Itzik Hagadol Grill, Encino, CA [adrotate group=”6″] Authentic Israeli Food When I was first introduced to Itzik Hagadol, I was told the name was Big Itzik. When I wrote about it last month, I called it Big Itzik. As I was standing outside waiting on our dinner guests I noticed it did not say “big” anywhere. I was told that hagadol means big. I have not been able to verify that. What I do know, is that their food is delicious. [adrotate group=”1″]
The VA National Cemetery in Riverside, CA [adrotate group=”6″] Honoring the Military Service of Our Nation’s Veterans Since I was out in the Riverside area yesterday I decided to stop by and visit my mother’s final resting place. It is a very nice cemetery that includes a Medal of Honor Memorial, Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Memorial and the “Veterans Memorial” tribute to fallen soldiers. It is worth a visit if ever in the area. Enjoy the photos. [adrotate group=”1″]
Sights from the Los Angeles Zoo [adrotate group=”6″] Photos From Our Outing To the LA Zoo Believe it or not, but this morning I was inspired by a friend’s Facebook update. He mentioned that if the weather was right he might go to the zoo. I thought that sounded like an excellent idea, and our weather is always zoo worthy. Tanya and I got on the Glide and headed to the LA Zoo. It gave me a great opportunity to play with the new Sigma lens as well. [adrotate group=”1″]
Sigma Zoom Super Wide Angle Lens [adrotate group=”6″] My First Test Shots My new Sigma zoom super wide angle 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS (Optical Stabilizer) lens for my Canon Rebel Digital EOS arrived today. Within five minutes of arrival it was on the camera and I started shooting anything within eyesight. Here are a few sample pictures. I think I will keep it. Geek Good Girl and I headed back out to Point Vicente because she is planning on ordering one over the weekend. Had to let her play with it for a little while. [adrotate group=”1″]
Pictures from Point Vicente [adrotate group=”6″] A Windy Winter Day My girlfriend has not been here since I discovered that Point Vicente is a great place to watch for whales. We decided to take a short break from work and head up there. We got a couple water spouts, so we know they were out there, but it was really blown out. Not sure a whale really cares about the weather though. [adrotate group=”1″]
Cook’s Corner [adrotate group=”6″] Our Sunday Ride to Silverado It is Sunday, but it has been raining on and off for over a week. We passed on our ride last week because of rain. Naturally, since we did not ride, it did not rain all that much. We decided to not risk passing up another ride only to have it not rain. Of course, that just ensured that it did rain. It was not that bad. I rode my Electra Glide and Daniel rode his Fat Boy. Daniel’s friend Edson joined us on his Yamaha. I don’t think he was …
National Veterans Mural [adrotate group=”6″] West Los Angeles VA Center Last week, you may have seen the video I took of a mural at the VA medical center in West Los Angeles. I decided to submit it to CNN’s iReport, and they felt it was worthy enough to contact me in their vetting process to validate the video. They asked if I had additional photos, which I did, but only a couple and they were taken with my point and shoot, from my bike. Today I went back with my Canon Rebel and took some higher quality photos. [adrotate group=”1″]
Santa Barbara Beer Run [adrotate group=”6″] Sunday Ride Brewery Tour This Sunday was Daniel’s turn for picking a destination for our Sunday Bike Ride. He chose a microbrewery in Santa Barbara. Luckily, the journey is more important than the destination, as the brewery had their lease yanked a couple days earlier. [adrotate group=”1″]
Andorra 2009 [adrotate group=”6″] Our visit to Andorra la Vella I guess going through the pictures of Spain reminded me of our side trip to Andorra. I have to say, if I was ever going to get a summer home in Europe, Andorra would be at the top of my list. The Pyrenees are a majestic mountain range. I would not want to be there in the Winter, but the rest of the year would be great. [adrotate group=”1″]
