Los Angeles Journals

No Place Like L.A.

A July 2005 trip to Los Angeles by Stellaness

Paramount Studios tour Photo - Paramount Studio Tour, Los Angeles, California More Photos
Quote: L.A. is my second home, and yet I haven't explored it to its fullest extent, but from what I have seen, here are a few things I think everyone should try once in their lifetime.

No Place Like L.A.

Overview

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L.A. is quite the place. Everyone comes to L.A. to hit it big in Hollywood or get away from the small towns they grew up in. But what people should be coming to L.A. is for the culture, food, and the amazing experiences to be had here. L.A. has great eclectic restaurants that actually have good food, great art museums, beautiful beaches, and hot nightlife.Quick Tips: My suggestion is always to try new places and new things. If you go somewhere and you had a good time, don't keep going back to the same place. Seek out new cool places, and you'll be surprised at all the great places in L.A. to hang out. Best Way To Get Around: Unfortunately, L.A. has not invested too well into an...Read More

Ramenya

Restaurant

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Ramenya is a small, intimate restaurant that specializes in noodle bowls. The bowls are basically ramen noodles in different types of soups, like miso, egg drop, soy sauce, etc. The portions are huge and I've tried the kimchi, tofu, seafood, and the spicy chicken ones, and they were all good. I like that substitutions are allowed and that they can spice up any dish. I always get kimchi as a side. They serve barley tea as water and the service is always efficient and fast. Prices are cheap but parking is complicated. You either have to side-street park or, if you're one of the lucky ones, get a parking space in their lot, but do not park in a space for the Copy 2000 place because your car can get towed...Read More

Member Rating 5 out of 5 on February 8, 2006

Ramenya
11555 West Olympic Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90064
(310) 575-9337

Paramount Studio Tour

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Attraction | "Paramount Studios Tour"

Paramount Studios tour Photo - Paramount Studio Tour, Los Angeles, California
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We started off the day by meeting our tour guide at 1pm in front of the Paramount Studios store. We were put into groups of eight, plus our tour guide, which made it nine, the perfect size for the mini cart we were to be riding for the next 2 hours. We started off the tour getting an introduction about all the Oscars the studio has acquired through certain movies like "Braveheart" and "The Godfather." Our tour guide also explains about the picture kiosks located throughout Paramount Studios, where there are pictures of old movie stars like William Holden and Audrey Hepburn Some cool things we did on the tour included going onto sets of TV shows and others like "Extra" or "The Insid...Read More

Member Rating 5 out of 5 on July 28, 2005

Paramount Studio Tour
5555 Melrose Ave
Hollywood, California 90038
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