train adventure to Santa Monica!

Today was quite an adventure. 

I took a bus and two different trains to my friend's house in Pasadena,

took three different trains and a bus to Santa Monica

and back. But it was great! Love public transportation :) 

The first place we stopped at was a little park next to the bus stop called Tongva park. The architecture of the park is quite modern with a lot of layers in the design. I don't really know anything about design, but I thought the park was put together quite nicely. It was slightly overcast as well, which made the stroll even more lovely  

 

Then we headed to the Santa Monica Pier, where we had lunch at a small hamburger shop. It wasn't the best, but it tasted great after riding the train and bus for two hours. And of course afterwards, we had an ice cream float because isn't dessert the best? 

And the sun came out! 

With the ocean breeze and the soft crash of the waves, it was the perfect day for the beach. 

 

After relaxing for a bit, we headed out to Urth Cafe where I bought a beautiful [hot] vanilla latte.. I got a cup of ice and made it into a refreshing cup of ice cold vanilla latte :) After some talk and some caffine, we headed home.

^ adventure's out there!