Los Angeles — Joshua Holleman, back right, his wife Cherie, parents Al and Shaaron Vogel, and children Deveraux, Angel and Spencer, from left, tour Los Angeles using only public transportation.
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Los Angeles — Spencer, left, and Angel Holleman and their grandmother Shaaron Vogel get off the bus in L.A.'s financial district.
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Los Angeles — The family descends a staircase on their way to Angels Flight, a historic funicular near Hill and 5th streets in downtown Los Angeles. The Vogels and the Hollemans never set foot in a car while they were in L.A.
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Los Angeles — Al and Shaaron Vogel walk with their son Joshua, daughter-in-law Cherie (pregnant with "Jellybean," due in October) and grandchildren Angel, Deveraux, and Spencer.
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Los Angeles — In addition to Angels Flight, the family traveled via two Amtrak trains, four Red Line trains, one Gold Line train, three Amtrak buses, four Dash buses, four Metro buses and one Big Blue Bus.
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Los Angeles — The visitors took the Red Line to Wilshire/Vermont, then the Purple Line to Wilshire/Western. From there they caught a westbound Metro Rapid bus and walked a couple blocks east to the La Brea tar pits.
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Los Angeles — Shaaron says the vacation is a good way to expose her grandchildren to things they can't see in their small town. “My mother was always the type that said, ‘If there’s a chance or an opportunity, go do it.’ We want the kids to have that spirit.”
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Los Angeles — Day 2 of their trip included a trip to the L.A. County Natural History Museum.
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Los Angeles — Al Vogel and Cherie Holleman walk past the Musk Ox diorama at the Natural History Museum.
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Los Angeles — Deveraux Holleman, 7, rides on her dad's shoulders as they walk near the USC campus.
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Los Angeles — Al Vogel and his grandson Spencer check out their route.
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Los Angeles — Shaaron, Joshua Holleman and Deveraux on a Dash bus.
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