Rooftops and castles

This week I went out  on the town - I know! Crazy right?
A new friend kindly took me to some downtown bars, and themed it as a rooftop crawl.

I had already needed a couple of beers to help my aching feet from 4 hours of sight seeing, so had already got into the happy hour spirit (beer)...

We went to Perch, off Pershing Square where the view was lovely and the drinks were pleasant (bit stingy with the cheese platter though!). Happy hour half price drinks always helps the enjoyment I find!

'Perch' on the edge of a building

View from 'Perch'

We then went to The Standard where the view was even better and the gin was strong (just how I like it!) Bizarrely all the bar staff were in cheerleader type outfits. We asked them why, but they didn't really seem to know...

US Bank Tower by dusk

US Bank Tower by night

Looking north to Westin Bonaventure Hotel

After this we tried to go to Elevate, but it was closed for a private party, so instead we went across to WP24 at the Ritz Carlton in LA Live. This was the highest of the buildings we frequented and for me had the best cocktails as well - Pineapple mojitos, with herbs grown on their own rooftop. They also have lovely bar food. We had a plate of lobster and prawn spring rolls which were delish!!!

The rooftop bar crawl was an amazing success and I got home at midnight. Not bad for a 4pm start.

Then last night we went to The Counter. A build your own burger place. Great idea and I am amazed somewhere like GBK hasn't done it. Basically you have a tick box sheet for your meat, cheese, toppings, bun (or not) and sauce and you can make it as huge or as healthy as you like. 

I had the smallest size turkey burger with spinach, pickles, sweetcorn and blackbean relish, sauteed onions, and some horseradish cheddar. It was the best burger I have had in the US so far, and I am loving the fact that turkey burgers are so widely available everywhere!

We then went to Chateau Marmont for a couple of beverages. The main hotel bar was closed (for a rhino fundraiser of all things), so we went to Bar Marmont, a funky little bar at the front of the complex that is very dark, but has a good vibe. The waitress and I both had our hair and lips done the same - although she also had the whole retro outfit going on!

Their 'Ginger Rodgers' cocktail with gin and ginger was actually a little too gingery for me, and I moved onto the wine! Fun place to have a drink though and our lady bar tender was great!

I then bumped into my celebrity boyfriend, Alexander Skarsgard on Sunset Boulevard and we had a quick kiss as I hadn't seen him for a while...

So WP24 wins best cocktails so far, and I have to go back there to try out more of Wolfgang Puck's food! Two lovely nights out - raise a glass to many more!!!