While I loved exploring all of the different museums and cultural institutions that Los Angeles has to offer, I also fell hard for another aspect of the city’s culture: the food. On a tight schedule (and budget), I stayed away from some of the city’s bigger name eateries. But at least when it comes to downtown L.A., my culinary highlight was the Grand Central Market.
California
While it might not seem like everyone’s dream vacation, working at an art museum means that I’m a little bit of a nerd when it comes to exploring new cultural institutions while traveling. Last month when I was in Los Angeles for a conference, I made the most of my four days in California and free admission to many of the city’s museums (job perks!) by visiting a handful of collections I’d heard incredible things about…
Unfortunately we were only able to spend three days in San Francisco, but we tried to make the most of our time. On our last day in California we checked out of our hotel and took an early morning trip to the Palace of Fine Arts in the Presidio…
On our first full day in San Francisco we headed across the Golden Gate Bridge toward Sausalito to explore Muir Woods. Coming from the suburban Midwest, the landscape of towering sequoias and redwoods was something I could hardly imagine. But after just a few hours I was a convert – we spent the rest of the morning hiking among these beautiful trees…
After a quick stop at Starbucks and a visit to the Nevada State Capitol, we were ready to start the last leg of our trip to California. We decided to dip down on Lincoln Highway 50 for a more scenic drive and to stop off at Lake Tahoe. The morning was gorgeous and the view of the lake with mountains looming on the horizon was absolutely breathtaking…
With warmer weather in the forecast and a week free of school or work, I’m excited to announce that I’ll be hitting the road with some friends and road tripping to San Francisco for spring break…