噚晚見到國泰FanFare有San Francisco平機票, 便心思思想飛番去玩 之前一直係美國個邊讀書做野, 上年因為老公可以調番黎香港哩邊先搬番黎...當然香港比較多滋多采(家人, 好朋友都係哩到), 但其實都好掛住美國個邊既飲飲食食同Shopping!! 噚日朋友plan緊新年去LA, San Fran玩,問我有咩好去處, 忽然決定要寫下blog記低個邊d美好回憶, 兼同大家share下 (因就黎去大阪玩, 深深感受及非常多謝不同bloggers提供既detailed分享) 好! 第一篇就寫下one of my favorite spots in LA - Santa Monica! Santa Monica 係LA非常出名既沙灘/行街聖地! 海邊既Santa Monica Pier更係唔少電影, 電視(包括TVB couple times i think)係到取景, 睇日落真的不錯! Pier上有個摩天輪, 遊樂場(比較o岩小朋友only) 同小地攤/表演等, always都好熱鬧! 更有bicycle, rollerblade rental store, 喜歡運動的可沿著沙灘旁的單車徑一路逛到Venice Beach or Malibu (if lucky, 可能見到Hollywood stars!!) 喜歡行街的, Santa Monica Place and Third Street Promenade 真係不能不到!! 建議weekend or Friday night 氣氛會熱鬧d, 多d街頭表演睇! Santa Monica Place有大部份我地熟悉既牌子, e.g. Nike, Tory Burch, LV, Coach, Juicy Couture and two BIG department stores - Bloomingdale and Nordstrom. Bloomingdale就好係香港既Lane Crawford咁, carry好多不同既luxury brands (Marc Jacob, Chloe, Kate Spade, Tory, Jimmy Choo, etc), 絕對係喜歡買袋買鞋的好地方!! 而且通常價錢even連稅都比香港平, 更時不時on sale添, 真係好難忍手 而Third Street Promenade (簡稱"三街")係一條露天既shopping street, 有唔少stores (e.g. A&F, Urban Outfitters, Forever 21, Jcrew, GAP, Victoria's Secret, Diesel, etc) 同餐廳, 氣氛真的不錯! 下午帶住"超", 吹著海邊帶來的涼風shopping (even 齋逛), 享受下外國自由自在的感覺, 晚上街上著起少少lighting decoration, 又有另一番感覺!! 食方面, 可以試試以下幾間my favorite spots: 1. Musha Tokyo Cuisine - 日本fusion居酒屋, tapas style, 價錢偏貴, 但好味 2. Trastevere Trattoria Italiana - Good italian restaurant, 可選擇坐係三街outdoor patio, great for people-watching, 較高檔價錢有少少貴, but service環境特別 3. Cafe Crepe - 甜品/下午茶 Freshly made Strawberry(or banana) Nutella Crepe! 非常好味, 超多strawberry and nutella 醬, yum! (其他野食普通) 4. Benihana* - 日本Teppanyaki 鐵板燒, 氣氛好, 師傅會係你面前炒炒表演, 相比香港鐵板燒, 價錢唔算貴, 值得試試 5. California Pizza Kitchen* - 相信唔使多介紹, 但比香港多好多choices and decent price 6. Chipotle Mexican Grill* - 墨西哥健康快餐, 所有配料(e.g. 牛,豬,雞, 豆, salsa, corn, cheese, rice) 可自由配搭 (burrito or salad bowl), ideal for quick lunch 7. Jamba Juice* - My favorite Smoothie place!! So refreshing, 記住加免費vitamin boost or 加少少錢揀Antioxidant boost (抗氧化, hehe) 8. Pinkberry* - Hands-down THE BEST froyo (Frozen yogurt)! 全美第一間/最出名 froyo store *Have other stores in different location, can check their website =) Reference - http://www.downtownsm.com/ 好啦, 講住咁多先, 下篇再share過! 如果有咩問題, feel free to leave a message! Ttyl
