Our LA day: the walk of fame, Angels Knoll, the farmer's market, the Bradbury, Sprinkles ice cream, the LA temple, and the Getty.
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| Forever my favorite. |
The best part of the walk of fame were the tour group recruiters trying to win our attention with their knowledge of the locations of famous contemporary Hollywood actors and actresses. Little did they know, we were not your run-of-the-mill LA tourists; we were looking for Audrey, Grace Kelly, and other favorites of yesteryear (I love that word for it always makes me think of "The Parent Trap" and my cousins). I was also excited when I saw Clifton Fadiman's star ( Anne Fadiman's father).
Do you recognize this pretty park? It features in "[500] Days of Summer." We ate lunch here and it was lovely as well as quite close to the Bradbury Building (#1 on my LA itinerary). Since it is located on a hill, it is serviced by stairs and two tram cars running in opposite directions, which were thrilling and also terrifying to ride.
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| Em made a friend in the Bradbury Building. |
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| Grand Central Market |
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| an ice cream recipe by Thomas Jefferson--how cool is that?! |
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| pistachio + red velvet |
In Italy, pistacchio was my litmus test for gelato. It's one of my favorite flavors, but also distinctive and it was available at most gelaterie so it made for delicious and easy comparisons. Compared to gelato, usually pistachio ice cream, although good, does not capture the flavors of the nut but the pistachio at Sprinkles was so so good.
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| the LA Temple |
I love the LA temple and I'm glad I got to visit with my family, as my parents were married there. It's such a beautiful temple and I love the prominent location, as you can see the temple for miles.
LA is an incredible city and it was great to see and experience new-to-me parts of it.
i love everything that Lauren wears.
best friends reunited!! [FINALLY]
Sunday afternoon picnic with my sisters and cousin Rachel
possibly the best
watermelon of my life! [this was the dark green one, the variety is called 'sugarbaby' and it was
delicious]
moments earlier: the wind of the impending thunderstorm was blowing Lauren's dress around a la marilyn monroe.
this is lightning from said thunderstorm.
I hope your Sunday was lovely as well!
here goes.
a. project one from my sewing class:
pajama pants. and they're extra long! aka long enough.
i also got my skirt (project 2) back this week, and my shirt (project 3) is due tomorrow. and my final project is due in 2 weeks. .....hopefully that's enough time?
b. i'm so ready for an eastcoast spring.
c. one time amy made this robot necklace that i gave to my sister as a birthday present.
[it's a clock key!]
d. it's finally warm enough for sunshine-filled park excursions!!
f.
the rockstar diaries. which my sister showed me months ago, like probably last summer, and i now realize i really love.
g. i also LOVE
this. (one of my goals for the summer is to buy a film camera)
now back to my italian homework.
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