{"id":805,"date":"2008-12-07T18:58:56","date_gmt":"2008-12-08T02:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/?p=805"},"modified":"2008-12-14T09:12:23","modified_gmt":"2008-12-14T17:12:23","slug":"pasadena-flea-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2008\/12\/07\/pasadena-flea-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Pasadena flea market"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content_div-805\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/shoecar.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We visited the big flea market at Pasadena City College &#8211; they take over four floors of the parking structure; its really big!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"thickbox\" title=\"A B2 bomber flew overhead for a while - must be a big airbase nearby\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/b2bomber.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"806\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2008\/12\/07\/pasadena-flea-market\/b2bomber\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/b2bomber.jpg?fit=500%2C342&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,342\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"b2bomber\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/b2bomber.jpg?fit=500%2C342&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-806 colorbox-805\" title=\"b2bomber\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/b2bomber-300x205.jpg?resize=300%2C205\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/b2bomber.jpg?resize=300%2C205&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/b2bomber.jpg?resize=150%2C102&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/b2bomber.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 8pt;\">A B2 bomber flew overhead for a while &#8211; must be a big airbase nearby<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"thickbox\" title=\"A sculpture on the (long) walk to the flea market from the parking area\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/sculpture.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"809\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2008\/12\/07\/pasadena-flea-market\/sculpture\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/sculpture.jpg?fit=397%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"397,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sculpture\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/sculpture.jpg?fit=397%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-809 colorbox-805\" title=\"sculpture\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/sculpture-238x300.jpg?resize=238%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"238\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/sculpture.jpg?resize=238%2C300&amp;ssl=1 238w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/sculpture.jpg?resize=119%2C150&amp;ssl=1 119w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/sculpture.jpg?w=397&amp;ssl=1 397w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 8pt;\">A sculpture on the (long) walk to the flea market from the parking area<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We got a few little things, then drove across the city to go to our favorite bookstore in Santa Monica.\u00c2\u00a0 We decided to have dinner at an Italian restaurant, but we went into the one next door by mistake; it was basic red sauce Italian.\u00c2\u00a0 The food was fresh and good and the staff was very helpful.\u00c2\u00a0 The restaurant is La Bottega, and I&#8217;d recommend it as a neighborhood place to sit and have a quick meal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"thickbox\" title=\"The shoe car - Aviva swears she's seen it driving around LA\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/shoecar.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"810\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2008\/12\/07\/pasadena-flea-market\/shoecar\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/shoecar.jpg?fit=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,375\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"shoecar\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/shoecar.jpg?fit=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-810 colorbox-805\" title=\"shoecar\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/shoecar-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/shoecar.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/shoecar.jpg?resize=150%2C112&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/shoecar.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 8pt;\">The shoe car &#8211; Aviva swears she&#8217;s seen it driving around LA<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"thickbox\" title=\"The facade of La Bottega\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/labottegarestaurant.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"808\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2008\/12\/07\/pasadena-flea-market\/labottegarestaurant\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/labottegarestaurant.jpg?fit=375%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"375,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"labottegarestaurant\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/labottegarestaurant.jpg?fit=375%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-808 colorbox-805\" title=\"labottegarestaurant\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/labottegarestaurant-225x300.jpg?resize=225%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/labottegarestaurant.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/labottegarestaurant.jpg?resize=112%2C150&amp;ssl=1 112w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/labottegarestaurant.jpg?w=375&amp;ssl=1 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 8pt;\">The facade of La Bottega<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"translate_block\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<hr class=\"translate_hr\" \/>\n<a class=\"translate_translate\" id=\"translate_button_post-805\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\" href=\"javascript:show_translate_popup('en', 'post', 805);\"><span>Translate<\/span><\/a><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/google-ajax-translation\/transparent.gif?resize=16%2C16&#038;ssl=1\" id=\"translate_loading_post-805\" class=\"translate_loading colorbox-805\" style=\"display: none;\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We visited the big flea market at Pasadena City College &#8211; they take over four floors of the parking structure; its really big! 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