My Trip to LA

So the story is that I work with a bunch of wonderful people in LA. This past week I was lucky enough to travel there on business, right in to Hollywood.

Here follows a pictorial journey of the fun stuff I did.

We did the star walk. Naturally, the only star I took a picture of was the one I felt would get the biggest laugh from K.

E and Sly, whom I was lucky enough to travel with, kindly didn't look away as I touristly took photos. Yes, touristly.

Here is the famous Grauman's

Clearly, this was also due to K's influence.....

I also almost missed the Kodak. It is hilariously surrounded by shopping malls and people dressed as spiderman crouching on trashcans.

Have you ever seen Big?

Yeah...

I was pretty excited too.

This is Sly's fabulous view from her office window. I feel pretty jealous staring at psuedo carpet cube walls. Ah to be fabulous

If you look closely you can spot the Beverly Wilshire where we walked to a celebratory lunch one afternoon. I felt as though Richard Gere would sweep in to give me a giant cellphone and save my life.....or something :)

It is a bit hazy, but you can see the Hollywood sign and all.

Our first night we dined at La Loteria

It was divine, fragrant rice, perfectly stewed beans, tender shrimp tacos.

I felt pretty damn chic

Alas, still not celebrities lurking in those dark corners.

One afternoon we drove to Santa Monica, where the stars gather their Vitamin D.

If only K were there to ride to beach-long board walk.

We supped at the delicious Gladstones

We are pretty happy sitting in the sunshine with Mojitos.

However, we became much more deliriously happy when we got moved to a table next to the beach. We watched the sunset and basked in the glory of amazing food.

I started with some New England chowder. Now, this was the one thing I didn't like so much, but that shows me for ordering this in CA. Duh R.

Sly's Taco Salad.

E's basil shrimp, goat cheese flat bread.

Yes, it was a sandwich. But I swear, it was the best sandwich that has ever graced my mouth with its presence. Seared Ahi tuna with a house made Chile Harissa (i.e. delicious, crack sauce) with avacado, pickled red onion and spinach on a soft ciabatta roll.