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<\/a><\/p>\nA better perspective with the upper deck seats.<\/p>\n
Of course this being LA, saw some celebs. \u00a0Here is the creepy guy from “Desperate Housewives”<\/p>\n Wayne Gretzky & wife Janet.<\/p>\n Here is a funny one with Cuba Gooding Jr. The girl is a friend of my buddy who I went to the game with. I essentially “Crashed” her once in a lifetime picture with her favorite actor. \u00a0haha<\/p>\n So that is it for the hockey game! \u00a0It was a lot of fun. \u00a0Of course very different from any hockey game I had ever seen before. Total attendance was over 55,000 people. It was a sold out event.<\/p>\n That made the Los Angeles Lakes basketball game not as amazing. \u00a0It was certainly fun and entertaining, but not as awesome as an outdoor hockey game.<\/p>\n Next up … I had to go see Endeavor! The space shuttle was moved here in 2012. \u00a0What was amazing is how big it is. I did not realize how huge the shuttles are. Since I see a lot of planes with my travel, I estimate that the fuselage size is similar to a Boeing 747 in width & height. (shorter though) \u00a0I any case, I was awe struck by its size. \u00a0Very impressive and worth the visit. Endeavor is located at the “California Science Center” that is close to downtown Los Angeles. What was amazing is that entry is free! \u00a0In fact it is donation based, so a few dollars is more accurate. \u00a0\ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n Here is the actual “transfer” document. \u00a0Note the estimated price tag ; almost 2-Billion dollars.<\/p>\n So those were some of my evenings in LA. \u00a0Lots to do as you can see.<\/p>\n On my one full day off I did a road trip. \u00a0 Nothing super spectacular, just a long and nice drive. Starting and finishing in Los Angeles, I headed out early Sunday AM, \u00a0north towards Bakersfield. Then across all the way to Barstow and then back to LA. \u00a0Just under 400 miles of lovely roads and some cool stops along the way, like a visit of the Borax mine in Boron and some other sites. \u00a0For US travel geeks, note the deviation between Barstow & Victorville on the right hand side of the map. \u00a0 I took a secondary road for this part. \u00a0That secondary road is part of the old “Route 66”. \u00a0Route 66 is one of the original US highways and linked Chicago to Los Angeles. \u00a0Route 66 no longer exists (at least not formally)<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n