On my third day in Los Angeles I catched up on some sleep, I just stayed in bed until like noon and decided to take it easy that day. It was nice and sunny out again (what else…) and the temperature was comfortable.
Jessin took me to Venice Beach which is right by Santa Monica, and Sunday afternoon is actually the perfect time to go there. It’s the craziest spot, you’ll find the weirdest stores there and the most unusual things. There’s street entertainers all over the place, the old man on his roller skates playing the e-guitar being the most starteling one. Another crazy dude was walking and jumping on a pile of broken glass… It’s a completely different setting and the people there are not quite like the ones you’d see in Santa Monica. You can immediately tell that the area isn’t that nice, and it reminded me a bit of Coney Island – I wouldn’t wanna walk there by myself, it’s a little scary…
We walked out on the beach – need to feel some sand on your bare feet when you’re in LA =) It was pretty windy though and I had left my coat in the car, so we just walked there for a little while.
I absolutely love that picture… And it wasn’t even posed (well that’s probably why…) It’s kind of symbolic to me
LOVE the sunshine!
Jessin and I out on the beach of Venice Beach
After that little stroll I had enough of Venice Beach and we went back into Santa Monica to sit in the sun and relax for a little bit at the park along Ocean Avenue. The sun felt so good, I almost fell asleep on a bench there, my thoughts carried me away, almost all the way into dreamland =) The temperature was just perfect and all I was thinking I never want this moment to ever end… The view was so amazing, it was such a clear day and there was not a single cloud in sight – I enjoyed that so much considering that I’d been freezing up on the east coast just a few days before… After approximately an hour of just sitting in silence and relaxing we went to that awesome ice cream place, they have a great variety of flavours and an even greater one of toppings which they mix right in fort you! You can choose your flavour (I chose dark chocolate + peppermint = delicious) and had them mix in some Twix *yum* The ice cream was so creamy and chocolatey, I loved it!
Now that I was on my sugar high we had to leave for the airport, Jessin had to pick up is former host family from Massachustes which was convenient because I could call the hotel shuttle to pick me up there.
Beautiful view out on Santa Monica Beach and the ocean!
When I got back to the hotel I went to get something at the free dinner buffet. They only offer you a choice of sides, each of them was delicious though and so I simply filled my plate with rice, french fries and two other kinds.. To call it a “dinner” buffet is a little exaggerated but I was completely content with it because it was really tasty. They also had cake as dessert, and even though it was a little dry it was still a complimentary dessert that I wouldn’t miss out on. At dinner I met Katey and our new roommate Viviana, who works as an au pair in San Francisco. They were accompanied by Amanda from Australia who was just stopping in LA for a day before heading to Las Vegas and then Mexico for some kind of exchange program. We had a nice chat and went to the pool together after dinner. Katey and I were the only ones to go in the pool, but the other girls sat right on the side and we had a long and fun conversation, each of us coming from a different continent and lifestyle and once again I thought about how interesting traveling and meeting people is. I enjoyed hearing their storied and had quite a laugh. The warm water of the pool was so relaxing and I felt very comfortable.
Amanda (the steam comes from the hot water in the pool)
Katey and I enjoying the warmth of the water
You see that I really took it easy with the program that day, I relaxed a lot and had time to think. It was another very nice day of my vacation and a really typical one too – no worries, sit in the sun, eat ice cream, enjoy the pool.. The word that comes to my mind is VACATION. I fell asleep camly with soft thoughts. Don’t ask what exactly I mean by that.. I sort of felt like I was in a cloud that kept any harmfull thoughts from me and made sure I relaxed. Succesfully!
