Los Angeles December 2022 Week 1
December 11-18 2022
What a busy first week with balancing work and spending time with family and friends, had to play tourist and tour guide for the week but i also do enjoy visiting places that i would not normally go during my trips back to la. over the weekend we drove up a little bit north of la, first stopping in montecito and santa barbara then in solvang then dinner in Los Olivos. The next day we continued further to paso robles to visit a winery and sensorio with the last day visiting hearst castle. It was a nice weekend trip.
Crazy Christmas lights
Grilled Spanish Octopus- lentils, harissa at Forma
View of Santa Monica from the Santa Monica Pier
Sicilian flatbread- eggplant, olives, capers , fresno chili, san marzano tomato sauce at Forma
Santa Monica Pier
Pappardelle with wild boar ragout- large flat noodles, wild boar ragout , pinch of cinnamon, tomato sauce, parmigiano reggiano cheese at Forma
Venice canals
Branzino- roasted de-boned mediterranean sea bass, roasted julienne of vegetables at Forma
Venice canals
Chinese takeout at home
Beautiful sunrise
Shrimp Tacos at Los Arroyos
Butterfly Beach in Montecito
Enchiladas at Los Arroyos
Butterfly Beach in Montecito
Fish Tacos at Los Arroyos
Beautiful mountain views
Churros with vanilla ice cream and flan at Los Arroyos
More crazy Christmas lights and decorations
Little neck clams at Bar La Cote
Entrance of Pea Soup Andersen's
Famous pea soup at Pea Soup Andersen's
History of Danes to the US
Pea Soup Andersen's
American breakfast at Pea Soup Andersen's
Interior at Pea Soup Andersen's
Omlette and hash browns at Pea Soup Andersen's
Solvang
Christmas decorations at the Madonna Inn
Dining room at the Madonna Inn
Entrance to the Madonna Inn
Bar entrance at the Madonna Inn
Interior at the Madonna Inn
Ladies Restroom at the Madonna Inn
Justin Winery
Pumpkin cheesecake at Justin Winery
Sensorio
Sensorio
Sensorio
Light Towers at Sensorio
Sensorio
Hearst Castle
Hearst Castle
Hearst Castle
Hearst Castle
Hearst Castle
Morro Rock
Morro Bay