I could cry out loud but I won’t ’cause I am strong. Leaving Los Angeles felt really sad and this will definitely not be the last time. Inglewood was our home most of the time and in combination with Venice Beach, it really reminded us a lot of our home in Hamburg, the good old Reeperbahn district. I hope you all enjoyed following us! For those who already gave us their feedback, thanks for all the warm comments! We do appreciate it!
Philipp

Today we survived our first earthquake. That was a kind of scary. First I was wondering why I felt bad from one second to the other, then I looked around and saw that everything was moving around me. Uhhhhh. Strange and nobody said anything because it is so normal in California. I’m wearing my new dress and jacket from “Forever 21“. Philipp hates the combi. ;) To much mixed pattern for him. Thank you all for the nice comments! We hope that you all have some nice easter days. We have a very good time here in LA and are kind of sad to leave it in a few… But there is one thing that we really look forward to, our third family member Nikita! Hell yeah, we miss her a lot!

We are doing nothing special and just hang around the last days. Nice! I’m wearing my new jumper and jacket from Urban Outfitters. It is colder than it looks.

So there we left beautiful LA to get some of that famous Las Vegas flava. We stayed at the Stratosphere that seems to be stuck in the 80′s somehow, but it’s great. A walk down the strip was a bit like walking though the Dom in Hamburg. Crazy stuff! Two days is enough though, so now back to Los Angeles.
Philipp

It was time for some clichés so we went to the Kodak Theatre and checked out the famous boulevard with all the crazy tourists. Then we drove up Mullholland Drive and made a stop at the Runyon Canyon Park that you might know from all those nice magazines like Intouch, Life&Style etc. Sevda is sure we passed Moby. ;-) The ride down was awesome and almost makes us want to stay here. We will see! Tomorrow a storm will strike Los Angeles so we head for Las Vegas early in the morning.
Philipp

Today we went downtown Los Angeles and visited the Upper Playground Store/Gallery as well as the Last Laugh Store by Estevan Oriol. It was fun to see all those familiar things I worked with for years. Just right outside the Fashion District we had a great breakfast. I guess the coffee decoration is an art of itself! Even though LA seems like a rough place, the flava is incredible. After that we went back to Hollywood where we stopped at Fairfax Avenue with all the streetwear shops and the brand’s flagship-stores. This place really is a mecca for me regarding stuff to buy. All those fine t-shirts make me wanna go nuts. Sevda does not find anything but lipstick and nail-polish at Sephora, what a surprise! ;-)
Philipp

Yesterday we went back to Venice beach to catch some more of the great vibe over there. This is one of the skate-spots that I have always wanted to visit. Too bad I haven’t touched my board since a few years back. And hell yeah, now we know where the architects of Central Park on Sankt Pauli in Hamburg got their inspiration from! The hills are just the same as the waves and you got your palm to sit under. The kind of people are the same! ;-) Check our pics from last year here. Just realized in that old post that we always complain over cold winters. Maybe it’s time to move to a warmer place?
Philipp

Shopping in L.A. is not so my thing. I don’t know why, but I didn’t find anything. Ok, that’s not really true because we we were at “Opening Ceremony“, but THAT’s a different story! Believe me, just go in if you have a golden credit card. I fell in love with close to everything. A nice shop that is more like an apartment. In every room another concept. SOOOO nice! Melrose Ave was more la la. A lot of vintage stores but totally overpriced. “Urban Outfitters” has a much better selection in Hamburg. We found a lot of the well known streetcar shops like “Stüssy” and “UNDFTD“. I found some sneakers that I liked. And yes, finally we went to “Fatbeats“. At the end there was a big burger waiting for Philipp at Norman’s. He got it for being so patient at “Opening Ceremony” and hell yeah, it was a big one! ;)