What's up guys? Welcome back to Vagabrothers. In today's episode we are going
to show you how to spend the perfect day in Santa Monica,
California. So Santa Monica is one
of the best neighborhoods in Los Angeles.
It's very popular with locals and visitors
and today we have a friend in town,
a fellow You Tuber from Quebec,
Lysanne Nadeau So we're going to show her some of our
favorite spots, and hopefully give you guys
some inspiration for your next trip,
Santa Monica. "Allons-y!"
All right, guys. First stop is Dogtown Coffee Shop
If you know anything about skateboarding,
Dogtown Z Boys were a group of local
skaters who pretty much revolutionized
skateboarding in the 1970s. This is their old
headquarters, Zephyr, it was the Zephyr Surf Shop.
Now it's this cute, little cafe. So we're
going to grab a quick coffee, some brunch,
and see where we go.
Like Alex was saying, this place was the
Zephyr surf shop, which was the home
headquarters of the Dogtown skate crew
They basically took skateboarding in the 1970s
from side walk surfing, like Beach Boys style
to a much more "rock and roll"
vertical basis
which is kind of like the foundation of modern professional skateboarding.
If you want more info,
there's a really great documentary called Dogtown & Z Boys
as well as a Hollywood movie called, Lords Of Dogtown.
Either one will tell you a bit more about
the story of this neighborhood.
Cheers. Guys, we've met up with
Lysanne Nadeau
Hi. If you don't know her, she's awesome.
How are you enjoying L.A. so far?
I love it.
I want to stay here forever.
And never go back to Montreal. So we are going
to show Lysanne some cool places
today. So stick around.
I feel like I'm in Grand Theft Auto
So according to legend, beach volleyball
was invented here in the 1920s
by the Hawaiian Duke Kahanamoku
who also brought surfing to California.
This is the beach from Bay Watch.
If you've seen that, that is what made this place
famous. But here on the south side of the pier, it's
a bit more low key. On the north, it can get
a little bit hectic. But down here, it's
got a more mellow vibe.
So I'm going to give this a try. I've seen
people doing this. See if I can get my orangutang
arms going . I've obviously
worn my perfect work-out shirt. See how this goes.
Hats off to you, Marko
Nicely done, you orangutang.
Do you want a photo of you in a cannon?
How do I say no to that? Yes.
Of course. Go!
Alex Ayling
Cross step to nose ride.
So we made it to the Santa Monica Pier. This is the
most famous landmark in Santa Monica.
It's actually the end to Route 66.
And it's one of these old school, classic
amusements piers from the late 1800s.
There was a huge ballroom on here. There's a couple
of historical landmarks: ferris wheel, roller coaster.
and, you know, back in the day
when L.A. was really first developing,
when the railroad came here in the 1880s,
there was a light rail system
that connected Santa Monica Pier with the rest
of Los Angeles, and that really made this whole area
grow up. So the pier is basically
the basis for the whole
Santa Monica as we see it today.
Well we are saying
goodbye to
the Santa Monica Pier, and we're off to
go grab some lunch.
Where are we going, Brother? So we're going
to go to Bay Cities Deli; it's an Italian deli
It's probably one of the most classic
spots for lunch
in Santa Monica. There's a lot of great places
to eat, so it's kind of hard for us to pick favorites,
but this is definitely one. It's a little bit of a walk.
Let's go! It's worth it.
Wait. Wait. Wait Wait
Wait Wait
Shut up!
What would it be like to be on the moon?
We are just arriving at Bay Cities
Italian Deli. This place is
famous for really good sandwiches.
Good spot for lunch.
Now that's a spicy meatball
Put it in your mouth.
Very hot
Oh my god
So good
This one is a Spaniard. It's got
chorizo, it has jamon serrano
dried tomato
and some provolone. It's very, very good.
This tastes like what farms in Quebec
smells like. I don't get it.
So does it smell good?
No. It taste like manure, is what she's saying
I guess so
It taste like manure, is what she's saying
the farms in Quebec must smell great.
No afternoon in Santa Monica would be complete without
a little stroll through the 3rd Street Promenade.
And no Sunday would be complete
without a stop at the bar
called the Bungalow. So we're going to go there.
It's a place where there's a lot of beautiful
people, sipping nice cocktails.
Let's do it!
All right, guys. The Bungalow
is really chill. It's a little bit pricey.
It's 15 bucks a cocktail.
But, I think it's worth it. It's fun.
It's a stylish little spot to grab a cocktail.
Definitely,
it's a nice way to spend an afternoon. Let's say that.
People watching and cocktail sipping.
All right, guys.
Last stop of the day.
We are heading down the street
to south Santa Monica to a place called
Cha Cha Chicken
It's Caribbean inspired food.
and it's BYOB (bring your own bottle),
which is great so
you guys will like this place.
Gracias. Algo mas? No
This is a pan- Caribbean place. We got
a little bit of Jamacan style jerk chicken
a bit of Cuban style Ropa Vieja
and some empanadas from Latin America.
So we've got a little bit of everything.
And we got some Red Stripe to wash it down, mon!
Old clothes (Ropa Vieja) never tasted
so good.
Baila! Balia! (Dance! Dance!)
How's the salsa? It's actually really
spicy salsa. But the salsa
music's good too.
This is it right here. Jerk Chicken
Jerk Chicken, mon!
So good.
We're on our way to the last stop of the night,
Chez Jay. We're going
to the dive bar. Santa Monica
How do we pronounce that?
Chez Jay
Like that.. "Comme ca."
Guys, if you follow
the game plan, that would be a
splendid day in Santa Monica, California.
Splendid, indeed. if you liked that
video, make sure to check out our
other video Top 10 Things To Do in Los Angeles
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Keep exploring, and we'll see you guys
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