Adventures: Los Angeles after Cruise

After the debarkation (June 22), we wanted to spend a day in LA. We were off the ship by 8am, a lot early then we had expected. We decided to find a place to grab breakfast and then wander around Long Beach. After a while, we drove towards our hotel but took a pit stop at Manhatten beach. We wandered around the beach and watched the surfer catch some waves. Then looked around some shops and ended up eating lunch at the famous, Roscoes!

After lunch, our hotel check-in was not until 3pm, but we decided to go anyways to see if we were able to check in early. To our luck, we were. Our hotel was the Courtyard Marriott, we checked in, put our luggage into our room and looked around the facility. Then we got dressed and headed to Santa Monica Beach to relax in the sand and look at the Pier. Too bad the Pier was under construction, it was not as nice as I last remembered. We also checked out the outdoor mall near Santa Monica beach and grabbed some drinks to quench our thirst.

Before heading to dinner, we decided to check out the view at the Griffith Observatory. We had dinner at Red Corner Asia, where they had delicious jerky, pad thai, curry duck, and pad see ew.

Some curry duck to end the day.

On the second day of LA explorations, it was basically just a half day because we had to head back home later in the day. John & I woke up early to chill at the hotel's hot tub and pool. Once Kevin & Alvin woke up as well, we packed our bags and got on the road to get some all you can eat Korean BBQ! After that we went to Milk to get some macaroon ice-cream sandwiches, and then Factory Tea Bar to get a drink for the road home.

And this ends my trip, what an amazing getaway.