DTLA

December 2015

By the end of 2015 it finally registered with us that finding time for another weekend away would be challenging.  Instead of getting frustrated by our limitation we decided to take a day out.  Over coffee we planned a full day in downtown Los Angeles.  This is what we did in order…

Grand Central Market Breakfast

We intended to eat at Eggslut but the line around the building deterred us so we ate bagels at Wexler’s Deli   (By the way I have since eaten at Eggslut and it is fantastic).  Grand Central Market is in a great neighborhood.  I recently had my knives sharpened at Ross Cutlery and this picture of the Million Dollar Theater is taken from the Bradbury Building.

MOCA

After breakfast we walked up the stairs adjacent to Angel’s Flight and made our way to the Museum of Contemporary Art.  I think we all agreed that modern art is tricky.  This visit would inspire the first of our many conversations trying to make meaning out of the visual arts.

The Last Bookstore & Nickel Diner

Christmas season is a great time to spend hours in a bookstore.  The Last Bookstore is worth a trip all on its own.  This place is a treat!  As I recall we all went home with some Christmas presents (for ourselves and others).

We walked over to Nickel Diner when our shopping was done.  I recommend the pozole soup.  The bacon donut is their specialty.

Little Tokyo/Geffen Contemporary

Mary’s mom used to bring her to a ramen shop in Little Tokyo when she was a little girl in the early 80’s.  We looked for that shop while also popping in and out of stores full of excellent tchotchkes.

We also dropped in on the Geffen Contemporary to view Matthew Barney’s River of Fundament.  I’ll say it again… art can be tricky.

Dinner and a Play

We ate dinner at the very fine Church & State in the Los Angeles Arts District before heading to the East West Theater near Little Tokyo to see Chinglish by David Henry Hwang.  Only in Los Angeles would your Uber drive know all  about the playwright and his recent brush with death in New York City.

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