Recommendations in LA?

[randomh3r0]

I'm traveling for work next week: San Diego mon and tues, LA wed thurs, and ending up in San Fran till I fly home Friday.

Anything you BTers recommend I do while there in my down time?

[Guest]

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[randomh3r0]

While good suggestions, those are the types of things I'd rather do in my own community.

I'll be working for this trip already, just thought I'd see if someone had some ideas for good restaurants or something fun to do for an evening?

[Cbinpdx]

San Diego - Hotel del Coronado is a class act - go there for breakfast so you can better appreciate its locale and architecture. I don't really know San Diego very well, but I always wanted to go sea kayaking. Of course, you'd have to do THAT in the daytime.

 

http://blog.sandiego.org/2012/04/kayaking-caves-san-diego-la-jolla/

 

How long will you be in SF? Maybe you'd like to walk across the Golden Gate Bridge? Very nice, if it's not foggy. Nicer in the day, and not as cold. It WILL be cold. Have a drink at the Top of the Mark for a fabulous city view. (Mark Hopkins Hotel). Lots of GREAT restaurants in SF. Take a visit to North Beach for Italian or to visit the City Lights Bookstore.

 

LA - You need a car. Rent a car. Splurge - get a convertible. Have you been in LA before? It's been quite warm here. Do you like the beach? You can go to Santa Monica Place, have a lovely lunch and do a little high end shopping, then walk the 3 blocks to the beach and play in the surf. I mean, it's, like 90 degrees today, dude, probably 70's at the beach.

Work permitting? lol

 

Best thing to do is pick up a free copy of the LA Weekly, which lists all events. Or go online:

 

http://www.laweekly.com/calendar/

 

They also do restaurant reviews.

 

Which neighborhood are you going to be working out of?

[randomh3r0]

San Diego is day 1, and I'll probably head to LA right after my meeting. I expect to have about 3 evenings free there. Company is renting me a car already, and I haven't been to LA for about 15 years (I was 14). San Fran I've been to before more recently and for longer, so I think I can find fun there.

Thanks for the tips though, exactly what I want!

[Cbinpdx]

yer welcome. What L.A. neighborhood will you be in - or are you going to be moving around a lot?

 

BTW, it takes about 2-1/2 hours to drive from from San Diego to LA. If this was summer, I'd suggest you take the drive along the Coast... but if you're leaving in the evening, well ... it's not so scenic when it's dark...

[Turin Turambar]

Where in the greater Los Angeles area will you be? You looking for restaurant type places? There are gobs of nice things to do. Museums, theme parks, shopping, music.

 

Agreed coast not as scenic if dark. But if sunset awesome.

[randomh3r0]

I'm not sure where I'm staying, but my meetings are in Glendale and Garden grove those days.

Definitely interested in such things Turin. A good museum or music venue perhaps?

[Cbinpdx]

When you're in Glendale, go to Porto's Bakery on Brand. It's a Cuban place. Best pastries in the area, very reasonable, coffee and Cuban sandwiches are also available. You won't regret it. Get a slice of mango cake, or opera cake (my favorites!) This is best for lunch. For dinner, Damon's Steakhouse is a blast from the past, complete with Tiki Tiki deco. Get a mai tai and a steak, you'll be a happy camper.

 

Not familiar with Garden Grove. I know it's near Anaheim, which is the home of Disneyland and Knotts Berry Farm, both of which are open in the evening, but I'm not sure how late. Also the Anaheim Ducks hockey team (is it hockey season?)

 

Your best bet for music is the listings in the Weekly.

 

A museum near Glendale is in Pasadena: the Norton Simon Museum has a fine collection.

[Turin Turambar]

Norton Simon is an excellent art museum. also several history museums in Los Angeles proper at exposition park which is right by the LA Coliseum. I'm not sure how late they stay open however. It has been too long for me to be ableto recommend any restaurants but there are a TON of them.

 

Garden Grove is close to both Knott's and Disney. But weekdays the sites have them only open until 6 and 8 respectively. The NHL is on strike so no hockey. There are some other music sites out in that area iirc. The grove at orange I believe has a few live music places within a group of restaurants and clubs I think.

[Cbinpdx]

Random, Glendale/Pasadena is my 'hood. If you'd like to meet up, send me a PM.

[randomh3r0]

Sounds great! I shot you a message, would love to meet a real-life BT'er!

[lolguy26]

chuckles sneaked in behind TRL while he was talking to jani, after jani left, chuckles followed the lightie a bit and using classic techniques attacked the lightie behind his back, and he weaved a complex weave that he heard was called "illusion", he saw the lightie look around and then grunt in pain and laughed, the lightie thought he was being attacked by a

 

 

he left the scene and reported back to his mistress

[Ithillian Turambar]

Oh the horror! That illusion is so dangerous it has actually forced my phone to boot this Thread twice!

 

I do hope you are not permanently damaged Random

[randomh3r0]

Lol. Nah, I'm unharmed. I'll even let chuckles live.... For now...:)

[Sorcha al'Parr]

While Random is focused on chuckles, Sorcha tapes a piece of paper saying "Kick me-I'm a Lightie" on his back and hides to watch and see what happens in the bushes.

[randomh3r0]

Hmmm... So Ithis shadow minions want to pick on me eh?

 

*evil grin*

[Ithillian Turambar]

Give 'em hell. It will toughen them up lol.

[randomh3r0]

Revenge is a dish best served by minions of my own :)

[Niniel]

It was a long time since I travelled in California so things have probably changed a lot. This restaurant offered one of the greatest meal I have ever had. And the view is fantastic.

[Ithillian Turambar]

Excellent. I'll get my camera. We should be able to make some cash out of this on one of those funny clip shows.

[randomh3r0]

Lol.. Or fodder for the comic strip.

 

I would just destroy them with the OP if left to my own devices :)

[Ithillian Turambar]

I think I would like to go to California one day. I hear there are some beautiful things to see, it's just so hot there though. I would probably just cook.

[Ithillian Turambar]

Lol.. Or fodder for the comic strip.

 

I would just destroy them with the OP if left to my own devices :)

 

But then I would have to destroy you, and then Tress would have to destroy me, and then Turin would have to destroy Tress.

 

It would all get very messy.

 

*gets some deckchairs out and a sun parasol*

 

Perhaps a minion could bring some drinks.

[Niniel]

Now stop for a minute! I´m sure I can spare a few of my staff members but not all of them.