LA - DAY 2

// JUNE 29, 2017

Day 2 of LA was spent at the Museum of Ice Cream. I was able to snag two tickets when the museum extended their stay. Thank god I followed their Instagram account so I would know the time and day I would have to purchase them!

The museum was a lot of fun! This pop-up museum definitely holds up to the hype that I have seen online. As well as being an Instagram heaven location! 

She was serving salted caramel ice cream with a "magical" sauce on top. It was AMAZING!

She was serving salted caramel ice cream with a "magical" sauce on top. It was AMAZING!

Swing set where the walls have scratch-n-sniff bananas

Swing set where the walls have scratch-n-sniff bananas

The boyfriend came with me. He was an amazing model for this museum trip ;)

Mint Room - Mint Life

Mint Room - Mint Life

The mint room was quite refreshing. We were given a slice of a mint mochi ice cream (drool). The mint on the right side were all sweet mint, which smelled the best. The mints on the left side had different types, which I already forgot :X. The fun thing about the planted mints is that they used cacao shells to top off the soil. So if you smell the soil, it will have a hint of chocolate. Mint chocolate. So clever!

Death by popsicle

Death by popsicle

We ended our day stopping by the LA Convention Center to pick up my Anime Expo badge, then headed to Little Tokyo to do a little bit of exploring. We found ourselves eating ramen at this pretty good place, Hakata Ikkousha

I had the Tonkontsu Standard and the boyfriend had the Tonkontsu Black. The bowl on the left is their Cha-shu Don, which is a pork rice bowl. So simple but so flavorful. 

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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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