So here's a blog post from April this year, from when my mum and my grandpa visited us in Irvine.
If you're ever in the Los Angeles area, Huntington Gardens in Pasadena is a nice place to go. It is very beautiful and relaxing. Huntington is a collection of different gardens, such as the rose garden, the japanese garden, the chinese garden and the more exotic desert garden. There is also a library containing very old books, and an art gallery with some fancy paintings in it! It all used to be the home of Henry Huntington in the early 1900's.
Ahh, the peace just comes to you in this magnificent place!