La ligne Expo jusqu'au quai de Santa Monica | Mayor Hawthorne

“0/10 experience.”, “Terrible.”, “Awful. Just awful.”, “Worst s###t EVER.”

No these aren’t Yelp reviews of your local Applebee’s. These are just a couple of sentiments you might hear from some poor soul describing their run in with a bout of traffic that Los Angeles has become infamously known for. For a native Angelean, hours wasted away on the highway is just a part of everyday life. You either suck it up and deal with it or you can become wise to the Metro Rail system and kick back & relax during your travels to whatever event the city in the summer has called out to you.

Il y a à peine quelques mois, le tout nouveau prolongement de la ligne Expo de la station 7th St/Metro Center jusqu'à la plage de Santa Monica finally became a reality and opened to the public, and we couldn’t be happier. No more days in spent in sweltering heat on the parking lot known as the 405 South.

Kicking back & relaxing on our ride was taken to new highs thanks to our trusted G Pen Elite. Nous ne quittons littéralement jamais la maison / le bureau sans lui.

For $7 ($8 if you don’t already have a TAP card) you can purchase a day pass granting access to all Metro Rail lines AND Metro bus lines which can basically get you anywhere you need to go in the massive greater Los Angeles area for 24 hours. “The Man” was on patrol checking for fares, so we made sure to cop a pass for our ride (not that we wouldn’t have normally, of course :-)).

2026 may seem like light years away, but important expansions of the Metro Rail system are really just right around the corner. By then, the entire whole of Los Angeles will be conveniently connected, welcoming in stops at Century City & LAX to the family.

To take in the beauty of our beloved city from the seat of a train is a one of a kind experience. The privilege to let go of the stress of stop-and-go traffic, put your favorite tunes in your headphones, and revel in those majestic urban views uniquely offered by this west coast oasis is truly something to experience.

En seulement 30 petites minutes, nous sommes arrivés à Culver City. 

Circuler au-dessus des rues de L.A. offre une perspective rafraîchissante.

Le futur, c'est maintenant.

No more than an hour after boarding our train in the city, we were already out taking a casual stroll down the Santa Monica Pier.

La soirée n’aurait pas pu être plus parfaite pour inaugurer l’édition de cette année des KCRW Summer Nights , une série de concerts gratuits. Alina Bayaz a ouvert la soirée alors que le soleil commençait à se coucher. 

Between 10,000 – 15,000 people turned up to share in the festivities of the evening. 

Mayer Hawthorne se préparant à bénir le micro comme il sait si bien le faire.

We here at G Pen love to bless our tastebuds. If your taste buds have yet to experience Dippin’ Dots, it’s about time they do.

 Profitez pleinement des ligne Expo , KCRW Summer Nights et de bien d'autres événements autour de la plage cet été.