Muscle Beach

On Sunday we flew into LAX from Dulles. We flew Virgin America and they are my new favorite airline. When we wanted more soda or water or a kids meal we just ordered it on our touch screen and a minute later it arrived at our seats.

Once in LA we took the advice of our next door neighbor and went to Santa Monica. We had lunch and walked around on the pier.
We skipped the expensive rides on the pier but we rode the carousel which was free for the kids and only $1 for me. The carousel dates back to 1922 and I thought it was really pretty.

We walked down the street to Muscle Beach. In this picture you can see the Santa Monica Pier in the background.

I didn't know anything about Mucsle Beach and I had no idea what to expect. The kids and I could have spent a lot of time there watching the people practice their aerobatic tricks. In the picture below you can see a guy practicing his handstands. Chris missed getting a photo of the couple to his left practicing their hand to hand stunts. In the background of the picture you can see a guy swinging on the rings. Everyone who took a turn on the those rings was very impressive; that takes a lot of strength. There were also guys doing horizontal handstands on vertical bars. We saw people practice tight rope walking. The rope was low to the ground but it was still fun to watch.

There is also a playground area there for little kids.

So far a great start to our vacation!