Last week I went out of town and took a trip to Los Angeles. It was largely uneventful, which is is exactly what I wanted. However, whilst doing all the things I wanted to do, and did so using the fine public transit options offered by Los Angeles and Santa Monica. Every city has its positives and negatives, but it was interesting to note a few things the good people of the SFMTA/SamTrans/BART might learn from their colleagues down south. While I was able to get around just fine with buses and the LA Metro, if you live down there you still need access to a car for some things, depending on where you live.
Still, for my needs it was fine, since I had no obligations to anyone or anything, and also don’t mind walking (!) either.
I took some photos and posted them to Instagram, but there were a few I thought I’d spotlight here for fun: