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1. Traffic. I am not sure how anyone does it. How is it traffic at 10 PM on a Sunday night? This is the only reason why I wouldn't live in this area. If they had a Subway system like DC then I could deal with it, but you HAVE to have a car to get around.
2. California is Mexico. Well Southern California is Mexico. The area that I stayed in (Pico Rivera), I didn't see ANYONE that looked like me. Not one person. And when I thought about it, most city names in Southern California are in Spanish. Yea this place is Mexico.
3. Temperature. It was usually in the 80s during the day but in the 60's at night. Probably need two different outfits when traveling during the summer months. No where near the humudity levels we see on the East Coast. I was expected it to be much hotter but it never broke 83 degrees while I was there.
4. Vegas. Made the drive to Vegas Saturday for the USA Basketball Exhibition game. Vegas was hot. Dry heat though, not humid, so it was much more bearable than anything DC has been experiencing this summer. 2 miles strip. Food spots, Hotels, Casinos. Everything looks the same after 3 blocks. Unless you are the "Get twisted, love prostitutes, gamble a whole lot of $" type, then you will be bored after a while. I won't call it overrated, but it isn't for me.
The drive was about 4 hours but it was a boring drive. Dry valleys, canyons, dirt everywhere. If anyone says they see UFO's, I will believe them. Everything about that drive screamed, "Invasion" to me.
5. Hollywood. Just a few blocks of famous people commeratives. Nothing special. Just went to say, "I went to Hollywood." No urge to ever go back.
6. Venice Beach. Was very chilly when I was out there. Very interesting people out there. Marijuana booths for those that need "medical" attention. I started to go in there but I said, "No need to break the streak now." I did get hooked up with an Oxygen Booth. That was relaxing.
Saw Brian McKnight out there playing in the Venice Summer League. He was hitting some jumpers. He is aight. His son was out there too, looks like SOulja Boy. Venice has some legit ball players.
7. Santa Monica Pier. Nice area. Typical Pier. See people fishing, riding bikes near the beach side, shops. Nothing special once again.
8. Long Beach Pier. Same as above. Just more people fishing.
9. The Laugh Factory. World Famous COmedy Club. Tony Rock was hosting. Probably the best show I have seen live. Very funny.
10. Everyone in Southern California has a bike. Very active community. But I guess why shouldn't they be since they are always expected to have 9+ months of good weather. Many dogs being walked and/or dragged by bikes. Cool to see.
11. Little Tokyo. Nice little area. A bunch of Japanese shops where you can gather a lot of souveniers (if that is your thing).
Taco Del Rico: I don't like this place better than Chipotle or Qdoba. So what if it is "authentic." Authentic doesn't mean tastes better. The GPS was trying to get me killed. Instead of taking me to the restaurant, it took me to this side street and I saw a group of amigos rolling dice on the side in pitch darkness. GPS was trying to get me killed man. But this place was nothing special, not worth my gas. Wasn't nasty but wasn't anything special.
Lee's Philly: Easily the best food I ate while I was on my trip. It is food served off of a traveling truck. Korean Gogi is the type of food it is ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgogi ). It was so damn good. I got two chicken tacos ($2.50 each). Demolished those and turned right around and got a chicken steak. The meat was marinated in a sweet sauce and kimchi (fermented cabbage) was added to it to give it a nice crunch. It was so good man. I wanted more on the day before I left but they took the day off. They usually post where their truck will be on the Twitter or FB page.
(5 cent) Nickle Dinner: Downtown LA. Very good. Nice old time diner feel. Was also on the Food Network. My food was good, got a catfish meal that can with pecans. Very good. Nice staff. I reccomend going here if you are in LA.
Schooner or Later: This place was on the Food Network. I got a burger and fries, it was good. Nothing special. They had muffins that looked good and could replace any meal that comes with garlic bread. But nothing special, I did sit outside near the marina to eat. It was in Marina Del Rey.
Stephanos Pizza: Malibu. GOod pizza. Very good pizza. Ranks up there with some of the best pizza I have ever eaten. I asked the chef to add red pepper flakes to the sauce before he cooked the pizza and he thought that it was an interesting request. Says nobody asked for it before, but I know I like spice. Very good pizza.
Petrillo's Pizza: San Gabriel. Good pizza, very meaty cheese. It got cold very quickly for some reason, so I couldn't really rate it as I want. Crust wasn't too great and got hard quickly (NH). Not better than Stephanos.
Tacos Mexicano: Pico Rivera. The worst. I took one bite and threw my food away. Wasted my damn money.
