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August 2, 2012 at 2:06 am #24569

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Chinatown

August 2, 2012 at 2:06 am #24570

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August 2, 2012 at 2:08 am #24571

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August 2, 2012 at 2:09 am #24572

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Awesome pictures Tracy. It was really fun to walk around Chinatown and look around in the shops. I have to go back to see Little Toyko and Koreatown.

August 2, 2012 at 2:11 am #24573

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Korean tea

August 2, 2012 at 2:14 am #24574

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We tossed coins but not much success---except for Jillian.

August 2, 2012 at 2:16 am #24575

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Sun Yat Sen

August 2, 2012 at 2:23 am #24576

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Lots of closed shop and empty storefronts in both Chinatown and Korea Town. I love the classic neon details in Chinatown. In Korea Town there were two malls across from each other on Western... but almost empty. But each had a Tom N Toms. Lots of pedestrian traffic and the subway does run to there along Wilshire...

August 2, 2012 at 2:33 am #24577

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I really enjoyed our walk through Chinatown. I thought it was really interesting to have gone to the shops and being able to buy things that we learned about like the coins with the whole in the middle and candy We ate at Sam Woo, in Chinatown, it was a family style place like in China. It was amazing, we were more in awe to see a couple next to us order chicken and once getting their fooda, having the chicken head with it. I know it's a tradition for China, but I still find it really interesting how its their tradition to include it on the plate.

After that we went to the Griffith observatory which was just another thing that amazed us all

Great times!

August 2, 2012 at 2:42 am #24578

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So a couple of groups went to Chinatown... We walked around, found shops, bought some chili mangos and dried salted plums. Found Sun Yat Sen's statues and took pictures of Fu Dogs. Then we went off to Korea town, which is less touristy and more urban, We walked around the area of Wilshire and Western looking for a restaurant under $10. Even though the BBQ smelled very good... they tended to be about $20. We settled on Young Dong and had beef soup. It was served with Iced Tea... a yellow green tea that tasted of hints of Jasmine and smoke, a small bowl of rice, and Kimchi that had both pickled cabbage and daikon raddish. The dishes and chop sticks were all stainless, including the tea cups... and the Kimchi dish came with tongs and scissors... a big pair of fabric shears. The soup was excellent. The kimchi was great.

August 2, 2012 at 2:58 am #24579

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We had a great time in Chinatown and ate at Sam Woo's BBQ. We shared family style and got a chance to try a variety of dishes. The entire bill for 5 of us with food and drinks was under $50, so that was a nice surprise!

I really enjoyed the candy shop and the chance to pick up some Pocky sticks. I also was about to buy a replica miniature terra cotta warrior for $10 to share with my students in the classroom for when I'm teaching about China.

August 2, 2012 at 3:02 am #24580

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Five of us also went up to Griffith Observatory to see the view and the full moon. It was beautiful! I was surprised to see so many international tourists there as more than half of the people we passed were speaking other languages.

August 2, 2012 at 3:53 am #24581

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If you look to the left behind the trees, you can see a little of the full moon. Breathtaking!

August 2, 2012 at 3:55 am #24582

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I thought it was interesting how the crosswalks had dragon motifs. I wonder if that is more of a tourist addition?

August 2, 2012 at 3:56 am #24583

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