Santa Monica Weekend Trip: 3rd Street Promenade

Hi! This is a follow up post to my Santa Monica Beach post. Click here to see it! (Will open up new page)

Ok, let us begin!

First, when we first entered the promenade, their was a gigantic fountain surrounding almost every square inch of the entrance. The sideline was filled to the brim with, nothing other than bubbles! I'm not sure if it was a Trick-Pulled-In-The-Night, or if it was a day to day 3rd Street Promenade event. I think it was the latter of the two, because a dinosaur was blowing out bubbles behind us!

As we started walking into the heart of the Promenade, we saw a Converse store! But this wasn't any REGULAR Converse store...No...It had...

My dad didn't even realized they were shoes until he saw this picture! For it to look like a 'real' American flag blur your vision a little. See?

Just like The Grove (also located in L.A!) They're are booths infested with cute Iphone (And Uphone!) Cases, Rainbow-colored candy with little kids crowding it resembling a school of fish, lanterns with a saleswomen turning them off an on to show how they work, paintings of sunsets, cities...These booths are literally a walking department store!

But you can't go wrong with the Oh-So-Not classic Garden-In-Glass! (No, it's not called that. I just...)


As I was strolling past these booths, we came across an adorable French Bulldog mix! We want one soon; so of course, Mom asked about him! He seemed to really like my family.

Oh--And not to mention the edge of the streets filled to the brim of clothing shops, toy shops, and Apple shops! (Apple, as in, Iphone, not as in 'Yum I like apples..)

Anyway, I was walking past Brandie Melville and couldn't stand not to take pictures of this TOTALLY Gypsy ready display!

As I said moments before, 'toy shops' cluster the street. Yep, we walked past seven, every time, just giving it a glance and walking past. But, my brother couldn't resists THIS store!

It's as if I could already here is constant screaming "YOUR GREEN LIKE A VEGGIE! Let's go to the forest..." On and on with his blocks, figures, and most of all Magnetic Tiles.

So, of course, this being the case, we walked inside. And, I was glad I did. Because, I saw this bag. 100% Japan. No--199%

Also in this toy store are Tinies! Tinies are glass figures, usually animals. Any toy shop you walk into your bound to see this cute display at the counter.

And, even more cute items at this Shop! Wow, we hit the Jackpot. Well, Preston picked up this-Yes-Stuffed Animal! Deadly Monster...

And who to think, Lord Of The Rings could produce such cute merchandise?!


Again, back into the Booths, I saw these lanterns! They were super cute--But I bet they cost a bundle!

Well, that's all for today, bye!

~marshmallowPandaPuffs