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Olvera Street is worth a walk down once, but there's not very much to do there. It's not a place that people would go to for very long or more than once.
When you do your walk-through, be sure to check out the candle store. It's cool, and they have this giant candle that's the size of a tree trunk. Once you've seen one store hawking turquoise, belt buckles, and Frida merchandise, you've kind of seen them all. Do check out the Mexican arts & crafts--I particularly like the shadowboxes with doors that open to reveal little scenes. They are pretty and macabre and very culturally significant. There is a good restaurant on the street called La Casa Golondrina. There is usually live music, and the patio is festive. Feels like a little Mexico vacation. The rest of the restaurants are NOT good.
A fun, but crowded, time to visit Olvera is during a fiesta. They do a huge Dia de los Muertos parade, and at Christmas there is a parade each day leading up the 25th that is kind of a play about the birth of Christ. There are other festivals throughout the year; check their website for details. www.olvera-street.com Leave a Comment
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| | | | L.A. / Downtown L.A.: Downtown LA | Tip Rating: | | | | |
To me, downtown LA (the main downtown section) is a place to work and if you have tickets for a professional game to go to The Staples Center. There is a little more to offer, but not much. There are some interesting places to eat, like The Pantry, but there isn't much else here expect a few tall buildings and a bunch of bums (you could have some really interesting conversations here). There is a walking tour of some of the famous and historic buildings, too, which could be fun...Bunker Hill, The Fine Arts Building, etc. Maybe you would want to stop by the Jewelry District if you want to buy jewelry, but downtown isn't really the place to be for tons of action and fun. Near downtown is China Town and Olvera Street (see must see section), which are cool.
Go to the many other options around LA...Hollywood, Beverly Hills, the mountains, the ocean, etc. Leave a Comment
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| | | | L.A. / Downtown L.A.: If Lost Beware Of Liars | | | | | |
This isnt like a trap persa, its more like a sick joke than anything. So, while travelling around LA, we discovered that people here lie to you about directions. We drove hours (without a map) and we had numerous people lie about where certain places were at, it was insane. We would be in one direction and then someone would say it was in another direction. Finally I spoke to one decent person working at a gas station that told me, its almsot like a game to them, telling us wrond directions. He said now they are all being monitered by the state and could be fined for doing this to tourist. Please beware and have a map, we left ours at the hotel. Plus, you cannot use bathrooms anywhere here usless its a restaurant and you are buying something. It didnt matter if you bought somthing or not, they said no bathrooms!
Beware of each person you speak with, they may or may not be honest with you.
Have a map handy at all times or speak to a police officer, there were plenty of these around.
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