Day 4 LA

Apparently I wore out my son.  Or the sun did.  I slept til 8 which is late since LA is two hours earlier.  Joel slept til 10.  So while he was sleeping, I walked to the neighborhood coffee shop, Sabor y Cultura.

after showering and got the iced latte. Yum!  I did my quiet time and read til Joel got up.  We hung out and read together in the apartment which I quite enjoyed then walked to a cafe about 10 blocks away for brunch.

More pics of Joel's neighborhood and apartment.

Street view of Joel's house.

He lives in the back unit, ground floor.

View from Joel's window while lying in bed.  

Friends and Family Cafe, appropriate, huh?  

We walked the hot sweaty walk back to the apartment and laid around and read (enjoyable!) until we decided to drive the route that Joel drives every morning, down Los Feliz and a short jaunt on the 5, about 20 minutes to Glendale.  Joel works in the Grand Central Central Creative Campus or GC3.

 His section is just one floor.  It was very modern and very clean and impressive.  There is a large quad area with cartoon statues and a cafe with indoor and outdoor tables, more life a cafeteria.  

Joel's desk:

Snack area:

On the way back to Joel's apartment, even though it was very hot and Joel is very sunburned, we stopped by Echo Park Lake for the Lotus Festival.  This was a celebration of SouthEast Asian culture and had food and ware booths.  It would have been more enjoyable without the heat so we didn't stay long.

More resting in Joel's comfy cozy cool apartment. And watching Joel watch Game of Thrones was a trip.

And then....dinner at Stout Burger with birthday boy nephew Jc, Kristi, and Ryan and his friend who were visiting from Kansas!  

Next morning, up,early, Joel got up to say goodbye and move his car.  It was soo hard to say goodbye.  (Looking forward to seeing Leah and Emmet who,are picking me up at the airport helps).

So I leave you with these random thoughts of LA:

Random LA thoughts:

Anything goes in terms of style including just wearing a towel draped over your head

Homeless people can sleep anywhere

There are no perfect bodies on the beach 

LA people don't greet one another on the street

Joel has a hairy man chest

People eat healthy here

Parking is a bitch

There are lots of palm trees

No one is concerned about all the trash and weeds sprinkled in the succulents and flowers. 

Sidewalks occasionally randomly smell like urine

Grass and open spaces are not necessary for owning dogs. 

Tourists stick out like sore thumbs 

There are waaaay too many restaurants to choose from