Date: 23 Dec 2009 Wednesday
09:40 AM The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites
It’s our “Tour around LA Day” today. We went down to the hotel reception to ask for directions to the nearest Metro Station to Chinatown but were told to take the Dash bus instead.
A – The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites
B – Dash B Stop
Total distance 0.7 km
10:00 AM DASH B
Hopped onto the Dash bus which would bring us to Chinatown. It cost us 25 cents each for the ride!
On the Dash B bus. Pull the yellow strip along the windows to stop the bus.
10:17 AM Chinatown
A – Alpine Street
B – Metro Gold Line Chinatown Station
Total distance 0.65 km
Stroll along the street in Chinatown, hoping to get some Chinese breakfast.
We gave up… Nothing look appealing to us.
10:35 AM Metro Gold Line Chinatown Station
Purchasing our tickets.
All day pass.
Lots of yellow school buses.
2 stops from Chinatown to Little Tokyo / Arts District.
10:50 AM Little Tokyo / Arts District Station
A – Little Tokyo / Arts District Station
B – Japanese Village Plaza
Total distance 0.14 km
Japanese Village Plaza
11:05 AM Wakasaya
Made up our mind to have Japanese food. Waiting outside the restaurant for it to open.
First customer to enter the restaurant.
Create our own Don.
Negitoro, Salmon and Ikura Don
11:50 AM Back to Little Tokyo / Art District Station
Crossing the train tracks.
Let’s go to our next destination.