As I mentioned before, I spent almost a week in Seattle and Tacoma. Before I left, however, I spent a wonderful couple of days with one of my very favorite people, Cassie. She came up from San Diego, and we worked on whittling down our Los Angeles "bucket list." We definitely made a dent in it, and while doing so managed to enjoy some delicious food, great conversations, and some of the best coffee I have ever had.:o)
Venice canals
Full of gorgeous houses and gardens
And (without question) less expensive than traveling to the originals:o)
Venice beach
My bias is still toward Santa Monica but Venice is absolutely beautiful
Cass learning the cha cha cha at a local park
A vanilla latte @ Cafe Luxxe
And for non-coffee drinkers there was apricot tea
And (of course) there was a visit to our fave local spot
Santa Monica
Breathtaking
Come again soon Cass! I miss you already.