Sunday, August 7, 2016

SoCal in July

I spent a week in July with family in Southern California.

First I was greeted by the other residents in the house.  Meet Ace (Border Collie) and Keno (Lab).


My sister and I played tons of Pokemon.

We went to the LA Zoo one day.  A few favorites:

We took a trip down to Hollywood and Universal City Walk, for lunch and more Pokemon hunting.  Keno came with us.  Voodoo Donut is coming to Universal. A Portland icon is coming to Universal!

We found a cool sweet shop in Universal called "It's Sugar".  They even welcomed Pokemon hunters!

A dear friend of mine from Sacramento was in Simi visiting her sister.  We managed to meet up one night.  I have to admit when Viv suggested a place in Moorpark, I was a bit leery.  What she suggested was Carrara's Pastries.  I didn't know it, but the chef was part of the current season of Food Network Star.

My cheesecake was AMAZING!!!  I can't wait to go back to try a meal.

I even got to see my favorite spot in Simi every morning on my walk.  Turns out it's now a Poke Stop.

It was a good trip, but all good things must come to an end.  Luckily, I sat on top of a Poke Stop at Burbank Airport.  Killing time was easy.