One of the awesome things about LA...and California in general is that there is SO much to do! One day you can lay in the sand and listen to the waves as they roll in, and the next day you can go hiking and see some spectacular views of LA. So, when a new friend of mine from work, Virginia, asked if I wanted to go hiking I was stoked! Of course I did have my reservations. I was worried that since I was out of shape (and wasn't a very avid hiker) that I would fall behind and slow her down. I decided that I shouldn't let that stop me! After all, I hadn't made a whole lot of friends yet in LA and decided it would be a great way to get to know my new co-worker.
We met that morning and I followed Virginia to Griffith Park, which if you remember from an earlier post, is where the Hollywood sign and the observatory are located. There are a ton of different trails ranging from easy (yeah right) to difficult. Virginia's friend Adriana also met us there. They are both nurses and met in nursing school. Even though I thought I might die during the hike (true story), after we finished I was left wanting more! Was it hard? Extremely! Did I feel like I might throw up? Absolutely! Was I so sore I couldn't walk the next day? You better believe it! Would I do it again? No doubt!
I warned Virginia and Adriana that I was going to be a total tourist and have to take some pictures of the view. So here are a few from the hike...
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| By the time we got close to the top the feeling that I might die had thankfully passed! |
After the hike Virginia and I decided that we needed a reward! The kind of reward that would unfortunately undo the hard workout that the hike had given us. This reward came in the form of a cupcake from Sprinkles Bakery in Beverly Hills.
I was pretty excited since #1 I love cupcakes, and #2 I had not been to Beverly Hills yet. Of course I wish I hadn't been all gross and sweaty after the hike...but who cares? There were cupcakes!
We only went to Sprinkles, so I didn't really see too much of Beverly Hills. It's still something on my bucket list I've yet to complete! It was just cool knowing that Rodeo Drive was one block over and that somewhere there was probably a celebrity walking close by! But Sprinkles was a cute little place. It's been featured on Cupcake Wars and it also has a cupcake ATM! What is a cupcake ATM you might ask? Well, it's simple...instead of money that comes out you get a cute, yummy, and individually boxed cupcake of your choice, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week if you wish!
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| Cupcake ATM! |
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| Virginia is excited about the cupcakes! |
I couldn't decide on just one...so I got four (which was cheaper than just 2)! My fav was the coconut! I also got Strawberry which ended up being a banana cupcake with strawberry icing (it's supposed to be strawberry and strawberry). My third choice was chocolate with peanut butter icing, which they also messed up and accidentally gave me vanilla chocolate chip with chocolate icing. And for my fourth choice I got dark chocolate which was delicious (and right)! Overall I wasn't super impressed with Sprinkles. They were good cupcakes, but I think it's more for the popularity of this particular store.
All in all it was a fun day with a new friend! I'm definitely excited to go hiking again, and I definitely want to go back and explore Beverly Hills! But next time maybe not in the same day! ;)
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