Pasadena, California

Yahaira’s across from Vromans for some really good, artisanal Mexican food.  If you’d similar something to a greater extent than traditional, El Portal…run yesteryear the parents of the human being who owns Yahaira’s…is simply behind it.
Going due south on Los Robles, behind the large Paseo Colorado Mall, you’ll discovery the Pasadena Civic Auditorium.  
Just due east of the Playhouse District is Lake Avenue, i of the city’s primary North-South thoroughfares.  South of Colorado is a nice, trendy shopping surface area alongside a few skillful restaurants.  Diner fans volition desire to stimulate got a repast at Pie ‘n Burger, on California simply due east of Lake.  Skip Burger Continental, a locally legendary eatery that has definitely seen ameliorate days.
Photo yesteryear Michael Slonecker

Head due south on Allen in addition to you'll halt upward inwards the parking lot of the Huntington Library in addition to Gardens.  The quondam estate of Henry Huntington (of the Pacific Electric ruby motorcar trolley system) is gorgeous.  Acres in addition to acres of masterfully landscaped gardens along alongside a globe shape fine art museum makes this a wonderful house to pass an entire afternoon.
North of the freeway, Lake gets to a greater extent than ethnic in addition to you’ll discovery many taquerias mixed inwards alongside some person nutrient in addition to barbecue.
At the transcend of Lake Avenue are several trails leading upward into the mountains.  There are the remains of a large estate hither in addition to yous tin walk over to the ruins of the Mt. Lowe Railroad that used to stimulate got tourists upward to a grand resort on the mountain.  If yous stimulate got the fourth dimension in addition to inclination, yous tin follow the roads in addition to trails all the means upward to the transcend of Mt. Wilson.
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As nosotros deed always east, the surface area some Pasadena City College (PCC) has many cheap eateries catering to students on a budget.  Zankou Chicken, simply W of Hill Street, has some of the best rotisserie chicken you’ll discovery accompanied yesteryear their addictive, creamy garlic sauce.  North on Hill is the Dog Haus, which makes a multifariousness of hot dogs in addition to sausages.  The regular (snappy) in addition to jumbo dogs are served on King’s Hawaiian rolls, which stimulate got a flake of sweetness to them.  The jumbos definitely larn ameliorate alongside the sweetness rolls.
We’re getting closed to the border of Pasadena when nosotros deed due east to Rosemead Boulevard.  You won’t discovery every bit good much hither except for a few shopping centers in addition to restaurants.  Nothing inwards this surface area actually stands out but yous tin brand your means over to Sierra Madre Villa in addition to Foothill Boulevard in addition to stimulate got the Gold Line lite rails prepare dorsum to the other halt of Pasadena.
This is simply a sample of what the urban essence has inwards store.  There’s also the site of the original Busch Gardens, hiking inwards the Arroyo Seco, the Jet Propulsion Lab, in addition to Cal Tech.  Tea at the Langham, drinks at the Raymond, in addition to the world’s start Frisbee golf game course. 

Although at that topographic point are enough of depression budget in addition to depression character motels along Colorado Boulevard, hither are 4 hotels I tin definitely recommend...the Courtyard yesteryear Marriott on Fair Oaks; the Sheraton on Cordova; the Hilton on Los Robles; in addition to the best of them all, the Westin on Los Robles.
In Pasadena, you’ll discovery the antidote for that other large urban essence to the south.
 Darryl
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