If you’re stopping over in LA for a couple of days, stay at the Erwin Hotel right on Venice Beach, and this is what you’ll find about 3kms south of Santa Monica…
An artist exhibits on the rooftop at the Erwin. The perfect sunset spot for a drink.
Our balcony on the 6th floor overlooking arty and crazy Venice Beach
Wander along past these stalls for a people watch and a cheap T-shirt
And if you get tired you can always call a taxi
Innovative buskers line the strip like this guy…
… and this guy with his very strange female groupie
This is Kiwi street musician guru, Matt Dowd who successfully sued the city of LA to be here
If you need a tat there’s plenty of places to adorn you
The smell of marijuana wafts past but no worries, people have ‘prescriptions’
from this place. $40 for a certificate to by your marijuana
Sidewalk Cafe is theee best place to people-watch from. Great food too.
Welcome to Venice Beach
Read my previous post about hanging with the crazies on Venice Beach here >>>