As I continue to miss Europe each day that it grows farther away from me (sorry I’m dramatic), I try to find ways to entertain myself in the beautiful city of Los Angeles. Don’t get me wrong, this city is amazing and has SO much to offer but since I’ve spent a majority of my life here, I need to find things that are new and exciting. Au contraire to most, I enjoy change and the challenge of trying new things. I’m not afraid of putting myself out there because what is the point of being alive if you’re not truly living?
Yesterday I decided to make a solo exploration to Downtown to a bookstore recommended by many of my friends and I’m so glad I did! I like to explore alone because I feel that I open up my senses more, I hear and see things I wouldn’t observe if someone was with me and sometimes you just need some alone time. On that note, I entered THE LAST BOOKSTORE with hopes of finding some great books on art history (one of my passions) and whaddayanoo I found a plethora of treasures on everything from Gothic Architecture to Surrealism. I was in HEAVEN. I was hoping to find a book on Salvador Dalí whom I find to be incredibly intriguing and spent most of this past summer studying and seeing his works first hand. Fortunately I was able to find a compilation on surrealism describing the movement in its entirety as well as an overview of Picasso (Dalí’s predecessor and somewhat mentor).
After finding and skimming thru many amazing books I decided to take a peek around the store itself. It is decorated in a sense to make you feel as though you’re in an old library but it has been revamped with modern twists. The worn-in comfy leather chairs are a contrast to the Harry Potter-esque books literally flying off the walls towards you. If you walk upstairs you find several artists’ studios and shelves upon shelves of books. I spent about 2 hours there but I could easily see someone spending nearly the entire day searching through classic literature, old records, books on language and more!
I highly recommend to plan a visit if you haven’t been before!
A quote for Monday. Have a great week.
xx Aly
Aly Knows Best 
I love browsing around in bookstores! This one looks great! xx
It really is! I recommend checking it out if you have a chance! 🙂
It is a great one! I love that store. Another store with good used books (mostly classics), is Deseret Industries, on Soto, just south of Olympic.
Thanks! I will have to check it out sometime!! 🙂
Hey Aly,
Just wanted to give you a shout-out because I love this post of yours! I am very interested in starting a blog so i have been checking back here every once in a while to get some inspiration. I hope you have been doing well and I would love to catch up with you soon!
Best,
Britt
Britt! I just saw this! How sweet of you. I really appreciate you reading it! I am trying to get back into updating it regularly! Let me know if you have started working on your own blog! Great to hear from you! ❤