Douglas Park This park is so beautiful. It has pond full of ducks and turtles. We even saw ducklings. So cute. Pigeons visits the pond from time to time. Lot of kids chase these around. Watching the ducks swim was calming even for me. The creek flowing by and the park with a lot of…
Category: Santa Monica
Socal Beaches
This post contains many of the beaches we visited along the Southern California coastal line. Santa Monica Pier Manhattan Beach – Roundhouse aquarium The Roundhouse aquarium in the pier is free and small. It has very little fishes and sea life. It was still an interesting visit. Marina Del Rey This stroll was perfect with…
Baldwin Hills
This is an City view hike. Just stairs to the viewpoint but it was beautiful and good workout.
Getty Villa Museum
This museum is free to visit. It is located very close to the beach. It has Greece exhibits from a wide range of period from BC to AD. I loved the terracotta works from BC era. Such detail and beauty. They had exhibits of perfume bottles made out of glass which looked like something I…
Inspiration Point @ Will Rogers State park
This is a lovely hike. Easy and short but rewards with many beautiful views of coast, city and tree bound trail. This 2 mile loop is situated in Will Roger’s State park. State park has a entry fee of $3/hour. We paid for 2 hours and that was just good enough for us to do…
Ocean view park, Santa Monica
Vidyuth’s first trip, first flight and first beach. So exciting! I was scared of how he would travel but well it was completely manageable. We made it without major events. First place we visited was ocean view park and the beach. This park is located do close to the beach. We parked behind this park….
Enjoying the small things 