May 30, 2004
Road Trip! part II
Waking up in the morning is certainly getting to be a chore, especially when you only went to sleep a few hours before. But, I was the one who told everyone to be at morning Dimsum at 11AM in Monterey Park, and that might be a last time, for a while. We had a good dimsum, at NBC Seafood Restuarant and took a quick picture in front.
Later that day, we all went to 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica, where we just took in the sun and the cool ocean breeze. I love hanging out there on the street watching good performers and musical groups even more. There were a few good acts on the street, like the "bucket" drummer (I loved his act) and an Argentinean band Los Pinguos, which played a great Latin strings set. Some wierd guy even jump out of the crowd to flamenco dance with the band.
After walking around the Promenade, we went to dinner at Fritto Misto, also in Santa Monica. I always have to have dinner there, simply because I just do. It's the restuarant that I always feel at home, away from home, in LA. Wierd, huh?
What are you looking at?
After dinner, I went on one more driving trip around the UCLA campus, one of my previous homes. Wow, it is huge! And the buildings are even taller, now! It is of course one of the smallest campuses of the UC system, but it does not lack airspace, apparently. I guess the old UCLA acronym really does hold up over time, Under Construction, in LA.
Will you be my guide? On the journey home.