Thursday, December 19, 2013

L.A. Week 2


    Week 2 in L.A. wasn't too terribly crazy.  I've been relaxing a lot and just walking around the immediate downtown area.  I finished all my Christmas cards and those went out which was wonderful.  I went to the Griddle again and had more pancakes!  Lol, I have been to this place 3 times now!  This time I had the, "A Time to Love" pancake, the description:  "Enter into a World of wonder with our streusel, butterscotch chip, and caramel filled pumpkin pancakes"  AMAZING.  I couldn't eat too much of it because it was quite rich, but the bites I did eat were oh so delicious!

I also have gone to this amazing Gourmet Sausage German place called Wurstkucke, menu/website can be found here.  It's in the Arts District in L.A.  The seating area is separate from the ordering area.  You order your food and drink, take a number and go sit in a large beer hall as I like to call it.  It's a bunch of long tables, where you sit next to whoever and enjoy some food and beer.  (I've been told this is similar to places in Germany)  So, this place is known for their unique sausages. They also have a few vegetarian options!  I've gone twice now and have had two different dogs.  I had the Duck & Bacon with Jalapeno peppers, and the second time I went I go the Rattlesnake & Rabbit with Jalapeno peppers.  Both were very good, but I enjoyed the Duck one more.  The bun was really good as well, and I have gotten the fries each time, the fries are only alright.  We had a few beers each time and it was a lovely experience.

Drinks at Wurstkuche
 One of my favorite days this week was when I went down to Santee Alley and the Fashion District in La. 
Santee Alley is described as,
     "You'll discover over 150 stores in Santee Alley selling thousands of items including everything from the latest trends in clothing styles, apparel for the whole family, jewelry and accessories, shoes and boots, toys and gifts, perfumes and cosmetics and more. Every time you visit you will find something new!"

Santee Alley is a long, long alley of lots of small shops selling all different sorts of items.  There is mostly accessories for clothing, jewelry and phones.  There's a lot of clothing too.  Lots of little sausage vendors.  Tons and tons of people.  I went on a Monday and it was so crowded.  It was really fun to just walk about, people watch, and see all the items for sale.



 

Then it was off to Maple Street where I found the garment district.  Fabric store after fabric store, after fabric store.  There were stores of nothing but trim, and bead stores beyond your wildest imagination.  It was awesome!  Fabric lined the sidewalks of some of these streets.  If you're like me and don't live here or NYC, then finding an area like this is so awesome.  I went in lots and lots of store and had a great afternoon!  I bought some stuff from some bead stores.  As much as I wanted to buy loads and loads of fabric, I don't have any room in my suitcases and I have piles of fabric at home!  But, I wanted to share some great photos of the area with you!


Fabric!

A store of nothing but Trims!

beads beads and more beads!

You can see, store after store of fabrics


  
Fabric lines the sidewalks
        It was definitely an inspiring place to visit to get my creative juices flowing!


















1 comment:

  1. Wow...All the fabrics, trims and beads - Oh my! LOL
    Talk about a crafter's dream, right? This looks amazing! I'm happy to be following your blog now. =0)
    ~Kim

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