I get to vote in the upcoming European Elections. Got to figure this out now.
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Greater Wilshire Elections
The Greater Wilshire had their neighborhood council election today, I was volunteering so I could get a better idea of what to expect when my neighborhood have our election later on in May.
The elections were held at the John Burroughs Middle School. How depressing. Are we living in the 21’s Century, or are we still in the 1970’s?
The Power of Photography: National Geographic 125 Years
After the hike and a nap, we headed over to the Annenberg Space for Photography as they have the NatGeo 125 Years of Photography exhibit on display.
No photos were allowed inside the museum, but it was very inspiring and it reminded me of why I like photography so much.
They had a photo booth outside. A good opportunity to make a fool of yourself!
Winding Way Trail Hike
We hiked the Winding Way Trail up to the Escondido Falls in Malibu.
I think we are all somewhat out of shape after a long winter, the mile long paved path up the hill was the most tiresome, it was nice when it started to go downhill again.
First quarter of the trail was pretty easy, first water break before the steep climbing started;
Some thoughtful soul had put up ropes for an easier hike, it was some serious climbing, not an easy hike!
We made it to the Escondido Falls, time for a beer and fruit break!
Where does all the water come from?
While climbing up I thought it’d be even worst going down, but it was actually not that bad. The ropes definitely helped though!
We stopped by Malibu Seafood on the way home, how come I didn’t know about this place? Amazing food and “bring your own booze”!
I had fried scallops and fries. I wanna come back for more!
Gravlax
After what was probably the most stressful day at work ever, and shopping for new ski pants (which was way more fun), it was time for happy hour at Bigfoot West. When happy hour was over a few of us realized we skipped dinner and felt we needed to eat.
Gravlax, a new restaurant just open up on the west side, they serve Scandinavian and Turkish Cuisine. I had a Toast Skagen and it was amazing! The turk had something turkish, and I’m sure that was good as well.
Venice High
There was a Town Hall meeting at the Venice High School tonight. I went there to represent Palms.
Turns out that the Venice High School Auditorium is pretty depressing. The school should charge more from all the film crews that come in and film movies and music videos at this location so they can modernize this thing a little.
The Irish Times
There’s only a couple of weeks left to sign up to run for a seat on the board. The election team went to the Irish Times to see if we could find any candidates.
The current president made an appearance. Representin’!
Sushi Night
There’s nothing better than being picked up at the airport and getting fed by friends!
Everyone laughs at my version of Sushi… California Roll, wrapped in soy paper.
Homebound
Heading back to Los Angeles today. My friend told me about the Busboy & Poets cafe so I went there for breakfast. The cafe was really cool! Great coffee and atmosphere. Food, not so good, but maybe I caught them on a bad day.
It took me some 3 days, but I finally connected one and one and figured that the second flag that was waving around everywhere must be the DC state flag! I felt a little stupid when I figured that out.
I had plenty of time to wander around before I had to be by the bus stop to go to the airport – or at least so I thought… I had missed the little detail that the bus was stopping by the 7th St SW and not the 7th St NW. I had to run a few blocks and got there with a minute to spare. Hooray for traveling light!
Made it!
Washington D.C Day Two
There’s a ton of free museums in Washington DC and everyone has their own favorite. People kept telling me to go to The Smithsonian, but The Smithsonian is actually about 20 different museums so when I got to DC I just walked around to see what seemed interesting.
I decided I wanted to see those important documents that stated that “This is our country now, whoever was here before can bugger off!” – Also known as the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. I figured they would be in the National Archives Museum.
There were no photos allowed, but I could not resist. They are in there!
Beer lunch, hell yeah! I miss these old Brit like, not dive like, pubs – I wish we had more of them in Los Angeles.
My feet were still super tired today from all the walking yesterday. I kept walking today, but a lot slower and with a lot of breaks. There’s always something to look at though, so that’s cool!
Memorials everywhere! The Jefferson Memorial;
The Cherry Blossom Festival started today, but it’s been so cold on the east coast so the blossoms were not out yet. This is all supposed to be pink… I’ll have to come back some other year to check them out.
Kind of knackered I felt it was time to head back, have a beer and fall asleep early, but then I walked by the National Museum of American History and felt I should pop my head in and see what it was all about.
They had the vey first Star Spangled Banner on display which was cool, but then I got to tired and fed up with America that I had to leave. A beer was definitely over due.
I figured one thing out over the past two days; if a building has pillars, it probably means it is important.
