California Day 5

 5/22/24

Today was a more laid-back day but it was good nonetheless.   We slept in and left around 9:15ish to head over to "Met at the bar" for breakfast.   It was perfect.  We sat outside and enjoyed waffles, steak, french toast, and amazing service.

We then headed over to the Le Brea Tar Pits and explored for a while.  I wish they would have had it marked off with something other than the fences they did; I understand safety, but it made it difficult to take pictures/see.  However, it was a good visit and they had many interesting fossils, etc.   They actually have active research and excavation going on from where they recovered fossils in the now parking lot of the art museum.   They are actively combing through everything still. 

After the tar pits, we decided we all wanted a break, so we returned to the Airbnb for a nap.   Jack and I got up, Mama decided she'd take the rest of the day and rest.   We got up around 4 and headed to the Italian restaurant nearby.  It was established in the late 40's and had a really cool decor... not to mention it's a block over and we could walk. 

The food was good but the atmosphere was what made it.   Just really old-school decor that totally caught your attention.  We took Mama her dinner and then headed over to the Griffin Observatory to watch the sunset.   The view from up there was incredible and the building itself was cool to see.  This observatory was always meant for the public to view the stars; it was its purpose from day 1 which is cool.    It was a bit cloudy so the sunset wasn't all that great, but being able to be up there with Jack and just experience a moment was nice.  

We then walked back down and headed home stopping at a place called Melt on the way for some good lemonade.   Tomorrow we check out of here and head over to Joshua Tree.   It's been a good stay; if I ever came back to LA which is unlikely I'd probably want to stay in a better neighborhood but this was convenient to everything so that was great.