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Cross-posted from Cherry Blossoms The Blog. It’s a Glendale tradition and people come from far and wide for the annual Cruise Night. I don’t think we’ve missed a single year. This free night is my favourite community event. Brand Boulevard is blocked off for this event and filled with hundreds of vintage cars parked proudly for […]
Read More Discovering Los Angeles: Glendale Cruise NightCross-posted from Cherry Blossoms The Blog. There’s a place not far from downtown that can transport you to an ethereal sense that time no longer matters. That place is Descanso Gardens. Located just at the top of the 2 in La Cañada, Descanso Gardens is a place of refuge for human, plant, and animal alike. How […]
Read More Discovering Los Angeles: Descanso GardensCross-posted from Cherry Blossoms The Blog. Snacktime under the Hollywood sign. There are those who hike up the hill, those who bike, and those who drive; you can get there any way you want. There are those who go for the view of the city, those who want a view of the Hollywood sign, […]
Read More Discovering Los Angeles: Griffith ObservatoryCross-posted from Cherry Blossoms The Blog. I challenge you to find a little boy who didn’t go through a train phase. For that matter, most little girls and grown ups think trains are pretty cool, too. That’s why Griffith Park’s Travel Town is such a gem for Angelenos. This open air train museum draws people far […]
Read More Discovering Los Angeles: Travel TownCross-posted from Cherry Blossoms The Blog. Last week I extolled the virtues of the Kids Club, but even if you can’t make it to the Tuesday morning shows, or it just isn’t your thing, the Americana at Brand can stand on it’s own family-friendly merits. It’s one of the first places we take our out-of-towners, and […]
Read More Discovering Los Angeles: The Americana at BrandCross-posted from Cherry Blossoms The Blog. For many years my Tuesday mornings have been ubiquitous with the Americana in Glendale. Rain or shine, on the green in good weather and in an indoor space in bad weather, I would be there with my short friends bopping along to live concerts and having an all-round good time. Membership in […]
Read More Discovering Los Angeles: The Kids Club at the Americana at Brand and the GroveCross-posted from Cherry Blossoms The Blog. I don’t know if it’s a general boy thing or more limited to our family, but ever since my boys were aware, they have been fascinated with wheels. They would army crawl over to the futon to play with the wheels on the underside, spinning them for a […]
Read More Discovering Los Angeles: Pedersen Automotive MuseumCross-posted from Cherry Blossoms The Blog. No matter where you are in the LA area, Pasadena is not too far for a piece of kid-heaven. Just follow the signs to the Rose Bowl and you have delivered yourself a day of interactive fun and learning at Kidspace Children’s Museum. Kidspace has activities for all ages, […]
Read More Discovering Los Angeles: Kidspace Children’s MuseumCross-posted from Cherry Blossoms The Blog. I have a love/hate relationship with the Getty Center. I spend a lot of time rationalizing why I shouldn’t go: it’s far, well okay, it’s not far but it’s on the 405 and the traffic to the Westside is always terrible and would I get back in time? Would […]
Read More Discovering Los Angeles: The Getty CenterCross-posted from Cherry Blossoms The Blog. The Pacific Asia Museum was one of those places that, as soon as I was there, I kicked myself for not having gone sooner. Located in Pasadena close to the 210 and with a free day the fourth Friday of every month, I had no good reason to not go. […]
Read More Discovering Los Angeles: Pacific Asia Museum
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