Seeing The Oceanside Sights

Books By Patti Liszkay
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​SEEING THE OCEANSIDE SIGHTS

        On Thursday, November 17, Tom and I drove an hour and a half south of Los Angeles to Oceanside, California,

...for a few days' visit with my sister Romaine and her partner Stanley.

      They were staying at a cute Airbnb near the beach,

...with a lovely yard.

    Tom and I slept in the guest room, which opened out to the garden.

       Tom and I arrived late in the afternoon and after we settled in we walked down to the beach,

...to watch the sunset.

     On the walk back to the house we were treated to that phenomenon that my mother used to call "sky blue-pink."

     For dinner Romaine and Stanley took us into downtown Oceanside to a restaurant called The Lab where the ceiling lights looked like molecules.

      We sat on the patio.

       The food was really good. We started with a charcuterie board to share.

      Romaine had the Vegan Coconut and Curry Pasta,

...Stanley had the Steak and Mushroom Pie,

...Tom had the Lab Burger,

...and I had the Philly Cheese Steak.

      After dinner we walked to a nearby hotel called The Seabird for some dessert.

        We sat in the couch area, but as this opened out to the patio and the night air had turned brisk we were feeling chilly.

       However the nice server brought us blankets, which were just the ticket.

        After looking at the menu we realized that we were in the bar where no hot drinks were served. The friendly server directed us down the hall to the Piper,

...where we were able to procure some coffee, tea, and caramel bread pudding topped with ice cream.  

     The following morning we returned to downtown Oceanside,

​...for breakfast at an eatery  called High/Low.

     After breakfast we walked for a bit by the shore.

     After we returned to Romaine and Stanley's place Tom and I went for a stroll around the neighborhood.

     Along the way we came across an interesting display of porch art,

...with a nice message.

       That afternoon Stanley and Romaine took us to the nearby cute little town of Vista,

...where we spent the afternoon strolling the streets.

     We passed along the way a love lock sculpture,

...upon which sweethearts symbolically locked in their love for each other.

       That evening we once again headed to downtown Oceanside, where we had dinner at a steak and seafood restaurant across from the pier,

...called 333 Pacific, 

...from where we had a lovely view of the sunset.

      We started with appetizers of calamari (which happens not to be in my gustatory wheelhouse),

...and delicious hummus (which was more to my liking).

        For our entrees Romaine had the home made cavatelli,

...Stanley had surf & turf, 

...Tom had the meatloaf,

...and I had a burger.

     After dinner we walked out onto the pier,

...then around the town for a bit.

     Then we headed back home.