Rose Parade Floats, Olvera Street and Flap Hats

When the Rose Parade is over, they leave the floats out on display for a few days. On January 2, we took a family fieldtrip to Pasadena to see the floats up close. They were lovely. It was very crowded. We didn't let the kids buy funnel cakes or $9 Kettle Korn. I wouldn't go every year, but once every four or five years is worthwhile. 4 Beavers (any family activity that result in an older brother kissing his little sister gets an extra beaver, otherwise, it would have been 3 Beavers).

After the floats, we had dinner and haggled with the merchants at Olvera Street in downtown L.A. We ate at El Paseo Inn and the food was surprisingly tasty for a tourist trap. 4 Beavers. Afterwards, the kids all got Churros from a street vendor (I was feeling sorry about the funnel cakes and Kettle Korn). 4 beavers for the $3 peruvian flap hats.