California Dreamin' - Part Three

Day 4 - Tuesday

Before Sydney went to work, the three of us ate breakfast at a little French cafe (does an eclair really count as breakfast? it just seems too delicious). Then she dropped us off in Santa Monica. We strolled around, looking at the beautiful houses, and then walked up the beach to the pier. On the pier, there was a small amusement park, restaurants, fishermen, and random musicians playing music. It made for a really nice atmosphere. We had lunch at a British pub and both ate fish croquets - as far as we could tell, these are just crabcakes with fish instead of crab. They were...interesting.

After lunch, we spent the afternoon walking around Santa Monica. It's a very pretty place, and all in all, it was a nice relaxing day. We met Sydney for dinner at a place called the Counter where you build your own burger (like a sophisticated Fudd-ruckers). It was delicious! Then we finally made it to the grocery store (I missed you, Trader Joe's!) and I couldn't believe how cheap fruit was. We got a bag of clementines for $2 - it would have been $8 here!
Then we headed home and got ready for our next day.

Here are some shots taken as we walked around:

the Santa Monica pier

one of many beautiful houses

it had Tiffany lamps on the porch!

why don't they build houses like this anymore?

a nautical twist

Paradise Park

I don't know what kind of trees they are but I really liked them :)