A Short Trip to the Los Angeles Area

Heather and I took a quick trip up to the northeast part of Los Angeles this weekend, to attend the baptism of a friend's baby in Eagle Rock.

After the ceremony we stopped off at the Eagle Rock Italian Bakery to pick up some cookies to take with us to our friend's house later in the day. I've been going to this bakery almost my entire life. My parents used to get Sicilian rum cakes here when I was a child (we often had those for birthday cakes).

Rather than drive up and back in the same day, we spent the night at the Pasadena Hilton. It's an old building, with some interesting decor in the lobby bar. The chairs look like they're as old as I am, certainly the style is.