Barrio Dogg

Late last month TC took us, her good ol' parents on a tour of SDSU. It was cool seeing her "routine" (where she parks, where her classes are and where she hangs out). State has changed so much since I was last there as a student...

afterwards, she took us here to Barrio Dogg, one of her favorite spots to go with her friends...

Portland Day 2 - Return to Movie Madness (formerly known as Mike's Movie Madness)

The morning's events were quite exciting...

and we would later end up watching news coverage later that evening...

Bayshore Bikeway revisit 7 months later

The bike shop had just opened...

with neighbor Trident Coffee open a little more than a month earlier...

We thought we would pay Bikeway Village development a visit...

San Pedro Road Trip Day 2 - Breakfast + the Sports Walk to the Waterfront

We would be leaving San Pedro this morning...

but first, the in-house breakfast at our hotel...

Revisits - Supannee + Fathom Bistro + some unexpected history from my dad

This past weekend, Bert and I had dinner with my sis and her boyfriend at Supannee...

She hadn't been there since I took her with the kids...

The Glarfs on Bonita Road

A few days while out doing errands, I passed by this strip mall...

and noticed that "House of 9 Dragons" was still on the sign (they closed nearly two years ago)...

More importantly I stopped because I wanted to see these two Bonita landmarks up close and personal...

"Agbayani Village" reference on the Cesar E. Chavez Campus parking structure, Barrio Logan

"Hasta la Bahia"...

"All the way to the Bay" (1978, artist Victor Ochoa)

Bert and I were here to check out a photo wall on the outside of the Cesar Chavez Continuing Education Center parking structure...

"Que Viva Barrio Logan" mural at Diego & Son Printing

A few weekends ago, we were too early for Cafe Virtuoso...

so to kill time, I asked Bert if we could drive around Barrio Logan to check out a particular set of murals...

Silver Lake Farmer's Market, Micheltorena Elementary School mural + the defunct Micheltorena Tunnel

These are some of the pix from our LA road trip from Veterans Day.

This is the view from Lucile St. (a hill) looking down to W. Sunset Blvd...

Return to SFSU - the Filipino student mural + a college track meet

In keeping with our usual MO whenever we visit a city, we  made a stop at a local university...

It had been about sixe years since our last visit...

El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park + a bit of Filipino American history at the Chapel

Across the street from Handlebar Coffee Roasters and Three Pickles Deli is a notable historic landmark..

known as El Presidio de Santa Barbara.

This is separate from the Mission and located in what used to be the old Chinatown of Santa Barbara...

Three Pickles Deli & the History of Jimmy's Oriental Garden

Our next stop was an educational foray into Santa Barbara's history...

but first, we had lunch at this building across the street from El Presidio of Santa Barbara...a place with its own unique history...

Filipino Community Bldg, Santa Barbara

My same friend recommended that I check out this place of historical interest...

located at 425 State St. is a building with this sign...