San Diego

After these few days in L.A I decided to visit San Diego, everybody told me that I will love it ... and they were right! I took my backpack and the greyhound bus toward the San Diego's discovery.
I didn't book any hostel as usual but I met a student american in the street and brought me to the international hostel downtown!

San Diego is the largest city closer to the Mexican Border, by following the pacific coast I felt that we were getting closer to Mexico, everybody spoke Spanish even the driver... I forgot for a while that I was still in USA.

The greyhound and the Amtrak are the cheapest bus compagnies in USA and they're going almost everywhere.

 Big opened and colored mall in the center of SD 

I took the bus (day pass for only 5dollars) and I went directly to the Balboa Park, but first I just took a look to that Cactus Garden which is in front of the Balboa park's entrance. 

This is a building of Spanish architecture in Balboa park

There is a really good museum of photography on that road (which is the main one) for only 4 dollars

This little red bus brings you around the park for free!  

And yep during the tour the sun started going down, when I saw that view I just jumped out of the bus and looked at the sunset 

This is one of the famous street in Glaslamp Quarter which is the historic heart of SD. Very popular area there are a lot of restaurants and pretty cool bars. 

 

The view from my hostel on the International Hostel ==> http://www.sandiegohostels.org/downtown
Located downtown you are close to everything and its including breakfast and even dinner for some tips.

I went to the beaches unfortunately my battery's camera went down and I could only take some pictures... I was pretty sad that my camera died when I discovered the beauty of La Jolla. Best sunset that I have never seen...  

my future house, kind of peaceful place....

Hollywood time

Let's go to Hollywood with Sandy like real californian girls, sunglasses, windows down, music loud...

Just arrived on the ave of fame that we found our star.....

We went to the famous fast food Johnny Rockets, mini jukebox, coke unlimited, french fries and big burger... 

Big open mall on Hollywood bldv, straight there is the ave of fame and just behind me the sign of Hollywood...

Toward the beaches

After only one day I realized that to walk in L.A was just impossible and to take buses was annonying... so when I saw the Monica's bike in her kitchen (weird place for a bike anyway) I fixed it and I was so excited to have my own bike which means for me freedom that I decided to get Santa Monica and Venice beach... after 2 hours of biking I realized the distances were not the same than my hometown or where I used to live... Fortunately it was sunny and at least ... I did some sport too! I also had the possibility to put my bike into the bus which goes directly from BH to the beach

On the Santa Monica blvd

the Mormon Temple

 Santa Monica's houses, view on the sea...

Me and my bike, enjoying the californian lifestyle...
 Santa Monica Peer, crowded of people (both pics)

On the way from Santa Monica to Venice beach, it takes only 10 minutes by bike, it is also possible to rent rollers!

People dancing, playing music while the sun goes down... Incredible sensation, I felt cut off from the outside world until....

Really good style

that the police came and asked us to leave...

Kind of "Alerte a Malibu..."

On the main street of Venice Beach, now it is getting dark, artists take off their stuff and it's also time for me to come back home

Around L.A

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After flying more than 11 hours, I arrived in California:

Paris...4am....0 degrees Celsius
Los Angeles...7pm...60degrees Fahrenheit

I took this "red shared van" from LAX, around 20 dollars to get Beverly Hills!

When we started driving into the city, I saw all the palm trees, all the light and I felt the Californian warm air I immediately knew that I will have a great time here.

Somes pictures around Beverly Hills