Sunday, January 9, 2011

Saturday in Santa Monica . . .

You won't see scenes of the ocean on this blog entry though that's the first thing one thinks of when hearing the name Santa Monica.

Today, I'm starting out with ice skating! and then moving on to some scenes around the lively Third Street Promenade that ends in an airy out door mall that just opened a few months ago.

Kittens ready for adoption

The food court is on the highest level. Looking out over its glass railing you can see the Ferris wheel on Santa Monica Pier and, yes, the ocean! From another spot on the top tier of the mall you can look down the entire length of the Promenade and see the mountains which didn't quite make it into my shot. Maybe if you click on it to make it larger, you might just see a faint mountain range. Winter in LA finds people in flip flops and heavy duty quilted down coats. The cool temperatures invite as many layers as you'd like. One of the motivators to bring me to Santa Monica today was a craving for blintzes and I knew of one huge deli at the end of the Promenade but when I got there, it was closed! That's when I kept walking and discovered Santa Monica Place.






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