One of my favorite sculptures in downtown LA. “Uptown Rocker”
By Lloyd Hamrol 1986
Nobody gets between Angelenos and their love love hate relationship with their cars.
Tag Archives: travel photography
Hello Sunshine!
I made myself a new desktop background with an adorable picture of my little sister in Hawaii. Perfect for brightening the impending finals week stress!
LA Noire
The gleaming Walt Disney Concert hall gets its dark and scary on. Taken at the top of the very many stairs on a very warm day.
Vespa lovin’
Just thinking about my Roman holiday.
beautiful & unexpected
A selection of beautiful and unexpected moments from the San Diego Museum of Art.
model trains, how meta.
I may have agreed to go to the model train museum with an eye roll, but I left loving this miniature art form. The tiny winding tracks swing through nostalgic small towns and grand canyons and comment on issues as varied as immigration and dinosaurs.
Balboa Park in Black & White
I just went to Balboa Park with my awesome Dad (thanks Dad!). For those who haven’t been, it is a gigantic park in the heart of San Diego chock full of museums, gardens, and a theaters. Basically, a geeky theater & art kids dream come true. These are a few photos from the trip. More coming soon (including the kick-ass model train museum).
Birthday Mini-Golf, seems more significant in black and white photos
Stuck behind the triangle vortex.
I’ve strategically made these all black and white so you can’t tell who was winning.
Lining up a difficult put onto a pirate ship.
Daunting Duomo Climb? Accomplished.
I survived the 400 and some steps to the top of the Duomo today. Totally worth the view. Proof:
What We Ate: San Francisco Food Porn
I am overrun with San Francisco pictures, so I’m afraid days 3-6 will have to wait. In the mean time…. how about a look at all the awesome food we ate over the last week? Yes?
Dinner Day 1: Delightful berry pie (à la mode, of course!) at Mel's Diner. This meal also included a tiny jukebox at our table playing "Rock around the Clock".
Don't mind how obsessed I look. I just love diners.
Dinner Day 2: The Stinking Rose in North Beach specializes in garlic everything. Need an example? We started with a pan of roasted garlic and ended with garlic ice cream... pictured above.
Breakfast Day 3: This is the "Waffle Bacon" from Eats on Clement street.
Basically, they cook two slices of bacon into the waffle and then top it with cheese and a couple of eggs. Legit breakfast. Also... an indication that we needed to slow down on the greasy food. Turns out you really can't eat that for more than a couple of days in a row. No matter how delicious it is.
My partner in crime's selection. Chocolate chip banana pancakes!
Midmorning coffee Day 3: A couple of cappuccinos from Blue Bottle in the Ferry Building.
Day 3 Midafternoon Dessert: Cookie Sunday and Mint something or other at Ghirardelli Square. SO GOOD.
People pictured for scale.
As it turns out, the life of an ice cream spoon is not an easy one... as illustrated by these specimens.
Day 3: The Bread Baby!! This thing was large and in charge. Also, yummy.
Dinner Day 4: B Star. I think you can tell by my beaming and the decimated plates that it was truly scrumptious.
Lunch Day 5: Sushi in Japanese Garden at Golden Gate Park. Probably the best atmosphere ever.
And then... we ordered (and demolished) another. Noms.
Dinner Day 5: We had a serious hankering for French Onion soup. Thanks, Yelp! We found a little French place that fit the bill.
Dinner Day 6: Blossoming Flower Tea! Wait for it...
Wait for it...
BAM! Blossom City.
Dinner Day 6: The House Noodles at House of Nanking were subtly delicious.
More posts on museums, gardens, and a special “Spot the Golden Gate Bridge” game are coming soon!
*Oh, and a very warm, special, and baked with love thank you to Kate, who took the photos of me and of the Ghirardelli ice cream.
