Los Angeles, California / November 2013

Los Angeles is a 6-hour drive from Las Vegas. 

I was hoping we could have a seafood lunch at Redondo Beach.

Hubby programmed the GPS  and placed Los Angeles as the city 

of destination instead of Redondo Beach.  We found ourselves at the

heart of downtown Los Angeles, in Chinatown!

This building was right across the  appalling and repulsive

gas station. I had to lock the car doors when Hubby

went to the office / convenience store to pay for the gas. 

Hubby reprogrammed the GPS to lead us to Redondo Beach

without using the freeway, because LA traffic was 

awfully heavy.  Was surprised to see a signage that says  

Historic Filipino Town.  What?  Beside Chinatown was

Historic Filipino Town.  Unfortunately or fortunately,

 I wasn't able to take a photo. There wasn't anything nice to see.  

I wonder what happened to this place. I searched the web for images

and couldn't find any photo that actually showed the 

dreadful, unsightly houses, stores and streets that I saw. 

Historic Filipinotown is a district of the city of Los Angeles, California, that makes up the southwest portion of Echo Park. It was created by a resolution proposed by city council member Eric Garcetti on August 2, 2002.

(from Wikipedia)

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http://chicsanders22.blogspot.com/2014/02/cheesecake-factory-redondo-beach-los.html

Finally got to Redondo Beach.  We were famished 

and I chose the first restaurant that I saw, Cheesecake Factory.

Delightfully delicious!

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We stayed at the Hilton Glendale Hotel.

http://chicsanders22.blogspot.com/2014/02/hilton-glendale-los-angeles-ca-november.html

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Hokaido Seafood Buffet

http://chicsanders22.blogspot.com/2014/02/hokaido-seafood-buffet-burbank.html

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The Americana at Brand

http://chicsanders22.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-americana-at-brand-glendale-ca.html

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Frida Mexican Cuisine

http://chicsanders22.blogspot.com/2014/02/frida-mexican-cuisine-americana-way.html

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The following weekend, I was back in Los Angeles with Dr Aimee.

Dr Roxanne prepared a very special Mexican Lunch at her

beautiful home in Loma Linda.

http://chicsanders22.blogspot.com/2013/12/mexican-lunch-at-dr-roxannes-home-in.html

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With our hospitable hosts Dr. Roxanne and Ma'am Marivic

Thank you sooo much for the very warm welcome.

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We can't leave LA without tasting Milk's Macarons.

http://chicsanders22.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-milk-shop-beverly-blvd-los-angeles.html

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This was taken at Porto's.  Too bad I lost the photos.

Definitely another place you shouldn't miss when in LA.

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Thank you ladies for the fun weekends in LA.

/ betsisanders 2014