Last Day In L.A.

...Continued from previous post:
         The following day, Monday, November 26, was our last day in Los Angeles.
       As Tom and I had the day to ourselves, we opted to hang around the South Bay area for the day, starting with breakfast at our favorite Hawthorne neighborhood hole-in-the-wall, Mandy's,

...where the price is right,

...and the food is oh, so yummy.

     Tom's Breakfast special,

​...my veggie scramble.

    After breakfast we drove down to Manhattan Beach,

...where the plaza was decked out for the holidays.

     We walked along Manhattan Beach Boulevard,

...to the pier.

...from which we savored the panoramic views.

     Then we joined the strollers along the Strand, the walking/biking path that runs along the beach,

...from which one can enjoy looking out at the the sea,

​...or at the houses along the Strand.

​    That evening we went out for a farewell dinner at Pancho's, a charming Manhattan Beach Mexican restaurant near the beach,

​...that was beautifully decked out for Christmas.

     Then all of a sudden our visit was over, and the following morning we were in the Los Angeles airport,  ​

...and half a day and 2300 miles later, right back where we started from.