Overall it was a good trip. Other than the traffic, I can't see why anyone wouldn't want to live here. I guess Earthquakes, but I can deal with that.
2. California is Mexico. Well Southern California is Mexico. The area that I stayed in (Pico Rivera), I didn't see ANYONE that looked like me. Not one person. And when I thought about it, most city names in Southern California are in Spanish. Yea this place is Mexico.
3. Temperature. It was usually in the 80s during the day but in the 60's at night. Probably need two different outfits when traveling during the summer months. No where near the humudity levels we see on the East Coast. I was expected it to be much hotter but it never broke 83 degrees while I was there.
4. Vegas. Made the drive to Vegas Saturday for the USA Basketball Exhibition game. Vegas was hot. Dry heat though, not humid, so it was much more bearable than anything DC has been experiencing this summer. 2 miles strip. Food spots, Hotels, Casinos. Everything looks the same after 3 blocks. Unless you are the "Get twisted, love prostitutes, gamble a whole lot of $" type, then you will be bored after a while. I won't call it overrated, but it isn't for me.
The drive was about 4 hours but it was a boring drive. Dry valleys, canyons, dirt everywhere. If anyone says they see UFO's, I will believe them. Everything about that drive screamed, "Invasion" to me.
5. Hollywood. Just a few blocks of famous people commeratives. Nothing special. Just went to say, "I went to Hollywood." No urge to ever go back.
6. Venice Beach. Was very chilly when I was out there. Very interesting people out there. Marijuana booths for those that need "medical" attention. I started to go in there but I said, "No need to break the streak now." I did get hooked up with an Oxygen Booth. That was relaxing.
Saw Brian McKnight out there playing in the Venice Summer League. He was hitting some jumpers. He is aight. His son was out there too, looks like SOulja Boy. Venice has some legit ball players.
7. Santa Monica Pier. Nice area. Typical Pier. See people fishing, riding bikes near the beach side, shops. Nothing special once again.
8. Long Beach Pier. Same as above. Just more people fishing.
9. The Laugh Factory. World Famous COmedy Club. Tony Rock was hosting. Probably the best show I have seen live. Very funny.
10. Everyone in Southern California has a bike. Very active community. But I guess why shouldn't they be since they are always expected to have 9+ months of good weather. Many dogs being walked and/or dragged by bikes. Cool to see.
11. Little Tokyo. Nice little area. A bunch of Japanese shops where you can gather a lot of souveniers (if that is your thing).
Taco Del Rico: I don't like this place better than Chipotle or Qdoba. So what if it is "authentic." Authentic doesn't mean tastes better. The GPS was trying to get me killed. Instead of taking me to the restaurant, it took me to this side street and I saw a group of amigos rolling dice on the side in pitch darkness. GPS was trying to get me killed man. But this place was nothing special, not worth my gas. Wasn't nasty but wasn't anything special.
Lee's Philly: Easily the best food I ate while I was on my trip. It is food served off of a traveling truck. Korean Gogi is the type of food it is ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgogi ). It was so damn good. I got two chicken tacos ($2.50 each). Demolished those and turned right around and got a chicken steak. The meat was marinated in a sweet sauce and kimchi (fermented cabbage) was added to it to give it a nice crunch. It was so good man. I wanted more on the day before I left but they took the day off. They usually post where their truck will be on the Twitter or FB page.
(5 cent) Nickle Dinner: Downtown LA. Very good. Nice old time diner feel. Was also on the Food Network. My food was good, got a catfish meal that can with pecans. Very good. Nice staff. I reccomend going here if you are in LA.
Schooner or Later: This place was on the Food Network. I got a burger and fries, it was good. Nothing special. They had muffins that looked good and could replace any meal that comes with garlic bread. But nothing special, I did sit outside near the marina to eat. It was in Marina Del Rey.
Stephanos Pizza: Malibu. GOod pizza. Very good pizza. Ranks up there with some of the best pizza I have ever eaten. I asked the chef to add red pepper flakes to the sauce before he cooked the pizza and he thought that it was an interesting request. Says nobody asked for it before, but I know I like spice. Very good pizza.
Petrillo's Pizza: San Gabriel. Good pizza, very meaty cheese. It got cold very quickly for some reason, so I couldn't really rate it as I want. Crust wasn't too great and got hard quickly (NH). Not better than Stephanos.
Tacos Mexicano: Pico Rivera. The worst. I took one bite and threw my food away. Wasted my damn money.
Overall it was a good trip. Other than the traffic, I can't see why anyone wouldn't want to live here. I guess Earthquakes, but I can deal with that.