Rooftop Adventures-Day #1

We have arrived in Los Angeles! Arriving at LAX airport went very smoothly, we recieved our bags quickly, hailed a cab and were on our way to downtown L.A. to our hotel-The Standard. I was smiling from ear to ear as we drove down the freeway with my hair blowing in the wind and the sight of towering palm trees on either side. We quickly noticed the famous L.A. smog and as we were driving I spotted the Hollywood sign far in the distance- wasn't picture worthy at the time but we plan on giving taking a hike to get a good view.

We arrived downtown and it almost appeared like a ghost town. We were told that the so called "carmageddon" was keeping people away from travelling to the downtown area, and plus it was a Sunday-beach day apparently. Our hotel room was not quite ready so we checked our bags and took a tour through the Jewellery District, which was pretty neat to see. We ventured back to our hotel ,The Standard ,which was very modern looking, with glass bowl chairs, mirrors, modern bright colours and accents, very different than anything we have ever seen. The Standard hotel is also found in Hollywood, New York and Miami Beach. Specifically, its downtown location has been a popular area for movie scenes. 'Get Him to the Greek' and an episode of 'Bones' was shot on the rooftop bar. That night we were invited to the rooftop pool party. It was pretty relaxing by the pool for the evening and the music was great!

After enjoying some of the pool party we headed out for a late dinner at 'Louie' which is famous for its macarons(kind of like a macaroon). We didn't try one because we were so stuffed from dinner-which was delicious! We returned to our hotel and rented the movie Fast Five but only made it about half hour until we both passed out. The weather here is very nice, long day of sun with a good breeze but not too cold, pretty hot at time but pretty perfect I would say!

Enjoy some of the pictures below of our first day!

At Pearson International- Off we go!

Touring around the Jewellery District

We were creepers and followed actress, Sara Gilbert, from the T.V. show Big Bang Theory, just to get this shot.

Sara Gilbert as 'Leslie Winkle'

The Standard- Rooftop pool party above

Our room

See through room shower and Mark the shower model

Pool party!

Comfy chairs!

The hotel lobby

'Louie' macaron's