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| Loriann and me in a Chinese candy store |
You know how Brian and I love our Mondays off together. It's a totally relaxing time, when we have very little to worry about, and a whole day in which to do something adventurous. Well last week on Monday we had plans to meet up with Loriann, who was a student teacher with my mom last Fall. Loriann recently got married and moved to Santa Monica last month with her husband for his job. It was great to meet up with Loriann and share stories, since we were just in the same place as them, getting married and moving to L.A. shortly after. And it's always good to have a connection to someone when you move to a new city. Loriann had lots of nice things to say about my mom, who she greatly enjoyed working with for her student teaching experience! And we enjoyed our time getting to know Loriann, and we are excited to meet her husband Kyle and hang out with them more in the future!
We thought it would be fun to see something new, since we had an excuse to get out of our area to meet Loriann. Downtown Los Angeles is kind of in the middle of Santa Monica and La Habra, so we decided it would be great to explore the city! There is an "ethnic neighborhood" area in L.A. that we have heard about, with a China Town, Mexican Mercado area, and Little Tokyo. So we met up in China Town, grabbed some delicious Chinese food for lunch, then explored the area a bit. We made it to Olvera Street, which is the Mexican Street, with food stands, Mexican goods, and a plaza with musicians playing. The whole area is so fun to explore! We will definitely make it back there.
Of course it wouldn't be a Monday if we didn't get a good workout in. We had thought about taking the metro train into Downtown L.A. to make it fun and adventurous, but then of course we decided to bike it! It was a great decision. The round trip was just under 50 miles, which we have done a couple times before, so the biking was a challenge, but we knew we could do it! And the neighborhoods were so fun to see on the way. We went through East L.A., and saw so much more of the city than we ever would have if we had taken the Interstate or the train. I recommend to everyone to explore their own city on a bike! It is great!
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| Brian brought a change of clothes, so he made me look silly in my biking gear |
We thought it would be fun to see something new, since we had an excuse to get out of our area to meet Loriann. Downtown Los Angeles is kind of in the middle of Santa Monica and La Habra, so we decided it would be great to explore the city! There is an "ethnic neighborhood" area in L.A. that we have heard about, with a China Town, Mexican Mercado area, and Little Tokyo. So we met up in China Town, grabbed some delicious Chinese food for lunch, then explored the area a bit. We made it to Olvera Street, which is the Mexican Street, with food stands, Mexican goods, and a plaza with musicians playing. The whole area is so fun to explore! We will definitely make it back there. 
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