Finally...Bronx Pizza

Now that my sis had her Jack 'n Coke and I my apple fritter, we walked the few short blocks over to this place...

where I've been wanting to go forever, but was always deterred by the craptastic Hillcrest parking and the long lines. Not so for this day...

Philippe the Original

After our visit to the newly reopened Velveteria, we walked just a mere two blocks away to this Los Angeles institution on the corner of where Ord St, N. Alameda and N. Main intersect...

We saw it on our way in to Chinatown and knew we had to come here for lunch...

It's open!!! Star Dust Donuts...

Earlier today...

A lone customer at the window was all the confirmation we needed to make that hard left...

Katy's Cafe

TC had a super early dentist appointment today. I thought it would be nice to travel across town for breakfast...

So off we went to IB...

Return to the San Diego Soup Shoppe

We debated over lunch earlier that morning. Soup was agreed upon but where. We'd already tried Da Nang but changed my mind after passing by the Soup Shoppe's store front while on our way to Mystic Mocha,

I remembered how much I liked it during my previous visit and today was as good a day as any to give it another go...

Mystic Mocha

A few days ago, Bert and I went out to watch "The Rover" and had a lot of time to kill before the actual movie started. We did a quick stop in University Heights...

for some coffee at a place curiously called Mystic Mocha...

The Velveteria is Back!

Last month Bert, TC and I made the very necessary trip up to LA to revisit the newest incarnation of the Velveteria, a musuem of black velvet paintings.

We first met Caren Anderson and her husband Carl Baldwin in 2009 during our Portland trip and were thrilled that they relocated in Los Angeles...

Summer Road Trip Day 6 Highlights and heading back home...

After six days, our vacation had to come to an end...

We left yet another beach community for home, but of course, made a few stops along the way...

Summer Road Trip Day 5 Highlights

Driving through miles of countryside was certainly different...

It was neat finding random homes up in the hillsides as we made our way to our next stop...

Summer Road Trip Day 4 Highlights

Once again we were on the road...

heading over to yet another beach...

Summer Road Trip Day 3 Highlights

Well, as the late Chef from South Park would say, "Well hello there childrens..."

In this case, it was goodbye to this cute little seaside town with quirky homes...