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ucdnam

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Depends on what your friends like to do. Don't limit yourself to those sites. You can go camping on the beach, going to the beaches to watch pro volleyball players play, tons of museums and stuff... just be creative. I don't even live in LA, but I go there every month and never have problems finding things to do. :)
 

Wahsapa

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pasadena > *

long beach: queen mary, aquarium
LA: LA
Venice Beach: Boardwalk etc

and huntington library being 3 miles away from south pas is laughable :p local :)

i miss So. Cal :(

Nor Cal suck btw
 

LakerGod

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If non of your friends have been to In n Out, then you must take them. If you want to watch sports and drink beer, the ESPN Zone in Downtown Disney is pretty nice.
 

mwtgg

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Originally posted by: LakerGod
If non of your friends have been to In n Out, then you must take them. If you want to watch sports and drink beer, the ESPN Zone in Downtown Disney is pretty nice.

Welcome to Southern California... What do you say we go to a fast food place??
 

Ricochet

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Originally posted by: Amol
Originally posted by: MazerRackham
The Huntington Library in San Marino/South Pasadena is pretty nice.

dude, it's nowhere NEAR SOUTH PASADENA! It's like 3 miles away . . .

i hate it when people say it's in Pasadena or South Pasadena . . . it's ENTIRELY in San Marino!

just one of those things that pisses me off

<===== one of the 13,500 people that lives in SM

Dude, are you rich or something? I don't think I'll ever afford San Marino even after a life's work.
 

jdub1107

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Lived here 14 yrs and still have nothing to do. Although its probably the same wherever you go.
 

amol

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Originally posted by: ricochet
Originally posted by: Amol
Originally posted by: MazerRackham
The Huntington Library in San Marino/South Pasadena is pretty nice.

dude, it's nowhere NEAR SOUTH PASADENA! It's like 3 miles away . . .

i hate it when people say it's in Pasadena or South Pasadena . . . it's ENTIRELY in San Marino!

just one of those things that pisses me off

<===== one of the 13,500 people that lives in SM

Dude, are you rich or something? I don't think I'll ever afford San Marino even after a life's work.

hahah, i'm still in high school, so it's my parents who bought the house ;)

the trick was to buy a house BEFORE the prices jumped up ;)


Originally posted by: NickelTitanium
Nothing is in San Marino. Just a bunch of ASIANS!

FIXED
 

nater

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Originally posted by: mwtgg
Originally posted by: LakerGod
If non of your friends have been to In n Out, then you must take them. If you want to watch sports and drink beer, the ESPN Zone in Downtown Disney is pretty nice.

Welcome to Southern California... What do you say we go to a fast food place??

hey that's the treatment I got the first time I was there....

"HEY MAN YOU HAVE TO EAT AT IN N OUT"
 

SofaKing

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I agree with Amol. Old Town Pasadena rocks, except when there's Texas Longhorns fans there :p

Go eat at Mi Piacci's (sp?). Great Italian restaurant, their wood-oven baked pizza rocks.
 

Amol1

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Originally posted by: SofaKing
I agree with Amol. Old Town Pasadena rocks, except when there's Texas Longhorns fans there :p

Go eat at Mi Piacci's (sp?). Great Italian restaurant, their wood-oven baked pizza rocks.

damn, for some reason my other username doesnt work (I DID NOT GET BANNED, I KNOW THAT MUCH!!)


anyways, it's Mi Piaci . . . that is SO GOOD!!! The focacchia (sp?) bread is DELICIOUS!!

I usually check out the overpriced gizmos at the Bang & Olufsen next door while I'm waiting :p

$250 for a PHONE?!?!
 

shopbruin

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Originally posted by: andylawcc
Originally posted by: Astaroth33
Originally posted by: andylawcc
Originally posted by: sygyzy
The Grove.

which is???

...a glorified mall, but kinda cool anyway.

in?????

:)

los angeles, at 3rd and fairfax. there's a bunch of restaurants there, there's a nice outdoor mall, there's a lake that's a mini version of the lake at the bellagio. i only go there for barnes and noble. parking is free for the first hour, 2 dollars for up to four hours.
 

