Runyon Canyon / Fairfax / La Brea

Runyon Canyon

Most of the time hiking is an activity I want nothing to do with. When I hear the word 'hiking' my mind always jumps to memories of miserable day long treks up mountains in Vermont or even more miserable backpacking trips in the Adirondacks. However, on Saturday morning, J (my best) and I hiked Runyon Canyon, which is something I have actually been wanting to do this since he first told me about it.

It is a short hike, around a mile up one side, and the view from the top is beyond lovely. If you are into that sort of thing (and even if you are not) and you are in Los Angeles then I recommend checking it out.

I wore my T by Alexander Wang tank (the one from my Los Angeles Update post), which I think has a cool, athletic feel.

Fairfax

Either way, directly after, we went to Canter's on Fairfax for lunch, mostly because I wanted their matzo ball soup. The matzo balls in their matzo ball soup are almost the perfect hardness (if you come from a Jewish family then you should know what I am talking about).

Matzo balls aside, I think it is important to note that Fairfax on a Saturday is a goldmine for people watching. Everyone there seemed like they were from a foreign country as they were taking pictures of everything with their phones (I assume for instagram). J and I decided that it looked like a live version of tumblr.

 

La Brea

After that we headed to La Brea to check out the sale going on at the Black Scale store. Because we were right by the Mishka store we stopped in and a man in a bucket hat (not even kidding) gave me their release of Yung Lean's mixtape "Unknown Death 2002", which we thought was extremely nice of them (and seriously funny).

Such a lovely way to spend a Saturday.

Hollywood & Highland

Top : Enza Costa // Skirt : Urban Outfitters // Cardigan : Mine // Shoes : Sandro // Bag : Marc by Marc Jacobs //
 

This past Friday I wore the outfit above and I realized how far I will go to get a fake tan. Really, how far I will go to get a fake tan using St. Tropez Self Tan Bronzing Mousse, which in my opinion, is the only self tanner worth using.

I also realized that I will go to one of the most openly fake and overly crowded places in Los Angeles in order to get a fake tan. This place being Hollywood Boulevard. If you are wondering what Hollywood Boulevard has to do with me getting a fake tan, well, the only Sephora that had the size of St. Tropez Bronzing Mousse that I wanted happened to be the one in the mall at Hollywood and Highland.

Despite being a little freaked out by everything going on, we had a good time and I currently have a pretty nice fake tan. Now that I think about it, maybe I will post some post fake tan pictures...

The Hollywood Sign is the North Star of Los Angeles

 

'Real' pictures of the Hollywood Sign and the Hollywood Reservoir

('real' meaning 'photos not taken with the camera on my mobile').

Doesn't the Hollywood Reservoir remind you

of Jurassic Park? Maybe that is just me...

The Hollywood Sign (from my phone)

On Saturday afternoon my friends were nice enough to take me to see

the Hollywood Sign, which is something I have wanted to do forever

(for reasons unknown). I think it is probably the most touristy thing I have

wanted to do...maybe ever.

I also got to see the Hollywood Reservoir,

which reminds me of Jurassic Park or something.

Unfortunately, these pictures were taken with my phone and

do not show how pretty everything was. Hopefully, by the

end of the day I will be able to post pictures that were taken

with an actual camera.

Happy Monday!