I finally had the opportunity to visit my host family from Huntington Beach again!
One day we visited Santa Monica - you all know the famous end of the route 66 and the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company from the movie Forrest Gump.
The Santa Monica Pier is definitely the loudest place in LA. Everywhere musicians, artists, self-exposers and Donald Trump (Mhh okay, he could also belong to the third group). Most of them are pretty good (congrats to the nice saxophone man who was making everybody dance). And a special thanks to this cute baby seal - you were the true star of this day!
If you ask me if a trip to Santa Monica is worth it I would propably say no. The Pier is very small - 20 Minutes and you've seen all. The roller coasters are expensive and really boring (better visit Six Flags or Knotts Bery Farm - I love it). The offers in the little shops are ok - just things you don't need. What I liked the most was the Ferris wheel because you are over the sea and have a beautiful view over Santa Monica and Muscle Beach.