Santa Monica Beach, CA (10/27/2012)

After visiting the Bergamot Station Arts Center, we went to Santa Monica Beach. Santa Monica Beach is located along Pacific Coast Highway in Santa Monica, California. It is 3.5 miles of well-maintained California beach and has parks, picnic areas, playgrounds, restrooms…etc. and over 300 days of sunshine a year plus a nearly constant gentle ocean breeze. We sat by the sea, enjoyed the gentle ocean breeze and saw many people swimming and taking a sunbath. What a comfortable life!

Welcome to Santa Monica, CA in Los Angeles, Southern California
－ at Santa Monica Beach

Santa Monica Museum of Art, SMMoA (10/27/2012)

We went to the Santa Monica Museum of Art, SMMoA. It is an independent non-collecting art museum located in Santa Monica, California, and exhibits the work of local, national, and international contemporary artists. The Museum was founded in 1984 by Abby Sher. Museum Hours: Tuesday to Saturday 11 am - 6 pm and closed Sundays, Mondays, and all legal holidays.

In the Bergamot Station Arts Center, there were many galleries and we saw a variety of contemporary work. Those artists used different kind of media to express their creation and I was inspired by many amazing arts. I enjoyed and gained a lot!

Santa Monica Museum of Art - www.smmoa.org

－ at Santa Monica Museum of Art

The 20th annual Pumpkin Festival at Cal Poly Pomona (10/20/2012)

Cal Poly Pomona Pumpkin Festival opened on October 20-21 (8:00am-5:00pm) this year, and it only opens 2 days every year. Today, we drove to Cal Poly Pomona to enjoy the 20th annual Pumpkin Festival. When we arrived at the Festival, there were plenty of pumpkins everywhere. It was amazing that I’d never seen such many pumpkins in my life. We took pictures and had a lot of fun in the Festival and bought a big and beautiful pumpkin. We saw some families bought over 5 pumpkins! We enjoyed a lot today and will come again next year!

http://www.csupomona.edu/~farmstore/pumpkin-festival.shtml

－ at Cal Poly Pomona Insect Fair And Pumpkin Festival

Night Market in Old Town Monrovia (10/19/2012)

There is a night market in Monrovia’s Old Town every Friday night, from March through to Christmas, and the public parking lot is free. We strolled along Myrtle Avenue and saw many stalls in the market; it was quite interesting. Before went home, we took a rest in front of Monrovia Library. We had a leisure night and felt comfortable.

http://www.cityofmonrovia.org/old-town
http://www.oldtownmonroviaca.com/
－ at Old Town Monrovia

Blue Angels Air Show, San Diego (10/13/2012)

The 2012 Miramar Air Show took place Oct. 12-14. It's one of most beloved events and traditions in San Diego. We were so glad to see the Blue Angels Air Show during our San Diego trip.

http://miramarairshow.com/
http://www.blueangels.navy.mil/show/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkZPsqcacC0&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIkrZ2lk-Pg&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6tB8Lf7YoU&feature=related
－ at 2012 MCAS Miramar Air Show

Balboa Park, San Diego (10/13/2012)

Balboa Park is a 1,200-acre urban cultural park in San Diego, California. It is a primary attraction in San Diego and the region. The Balboa Park grounds are open 24 hours a day, the Visitors Center is open 9:30am-4:30pm daily, and museum hours vary by institution.

http://www.balboapark.org/
－ at Balboa Park

The Big Bay, San Diego (10/13/2012)

San Diego Bay is a natural harbor and deep-water port located in San Diego County, California near the US-Mexico border. We strolled along the San Diego big bay sidewalk and saw the Midway Aircraft Carrier. It's a giant and historic naval museum. We saw a lot of fighters and helicopters on the deck.

－ at The Big Bay

http://www.thebigbay.com/

Santa Fe, San Diego (10/12-13/2012)

Union Station in San Diego, California, also known as the Santa Fe Depot is located in Downtown San Diego and is still an active transportation center. The historic Santa Fe Depot opened on March 8, 1915. Today, the structure has retained most all of its original features, including the large blue-and-white "Santa Fe" sign.

— at Santa Fe Train Station San Diego

Cabrillo National Monument (10/12/2012)

Cabrillo National Monument is located at the southern tip of the Point Loma Peninsula in San Diego, California. It commemorates the landing of Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo at San Diego Bay on September 28, 1542. The park offers a view of San Diego's harbor and skyline, as well as Coronado and Naval Air Station North Island.

http://www.cnmf.org/

— at Cabrillo National Monument

Torrey Pines SNR (10/12/2012)

Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve is a coastal state park located between La Jolla and Del Mar, California, north of San Diego. Torrey Pines SNR is located within San Diego city limits and yet remains one of the wildest stretches of land on Southern California coast.

http://www.torreypine.org/

http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=657

— at Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve

California Welcome Center, Oceanside (10/12/2012)

California Welcome Center, Oceanside is located in San Diego County, a quick freeway exit from the Interstate 5 Freeway. You can find local, regional and state maps, and visitor guides, and purchase discount tickets to major attractions and make hotel reservations in this Center.

 

http://visitoceanside.org/category/californiawelcomecenteroceanside/
— at California Welcome Center of Oceanside

The Getty Villa (10/6/2012)

The Getty Villa is one of two locations of the J. Paul Getty Museum and is located in Malibu, California, United States. It is an educational center and museum dedicated to the study of the arts and cultures of ancient Greece, Rome, and Etruria.

http://www.getty.edu/visit/

— at The Getty Villa.

Topanga State Park (10/6/2012)

Topanga State Park is a California state park located in Los Angeles County. The park is considered the world’s largest wildland within the boundaries of a major city.

http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=629
— at Topanga State Park.

Norton Simon Museum (10/5/2012)

The Norton Simon Museum is an Art Museum located in Pasadena, California, United States. The Norton Simon collections include: European and Asian paintings, sculptures, tapestries, woodblock prints...etc. In Sculpture Garden, there are many sculptors' works in a landscape setting around a large pond.

http://www.nortonsimon.org/

— at Norton Simon Museum.