With all the delicious food we have been eating we have been trying to keep active at the the same time, so we thought it would be a good way to kill 2 birds with one stone. Get some exercise and some amazing views at the same time. If you happen to watch any trashy E reality show, you would've no doubt have seen a 'celeb' kick start their fitness routine with a hike up Runyon. *cough, cough* Kardashians... (not that I watch that of course)
Anyway we got to Runyon, waited an age for some parking and then got hiking. There is 3 routes I read, the easy one, the difficult one and one called the hero. Unfortunately there isn't really a proper map so we went with one that looked difficult but not crazy. Turns out we took the hero one (I think) but luckily for us we did it the other way round to everyone else so I don't think it was as tough as it could've been. We were going down all the steep uphill bits that everyone else was dying on.
But it was a really good hike, and the views of LA are amazing from up there.
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| Views for days |
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| Gotta get a selfie |
After a quick shower and change, we made our way to the Hollywood walk of fame. Although it was very busy with tourists it was fun to see. The stars go on for ages, although the most famous stars tend to all be clustered around the Chinese Theatre. This was also interesting as in front of the theatre there are a lot of stars hand and footprints and signatures. We spent a good while just checking these out. There are also quite a few street performers along the stretch some of who are really good. We saw a girl doing some dancing to Michael Jackson who was impressive.
Griffith Observatory was next on the agenda, which is up there as an attraction on the LA lists for some great views. The views were good and the park surrounding the observatory looked like it would be a good place to explore, but I think after already seeing views in Runyon, we weren't as impressed. Although you did get some good views of the Hollywood sign which is cool to see! We didn't quite stay for sunset, although I'm sure that sunset from there would be impressive.
LA is known for good sushi, so we decided that's what we would have for dinner. The airbnb owner recommended a place called Sugarfish to us, and I had read it was good so we decided to check it out.
They have a few branches around LA, so we decided to check out the Beverly Hills one. The restaurant itself was quite low key, but the sushi was amazing. They have a 'trust me' menu that is recommended so that's what we went for. They choose a few different types of sushi and bring them out. All the fish was really fresh and very tasty. When we arrived we had to wait for a table as they don't do reservations. They have a bar outside though so we people watched all the rich people while we waited, which is always fun to do. We also got chatting to the people next to us about where to go for some drinks after and they recommended some places in West Hollywood to check out. So after dinner we hopped into a cab and made our way to Laurel Hardware but unfortunately the queue was crazy so we ended up in Hudson. This was a pretty cool place, sort of looked like an old train carriage and had some good music and very strong drinks! Most places in USA seem to free pour any spirits you order. We stayed for a few drinks and then headed off home.
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