Dancing and LA
I've been to a waltz and a couple of contras in 2017, and swing dancing in LA!
I went to visit my aunt (my father's brother's widow), whom I hadn't seen for a year, and my sweetheart came with me. We had a really nice time, and she seemed to really appreciate our spending so much time with her. We stayed at a nearby hotel -- she had offered her bedroom but I was concerned about my allergies to her cats. I enjoyed our "subversive" use of public transit and walking while we stayed in downtown LA (LA is so car-oriented, but the most driving around we did was take cabs when it was rainy). We had dinner with her on the Friday night -- she had gotten a birthday cake for me! (I hadn't had any cake for my birthday, just a quiet work day). I was happy that they
hit it off (also, when she gave us a tour of her condo, he loved her library).
While we were there we only did a couple of things each day, to not tire ourselves out. We visited the LA downtown public library on Saturday at Marilyn's recommendation. It was beautiful with exhibits and art and speakers on Saturday afternoon. That evening we had a very good Mexican dinner with my aunt. Later that night we went swing dancing at Clifton's Cafeteria, a historic building with bars and a dance floor. It was jam-packed with a nice well-dressed crowd (mostly younger folks). We got there after 10pm (when the band started) and had to wait to get in. It was a great band but we only stayed for one set b/c of the large crowd.
We went to the Museum of Contemporary Art on Sunday late morning. Then we had my aunt over for Sunday afternoon tea at the Biltmore. Elegant decor, endless pots of tea, but only a few little sandwiches and scones. That evening we saw the musical "Zoot Suit" (boogie-woogie
music and LA riots of the 40s) and it was great.
Next big trip is Penguicon.
I went to visit my aunt (my father's brother's widow), whom I hadn't seen for a year, and my sweetheart came with me. We had a really nice time, and she seemed to really appreciate our spending so much time with her. We stayed at a nearby hotel -- she had offered her bedroom but I was concerned about my allergies to her cats. I enjoyed our "subversive" use of public transit and walking while we stayed in downtown LA (LA is so car-oriented, but the most driving around we did was take cabs when it was rainy). We had dinner with her on the Friday night -- she had gotten a birthday cake for me! (I hadn't had any cake for my birthday, just a quiet work day). I was happy that they
hit it off (also, when she gave us a tour of her condo, he loved her library).
While we were there we only did a couple of things each day, to not tire ourselves out. We visited the LA downtown public library on Saturday at Marilyn's recommendation. It was beautiful with exhibits and art and speakers on Saturday afternoon. That evening we had a very good Mexican dinner with my aunt. Later that night we went swing dancing at Clifton's Cafeteria, a historic building with bars and a dance floor. It was jam-packed with a nice well-dressed crowd (mostly younger folks). We got there after 10pm (when the band started) and had to wait to get in. It was a great band but we only stayed for one set b/c of the large crowd.
We went to the Museum of Contemporary Art on Sunday late morning. Then we had my aunt over for Sunday afternoon tea at the Biltmore. Elegant decor, endless pots of tea, but only a few little sandwiches and scones. That evening we saw the musical "Zoot Suit" (boogie-woogie
music and LA riots of the 40s) and it was great.
Next big trip is Penguicon.