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US State Capitols: Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Pedroza Place Posted on June 8, 2020 by adminJune 8, 2020

Date Visited: May 23, 2020 There have been humans in Baton Rouge for a long time, archaeological digs suggest maybe as far back as 12,000 BC. The first white men to come to the area were French explorers and they … Continue reading →

Posted in US State Capitols | Tagged 1953 bus boycott, baton rouge, Harriet Beacher Stowe, Huey Long, Huey P. Long, la, Louisiana state capitol, Louisiana State Capitol Museuem, New Orleans, Plessy versus Fergusson, Uncle's Tom's Cabin, US Capitols | 1 Reply

A Ride on Angel’s Flight into Downtown LA

Pedroza Place Posted on November 13, 2017 by adminNovember 13, 2017

Up until the 1950s, when the freeways in Southern California were expanded there used to be a thing called the Pacific Electric Railway. For no more than 25 cents you could get anywhere in Southern California. The last red car … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Angel's Flight, Biltmore, Broadway of Los Angles, CA, california, Clifton's, Funicular, historic places southern california, la, los angeles, metrolink, Pershing Square, Railway, southern california, The Biltmore Hotel, Union Station | Leave a reply

Hiking to Dante’s Peak and Visiting the Griffith Park Observatory

Pedroza Place Posted on August 20, 2014 by adminAugust 20, 2014

Last Saturday Denise’s family decided to get together and have a picnic. Deciding we wanted to do a little bit more than a picnic we decided to go and do a little hike together. The original plan was to go … Continue reading →

Posted in AJ, Weekend Travel | Tagged california, Dante's Peak, family weekend trip, Griffith Park Observatory, Hiking Trails, Hollywood sign, la, LA Hiking Trails, los angeles | 3 Replies

Mr. Ramen, Little Toyko, Los Angeles, CA

Pedroza Place Posted on January 2, 2013 by adminJune 22, 2014

  I could talk about my first food of the new year but that was an apple. Apples are really good, I mean it was a Fuji apple, but I don’t think many people would get too excited about reading … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekend Travel | Tagged CA, california, la, Little Toyko, los angeles, Mr. Ramen, Ramen | 1 Reply

A Day With Cleopatra in Los Angeles, California

Pedroza Place Posted on December 29, 2012 by adminDecember 29, 2012

I think I have decided that buying a gift for your parents is nearly impossible. Therefore, unless my parents specifically request something (I hope they are reading this) I plan on just spending time with them. With this thought specifically … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekend Travel | Tagged california, california science center, cleopatra, la, los angeles, olivera, olivera st | 1 Reply

Camping in Los Angeles National Forest

Pedroza Place Posted on July 14, 2012 by adminJuly 14, 2012

I meant to write about this trip back in July that we did with our friends the Harris’, but I totally forgot. At least I documented some pictures which I am going to put in for posterity…

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Posted in Weekend Travel | Tagged camping, la, Lake, los angeles, los angeles national forest, Throop Peak | Leave a reply

La Bellas Pizza, Chula Vista, CA

Pedroza Place Posted on February 1, 2011 by adminFebruary 1, 2011

  I grew up in the not so small city of Chula Vista. Translated from Spanish the name means “beautiful view.” So it isn’t so much of a stretch that Chula Vista’s oldest restaurant would be named La Bella, which is Italian for the “the beautiful.”  A lot of things have changed in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Restaurant Reviews, Weekend Travel | Tagged Bella, CA, california, Chula, CV, Garden, la, La Bella Pizza Garden, pizza, Vista | Leave a reply

Ways to eat Mochi.

Pedroza Place Posted on January 2, 2011 by adminJanuary 2, 2011

New Year’s Day around the world is pretty important, but in Japan it is their most important holiday. There are many traditions behind New Year’s Day in Japan, so many so that I will not even attempt to cover them … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged angeles, cake, california, cream, ice, japan, la, Little, los, mochi, new, pizza, rice, tokyo, traditions, year | Leave a reply

La Purisima Mission, Lompoc, California 2010

Pedroza Place Posted on December 25, 2010 by adminDecember 25, 2010

The 11th mission in the series, La Purisima Mission is interesting in that is no longer owned or operated by the Catholic Church. Even though all the missions were deeded back to the Catholic church in 1865 by President Lincoln … Continue reading →

Posted in California 21 Missions, Weekend Travel | Tagged california, la, Lompoc, Missions, Purisima | 2 Replies

The Getty Center Los Angeles, California 2010

Pedroza Place Posted on November 7, 2010 by adminNovember 7, 2010

Recently we went to visit Denise’s brother in Los Angeles. The main point of our visit was to see our new nephew Jonah, but there is only so much time you can stare at a baby so we decided to … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekend Travel | Tagged california, center, free, getty, la, los angeles, museum | Leave a reply
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