We're on the train to San Diego. The train from Oakland to LA took twelve hours! The travel was pleasant enough but it seemed to take forever. The LA train station is clean and attractive. The architecture is mission-style. We walked the half-mile to the Little Tokyo Hotel. The hotel is a hole-in-the-wall, very much like a youth hostel, but very clean. Check Steve's blog, velo mange.blogspot.com, for photos.

The hotel's neighbors are all ramen noodle shops. One tiny shop had a line outside. We decided that getting in would take half an hour or more. We weren't prepared to stand in the cold drizzle that long so we tried another shop. We were pleased with our bowls of hot soup.

This morning we walked to Fifth Street for breakfast at the Nickel Cafe with Steve's friends, Hans and Rachel, and their son. The cafe is known for its specialty donuts. We tried the strawberry crumble and maple bacon flavors. We passed on the Irish Car Bomb flavor.

We have scattered sunshine and threatening clouds at the moment.