Time to drive back home, leaving San Diego and taking route 1 from Laguna beach to Oxnard First stop, a dream comes true, one of my favorite yarn store from NYC and I don't have to fly to go there I couldn't leave without some Liberty!! Last Christmas gift of 2015 Laguna beach, post card perfect Cali town Last sunset of 2015 from Manhattan Beach one of my favorite spot Hope this little trip pleased you, I know I had a lot of fun next won't be until this summer, somewhere new

Enjoying our last day in San Diego A little history Quiet funky place to visit Then Coronado bridge Visiting Seaport village and running into new year festivity and mini marathon Driving along the coast and having lunch in Encinitas One last stop in one of the best Italian area in the US Sunset on the San Diego bay Tomorrow is New year eve, time to go home...

I have been to the San Diego zoo a dozen time but still my favorite View of the Balboa park from skyline Panda life is exhausting but for us too, we had to wait in line for hours before seeing them sleeping!! Bears are my favorites, always ready for a great pictures, enjoying life in the water and a little nap in the sun!! Hi there, don't be shy!! Not a diva at all!! So blasé!! Not so young any more!! Always sleepy!! A last tour in the bird cages These are just a few of the p

Not much today as we drove most of the day from DTLA to San Diego Mostly cloudy and light rain on the road, played with filters a lot Enjoying Benihana meal!!

Ahead on our program, I am looking to spend a fun day not too far from DTLA A surprise was waiting for us at our return to the city, but first a cutural visit A little gem a few miles away from DTLA The Huntington Botanical Garden Lots of cute things, green and desert plans, enjoy! Famous rose garden from Pasadena rose parade I would mind an herb garden like that in my backyard We are back at Pitchoun sampling their great menu, simply delicious!! A surprise was waiting for me

Walked up early for a Saturday morning but eager to discover the city First comes first breakfast, we found a great place, but we were not the only ones. If you like to have breakfast here, you need to be patient!! Eggslut Then it is fabric shopping at Michael Levine, LA has a great fashion district at least as good as NYC I think I shopped for a life time but I loved every bit of it A rarety in a time of Amazon, a giant bookstore of used books We even found a yarn store on t

DTLA or Downtown Los Angeles Lovely day to hang out in DTLA, pretty quiet and perfect for tons of pictures Setting in our new hotel Walt Disney concert hall Chinatown Union Station Pueblo in DTLA, beginning of Los Angeles Little Tokyo, one of the only place open on Christmas View from the hotel at sunset Quiet day but lots of time to cover every bits of the city

Time flies when you are having fun, we are Christmas eve already. Weather is still good enough to walk around Santa Monica and its famous Pier. We explored the Promenade and its many shops Our last escapade was a little spare of the moment where I remembered that Berverly Hills had a full Amorino store It wasn't the more balance meal we had during our vacation, but god it was delicious!! Ice cream is Banana, passion fruit, strawberry and Nutella. Our stay in Venice was ending

Day 3 in LA, rain has stopped so shopping in the streets on Beverly hills is a lot more fun I can't really afford to buy anything there but it is always fun to window shop We even found Santa Claus on Rodeo Drive Next was Brentwood country market, it is always a good place to meet stars shopping and little boutiques we found a great buche de Noel at Le pain quotidien it already feels more and more like Christmas. our last stop that day was in Santa Monica, at Hiromi paper, wh

I just hate the rain, even if we desperately need it in California. So today, we decided to do shopping around the Grove and Farmer Market on 3rd street in LA. It is a great place for food, especially if you like French food and Brazilian steak house like me!! Shopping included the American Girl doll Store where I was able to design my own outfit. We also checked out Knit culture, where we found out the store was closing so I rewarded myself with half price cashmere. Another