Days 2 & 3

I love being able show this city off and you can find a lot in a few city blocks. French food, crafts, boutiques, City Target Boutique, something called a fonut w/ umlaut, famous Magnolia cupcakes, etc. Day 2 was a take it easy day, something didn't agree with me, but it didn't stop us from shopping up and down third with a stop at another cafe favorite, Joan's on Third. It can get crowded with the brunch crowd, but 4:00 on a Saturday was pretty perfect. Great for people watching and wandering aimlessly from counter to counter. Do I want a macaron? Homemade potato chips? Some charcuterie? Black sesame chicken wings? A latte? We sampled some things. They make a mean chicken salad.

Why do people go out with each other just to punch away at their cell phones?

At dinner we reminisced over France in the cozy dining room of the Whisper Lounge.

Sunday came quickly it was up then crepes and coffee and off for a quick wander through the Melrose Trading Post. Which is really great people watching. There was a stall that just had people hanging out and playing with their laptops in this Moroccan themed lounge space with belly dancing music blaring bobbing their heads. We couldn't figure out what they were doing and selling and never asked. Oh LA.

We borrowed Brian's truck and headed across Sunset to the Getty. I like being able to see this place through other people's eyes. It is easy for me to see this place as work and it completely loses the awe factor. It is pretty awesome, this white city on the top of the hill filled with art. It is hard to know where to start. I usually start with the garden putting in my tour information like that meyer and irwin did not see eye to eye and there are little jabs at each other in this space. I felt like a bad tour guide because i couldn't think of the word Travertine, especially after cursing it for years after getting high heels stuck in it. That is by the way why most of the employees wear flats.

Then it was to the Irises and the splendid decorative arts and off before traffic got too bad.

It was a whirlwind weekend and just a taste of the city. We never made it to high tea at the Biltmore, but alas next time.

Did you have fun?