The main reason for going to Ojai was Bart's Books, which made it onto a list as being one of the best used book stores in the world. The book store is unique in that it is mostly an outdoor bookstore, with some books facing the sidewalk that are available 24 hours a day. Payment is made on an honor system. I loved wandering around this truly awesome space.
Part way into the Malibu mountains we stopped at a gorgeous Hindu temple built in honor of the Hindu god Venkateswara. We took our shoes off as required and wandered around, remembering to observe the sanctity of the place.
Dawn had a couple of restaurants that she wanted to take me to. Breakfast was had at a Jewish deli in West Hollywood called Canters where I had a delicious breakfast of scrambled eggs and lox (one of their signature breakfasts). For our second meal we drove to Silverlake to a vegan restaurant called Flore where we ate tofu and kale on brown rice. The restaurant was full so we ate al fresco; a real treat for a Canadian in December.
Excellent first day tour. Great photos. Interesting book store. MERRY CHRISTMAS. CHEERS PAT
ReplyDeleteJealous about the bookstore, great blogging love the pics as well merry Christmas to you and yours
ReplyDeleteAs a fellow Canadian, the concept of an outdoor bookshop boggles my mind. I could probably spend a day there just because of that fact alone. Enjoy your time with Dawn (hi Dawn). The guys are busy skiing and Riggs and I are getting ready for our Xmas eve here.
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