Hi Steemit Friends, hope you are doing good today! Today I am going to share my third part of travel experience in lalaland. As you may remember, I ended my last post with Malibu. Around that area, there's another beautiful beachfront city, _Santa Monica _worth visiting in LA. Let's begin our journey with Santa Monica today :)
Steemit的朋友大家好，在加州洛杉磯Part2的遊記跟大家分享了Grand Central Market和Malibu ，很多朋友留言和Upvote了我的遊記，謝謝大家的支持，大家如果有什麼美國旅遊有關的問題想問我，歡迎留言給我喔：）今天Part3想跟大家分享一下Santa Monica 和Griffith Observatory，那我先從跟Malibu比較近的Santa Monica開始吧。
1.Santa Monica
Driving 20 minutes along the coastline from Malibu, we get to a beautiful beachfront city_Santa Monica_ in West LA. Santa Monica is a heaven for people who love shopping as Santa Monica has three main shopping district Montana Avenue on the north side, the Downtown District in the middle, and Main Street on the south side. But the most popular among three is the Third Street Promenade, which is a pedestrian-only, outdoor shopping area with more than 100 shops and restaurant in the Downtown District. Many specialty boutiques are worth seeking out and my favourite boutique is Brandy Melville.
說到加州，我想Santa Monica這個著名的觀光勝地，應該很多人都不陌生。有購物慾的朋友一定會很喜歡Santa Monica，因為這裡有很大的户外購物區，多達一百多間商舖，餐廳，書店，戲院等。其中以Third Street Promenade(第三街購物徒步區)最受歡迎，一邊逛街，還可以一邊欣賞街頭藝人的表演。而我最喜歡的店鋪是Brandy Melville,喜歡歐美簡約時尚的女生，不要錯過喔。
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Santa Monica Place, a three-level outdoor shopping mall featuring with Kitson, Nordstorm and bloomingdale etc..
這是位於第三街，三層的户外購物商場。
Open Shopping area of the third street Promenade
這是入夜的第三街徒步區，兩旁是不同的商舖，入夜的三街是不是很美？
A group photo with my friends. We had a great time shopping around.
和朋友的合照☺️
2.Santa Monica Pier
You may say you are not a big fan for shopping, what else can I do in Santa Monica? Here's another popular spot in Santa Monica, the Santa Monica Pier. It has become a national icon of LA which provide a nice opening view of pacific ocean. What's more, it contains an amusement park, Pacific Park packed with rides, a ferris wheel, games combined with a plenty of restaurants and souvenir's shops. During the summer, the pier provide a venue for weekly outdoor concerts, movies, and other family friendly activities.
來到Santa Monica當然不只逛街，欣賞街頭藝人表演這些節目。當然還要朝聖一下知名地標，Santa Monica Pier。Santa Monica Pier是美國市政府為了掩蓋延申到太平洋的污水管而興建的第一個水泥碼頭。1909年開放給市民使用，更成為當時熱門的釣魚碼頭。其後市政府通過法例，擴建碼頭建造了遊樂場，令Santa Monica成為當地最受歡迎的觀光景點。Pacific Park是首個建於碼頭上的遊樂園，有11項不同種類的機動遊戲和攤位遊戲，包括過山車，摩天輪，海盜船，等等。不過最吸晴是那個太陽能摩天輪。在夏季的週末或假日，碼頭還會舉辦户外音樂會。
Iconic Santa Monica Pier Entrance that attract visitors and residents to take photos
這個招牌地標是通往碼頭的入口，很多人都在這裡拍照留念。
Beautiful sunset at Santa Monica Pier
在Santa Monica的碼頭欣賞美麗的夕陽也是我在美國其中一個最難忘的回憶。
Pacific Park at Santa Monica Pier
首個建於碼頭上的遊樂園,Pacific Park
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The world's first solar powered Ferris Wheel.
這個太陽能摩天輪在碼頭上真的很吸晴，入夜的Santa Monica真的美不勝收。
3.Sunny Blue
When I thinks of the food in Santa Monica, Sunny Blue inevitably comes to my mind. They have very simply and short menu focusing on a few kind of Japanese rice balls—also known as Omesubi. Omesubi at Sunny Blue are filled with different ingredients like miso beef, spicy salmon, toriyaki chicken and (my favourite) Mentaiko etc. Each rice ball is shapped in triangular topped with topped with some crunch sesame seeds and bonito. They are freshly made on the spot you order. The seaweed is still crispy when you get it. It's a perfect place for quick lunch or dinner.
有美景，當然不能沒有美食。如果提到Santa Monica的美食，最令我難忘不是海鮮也不是西式的餐廳，而是這間賣日式飯團的小店，每次到Santa Monica都會來買一兩個，所以都差不多嘗遍了所有口味，我最愛的是明太子，味噌牛肉和辣三文魚這兩款口味也很推薦給大家。每個飯團都是現場製作的，熱騰騰的飯團包著不同的配料，加上香脆的紫菜，一口咬下去真的很滿足。
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The worker on the left is making fresh Omesubi and the right is placing order for customers
小小的店鋪，五臟俱全。
The menu
所有的飯團種類都寫在上面，左上是他們比較收歡迎的幾種口味。
*From left to right, Mentaiko, Miso beef, Spicy salmon)
從左到右，明太子，味噌牛肉，辣三文魚。
4.Griffith Observatory
Last but not least, I would like to introduce the Griffith Observatory to you. It's a popular LA attraction that offers a spectacular view of Los Angeles and the Hollywood Sign. Not only a observatory, it's also a planetarium which provides an educational experience for tourists and locals .It opens from noon to 10 p.m. Tuesday to Friday, with extended hour during weekend. The parking are free but limited along the winding roads leading up to the observatory that usually packed with car an hour before sunset. Btw, do anyone recognise this place? It's a location seen in a movie La La Land where Ryan and Emma spend the night dancing and wandering throughout the planetarium.
如果大家想看洛杉磯夜景，我會推薦大家到以夜景著稱的Griffith Observatory天文館。座落於山頂的Griffith天文館視野相當廣闊，可以俯視遼闊的洛杉磯，還看到出現在電視無數次的Hollywood地標看板。建議去看夕陽的朋友，早大概一個半小時到達Griffith的山頭，因為差不多到太陽下山的時候，整個山頭都會泊得滿滿的。天文館星期二到星期五的開放時間為下午12:00到晚上10:00，週末會延長開放時間喔。
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A scenic viewpoint of the observatory
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Inside the observatory
不止是看洛杉磯的夜景，天文館裡面也很值得參觀，展示廳有很多由古至今人們的觀星用的觀星儀器。
順著天文館右邊的樓梯（我身後的那條樓）爬上屋頂，就會看到一片草地和令人遼闊而無邊際的洛杉磯夜景。
A huge expanse of grass area for people to sit on and enjoy sunset
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I think I will end this post with this beautiful night view of the observatory today
最後送上洛杉磯美麗的夜景
Hope you enjoy this post today!
今天先分享到這裡，我會繼續分享更多地方給大家，請多多支持我！