Valentine's Day in L.A.

My husband and I are attending a conference in Santa Ana but tacked on 3 days prior to the conference to see L.A. and 2 days at the end to see San Diego. Our trip has us in L.A. for Valentine%26#39;s Day and rather than spending a fortune on an overpriced dinner we thought about just getting some bread, cheese and a bottle of wine but the question is ';Where is a good place to go?'; Perhaps a scenic overlook of the city or a safe park? Suggestions?

Valentine's Day in L.A.

Nothing I can think of - this isn%26#39;t Europe so you can%26#39;t just take a bottle of wine to a park or beach or have it open in your car - it%26#39;s against the law.

Valentine's Day in L.A.

It%26#39;s against the law but people still do it each and every day. It%26#39;s not like you have a keg party out of your car.

There are great spots on Mulholland Drive you could sit back, watch L.A., the lights and share a drink in your car. It really depends on what part of town you are staying at so we can give you a good recomandation

Thanks. I guess I%26#39;m just looking for something a little less traditional than going out to dinner. Perhaps watching the sunset somewhere and maybe having an appetizer at an outdoor location near the beach or at a scenic overlook. We are staying near Disneyland on Garden Grove but will have a rental car.

Drinking on Mulholland before driving the twisting roads? Now that%26#39;s a very bad idea. Didn%26#39;t know it was done each and every day. I sure hope it isn%26#39;t.

Anyway, you can%26#39;t drink on the beach or in a park, they are patrolled.

For restaurants with a view, you could go to Casa del Mar hotel and have a drink in the bar (there%26#39;s a piano player, too), or at Shutters, or at Lobster -- all in Santa Monica. It might be crowded, but you could give it a try. Gladstones in Malibu-ish is another idea.

Just to get things back on track I%26#39;m going to take the alcohol out of the equation. That was not intended to be the focal point of the request nor of our Valentine%26#39;s Day. The point was to find an off-the-beaten-path romantic location to enjoy some quite time together.