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The green route of the hop on, hop off bus brought us to Santa Monica pier/ beach where we spent the evening.  Santa Monica is far from where we stayed, which is Downtown LA.  Downtown LA is also where the Jewellery District is, what I call a hip area with budding artists.  Just like how Colette is staying there and has loads of artist friends in the area.  In fact she is in charge of organising the monthly Art Walk event, which is to celebrate and promote local artists. Santa Monica Pier & Beach Arriving to a large crowd especially now that it is proper summer The movie Forrest Gump was filmed here This is also the ending point of route 66 The waters were really cold, don't be deceived.  Colette said you need a wetsuit to get into the waters. Well, I guess I can say I have dipped my toes in the Pacific Ocean! The happy look As we arrived around 6pm, we needed to find a place for dinner.  We wanted some Asian food and so googled

From Vegas, we took a bus to Los Angeles.  K didn't want to fly as he thinks it's a waste of time to go through airport security, collection of luggages etc.  The bus (actually more like a van) which he booked online from London took us straight into Koreatown.  Which we later found out the owners are Koreans, that's why.  When we alighted we were surrounded by Koreans and shops selling everything Korean.  I thought we might have arrived in Seoul! LA - The road to Hollywood Colette whom we booked our Air BnB with was so kind to pick us up in her cute green car.  She is a very hip lady, in her 50's but you can't really tell.  She still goes surfing every weekend at Venice beach or Malibu.  How cool is that?  She rattled on a list of things we should do and see and gave us so many suggestions on the way to the apartment we could barely take it all in. This is our first Air BnB experience and when we stepped into the studio apartment - "wow" is all w