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DTC #1: California Romanza Sunset Toasts, Roadside Hookah & Thai karaoke professionals

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A bottle (or two) of Armenian wine are your perfect companion(s) as you toast your friends looking to the West Coast sun setting over Hollywood.

As the sun disappears you'll descend the hill to an unmarked Lebanese hang out. Enjoy a sidewalk hookah, a pot of tea, and a chat with the "locals".

After your embers fizzle out you'll head to an interesting and exciting Thai karaoke parlor and restaurant for some spicy curries and sour singing.

The hill top structure was built for the oil heiress Ailne Barnsdall in 1921 and referred to by it's creator Frank Lloyd Wright as California Romanza, a musical term meaning "freedom to make one's own form".
Stop 1

Sunset toast atop Barnsdall park

• 1 hr before sunset to dusk •

Before setting out carefully pack a trav-L-bar with a bottle or two of Armenian wine which can easily be pulled off the shelf at Jon’s Market a few blocks away. Supply yourself with a good size blanket and a few adventurous friends arriving at the grassy knoll atop the park an hour before the sunset. As the sun dwindles to nothing enjoy the view before the parks young parents pack up their kids and the dog owners disappear down the long staircase marking the time for you to go meet George.

Stop 2

Hookah and tea at the middle east club

• Dusk to 1 hr after sunset •

Less than two blocks west towards Thai Town lies a fluorescent lit, unassuming tea and hookah lounge simply named: The Middle East Club. The man inside with the beaming smile and well manicured mustache is the owner George. The flavor list is extensive but double apple is the club favorite. As the chill of the Los Angeles night sets in enjoy your hot Lebanese rose water and lemon tea along with the crackling hookah beside the sidewalk. When the embers die you'll be ready for the Thai party that lays ahead.

Stop 3

Thai curry and karaoke ballads at the bamboo house

• 1 hr after sunset to whenever you've all sung •

WARNING! UNFORTUNATELY BAMBOO HOUSE HAS CLOSED! PLEASE SEE THE ALTERNATE CAROUSEL BELOW. IF IT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR THE KARDASHIANS IT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR US?

Continue your journey back towards Barnsdall Park stopping short at the one and only Bamboo House. To your left upon entering you may be surprised to see an aging Thai couple dressed in quirky cowboy outfits singing their hearts out. The menu is a good balance of pricing and options, the curries hit the spot and the drinks are inexpensive. The Thai ballads can get a bit exhausting so you’ll be a hero when you break out your go to song, or anything by N*Sync.

Alternative: If Thai and karaoke doesn't sound appealing to you. Hold on to the Middle Eastern theme and grab mezzas at Carousel Restaurant.

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