LACMA

The last few weeks have been centered around the house; mainly buying stuff for the house and entertaining. So this weekend we decided to get back to what we enjoy (and finally get out of the house for a while). So we went out for the day to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (a.k.a. LACMA). They have an amazing collection of European and American paintings (although we did stay clear of most contemporary and modern art, as Jamie says "It's just not proper"). Their Latin America art collection was pretty impressive too, especially that of Ancient Mexico, we both really do enjoy the animated style of Aztec Ceramics and writing. Half way through our day we stopped at the cafe' for a cup of tea (it was a breezy day and this just hit the spot). Unfortunately, no individual pot of tea to share, just two paper cups but a day out just isn't the same without a tea break.

The other highlight of the day was the Pavilion for Japanese Art. Not only was the building amazing and custom built for this collection but the art was unbelievable as well.

Here is the Pavilion for Japanese Art.

This is the view from the *Brea Tar Pitts which is located right next to the Museum. The Tar smell is really strong and yes, animals and plants are still getting stuck in it. We visited the Tar Pitts a few years back so today we just went for a walk around the grounds.