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Skylight Books

Fred 62

This weekend was full of excitement and exploration.  I was able to take a walk around my neighborhood, Los Feliz, and wander around the shops and places to eat along Vermont Street.  In search of a tourist book on LA for Tamara we discovered Skylight Books which, aptly, has skylights and a tree growing out of the middle of the store.  We then looked up Los Feliz in the guidebook and found Fred 62, a 24 hour diner that seems to be a favorite of many.  We were going to eat lunch there but the prices were unexpectedly high for diner food.  

I paid a visit to the Act One's office at the bottom of the Hollywood Hills and took advantage of the street view of the sign.  Then I drove up through the neighborhood and hiked a bit up towards Sunset Ranch where you can take horseback tours along the Hollywood Hills.  

Later that night Tamara and I hike up the hill to the Griffith Observatory and were able to see the city lights at night.  It seems that Griffith is a popular date-night spot as well as a prime tourist destination so cars were parked all up and down the hill on the road, it was a good thing we were prepared to walk  a bit.  I can't wait to go back up during the day.  Maybe next time I can actually catch the sunset!

The Observatory and downtown in the distance.

A view of downtown.