SofaKing

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Originally posted by: Amol1
Originally posted by: SofaKing
I agree with Amol. Old Town Pasadena rocks, except when there's Texas Longhorns fans there :p

Go eat at Mi Piacci's (sp?). Great Italian restaurant, their wood-oven baked pizza rocks.

damn, for some reason my other username doesnt work (I DID NOT GET BANNED, I KNOW THAT MUCH!!)


anyways, it's Mi Piaci . . . that is SO GOOD!!! The focacchia (sp?) bread is DELICIOUS!!

I usually check out the overpriced gizmos at the Bang & Olufsen next door while I'm waiting :p

$250 for a PHONE?!?!

Haha. For some reason, the earbuds and headphones at Bang & Olufsen didn't impress me.. My Sennheiser HD560's are better :)

Pasadena's a really nice city. I used to drive there every Saturday for classes at Art Center. Plan to live there in the future...hopefully. Very classy city.

 

Amol1

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Originally posted by: freesia39
Originally posted by: andylawcc
Originally posted by: Astaroth33
Originally posted by: andylawcc
Originally posted by: sygyzy
The Grove.

which is???

...a glorified mall, but kinda cool anyway.

in?????

:)

los angeles, at 3rd and fairfax. there's a bunch of restaurants there, there's a nice outdoor mall, there's a lake that's a mini version of the lake at the bellagio. i only go there for barnes and noble. parking is free for the first hour, 2 dollars for up to four hours.

isnt that where they do the christmas tree lighting thing? kinda like a wannabe-rockefeller center?
 

TCPpacket

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the grove is a nice place to go for lunch since they have that farmers market. basically, its a big open outdoor food court with a bunch of different varieties of food. everything from gumbo to deli sandwiches to brazillian bbq. farmers market closes early so good spot for lunch.
 

OpenThirdEye

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I actually just came back from my first visit to So Cal this past week. I stayed in Fullerton and went to a pretty kickass bar called the Rockin' Taco. Very cool place and the piano bar kicks much arse!
 

jdiddy

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Originally posted by: TCPpacket
the grove is a nice place to go for lunch since they have that farmers market. basically, its a big open outdoor food court with a bunch of different varieties of food. everything from gumbo to deli sandwiches to brazillian bbq. farmers market closes early so good spot for lunch.

Ohhh that Brazillian BBQ rocks I just wish they did'nt charge buy the pound I could eat a ton of the food they have their its great.
 

SofaKing

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Originally posted by: OpenThirdEye
I actually just came back from my first visit to So Cal this past week. I stayed in Fullerton and went to a pretty kickass bar called the Rockin' Taco. Very cool place and the piano bar kicks much arse!

Yep Fullerton rocks as well. You should try Wahoo's fish tacos next time you go down there, good stuff :)
 

ThaChemist

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Liive in Pasadena, but don't really see Old Town as that big of a deal; just overpriced restaurants really. Maybe it's just too expensive for my student budget ;)
Anyway, one of the things I LOVE doing (especially on a full moon) is going to the top of Mt. Wilson at night. You can stop on the north side for some peace and quiet, then go to the summit and look out over all of LA at night. It's fantastic (especially if you take a lady friend). The other thing that comes to mind is checking out the first McDonalds ever built - it's here in LA. Look it up online and you'll find it - classic architecture and everything.

Oh yeah - and Griffith Park isn't that bad of an idea either. It's home to the Hollywood sign, which is kind of cool (and illegal) to check out up close. I've got some pictures from when I went (click on "Griffith Park").

Oh yeah #2 - THE Batcave is actually around the Malibu area - I've always wanted to take a pic of my car parked in there...
 

Harvey

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El Chavo is the best Mex restaurant I know, and they definitely serve the best margarita in North America (I've looked). :wine: :cool:

If you have enough lead time, another thing to do that's uniqe to L.A. is getting some free tickets to Jay Leno's Tonight Show.
 

NutBucket

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Originally posted by: Amol
Originally posted by: MazerRackham
The Huntington Library in San Marino/South Pasadena is pretty nice.

dude, it's nowhere NEAR SOUTH PASADENA! It's like 3 miles away . . .

i hate it when people say it's in Pasadena or South Pasadena . . . it's ENTIRELY in San Marino!

just one of those things that pisses me off

<===== one of the 13,500 people that lives in SM

Get off your high horse. Nobody gives two hoots about you living in SM:p