Walking in LA

On Saturday I went on a great adventure with Nancy, Jacob, and Josh and Dylan. We did an entire day in LA using only public transportation. It was my first time ever using public transportation so locally and it was way cool!
We took the Metrolink to Union Station,

then we took the subway for a while

then ended up on a bus, which dropped us off right in front of the La Brea Tar Pits. I hadn't been there for a long time, so I was excited!

I LOVE this kind of stuff! I'm a nerd when it comes to historical stuff and things like this totally blow my mind!

We went through the museum and saw some of the bones that they've excavated from the tar pits and got to learn about the history of the land.

Next, we walked down the street for a little while to catch the next bus. The section of the street we walked down is called the "Miracle Mile" and it has tons of museums.

Is it dark where you are? If so, the LA County Museum of Art has JUST what you need:

LAMPS! Lots of them!

Anyways...we took the bus to the Third Street Promenade and walked around a little bit. We saw Buca di Beppo and decided to eat dinner there. It was delish!

Next, it was off to the Santa Monica Pier. We walked on the pier a little bit, but mainly spent time on the beach.

I was a little nervous since it was only the day after the California coast had been struck by a little tsunami, as a result of Japan's huge earthquake. I know that by the time it got to us, it was negligible, but it was also the first time in my entire life that there had ever even been a threat to our area, so I was allowed to be a little nervous. : )

It was the boys' first time at the beach and they were loving the sand...especially throwing it.

After hanging out on the beach for a little while, we caught the express bus back to Union Station and took the Metrolink back home. It was such a fun day and was totally different than our typical outings. We mainly took the trains and buses because Josh and Dylan are fascinated with them, but we adults thought it was pretty awesome too!