Santa Monica

Malibu Beach




After a great time in Santa Barbara I drove back to Los Angeles via Camarillo Outlet Center where I spent several hours for shopping! :-) People I have met in Santa Barbara advised me to drive into Santa Monica before 4 pm because after that traffic will get more and more horrible and they were right. When I left my hotel to do the first sightseeing I only saw packed highways and streets. Fortunately my hotel was located very nice in downtown Santa Monica with all important places in walking distance. It took me just 8 min to get to 3rd street promenade, the main shopping and eating area and about 12 min to get to the beach. That was really nice since I had to bring back my rental car the next morning.