Hello friends, I am beyond excited to share that during the month of June, I’ll have the privilege of traveling around western Europe!
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March ’15 in Review
If you’ve been following the blog for a while, then you’d know that my big event this month was the spring break California road trip! All of the posts from this trip are listed below, as well as other shenanigans from the month of March.
First, I continued eating my way around St. Louis:
London Tea Room
Snapshots: Blueberry Hill
Then began the epic California road trip:
Gong Xi Fa Cai: Chinese New Year Parade/Chinatown
First off, San Francisco’s Chinatown!
Down By the Bay: Wandering San Francisco’s Piers
My Oh My What a Wonderful Day
Making the most out of our last day in SF!
The Most Scenic 17 Miles I’ve Ever Driven
Movin’ on to Monterey
A Charming Little Town: Carmel-by-the-Sea
Point Lobos State Natural Reserve
Some of the clearest, most beautiful, blue waters I’ve seen
Between Ocean and Mountains in Garrapata State Park
I. Loved. These. Mountains!
Diverse Landscapes in Andrew Molera State Park
Everything’s Bigger in Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park
Admiring McWay Falls in Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park
Sunrise and Sunset in Morro Bay
Our Roadside Pit Stops Along Highway 1
Walking Through Little Denmark in California: Solvang
Feelin’ the So-Cal Vibes in Sunny Santa Barbara
36 Hours in Los Angeles
Griffith Observatory
Perfect Photo-Op: Colorful Murals in the LA Arts District
LA’s Little Tokyo
Monthly media intake:
Books:
TV/Movies:
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (OMG I love this show!! It makes me so happy)
Music:
- “Soft Control” – Laura Welsh
Phewww, hope those were enough posts to keep you busy reading for a while! Now it’s time for me to finish the home stretch (4 more weeks of class, what?!) until I graduate. Thus, I’m trying to make the most of my time left in St. Louis. Any St. Louis locals have suggestions for what to eat/see/do?
Thanks for reading!
LA’s Little Tokyo
Right next to the LA Arts District was the Little Tokyo neighborhood. It was convenient how close everything was in downtown LA! As a result, eating good sushi for lunch (our last meal in California!) was a must.
Perfect Photo-Op: Colorful Murals in the LA Arts District
Blogging has been a really cool way for me to read people’s stories from all over the world, connect & exchange ideas with other bloggers, and learn a variety of useful tips. One of these tips was to visit the LA Arts District when in LA. Based on this neighborhood guide,
“Laden with street art, brick walls, bridges and mostly empty streets, the landscape of the neighborhood makes for the perfect photo shoot. Wander for ten minutes in any given direction and you’re bound to end up photo bombing someone’s ad campaign or Instagram.”
So of course I wanted to go take a look! Here’s what I saw:
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