Terry and Sooz's Travels: February 26, 2019

Our last day with Sam was another busy one. Starting with an early lunch at Langer's Deli near downtown LA. It is regularly ranked as the #1 deli in LA and we had seen it on an episode of the Netflix show "Please Feed Phil". It really lived up to its reputation. A picture below shows the #19 pastrami, swiss cheese, 1,000 island dressing on rye that Sooz and I split. It was delicious.

After a little break we drove to Salt & Straw for some great ice cream. No pictures, too busy eating. Our niece CD in Portland, where S&S started, highly recommended this place for ice cream as well as Sam and no disappointments. We walked around a little in the Larchmont area which is upscale with nice shops and restaurants.

We were then off to an improv show at the Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB) Theatre on Franklin Avenue. It was a blast. There were 7 performers on stage. It started with them asking the audience for one word which started a 30 minute completely improvised performance. Sam said we saw the cream of the crop in performers and it was hard to believe it was all improvised. It flowed, was funny and they all participated fairly evenly. They did 2, 30 minute performances and it want by very quickly. Amy Poehler performed here while she was coming up. Sam has taken two improv classes here.

I really wanted to see the lights of LA before we left so Sam drove us up to Fryman Canyon Park on Mulholland Drive in Studio City. That's where the rich people live and have views of the LA valley. It was impressive, especially at night.

We fly back to Gainesville tomorrow. Hard to believe our visit is over and it was great to see Sam.