Drive North

"Lunch Stop" Santa Barbara, 2017
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“Lunch Stop” Santa Barbara, 2017

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Today we drove up north to being a three-day trip to Monterey. It takes about 6 hours to travel by car from Torrance, but it’s a very scenic drive, and we stopped at a couple really cool places along the way.

In Santa Barbara we had a nice lunch at The Shop Kitchen, which is a cool cafe/restaurant attached to a auto-shop. Our avocado toast, chilaquiles, and salmon eggs benedict were delicious, and I sipped on the cold-brew coffee on the drive up to Paso Robles. But before hitting the highway again, we stopped at Renaud’s Patisserie for some snacks and gifts.

"Cafe" Santa Barbara, 2017
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“Cafe” Santa Barbara, 2017

Our next stop was Paso Robles, to visit Sculpterra Winery for a tasting and shopping. It is a pretty cool winery with lots of sculptures to look at in the garden, and a yummy wine-tasting.

"Arrow" Paso Robles, 2017
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“Arrow” Paso Robles, 2017

After that, we drove straight up to Monterey, and had a somewhat disappointing seafood dinner before finding our way to the hotel where we conked out big-time. It was a long drive, but we’re thankful to make it safely and we’re excited for tomorrow!

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Day Downtown

"Stealing a Kiss" Los Angeles, 2017
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“Stealing a Kiss” Los Angeles, 2017

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Today we woke up to a wonderful Fujimoto traditional breakfast: bagels, lox, pastrami, corned beef, roast beef, etc. It’s a tradition that started many years ago when my Aunt and Uncle would come down from San Francisco with a big bag of bagels, meats, and a block of cream cheese. Ever since then, this has been our holiday breakfast, usually on Christmas morning.

After getting fueled up, it was time to head to downtown Los Angeles to visit the Museum of Contemporary Art, both the main gallery on Grand and the Geffen installation near Little Tokyo. It was cool to see the art, but also a lot of fun to walk around downtown, including taking a ride up Angels Flight, which is the shortest incorporated rail line in the world.

We also went to Grand Central Market for lunch which is always fun and delicious! This time I shared a burrito with Koa, Thai food with Mariko, and Salvadorean food with my brother. I can tell I am going to gain a few pounds during this vacation. 😆

We returned home to my parents’ house and celebrated the family being together by eating an amazing Jamaican feast. Scroll down to the last picture to see the gigantic crab claw in rundown sauce. It was delicious. 🍴

"Bagels and Fixings" Los Angeles, 2017
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“Bagels and Fixings” Los Angeles, 2017

"Art Viewing" Los Angeles, 2017Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/3.6, 1/60 sec, ISO800

"Art Show" Los Angeles, 2017
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“Art Show” Los Angeles, 2017
"Quartet" Los Angeles, 2017
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“Quartet” Los Angeles, 2017
"Glow" Los Angeles, 2017
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“Glow” Los Angeles, 2017
"Sentiment" Los Angeles, 2017
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“Sentiment” Los Angeles, 2017
"Busy Market" Los Angeles, 2017
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“Busy Market” Los Angeles, 2017
"Giant Claw" Torrance, 2017
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“Giant Claw” Torrance, 2017