The end of the LA visits
This visit to LA was something of a farewell tour for me. At the end of March I'll be flying back on a one-way ticket, and my daughter and I will be driving back East with all her worldly possessions. (She's moving back to Baltimore temporarily.) I'm trying not to get too sad about it.
One thing that helps is the jump in airfares. The last round-trip ticket I bought (this weekend's trip was on frequent flier miles) cost $239 all inclusive. The flight I booked for March was $336 one way. If she stayed in LA, I couldn't afford to visit her anyway.
So I tried to fit in all my favorite restaurants while I was here. (There aren't enough lunches and dinners in one long weekend unfortunately.) What I'll miss most aren't the Lucques and Orsos, but the wonderful ethnic places on every corner. I took a photo of this one in Silver Lake in a little strip shopping center. I regret I never got around to trying it. It's called Pho, and it's so popular it doesn't even bother putting up a sign anywhere. ...
Even so, it's always been too busy to get in. That's OK. Even though I'm incredibly hip, I'm not hip enough to eat at Pho. Just look at the customers.
Anyway, more about the Road Trip later. Of course, you'll be coming with us.
Northern route or southern route? It may be decided on which has the most In-N-Out Burgers along the way.
(Photo by me)
Comments
Found an interesting blog entry on Pho Cafe:
http://colleencuisine.blogspot.com/2006/03/pho-cafe-in-silverlake.html
It's sooo LA. Makes me wanna hop on a $300+ ticket especially on a snowy day like today.
Posted by: Eric | February 12, 2008 12:12 PM
Most true Baltimore mothers would be THRILLED to have their baby birds flying home to the nest!
Posted by: Dahlink | February 12, 2008 12:57 PM
Oh, what memories. I miss In-n-Out Burgers. There was one right by my school when I lived near Anaheim... Simple food, but good.
Posted by: Maggi | February 12, 2008 1:50 PM
So the movie star thing didn't work out? :-)
On to business school in the fall.
Posted by: Hal Laurent | February 12, 2008 2:11 PM
A friend and I drove from Baltimore to Northern AZ about nine years ago. I took a laptop and every day, we e-mailed our adventures to our waiting public. One day I would do the main part and she'd comment and then the next day, we'd switch. When I got back (taking her out for a new job), I compiled our e-mails and everyone's comments and bound them into a book with some of our photographs, including one of our favourite place - Toad Suck Arkansas. We also gave copies to people who'd commented every day. This was in the pre-blog era.
Posted by: Fairfax | February 12, 2008 3:02 PM
Fairfax--wanna bet we never see a candidate for president from Toad Suck, Arkansas?
Posted by: Dahlink | February 12, 2008 7:46 PM
On to business school in the fall.
Have you located a business school in a culinarily interesting (and warm) area? :-)
Does Tulane have a business school? ,/i>
Posted by: Hal Laurent | February 13, 2008 12:25 PM
Tulane would be a good choice. Or maybe the Sorbonne. :-)
Posted by: Hal Laurent | February 13, 2008 1:16 PM