Eaton Canyon

I recently made a list of hiking trails I have to try out and on that list was Eaton Canyon. My friend Arpa called me up and told me that she had to go on a hike with her class to Eaton Canyon so I took the opportunity to go on a hike and joined her class. 

Eaton Canyon park is in Pasadena just off Altadena. The trail took about an hour and a half, but we were walking pretty fast for most of the trail because we had arrived late and her classmates had left us behind. There are 4 or 5 different trails to try out and we did the trail to the waterfalls. Be sure to pack extra socks or to wear totally awesome Birkenstocks because YOUR FEET WILL GET WET! We had to pass through about 10 to 12 streams to get to our destinations and all of us managed to get at least one foot in the water. 

Arpa and Shoghak (shogh isn't that big of a fan of nature)

DTLA Art Walk

Downtown LA art walk is one of my favorite events of the month. It happens every second Thursday of the month and if you don't think that LA doesn't have much culture, then you HAVE TO check this event out. There are tones of food trucks everywhere and almost every building has an art gallery. If that isn't enough, then check out all the venders selling jewelry, art, t-shirts, etc.

These are just some of the things we did at the last Art Walk. The colorful pictures are of a 3-D art gallery... probably the coolest thing i've seen. The last one was inside the Alexandria Hotel in one of the rooms. 

Other things that we usually end up doing at art walk (besides looking at art) is hang out at the rap battle, and eat from almost every food truck. (TK Truck is one of my favorites). 

But be sure the check out this event, which only happens once a month.

http://www.downtownartwalk.com/

^check out the link to see what art galleries are open this time around. 

Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine

This gem is located off of PCH on Sunset Blvd. It's one of the most beautiful and quiet places I've ever been to. The grounds include a Mahatma Gandhi World Peace Memorial, where a portion of Gandhi's ashes have been placed. It's the perfect place to just sit and relax. I went on a Wednesday and it was very empty. There was FREE parking and there is also street parking.

Bradbury Building

I decided to make a list of places that I would love to visit in LA and the first thing that came to mind as I was driving through downtown was the Bradbury Building.  This building was built in 1893 by a mining millionaire Lewis L. Bradbury. He wanted to build something in order for people to remember him. After being in so many different movies (Blade Runner, Double Indemnity, (500) Days of Summer, etc.) I doubt that anyone will ever forget this special place.