California Love: Day 3

Café Primo

We got chicken and waffles, this place was amazing. We sat on the covered patio while it rained. It was our first look at Sunset Boulevard, which was a really cool area. We wish we had had time to come back to that area and explore more.  

Venice Beach

It never rains in California except when we try and go to the beach. It was raining when we got to Venice Beach. We tried to walk over to the boardwalk but the wind was so bad and there was literally nobody out there. Took a quick picture of the Venice sign and walked to Abbot Kinney. 

Abbot Kinney Blvd: Such a cool area, filled with a lot of cool shops (that we couldn’t afford) and what looked like some delicious restaurants. We stopped off at the TOMS flagship store, which was really cool. They have a coffee shop along with the shoe store and a casual place to hang out.

Santa Monica

Santa Monica Pier: The rain kind of ruined the pier for us. The wind was insane and the sand was blasting us while we walked. I thought it would get better if we made it past the sand part, but then we just got hit with ocean spray. It was too much, we had to turn around. On the bright side, the pier was super empty because of the weather.

Blue Plate Taco: We really wanted tacos and this place was right by the pier. It was delicious; we both had an assortment of tacos. The best part was the margarita though. It tasted so fresh and was the perfect compliment to the tacos.

3^rd Street Promenade: This shopping area was huge! It has every shop you can imagine and we were there for hours and didn’t even make it in every shop. The ladies in Victoria’s Secret were kind enough to let us change in their dressing room before we caught a ride to dinner.

Nobu Malibu

It’s really sad that we couldn’t see the water while we drove up the coast to Malibu. I love looking at the ocean. We made it to Nobu early for our reservations and got one of the best seats in the house. The place was packed; we had a nice table looking out over the crashing waves illuminated by a spotlight.

If I could choose one last meal to eat before I die it would be this meal. We shared shrimp covered in a spicy aioli sauce and filet mignon in truffle oil. We had the best Riesling I’ve ever tasted and a chocolate souffle for dessert. Absolute perfection.

Even with the rain, the California coast quickly became one of the best parts of the trip. We decided we would definitely have to come back when it was summer and we could enjoy the beach more, hopefully without the rain.

xx Kristen