LA

LA - DAY 3

// JUNE 30, 2017

We started the day meeting up with friends in Little Tokyo then headed to Downtown LA to explore the area. I always wanted to visit the Walt Disney Concert Hall because I love the unique architecture. It has a very organic structure, which stands out among the geometric architecture that surrounds the building. While there, the boyfriend and I ended up doing a mini photoshoot.

Positive sticker. Second time seeing this beauty in the world.

Positive sticker. Second time seeing this beauty in the world.

Of course, the boyfriend wanted to take some pictures of me, and anyone that knows me knows I prefer being behind the camera than in front of it. So enjoy the silly pictures. I could not resist myself.

After exploring the Walt Disney Concert Hall, we were pretty famished, so we went to the one place the boyfriend wanted to go to for awhile, since we did not get a chance to go in NYC. BAOHAUS! We went there to hold us over until later for Korean BBQ with friends.

The buns from left to right: Birdhaus Bao, Chairman Bao, and Fried Fish Bao. All there were pretty good but our favorite was the Chairman. We also got some free stickers and buttons for Eddie Huang's show, Huang's World. I've seen a few episodes are it is pretty good. Very raw and Eddie is quite hilarious. Love it!

Afterwards, we grabbed some food at 8 Korean BBQ with my friend Jenny, who is in California for an internship, and her boyfriend. We ordered the Pork Plate, which gives you 8 different flavors of their samgyeopsal, which are slices of pork belly. This is probably the first time I have been to a Korean BBQ restaurant where you pay per table vs per person. For the price and the amount we got, I would say it was well worth it.

We ended our night getting bubble tea at Snow Monster because I heard you can get bubble tea in a light bulb at that location. A novelty item, yes, but I wanted to enjoy the experience and I was super excited to get one.

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LA - DAY 1

// JUNE 28, 2017

I had the opportunity to fly out to LA to go to Anime Expo with the boyfriend, as well as, meeting up with other friends that will be there. We flew out three days before the Con started to give us some time to explore the LA area a bit since I have never been.

The boyfriend

The boyfriend

After 10+ hours of traveling, we FINALLY made it to LA! The boyfriend and I grabbed our rental car, which was not what we originally reserved but got a better car instead because of the lady at the counter. Big ups for the Hertz lady! [ I forgot her name :X Sorry! We grabbed some lunch at Del Taco then off to our friend Isaac's place. The boyfriend and I relaxed for a while then headed off to explore LA for a bit.

TEA POP - Outdoor lounge area

TEA POP - Outdoor lounge area

We stayed in North Hollywood, so we grabbed some bubble tea at Tea Pop, which had some pretty good bubble tea. I had the Almonilla and it was amazing! Caution, it is sweet but you can always adjust the sugar level. The place has a really cute outdoor lounge area. It is definitely a place to stop by. Afterwards, we checked out the Debbie Reynolds Dance Studio and Millenium Dance Complex. Drove to the Griffith Observatory to see if we can get a better view of the Hollywood sign but it was SUPER packed and difficult to find parking. We just drove up then drove down. Thankfully, we were able to see the Hollywood sign... from a distance... from our car. WORTH IT! Haha.

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