Whenever my family and I have a long Philippine national holiday to spare for spending time together, we often fly off to California and retreat to Beverly Hills to escape the hustle and bustle of dear old Manila.
Bordered on the northwest by the Los Angeles neighborhood of Bel-Air and the Santa Monica Mountains, Beverly Hills (where our house in the US is) is conveniently located near the Santa Monica Pier a prominent century-old landmark.
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| Greetings from Santa Monica Pier! :) (Image copyright: Jessica E. Vitngcol) |
Santa Monica Pier offers Pacific Park, a full service amusement park, combined with plenty of restaurants, bars, and souvenir shops, as well as an entertaining arcade with more than 200 games.
Located on the pier, the Pacific Park Amusement Park features a five-story West Coaster roller coaster, the nine-story Pacific Plunge tower ride, the only over-water miniature golf course, and the nine-story Pacific Wheel ferris wheel – the only over-water ferris wheel in California, and the first solar-powered wheel in the world.
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| There's no turning back now!. (Image copyright: Jessica E. Vitangcol) |
Santa Monica Pier's Pacific Park also has an original carousel hippodrome from the 1920s and is considered as a national landmark.
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| The hippordrome, where Lady Gaga kidnapped a kid in one of the episodes of American Horror Story: Hotel :p (Image copyright: Jessica E. Vitangcol) |
Among its other equally famous attractions are the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium operated by Heal the Bay which features hands-on presentations and interactive exhibits and the Trapeze School of New York that offers up a high-flying, fun-filled experience on the Santa Monica Pier.
This wide, paved footpath extends south from the Pier and is lined with shops and seven restaurants that range from seafood to classic American food.
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| By day, you can snag a stick of Pacific Park's popular Hot Dogs. (Image copyright: Jessica E. Vitangcol) |
The Pier is a must-visit Santa Monica attraction that really sets Santa Monica apart as an ideal destination for families and visitors of any age.
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| Yay, I got a myself a plushie! :) (Image copyright: Jessica E. Vitangcol) |
Meanwhile, here's a video that I took while riding the West Coaster rollercoaster uploaded for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy! :)
Wooooooh!!! :D
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