NorthernCalMom
Compulsive Touring Planner
- Joined
- Jun 20, 2012
Hi guys; we’re planning a trip for late July with my family from Germany. We’re going to be at Universal Studios Hollywood in a Monday and are thinking about leaving there in the late afternoon/early evening to catch a little bit of LA, mostly to drive around Hollywood, see the famous sign, check out some of the walk of fame stars (no preference as to any particular star, our visitors want to simply catch a little glimpse of the area), things like that. My niece also really, really wants us to find a vista point for seeing the downtown skyline in the evening or at night.
I was researching rooftop restaurants to combine skyline watching with dinner, but most of the rooftop restaurants seem to be on the pricey side and not really catering to kids/teenagers (there’s six of us and half of them are under 21).
Any idea where we could maybe watch the sunset without breaking the bank, either combined with (not too expensive) dinner or, if that’s simply not realistic, any other place where would drive to, pull off the road and enjoy the view or maybe sunset?
Also, in case that we don’t combine our food with the view, would anybody here have recommendations as to any restaurants in that area with inexpensive but decent food (we’re flexible as to what kind) which could be fun for the teenagers in our crowd (even better if there’s parking close by, absolutely perfect if they validate parking).
Thank in advance for any tips and ideas you may have for us.
I was researching rooftop restaurants to combine skyline watching with dinner, but most of the rooftop restaurants seem to be on the pricey side and not really catering to kids/teenagers (there’s six of us and half of them are under 21).
Any idea where we could maybe watch the sunset without breaking the bank, either combined with (not too expensive) dinner or, if that’s simply not realistic, any other place where would drive to, pull off the road and enjoy the view or maybe sunset?
Also, in case that we don’t combine our food with the view, would anybody here have recommendations as to any restaurants in that area with inexpensive but decent food (we’re flexible as to what kind) which could be fun for the teenagers in our crowd (even better if there’s parking close by, absolutely perfect if they validate parking).
Thank in advance for any tips and ideas you may have for us.