Passing the time in Pasadena

Trung drives to Pasadena every weekday for work, but we wanted to see what the city really was all about. After getting some suggestions from Trung's co-workers and my friends, and doing some research on-line, we hit a few popular places. But first, Trung drops by work...

eHarmonizing

Lunch at Panda Inn Restaurant, the original Panda Express before it turned fast food. The buffet looked awfully good with sashimi and a full Ramen noodle bar, but we stuck with the Panda Beef, Shrimp and Walnut, and a Tofu & Eggplant dish.

After lunch, I dragged Trung to Gravity Hill, where you have the illusion of going uphill on a downhill on neutral. Trung didn't believe it and didn't want me to post the video, but you can see for yourself.

At the Rose Bowl; maybe one day we can watch a real game there

The turtle pond at Caltech

The turtles were sunbathing before we scared them all away like so...

On a bridge over a little stream

A cool fountain

The girls had fun climbing and posing with this cannon

We then went to Old Pasadena, the business district of Pasadena, and did some window-shopping. We sipped on a $1 tropical tea and then headed off to meet Cora's cousin, Jean, and her family at the Griffith Observatory.

The Observatory

The girls stopped often during our hike to draw in the dirt

Alas, the Hollywood sign (on the left)


Andrew, Isabella, Theodore, and Jean