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Beautiful Manhattan Beach

1/4/2016

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Manhattan Beach, California
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    On Saturday Tom and I took a walk around Manhattan Beach. 
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    We started at the entrance to Veterans Parkway,  also known as  "The Chip Path",  a 3.75-mile  walking trail that runs parallel to the ocean from  Manhattan Beach to Hermosa Beach.
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  The Chip Path - so-called for the soft mulch that covers this abandoned railroad route - is landscaped with lush local  flora and fauna,
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...and passes through lovely Manhattan Beach neighborhoods.
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    We walked along the Chip Path for about a mile and a quarter until we reached downtown Manhattan Beach,
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...then we walked along Highland Avenue until we reach The Kettle, a popular local eatery,
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...where we stopped for lunch.
   Tom ordered an omlete with home fries, which he declared to be very tasty, and I ordered the French Onion Grilled Cheese Dip, ​
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...made with mozzarella and onions and which tasted like a French onion soup sandwich and came with a side of onion soup for dipping. The whole concept, I'm sorry to say, seemed better in theory than it turned out to be in actuality.
     
 Tom also ordered blueberry muffins,
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     These muffins were so sweet, moist and full of blueberries that I vowed then and there that I would someday take up the challenge to reproduce the delicious things in my own kitchen.
​     After lunch we walked down to the beach,
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...to the pier,
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...with its beautiful panoramic views of the ocean, mountains, and shore:
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     A pelican playing in the  waves.
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    We visited the free aquarium at the end of the pier,
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...then we headed back.
    For all the times I've visited Manhattan Beach I'm still moved by the beauty of this place.
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2 Comments
Jean
1/6/2016 03:09:28 pm

Thank you Patti for the wonderful tour. So glad that you are having a great time. We missed you at Panera today.

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Patti
1/6/2016 04:15:00 pm

Thanks, Jean! I missed you guys, too! I'm glad you all had a good Panera day. I'll for sure be back next Wednesday!

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