First meeting with a friend

Spring break Monday ago, me and my friend ate at Novel Cafe, which was right across from the Flyaway station. The restaurant had many reviews that were good, so I decided to try the place out. We ordered a turkey breast sandwich and breakfast burrito to share. The place gave us complimentary nachos and sauce. Also, one of our meals came with the fruit selections. We received our meals pretty quickly and at the same time. I noticed that the sandwich had onions in it and I took them out for consuming the sandwich. I ate the burrito first. It was soggier than expected. I liked the turkey breast sandwich. I didn't finish everything on my plate. It was so much food. I usually finish my fries, but I just couldn't have anymore at the moment. After brunch, we took the bus and headed to Chinatown in Los Angeles. From there we got off the Amtrak station and met up with Crystal. I think it was my first time meeting Crystal. I talked to her before, but that was online. We also exchanged pictures. She is talkative like I thought she would be. And, she does like her pictures. I am glad that she was able to pick both me and Chen up and to take us around to different eateries. I really liked Half & Half because the cups were in a cute size and the boba were warm. She took us to Irvine and we paid her for gas. That night my friend took us to UTC because she needed to buy groceries. She made us dinner that night, which was bacon and ham sandwich.

The day Hollywood was suppose to happen

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.

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!