Sunday, March 17, 2013

LA Marathon Expo, Grand Central Market & Angel’s Flight

Today D ran the LA Marathon.  I will let him write more about that experience.  Yesterday the whole family went with him to the LA Convention Center so D could pick up his race bib.  There was a Health & Fitness expo geared towards all things running, so we loaded up on samples, including chia drinks/gels, freeze-dried blueberries, pop chips, clif bars, kefir drinks, etc.

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Afterward we went to the Grand Central Market, which I had never been to, even though I used to work in downtown L.A. 

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We shared a bowl of house noodles from China Café, a chicken taco from Tacos Tumbras a Tomas and a pork and cheese pupusa from Sarita’s pupuseria.  The prices are quite reasonable compared to the trendy food trucks.  The total for our combined lunch was around $11. 

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Wow, how unappealing does that look?  There is also a lot of produce for sale, but we didn’t really browse.

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Afterward, we went across the street to ride the Angels Flight Railway, “The Shortest Railway in the World”. 

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There are two cars, there is no driver, and you pay 50 cents at the top ($1 roundtrip).

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At the top there is a nice view of some of the skyscrapers, along with a fancy courtyard with a waterfall.

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I would not want to work here.

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