Adventure with James:LA Zoo, Gene Autry Museum, Travel Town

Taoski stayed home to work on the home, getting it ready to put on the4 market.  That's been delayed now from January 2, 2014, to February. Our realtor will go to Taiwan and will come back after the New Year.  So James and I did an adventure today by ourselves to get out of her way.

We usually do the train and anything within a mile or two of a stop.  I usually like to keep the driving to a minimum on the weekend.  James, however, wanted something new today.  So we decided on the LA Zoo and perhaps other attractions out by Griffith Park.

We're members of the LA Zoo. It's about $75 per year.  James has been with me or Taoski maybe 10x already, and we've got another 4 months to go.  This represents a pretty good savings over what we'd pay for single visits.  It also lets us explore at our own pace, no rushing to get it all in, saving some for another time.

James has a routine.  He got to show me around.  We went to the petting zoo and saw some of his favorite animals such as the giraffe. I managed to avoid spending anything at the zoo.  He asked for some junk food and trinkets, but I held him off and he was a pretty good sport about it.

 

The Autry Museum is across the street.  I'm a bit curious about it. It's Western history, guys in cowboy hats and all.  If we paid for a one time visit, it would have been $14.00 for both of us.  A yearly membership, however, is $75.00, so I went for it.  I have some misgivings.  We'll see whether it pays off.  James asked repeatedly to leave and go to Travel Town.  We did stay, however, for 45 minutes or so and saw some stuff.  It's guys in cowboys, but also Indians, too. We will be back.

 

 

 

 

Next was Travel Town, which is in the same neighborhood.  It's basically antique trains, a gift shop, picnic tables, and a little train around the perimeter.  There is no entrance fee.  James did, however, expect a ride on the little train, which runs $2.75 per person. And he got it.  After about 45 minutes of Travel Town, he was worn out.

 

 

He was asleep in about 5 minutes in the car.  Another successful adventure.  Damage is about 30 miles on the car, $5.50 for the train rides, and $6/ mo for the museum membership spread out over the course of the year.