Santa Monica Pier

We decided to do something different, it was about 3:30 and we headed to the Santa Monica pier. My parents hadn’t been for a while and my sisters and I had never been before. We contemplated turning around because there was very bad traffic (what else is new in California) and we didn’t have hotel plans for the night yet, but we were already half way. 

It ended up only taking 20 minutes to get there, it seems as though everything is 20 minutes away from each other in California. It was a beautiful day and turned out to be a beautiful night at the pier. It was nice to be in a different atmosphere that was care free and casual. The smell of funnel cake filled the air. And the wind was strong I had wished I was dressed a little warmer. We stopped at the beginning of the pier at Bubba Gump Shrimp and had drinks and shared the coconut shrimp.

 We then walked the beautiful pier down to the end, where there is a Mexican restaurant. Of course we had to stop in and have drinks and a bite to eat because we can only make it so many steps without more food. There we had guacamole for the second time that day (The Ivy’s was better). It came time for the sun to set and my sisters and I left my parents and went outside to watch. It was a beautiful yellow orange and pink sunset that then turned into cotton candy skies. 

The ferries wheel was lighting up all different colors and patterns and the view was magical.  It was time to leave and find a last minute hotel to stay in. We ended up staying in the hotel we always stay at, the famous Roosevelt Hotel. Marilyn Monroe was a resident there and rumored to be haunted by celebrities who have past. The hotel feels like home so we can get a good night sleep and wake up early eat a quick breakfast at Mel’s Drive In before heading back to New York. Its safe to say that one-day felt like three days with the amount we did.