Two weeks ago, the day after Father's Day, we took a trip from L.A. to Seattle. We planned on spending three nights on the way and visit the Columbia River one more time. The last time we were there the weather was rainy and cloudy, so we decided we just have to go back when we have the chance.
We left kind of late, like close to noon, but it was exciting to be on a road trip again. While on the Interstate 5, we were met with a huge traffic jam due to road construction near Buttonwillow. There was just a single-lane traffic and we were stuck for more than 30 minutes. Buttonwillow was where we planned on having lunch anyway. I read about this restaurant and food truck that has great El Salvadorean food and thought it would be a good chance to try their papusa. The address I got from TripAdvisor was actually not the correct one and we just couldn't find the restaurant. Finally, we decided to just stop at the food truck back at the freeway exit. Then they told us where the new restaurant was but it was too late already.
I had never had papusas before, so that was what I ordered. They were actually very good. It's like masa stuffed with meat and cheese on the inside. It's better to order the papusas individually instead of a combo, it's cheaper.
A huge burrito!
The food truck. It's was just too hot to be eating outside on that day.
The new restaurant is just across from this McDonald's off the freeway.
We checked in to the La Quinta Downtown Sacramento around 7:30pm. This hotel got great reviews but they did mention about the homeless in the area so I was a little nervous about it. But for the low nightly rate, it was just a good deal. Fortunately, it turned out great. We only saw a couple of men outside of the hotel, not even sure if they were homeless. The hotel is basically fenced in and it actually has a nice ground.
The room was clean and comfortable, except a little small.
Looking out from our window.
We got ready for dinner but decided to go see the state capital. It was around 8pm already and the place was very quiet.
One of the reasons we stopped in Sacramento was this sushi restaurant called Raku. It was recommended to us by the desk clerk at the Ramada Inn when we were here two years ago. We just enjoyed it so much that we decided that we must come back. It's all you can order and eat for $17 (dinner, lunch is $12,99). Too bad they didn't have the fried oysters this time around.
For some reasons, our GPS took us around a long route getting back to the hotel. Hmmm, don't know if we should trust this GPS.
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