One of my least favorite places to go has always been LA. So, naturally, my children have hardly seen much of the area. Over Christmas break, we decided to become LA tourists for a day. We came up with some cool places we wanted to see, and mapped out our day.
Our first stop was China Town. It was like being in another country - and it smelled like it, too (we were too chicken to eat anything there). We checked out the sights, got our souvenirs, and left once our bellies couldn't handle being hungry anymore.
We thought that we would find something to eat before our next stop, but not much is right off the freeway in downtown LA. So we went to our next destination, the Santa Monica Pier. None of us had ever been there before. It was crazy crowded, but so cool! While we were there, we discovered an amazing burger stand, PierBurger. It ranks in the top of our favorite burger restaurants now! After eating, we cruised the pier - it's huge! There's a roller coaster, ferris wheel, arcade, shopping, restaurants, and tons of people all on the enormous pier. It was definitly worth checking out. We almost rode the roller coaster, but the kids decided the line was too long and that it cost too much (only $5/ride).
This really cool room is at the end of the pier.
Our last stop of the day was at the LA Temple. We wanted to see the Christmas lights and tour the visitor center. It was the perfect end to a wonderful day!
