I really never went to LA often, I swear. But then I found a good reason to go...good food.
Metrolink is having a $10 ride all weekend long special (I don't know how long this promotion will last, but my guess is all summer). Their Weekend Pass gives you unlimited Metrolink rides for $10 (and includes some other mass transit too). It is available for purchase at all station ticket vending machines and is good from 7 pm Friday through 11:59 pm Sunday.
It's been awhile since I've ridden the train out here, i was really looking forward to it.
Ticket was easy to figure out (as well as the train schedule). This can't be too bad.
Arrived early to the train station and there was already a good amount of people already there waiting for the next train. It was pretty full, but still easy to find a few seats together. And it was the cleanest train I've seen, compared to NYC, DC, SF.
On to Olvera Street. I can remember many a High School Spanish class field trips here. It was the best part of the entire year (what a nerd- i know). The food was cheap and different and the atmosphere felt like I was in Mexico (or what I envisioned it to look like). It was a different world, one where I felt like a Stranger in a Strange land.
On this day- Everyone was out selling their items ranging from leather purses, wallets shoes & vests, candy, masks ala nacho libre, and graphic T-shirts.
I would visit if you have the time and are in the area. Loads of authentic culture, diversity and fun. Take the train and enjoy the fabulous Margaritas!
Next stop, Georgetown Cupcakes. Only my friend and I would go on a 1 hour, one way, bus trip for a cupcake. But thankfully, it was worth it. Highly recommend anything with Peanut Butter! I picked out a dozen, including Peanut Butter Fudge, Salted Caramel, Banana Split and Chocolate Cubed. They didn't last very long!
So no trip to LA would be complete without a stop at Urth Caffe. AND since I couldn't get there my last LA adventure, I was determined to this time!
2 words, Tortilla Soup
It is worth a 2 hour in traffic trip. EVERY TIME.
I usually pair it with a Caesar Salad. Other favorites have been the Pot Roast Sandwich, the Quesadilla, and the Bread Pudding. Let me know what you've had there and loved!Back to the bus! Final stop, Venice, CA. About an 1 hour and a half from Union Station. It was the most enjoyable bus ride of them all. A leisurely walk down Abbott Kinney and I was at my destination. Good Food, Good People.
Best part about all the travels- People Watching! There were some very interesting characters throughout the trip.
- Some man yelling at a Mother with very young 2 kids to pay attention to the kids
- Am an wearing board shorts yelling at the bus driver
- The man who pressed his chest into my hand so hard I couldn't move it from the pole I was holding on to
- The next man who held the pole higher and now my hand was in his armpit
- A older woman who grabbed a young girl from her mother and had the girl sit on her lap! The mother was shocked but, I was more shocked, she didn't do anything about it!
- Walking through Union Station and seeing a dog wearing a jean jacket. The owner, recently released from jail,ended up on my friends train. She got to watch a Sheriff catch him in the bathroom with no train ticket.
Enjoy your stay- Melissa
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