Visiting LA? Where to go? What to do? Ask here
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Buddy The Elf
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Yeah I think staying in Santa Monica will put you close to just about everything you'd want to see in the LA Area. You can check Hermosa/Manhattan/Redondo beaches as well. They are a bit further away from the central LA area but they are really nice areas.
Buy tickets on Stub Hub, eBay or Barry's tickets. Those are the places I usually look. If you go to the box office or ticketmaster you'll be paying face value. You should be able to find tickets cheaper than that.
Barry's Tickets has lower level tickets starting at $27 (200 level) and dead center ice (sec 102) for $47. Those probably go for double at the box office. The one good thing about Barry's is there are no service charges and you can will call them to an office right next to Staples. Look for "electronic delivery" on stub hub to save on shipping/will call charges. Then you don't have to worry about picking them up.
San Diego to LAX can be as short as 2.5 hours and the sky is the limit during rush hour. That drive is so unpredictable. A weekday late morning/early afternoon shouldn't be too bad. Weekends it is really hard to say.
Buddy The Elf
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Yeah, you can also borrow my dialysis machine when you are here if you need an oil change.
Look out LA here we come
The wife and I are going to LA to see our son at the Kings rookie camp, woo hoo! we are staying at the Ayers Hotel in Orange County,we will be acting as tourists from Sept. 1st/13 until Sept 5th/13 then on to El segundo for the rookie camp, and we even get to see a few exibition games vs the Ducks we leave on Sept 10th/13. We are so freaking excited both as tourists and as hockey parents.See you all at the rink
The wife and I are going to LA to see our son at the Kings rookie camp, woo hoo! we are staying at the Ayers Hotel in Orange County,we will be acting as tourists from Sept. 1st/13 until Sept 5th/13 then on to El segundo for the rookie camp, and we even get to see a few exibition games vs the Ducks we leave on Sept 10th/13. We are so freaking excited both as tourists and as hockey parents.See you all at the rink
The wife and I are going to LA to see our son at the Kings rookie camp, woo hoo! we are staying at the Ayers Hotel in Orange County,we will be acting as tourists from Sept. 1st/13 until Sept 5th/13 then on to El segundo for the rookie camp, and we even get to see a few exibition games vs the Ducks we leave on Sept 10th/13. We are so freaking excited both as tourists and as hockey parents.See you all at the rink
How are you set on kidneys
onlyalad
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Buddy The Elf
Kings!
The wife and I are going to LA to see our son at the Kings rookie camp, woo hoo! we are staying at the Ayers Hotel in Orange County,we will be acting as tourists from Sept. 1st/13 until Sept 5th/13 then on to El segundo for the rookie camp, and we even get to see a few exibition games vs the Ducks we leave on Sept 10th/13. We are so freaking excited both as tourists and as hockey parents.See you all at the rink
We'd give you some advice on some places to see but apparently you've seen em all so we won't waste our time.
Congrats to your kid!
Kidney`s should be fine, I`m worried about my liver, especially after being in LA and my kid says Blue Moon is a really good beer that we shold like.
Thanks, for the congrats, I need to see it all in LA before I can really say I`ve seen em all.One question, is rookie camp open to the public, and are the Exibition games open to the public?
Thanks, for the congrats, I need to see it all in LA before I can really say I`ve seen em all.One question, is rookie camp open to the public, and are the Exibition games open to the public?
Yes and generally yes
They do limit the number of people who can see the rookie camp/tourney games. THey usually pass out free tickets before hand
highandwide
It's gold Jerry.
Hi there, looking for tickets for Rangers/Kings on 10/7, is there a specific ticket thread that everyone uses?
Hi. I'll be visiting L.A. this week. I'm just wondering does anyone know where the best place is to buy Kings merchandises? I'm looking for hats, jerseys and Kings official game pucks. And also, is there any place that offers some discounts?
onlyalad
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Sporting good stores" Dick's/ big 5" will have some stuff but Raiders gear is easier to find than Kings stuff. Also most malls have a sport store that sells stuff from every sport but once again the Kings stuff will be half a rack in the back
Shellz
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So true. So ****ing true.
I was in Oregon the other day and thinking.. let me check this sports store and as soon as I walked in, I told myself.. What in the world am I doing here?? I barley found stuff when I was in LA. I am so silly.
Sybil227
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We used to take a yearly trip up to Santa Maria in the fall. The Wal-Mart up there used to be packed with Kings stuff. Really weird. No idea if it still is.
onlyalad
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Paxton Fettel
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Hi everybody.
I'm going to LA next week, and I'd really like to go see the Kings against the Oilers and/or the Sharks.
Where do I have to buy tickets?
That's what I get @ NHL.com :
Tickets Not Available Online
Tickets are currently not available online for one of the following reasons. Please check back for availability.
Tickets may not be on sale yet
Tickets may not be available at this time. More tickets may become available later
Tickets may not be available online just hours before an event occurs
On rare occasions, tickets may only be available at ticket outlets or the box office
I'm going to LA next week, and I'd really like to go see the Kings against the Oilers and/or the Sharks.
Where do I have to buy tickets?
That's what I get @ NHL.com :
Tickets Not Available Online
Tickets are currently not available online for one of the following reasons. Please check back for availability.
Tickets may not be on sale yet
Tickets may not be available at this time. More tickets may become available later
Tickets may not be available online just hours before an event occurs
On rare occasions, tickets may only be available at ticket outlets or the box office
Hi all. I'm planning to take the family down to Southern California in late March to take in a couple of Jets games vs. the Kings and the Ducks. My question concerns the use of small digital cameras. Do the allow them in the Staples Center? I wouldn't have thought it to be an issue until I read an on-line blog from a pair of tourists who started taking photos upon entering the Staples Center doors and had their cameras taken away from them by security. Has anyone else had this type of experience? I would hate not to be able to take photos to capture our trip memories.
onlyalad
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This depends greatly on day and time.
If no traffic figure 40 minutes
With traffic it could add an hour or more
Buddy The Elf
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http://www.staplescenter.com/guest-services/general-information-faq
I know people have said in the past that if you bring a camera with a giant lens, you will probably be asked to have it held with guest services until you leave.
It depends where in LA you are going but I grew up in Claremont and used to work in Downtown LA when I lived there. The commute is a nightmare in rush hour. By rush hour I mean between the hours of 6am-9am going west and 3:30pm-7pm going east on the 10 freeway. The only way to make it semi-tolerable will be to carpool and that requires 3 riders during those hours. They also sell Fastrak passes to use in the carpool lane as a toll lane. If you rent a car and they offer that to you for an add'l charge, it may be worth it. I had that offered to me while I was in Georgia and regretted not getting it. I have no idea if that offer that here as we only have a handful of toll roads and most are in OC but the 10 freeway recently changed its carpool lane to include solo drivers paying a toll. For a ridiculous amount I might add (upwards of $5 each way at peak hours).
The other option you have to get to LA from Claremont is on the Metrolink train. There is a train station with free parking in downtown Claremont. That train will take you to Union station in Downtown LA. From there you can get on the red/purple line Metro subway and take that to 3 different stops in Downtown LA, Koreatown, Wilshire and Hollywood. If you want more info on this, I can give you more detail just let me know specifically where you are going.
I recommended you eat mexican food while you are in LA. Patty's in Claremont is a fantastic hole in the wall fast food mexican joint worth checking out. They are vegetarian friendly too.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/pattys-mexican-foods-claremont
And if there is anything else you are looking for in and around Claremont, feel free to ask. I presume you'll be visiting the colleges. There are a ton of good restaurants in the Village.
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