i grew up in los angeles and sometimes i have the idea that its actually not the greatest place to be a tourist… but i suppose all those tourists cant be wrong.. or can they?

anyways – i suggest doing an architectural tour of los angeles… go visit the ennis house (where they filmed blade runner), the schindler house (a great example of 1950’s architecture, a place you can see the interiors of), gehry’s disney hall & rafael moneo’s cathedral in downtown l.a. i think its nice to get an idea of the diversity involved in los angeles architecture when one comes to visit the city.

also i would recommend eating at house of teriyaki too in venice beach on pacific blvd – best banana pancakes out there – despite its name, its a delicious hole in the wall cheap breakfast place.