This week we had a random day without school. Wednesday was declared a local holiday and the kids were out. As part of our "Tour LA" year, I had wanted to take them down to Santa Monica and ride our bikes along the beach. There is a path there designated to ride bikes, rollerblade, skateboard etc. We finally went this week. We rode from Santa Monica south to Venice Beach. As we wound along the shore, we heard live jazz music, watched the skaters in the skate park, and glanced over at the many tourist shops (several with medical marijuana) lining the promenade. Then we rode inland a bit to explore the area of Venice. I finally found the famous canals that give the city it's name. Nestled within Venice is a network of canals, The houses face the canals and there are very narrow walkways along the canals. They are connected by bridges. We rode around a few of the canals. They were beautiful, the house had green lush gardens, and the bridges were cute and quaint. It even had a bit of the aroma of Venice to transport us across the globe. Other than a small bike crash resulting in a cut elbow, it was a very smooth ride. We enjoyed riding along and soaking in the scenery.
This week we had a random day without school. Wednesday was declared a local holiday and the kids were out. As part of our "Tour LA" year, I had wanted to take them down to Santa Monica and ride our bikes along the beach. There is a path there designated to ride bikes, rollerblade, skateboard etc. We finally went this week. We rode from Santa Monica south to Venice Beach. As we wound along the shore, we heard live jazz music, watched the skaters in the skate park, and glanced over at the many tourist shops (several with medical marijuana) lining the promenade. Then we rode inland a bit to explore the area of Venice. I finally found the famous canals that give the city it's name. Nestled within Venice is a network of canals, The houses face the canals and there are very narrow walkways along the canals. They are connected by bridges. We rode around a few of the canals. They were beautiful, the house had green lush gardens, and the bridges were cute and quaint. It even had a bit of the aroma of Venice to transport us across the globe. Other than a small bike crash resulting in a cut elbow, it was a very smooth ride. We enjoyed riding along and soaking in the scenery.
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