Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Santa Monica

Santa Monica


After our SFO trip, we travelled back to LA for the last leg of our journey.  Since we already explored the Hollywood area, we decided to head to the famous Santa Monica pier/beach.

To get there from our hotel at Hollywood to Santa Monica, we had 2 options:

1) Via taxi (which would be faster but would cost close to $100) or
2) Via bus ride (which would be cheaper but we have to change buses 2 times and journey would be about 1 hour in total)

So guess which option we went for? 


When we finally got there after dunno how long, it was totally worth it!! the beach is so darn beautiful and the weather was so good! The sun was shining brightly and the ocean breeze was in the air and it put me in such a good mood hahaha.


a very interesting tree which you would not find in Singapore..


lovely palm trees waving hello


chill out dog owner taking his dogs out for a nice leisurely walk along the beach


Gnarled ancient looking tree with funky roots





Santa Monica Pier entrance



we decided to have lunch at the restaurant (The Albright) nearby at the pier.



Sirloin beef burger with truffle fries



Limin says i look like a jap girl in this pic cuz i look so chao ta!


After a satisfying lunch, we headed towards the Pier.





Check out the words in the sky #hollywood bowl


#SOS



The usual touristy stuff


love the colourful ferris wheel!

 




can you see the crowded beach?? Really people mountain people sea!



this pic which limin took of us is funny lol. Cant rem what happened and why we had this look.

Before and After - suntanned Kelvin


We decided to stop by at SM Pier Seafood for some beer + yummy oysters!


freshly shucked oysters on a bed of rock ice






 


having fun on the beach ^^

i really enjoyed our US trip and it was way better than what I expected! have good memories of the trip and hope to go back soon in a few yrs time :)

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