The visit.

Mom and Dad came to visit this last weekend. We had a such great time! They met me at work Friday and we headed over to the Hollywood district to find 'Cafe Hibiscus'; a little Swiss restaurant they found a review for in a magazine. Bless the owner's heart, she was booked solid for the night, but squeezed us in when she heard Mom and Dad had driven from Seattle to eat there. I am so glad she did because it was truly like eating in Switzerland! Amazing food. Just amazing! I had (of course) the wurstsalad, and I will be going back for more. The dressing they used was just like the stuff you get in Switzerland, and I tell ya, we can't find that here. Except....(drumroll)...now we can because they make it and sell it. Oh heaven on earth! I think I will build a shack behind this restaurant and live there so I can be close to the wursties. Very, very close.

We drove around a bit before dinner and stumbled upon one of the McMenimen pubs and hotels. This one was the Kennedy School, which I have been to before. The owners buy old buildings, and them renovate them. They decorate them up and theme the rooms. It's amazing and quite beautiful. I think they own 8 buildings in all, and I'd love to spend a night in each one. Anyways, I showed them around. I have been to this one a few times, so know where the really cool rooms were. The have one bar called The Boiler Room which is done up with a lot of creative pipework. It is my favorite room there. Here are 2 pictures. The hall is a good taste of the decorations throughout the entire building, the second is of the bar I like.

Well, more later. Need to get ready for work.