2010, Day 69 - Lucques

Our last full day in Los Angeles and while Laura was getting ready for the day I took a walk down 1st Street.


Past the Japanese American National Museum
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Awesome fish graffiti found along 1st Street
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To the wrong side of the tracks.
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Across the river.
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And then back into downtown.
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Then we set off adventuring into Santa Monica. Traffic was a little stupid at times and with the wind it wasn't especially pleasant so we had an early lunch, having skipped breakfast, and headed back into Los Angeles.

Then I had the bright idea to go to the Petersen Automotive Museum. Unfortunately they don't note on their website that you can't bring a backpack into the museum. I wasn't about to leave my camera in the car and they disclaimed responsibility for bags left in their care so screw them, we left but we did see an old flat-bed truck on the way out and I took pictures of it.


Cast iron wheel assemble on an old Mack flatbed truck.
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Did you need a license for horse-drawn carriages?
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So, having given the Petersen Automotive Museum the finger, we decided to head back to the hotel for a little low-fat frozen yogurt and a siesta. For dinner we decided to see if we would get a table at Lucques, a new American restaurant of some renown.


Indoor patio seating at Lucques and a clear shot at the woman at the next table who was talking loudly about having her tubes tied. Was the a slutty signal?
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My dinner, sea bass with coconut rice, English peas and a citrus sambal.
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Laura's pork chop.
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Crepes with house-made nutella and caramelized bananas.
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Ricotta fritters with lemon and huckleberry sauce.
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The bar, we didn't order anything but I thought it was well presented.
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Full and completely satisfied, we headed back to the hotel to try to get some sleep before repacking our belongings and heading to the airport in the morning.


The Buddhist temple behind our hotel.
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