#54 Los Angeles - Santa Monica Pier, Korean Town

Spent the last day in LA (christmas!!) at the popular tourist spot

Santa Monica Pier!

Along the boardwalk, there was stores, food, and most importantly A THEME PARK

Rides are paid on a per-ride basis at the ticket counter

I totally dig the pirate ship

Sat at the last row, held on to dear life and screamed my lungs out till the ride ended

Moving on to the beach...

Though we spent the entire day at the beach, 

the time spent was relaxing, calm and worry-less, 

a luxury we rarely have nowadays in our bustling city

After a whole semester of mugging in school both in-campus and at home,

I truly appreciate every minute of my trip

It was really sunny and warm despite being Winter

Everyone was in summer clothes!

Bring some extra clothing though, the day-night temperature differential is quite huge

Singaporeans showing off their American football skills ^^

BAYWATCH LIFEGUARDS?!!

surprisingly no, the lifeguard wasn't very baywatch-ish 

much to my dismay

The sun sets and it's time to leave the beach before it gets too dark!

Famished we were at the end of the day

With the recommendation of a friend, we headed down to a popular spot known as Korean Town

Lots of Korean specialty stores and restaurants in the area

Skewers - Scallop, Mushrooms, Chicken Gizzards and Shrimp!
wanted to be adventurous with the gizzards but they were so hard to chew :(

US-influenced large portion sizes *_* 

Stir-fry Octopus

Beef Bulgogi - this was good!

Kimchi with Tofu and Chicken

Seafood Pancake - BEST
Very Generous with the ingredients!
The ones I see in Singapore are always mostly flour

With this, we had our last meal in LA.

TOMORROW WE HEAD TO LAS VEGAS!

i believe it was a 4-5 hours drive :0

thank god I don't have a driving license yet