Originally, we planned on going to Hollywood on Sunday. We woke up that morning and it was pouring rain and for the entire day. We were going to eat out in Westwood, but then I thought that things would be so much easier if we just ordered a pizza. We ordered from La Monica's pizza since it had free delivery and pretty good reviews from Yelp. We ordered a pepperoni and sausage 19 inch pizza. The order arrived in under two hours because of the high demand of deliveries that day. Although I carried a umbrella, my pants still ended up getting soaking wet. I knew I should have worn shorts. Luckily, it dried quickly within a few hours. The pizza was delicious and it lasted the both of us the entire day.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Santa Monica beach, pier, and promenade
The Saturday of my stay we took the bus to Santa Monica promenade. First, my friend wanted to eat. We ended up deciding on McDonalds. We brought some food to eat to walk on the pier and the beach. The beach had a ferris wheel and other kinds of activities going on. Next, we walked the promenade and browsed a few shops. After a while we decided to watch The Lincoln Lawyer. When we walked in the movie theater was filled. The only seats we could find were the ones that were all the way in the front.The only other time that I remember the theater being that full was for a showing of Avatar. We explored more shops including the new side of the promenade, which is the mostly the high end shops. Before leaving we decided to get dinner. We went to Wolfgang Puck Express and ordered a pasta and for dessert we had Pinkberry. It was Chen's first time and she loved it!
A day at UCLA & LA Koreatown
After the first evening there, we decided to eat breakfast at a different dorm from the first night. The breakfast had a pretty nice selection. I remember bacon, breakfast sandwiches, omelette, bagels, and others. I tried a bit of what they had to offer, but did not enjoy it as much as I thought I would. I think that I only enjoyed getting the croissant. After breakfast we toured around the campus and took some photos of the campus.
After touring the campus during broad daylight we decided to get lunch at Cafe 1919. My friend swiped each of us a Pepato Piatto. The pizza was delicious! After eating lunch, we relaxed for a while and waited for a couple of people to go to Koreatown with and figuring out how to get there. We decided to go to Castle BBQ. I believe it was about a 45 minute through an hour bus ride and that also includes transfering to a different bus. It was about $6 for a daily pass, which is more expensive than one in Sacramento or Davis. Once we have arrived we had to wait. We waited so long, probably an hour before we were granted seats. Castle BBQ had three different price selections and were different because of the amount of choices offered. We decided to go with the $14.99 one since it offered more for us to choose. After we had korean bbq, we had green tea shaved ice @ Mr. Coffee's I really did like the shaved ice, but I am the type of person who does not devour cold desserts in a huge portion. After dinner and shaved ice we took the bus back and arrived back to the dormitory around 12. I then remembered that I was suppose to meet my friend. I texted her and she was awake, so we eventually decided to meet up and I hanged out with her for about an hour. It was nice catching up, but it was apparent to both of us that we were both tired and I left her place around 3ish. I wanted to stay up later since my friend was going to stay up until 5 to get something for me to use, but I crashed around 4ish.
After touring the campus during broad daylight we decided to get lunch at Cafe 1919. My friend swiped each of us a Pepato Piatto. The pizza was delicious! After eating lunch, we relaxed for a while and waited for a couple of people to go to Koreatown with and figuring out how to get there. We decided to go to Castle BBQ. I believe it was about a 45 minute through an hour bus ride and that also includes transfering to a different bus. It was about $6 for a daily pass, which is more expensive than one in Sacramento or Davis. Once we have arrived we had to wait. We waited so long, probably an hour before we were granted seats. Castle BBQ had three different price selections and were different because of the amount of choices offered. We decided to go with the $14.99 one since it offered more for us to choose. After we had korean bbq, we had green tea shaved ice @ Mr. Coffee's I really did like the shaved ice, but I am the type of person who does not devour cold desserts in a huge portion. After dinner and shaved ice we took the bus back and arrived back to the dormitory around 12. I then remembered that I was suppose to meet my friend. I texted her and she was awake, so we eventually decided to meet up and I hanged out with her for about an hour. It was nice catching up, but it was apparent to both of us that we were both tired and I left her place around 3ish. I wanted to stay up later since my friend was going to stay up until 5 to get something for me to use, but I crashed around 4ish.
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