Several years ago I visited LA as part of California road trip from San Francisco to Las Vegas. I only visited Universal Studios there at the time and enjoyed famous LA traffic. This trip I was going away from the main crowds into the suburban Tarzana. Located in San Fernando Valley away from the craziness of LA, Tarzana is my kind of neighborhood. Primarily composed of private houses, it offered proximity to the city and a wide variety of dining within a few minutes' drive from my AirBnb.
I arrived to Tarzana on a Friday afternoon and checked-in. My host was kind enough to have offered to show me one of the nearby historical attractions in San Vicente Mountain Park. As I learned from park's website, "San Vicente Mountain was one of sixteen Los Angeles area Nike-Ajax supersonic anti-aircraft missile launch sites. During the Cold War, Nike sites were located in defensive rings surrounding key urban and industrial areas throughout the United States. This site contained ground-based radar and computer systems designed to detect and track hostile aircraft, and to guide the anti-aircraft missiles that would be launched from nearby Sepulveda Basin to their targets."
The drive to the top is not great for low clearance vehicles, so my host's Jeep was a perfect mode of transportation for the climb.
The views were incredible. On the pictures below you can see Encino Reservoir and the view of the valley.
After a short visit to the park, I checked out Shirin bakery, which turned out to be amazing...
...did some shopping at a thrift store and tried Sri Lankan food for the first time at Apey Kade (gosh, they really do like their spicy food there!)...
...followed by delicious ice cream at Wanderlust Creamery (if you have never tasted good vegan ice cream, come here). Quite a busy day as this trip is just beginning...
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