costs a lot. But nothing's going to stop us from hitting Rodeo Drive and going window shopping, right? ;)

If you are looking for some cheap finds though, I suggest going to downtown LA's Fashion District. Here you can find tons of affordable clothes, shoes, bags, etc.



If you want to go there, I suggest getting there somewhat early because parking is really difficult. If possible, take someone who really knows the place by heart with you because you might not remember where you parked, or worse you might get lost. Dress comfortably, and don't wear your new shoes or bag or clothes because the place isn't the cleanest in the world. And, I must also warn you about the restrooms, yeah, they are not very clean either, so I suggest that you don't drink much while you're there.

But other than all of that, this place is a shopper's paradise. I was able to buy sandals sold in the malls at $35 for only $10. We saw some Ed Hardy bags regularly sold between $200 and $300 being sold for $50.

Besides shopping, we can also go to a concert. Hollywood Bowl, anyone?



The last time I went there was over a year ago - my friends and I went to see Adele perform.

It's a really laidback place. There are seats for everyone. We went during the summer, and even though it was an open area, it wasn't hot. It even got chilly as night came.

You can bring food and have a picnic there. Just be careful and patient because there might be some tipsy or just plain drunk people who drank way too much beer or wine. Haha. But other than that, it was a fun experience.

*They actually recently performed Rent at the Hollywood Bowl.*

You can also visit museums while you're here. There's The Griffith Observatory, The Museum of Tolerance, California Science Center, The Norton Simon Museum, and The Getty Center to name a few.



The Getty Center (view from the freeway)

Then, let's hit Hollywood and Highland.

The Kodak Theatre


The Kodak Theatre Mall (they have a big Forever21!)

Across from Kodak is Grauman's Chinese Theater.

Here you can see hand/feet (or shoe?) prints of different actors and actresses. (Can you see Spiderman in the photo? Haha.)

Haha, sorry, I just had to use their photo! ;)

We can also walk around The Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Cameron Diaz

Matt Damon

Do you want to spend some time walking around the Santa Monica Pier?

Or drive along the Pacific Coast Highway and find the perfect beach spot?


Other places we can go to:

The Staples Center



The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels


The Walt Disney Concert Hall

These next places are places that we absolutely have to go to!

Disneyland

California Adventure


Universal Studios Hollywood

Universal City Walk

As for food, there are so mannnnyyyyy restaurants to choose from. There's Nobu, Geisha House, Ketchup, The Stinking Rose, The Ivy... There are also regular favorites like Olive Garden, Applebee's, Stonefire Grill, P.F. Chang's, Maggiano's... There are also a lotttt of cute eateries and restaurants around... And fastfood, of course!

An In n' Out Double Double Burger, fries, and milkshake.

If you want to work off the pounds we gained from all that eating, LA also offers many hiking trails - with gorgeous views of the city.



Another thing I heard some people do is buy "Star Maps" to see where the stars live. I haven't really tried that so I can't really say how that will go. It sounds kind of fun though. ;)



If you like to go clubbing, there are a lot of clubs here in LA. Unfortunately though, I'm really not the person to ask for clubbing info. I only know of Le Deux and Area from watching The Hills, haha! ;)

There are so many things we can do and places we can visit while here in LA. I really can't fit all of that in one post.

Have you been to Los Angeles, or are you a fellow LA girl like me? Where do you like to go to the most?

Please share other places/activities I wasn't able to mention. :D

Oh, and one last thing: Don't be at the 405 at 4:05! ;P

Have a restful Sunday, everyone!

*images (except two) are all from Google*