Guys that behind me it's possibly the most famous peer in the world hi guys
welcome to another episode of ultimate bucket list and on today's show I visit
Santa Monica Santa Monica famous for his Beach its residents and most famous of
all its pier but then I hear you say what's so special about a pier I see
those all the time what's so special about this one well it has historical
significance the pier actually marks the end of route 66 so that log historic
Road them lasts about 2,400 miles the one that I've been driving arguably on
its ends here the end of the road is right here on the pier it's also
historically significant because when this pier was built this city wanted
people to have fun somewhere on the pier itself you've got plenty of tacky
tourist trap shops lots of gimmicky eateries and it's probably more famous
for its little carnival yes this little fairground there that you
can go up on a ferris wheel or be shot in the air at several hundred miles an
hour it's a nice of fun environment when you get to the end of the pier
admittedly it's the end of the period there's nothing that's significant on
the end of the pier but you do get some fantastic views of the sea and of Santa
Monica itself
but Santa Monica is more than just appear white Coulee sandy beaches
stretch for miles but neither side and so you won't struggle for space on this
Beach because it's massive
Santa Monica isn't just famous for its pier it's famous for its fitness but
what I did capture is the fitness equipment that's right beside the pier
there's lots of equipment that you can use to keep yourself fits on the side of
Santa Monica Pier but these guys look like they belong in a circus seriously
check these guys out
if you want to give it a go you're more than welcome to just pull up and give it
a try just don't rake your neck though right next to the pier is downtown Santa
Monica it's pretty easy to navigate you'd be hard-pressed to actually get
lost in this place everything is arranged in a grid pattern and if you do
get lost look to the pier and you'll know exactly where you are I should
probably mention guys that there's some really colorful characters if you can
call Matt here in Santa Monica
I mean seriously check these guys out and yes that is kim jeong-hoon and our
president's dancing to get the two Spice Girls
now I'll be honest guys when I first got here I was a little underwhelmed we have
something like this back home where I lived in fact it's about 30 miles from
where I live a big seaside resort it's got white pool the largest seaside
resort in the UK and it's a lot bigger than Santa Monica so if you have
Blackpool what's so special about this place
it's answer that you just got to look carefully take a look at everyone
everyone is having fun it's warm sandy beaches that stretch on for miles except
today of course it's bloody freezing and moreover it's the people that make a
difference yes it's the people there is a relaxed laid-back vibe here at Santa
Monica everyone is here to just chill out and have fun and I kind of figured
out that Santa Monica Pier or Santa Monica beach or Santa Monica in general
was designed for you to forget about life you can forget about what's going
on in the world for at least a few hours whilst you're on the pier being shot up
on a fairground ride or eating at typically restaurants or walking up and
down the beach this place allows you to just forget about life I just enjoy
being alive something that Blackpool doesn't do
I think that's what's so special about this place it's the atmosphere that you
come here for and boy what an atmosphere it is so dim and soul that I want to
cook what do I do well it's a short drive away from
Hollywood or downtown Los Angeles I mentioned that before there's plenty of
car parking around but if you park at new municipal car parks they're a bit of
a walk away but they're significantly cheaper if you do decide to park
beachside it gets a little pricey costs well it doesn't really cost anything to
go on the pier or on the beach but if you do decide to eat at one of the
eateries or buy souvenirs be prepared to spend a little bit of money is there
anything else I should know yes on a weekend it's packed seriously
no joke this is the footage I took of me walking the pier not too long ago
literally a couple hours ago you know it's it's now almost seven o'clock and
right now behind me it's still packed the Sun is going down as you can see the
lights disappearing from my face and people aren't going home you know people
enjoy this place so much for this day towards the middle of the night and
that's great guys I highly recommend that you visit Santa
Monica once in your life so if you are in Los Angeles make a special trip to
come here preferably not on a weekend because it's massively busy but if you
do come here I guarantee you won't be disappointed if you like beaches fresh
air warm water and a bit of nostalgia this is the place for you guys if you've
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popular star days tweet them at me tweet them at me right there and if I get
enough suggestions I'll be sure to about a shot to give it a go what can I say
now as you can tell the sun's disappearing I'm gonna go there with
those guys I'm going to enjoy watching the sunset
I've got seven minutes so guys I'll wrap this up thank you very much for watching
we'll see you in the next episode it's also historically significant because
people because one this peer wouldn't and I must admit there's what pretty
cool think I pass that
Ninh Ly - www.ninh.co.uk - @NinhLyUK