Since we are realizing that our time in the beautiful state of California will most likely be coming to an end soon, Rob and I have been trying to do all of the things that people who live in LA should do. Last weekend we made some pretty good progress.
Last Friday I had the day off from work, so we started our weekend with a hike on the Hollyridge Trail. It was a great hike- not too tough, gave us a pretty close view of the Hollywood sign, gave us a wonderful view of Los Angeles (although it was pretty polluted and/or foggy that day), and we also had a few run ins with wild life. We saw horses (which were actually just part of a tour group), a big snake, a bright blue baby snake that was literally like 2 inches long, lots of lizards, and some cool birds.
Hike: Recommended.
After our hike we didn't want to go home, so we just drove and drove. We ended up finding Chinatown so we got out and walked around for a bit. My favorite thing there was this old man on a bench who was playing some kind of oriental string instrument that made cool Chinese traditional-sounding music. And I liked those hanging red lanterns too. To be honest, it was nothing too special (at least the part we were in) but it was definitely something to experience!
San Marino was our next stop, but I have no pictures from it. Seriously, what a cute little city! Like maybe even a dream place to live. At least that's what we thought based on the 4 streets we saw.
A couple other fun things we have recently done include impromptu trips to the beach,
I love, LOVE how all of the lifeguard towers are painted in cool and colorful ways this summer. Well done Los Angeles County!
and going to a movie in the Forever Cemetery. On Saturday nights they play classic horror movies there (I feel this date idea would excel in Provo), so we decided to saddle up and make our way down to Hollywood to see Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Despite having a hard time finding comfortable, long-term sitting positions on our picnic blanket (couldn't lay down because people in front of us had beach chairs we couldn't see over), it was really a lot of fun. We packed our picnic basket and cooler with some tasty food, had a good time people watching (there were some very unique individuals there), and enjoyed the somewhat cheesy, old-fashioned lines in the movie.
Movie at the Cemetery: Recommended.
Thank you for providing us with hours and hours of fun, California. We <3 You.
4 comments:
I wish I was on that hike with you!
how fun! You two are so cute! :-) It's good to go out and see the surroundings...luckily cali just has A LOT of them! :-)
Nice Blog! I love the pictures. What is missing is Milhouse and me and maybe Sophie.
hey katharine and rob!!!!! thanks so much for adding me to your blog and letting me know you have one :) it's really fun to see what you two have been up to lately! man it's been forever since byuh, but seems like you guys are doing great and having fun! keep updating b/c now i'll be able to keep track of your adventures. you look like you're having so much fun!
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