The LA County Fair has somewhat become a part of our family tradition. Every year, my husband and I look forward to this funfilled event at the Pomona Fairplex.
Back in 2003 and 2004, we used to drive to the Fair everyday. Those were the days when my husband and I were working part time. And we both had all the time to go to the fair from start to finish. Things have changed since then and now we only have time to go on weekends because of our jobs. And in a way, it somewhat made it more exciting for us.
For us, the fun start at the race track watching and cheering our favorite jockeys and horses. But, the highlight of my day at the races was the Budweiser Clydesdale parade at the race track. I always find myself in awe admiring these beautiful and charming horses all dressed up for the show.
This year, part of the Fairplex Garden was converted to a dog park called "Bark Park". They have all these cute puppies ready for adoption. Three times daily they have the Frizbee dog show and, a Border Collie playing hockey. It is so amazing watching these dogs do such great shows and put a smile on every one's faces. These dogs have guested in popular TV shows such as The Oprah Winfrey Show, Ellen DeGeneres shows, and appeared in TV commercials. The show promote adoption, neutering & spaying. And the dogs in the show are all rescued from the shelters.
We also went to several of the wine tasting sessions hosted by Ralph's. Price per person has gone up though to $16/person since they started in 2004 at $6.00/person. In one of the sessions we invited my bestfriend who is visiting from Manila. We were given 8 different red wine mostly Cabernet and one is Merlot and Bordeaux. The wines are all winners in the International Wine Competition held each year. They have featured guest speakers who give talks and tips about wine.
Back in 2003 and 2004, we used to drive to the Fair everyday. Those were the days when my husband and I were working part time. And we both had all the time to go to the fair from start to finish. Things have changed since then and now we only have time to go on weekends because of our jobs. And in a way, it somewhat made it more exciting for us.
For us, the fun start at the race track watching and cheering our favorite jockeys and horses. But, the highlight of my day at the races was the Budweiser Clydesdale parade at the race track. I always find myself in awe admiring these beautiful and charming horses all dressed up for the show.
This year, part of the Fairplex Garden was converted to a dog park called "Bark Park". They have all these cute puppies ready for adoption. Three times daily they have the Frizbee dog show and, a Border Collie playing hockey. It is so amazing watching these dogs do such great shows and put a smile on every one's faces. These dogs have guested in popular TV shows such as The Oprah Winfrey Show, Ellen DeGeneres shows, and appeared in TV commercials. The show promote adoption, neutering & spaying. And the dogs in the show are all rescued from the shelters.
We also went to several of the wine tasting sessions hosted by Ralph's. Price per person has gone up though to $16/person since they started in 2004 at $6.00/person. In one of the sessions we invited my bestfriend who is visiting from Manila. We were given 8 different red wine mostly Cabernet and one is Merlot and Bordeaux. The wines are all winners in the International Wine Competition held each year. They have featured guest speakers who give talks and tips about wine.
One thing that you don't want to skip at the fair aside from the scary rides are the food. Everywhere you look, everywhere you go there's food, food, food!! How amazing is that. You don't even have to worry about going home with empty stomach, but you'll surely go home with an almost empty wallet. You see food of all sorts from barbecued tri-tip, alligator meat to deep fried oreos. Oh boy, that deep fried oreos are really good. This year I went for something a little outrageous...a chocolate-covered bacon. Yes, it's bacon inside. You don't taste the bacon until the very end. But, I guess it would have been better if the bacon is crispy fried.
The hypnotist comedy act was really fun to watch that we have to go back and see it on the last day of the fair. It is kinda amazing how this guy can work on the minds of people....very interesting.
At 10:00pm our legs were all so tired but we made sure that before we hit the road home we go to see the animals at the barn and the Budweiser Clydesdale to say our "goodnight".
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