For our last full day in LA we decided to go to Santa Monica for the day. Maurie, Evan, Dave & Mary also decided to join us - so it was nice to do something as a group for our last day. Santa Monica is a popular beach and shopping destination. This is the beach that the TV series 'Baywatch' was filmed at. When I watched the series, I always wondered how the life guards could run in slow motion and still manage to save people from drowning?
We took the Metro Rail to 7th Street/Central Station and then caught a Metro bus to the pier at Santa Monica. The pier has entertainment, buskers, fishing and food. The pier is also the end of the famous Route 66, so we had to have a photo taken under the sign that stated 'End of the Trail' (quite appropriate really).
Dave, Mary, Maurie and Evan decided to walk down the boardwalk to the nearby seaside community of Venice for a look around, while Tracee & I walked a few blocks to the Third Street Promenade to do some shopping and have some lunch. The promenade offers many trendy, boutique shops. The street spans about 4 blocks and is closed to traffic.
We all met up again at the bus stop later in the afternoon for the ride back to downtown LA to catch the Metro Rail back to Long Beach.
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