Day 30 - Santa Monica to Anaheim

July 31, 2015  •  Leave a Comment

Today we drove from our 1933 hotel in Santa Monica to Anaheim where we met Jess and Jackie. The drive was tiring thanks to the constant LA traffic.

There were only two things to stop and look at on our drive today. This giant donut over Randy's Donuts is 10 metres in diameter and has been there since 1953 when the store opened.

The three photos above show Watts Towers. An Italian immigrant called Simon Rodia started to construct Watts Towers in 1921 and worked on it for the next 34 years. It is constructed from structural steel, which was then covered with mortar and in some areas tiles were placed in the mortar. The tallest tower is just over 30 metres tall.

After we had met up with Jess and Jackie we all decided to go to Laguna Beach for the afternoon. 


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