LA Day Trip

We took a fun day trip to AMAZING, AUTHENTIC, ORIGINAL

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES...yesterday. 

It's about 60 miles from where we live, but oh so worth the ride.

Our goal was to dine at the wonderfully unique and very kitschy Clifton's Cafeteria on Broadway St...check them out here

I remember many birthday parties at this fabulous place when I was a child, and you have never tasted baked macaroni and cheese as delicious as this I can guarantee.

Clifton's is still a family owned business using the same recipes since it's opening in 1935

But what makes this place truly amazing is the wonderful atmosphere inside...you feel as if you have stepped into a

vintage forest wonderland

complete with running waterfalls and rivers, yes rivers! 

Around every corner there is something to be explored. 

Levi was in heaven!!! 

We lingered and enjoyed our lunch and every delectible morsel we placed in our mouths to the fullest. 

Darn, we didn't have any room left to sample goodies from their famous bakery though...next time?

After lunch we drove up Broadway to

Chinatown!!! 

Let me tell you, there is nothing like the funk and vibe of Chinatown LA 

The items in each shop are so fun to explore and just look at the amazing eye candy in the presentation. 

I simply could not get enough and bought some fun stuff for my patio...

but that is another post.

I hope you get the opportunity to experience the funkiness that

Old Downtown Los Angeles

has to offer at least once in your lifetime...if you do, you will come away impacted!