Los Angeles! Santa Monica

Another day during our LA vacation, we went to Santa Monica Beach and Pier. It's a famous (or infamous) touristy beach and boardwalk, with all the required touristy shops and seafood restaurants. There is an arcade with some really dinky little kid rides, as well as a boardwalk carnival area with bigger rides that Cecilia enjoyed of course:



The view from the ferris wheel was gorgeous:

The beach is also fantastic, with great sand and a lot of space. It wasn't totally warm, but we still had a lot of fun running around trying to get each other and chase the birds:

We ended the day with what was probably our 4th trip to Sam Woo in Monterey Park - a 45 minute drive away, but some of the best chinese food ever.