Old Pasadena

... off alongside the freeway, 10 miles shy of his final destination, and I began hoofing it guided by the streetlights of Pasadena. Erin, who I contacted last minute on couchsurfing.com, invited me without hesitation into her home to stay the night pro ...

... to be introduced to new things, I have to protect this delicate and fragile being. Thus our adventures begin, the copper-colored hat and the peculiar girl, named Cris. I watch my old stand get further and smaller - it is a sight I longed for, and ...

... been with Lisa since the beginning,) the little blind teacup poodle is Pally (found by hikers emaciated in a forest, about 10 years old), and the little terrier is Margaret (she was a shelter adoptee and Lisa got her after she jumped from a second story ...

... ' house and dropped off DD so she could stay with them. We took DS with us since he was only 3 1/2 mos old. We then made it to Pasadena. We checked in at the hotel. Walked around a little. Watched the opening night of the Olympics. Day 2 (Sat, Sep ...

... so he snaked us through some beautiful neighborhoods to get me there on time. Some of the houses here in Pasadena are incredible... a LOT of old money here. Many of these people apparently shrug off the Beverly Hills drama for the peace and comfort of ...

... to do when we were younger. Once back home we had lunch - tomato and beef toastie before me and Ashleigh headed off to the main Pasadena where we were to go shopping. We walked to the train station and bought our tickets - it wasn't a too long ...

... 66 Federation) to guide us to many parts of original Route 66. Our plan was to take Route 1 (Pacific Coast Highway) from Pasadena to Ventura.  Unfortunately, the traffic was bumper-to-bumper so we ended up taking Routes 10 and 110 to our ...

... about 70 degrees, perfect weather for watching a game. The line for buses to the rose bowl started about 2 blocks from the Pasadena train station and wrapped around the building. Ducks and Buckeyes were mingling, and nobody liked it... By the time we ...

... to say goodbye that evening but know it's for the best.On my last day we slept late and had a quick lunch and look around Pasadena before we drove to Hollywood. Did the tourist thing there for a while and then the girls drove me to the airport. Again, ...

... which is exciting and Ian is at present installing a new toilet (we decided to not have a holding tank on the visitor's side) so the old toilet has been taken out.  It all seems to be pretty constant - then I have the washing to do - and we have to ...