{"id":1480,"date":"2016-07-12T16:10:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-12T20:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ca.gpen.com\/blogs\/news\/expo-line-to-santa-monica-pier-mayor-hawthorne\/"},"modified":"2016-07-12T16:10:00","modified_gmt":"2016-07-12T20:10:00","slug":"expo-line-to-santa-monica-pier-mayor-hawthorne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ca.gpen.com\/fr\/blogs\/news\/expo-line-to-santa-monica-pier-mayor-hawthorne\/","title":{"rendered":"La ligne Expo jusqu'au quai de Santa Monica | Mayor Hawthorne"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ca.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ5371_2048x2048.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"p1\">&#8220;0\/10 experience.&#8221;, &#8220;Terrible.&#8221;, &#8220;Awful. Just awful.&#8221;, &#8220;Worst s###t EVER.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">No these aren&#8217;t Yelp reviews of your local Applebee&#8217;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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metro.net\/riding\/maps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Metro Rail<\/a>\u00a0system and kick back &amp; relax during your travels to whatever event the city in the summer has called out to you.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ca.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ5257_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"inline-image\"><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"p1\">Il y a \u00e0 peine quelques mois, le tout nouveau prolongement de la\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.metro.net\/projects\/expo-santa-monica\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"line-height: 1.4;\" rel=\"noopener\">ligne Expo<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.4;\">\u00a0de la station 7th St\/Metro Center jusqu'\u00e0 la plage de Santa Monica\u00a0<\/span>finally became a reality and opened to the public, and we couldn&#8217;t be happier. No more days in spent in sweltering heat on the parking lot known as the 405 South.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ca.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ5253_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"inline-image\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Kicking back &amp; relaxing on our ride was taken to new highs thanks to our\u00a0trusted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpen.com\/collections\/elite\/products\/g-pen-elite-for-ground-material\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">G\u00a0Pen Elite<\/a>. Nous ne quittons litt\u00e9ralement jamais la maison \/ le bureau sans lui.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ca.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ5258_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"inline-image\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">For $7 ($8 if you don&#8217;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. &#8220;The Man&#8221; was on patrol checking for fares, so we made sure to cop a pass for our ride (not that we wouldn&#8217;t have normally, of course :-)).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ca.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ5282_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"inline-image\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">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 &amp; LAX to the family.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ca.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ5245_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"inline-image\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">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.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ca.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ5292_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"inline-image\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">En seulement 30 petites minutes, nous sommes arriv\u00e9s \u00e0 Culver City.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ca.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ5308_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"inline-image\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Circuler au-dessus des rues de L.A. offre une perspective rafra\u00eechissante.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ca.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ5372_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"inline-image\"><\/p>\n<p>Le futur, c'est maintenant.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ca.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ5395_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"inline-image\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">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.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ca.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ5451_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"inline-image\"><\/p>\n<p>La soir\u00e9e n&#8217;aurait pas pu \u00eatre plus parfaite pour inaugurer l&#8217;\u00e9dition de cette ann\u00e9e des <a href=\"http:\/\/events.kcrw.com\/events\/category\/events\/category\/summer-nights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KCRW Summer Nights<\/a>\u00a0, une s\u00e9rie de concerts gratuits. Alina Bayaz a ouvert la soir\u00e9e alors que le soleil commen\u00e7ait \u00e0 se coucher.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ca.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ5487_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"inline-image\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Between 10,000 &#8211; 15,000 people turned up to share in the festivities of the evening.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ca.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ5508_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"inline-image\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Mayer Hawthorne se pr\u00e9parant \u00e0 b\u00e9nir le micro comme il sait si bien le faire.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ca.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ5553_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"inline-image\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">We here at G Pen love to bless our tastebuds. If your taste buds have yet to experience Dippin&#8217; Dots, it&#8217;s about time they do.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ca.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ5526_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"inline-image\"><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Profitez pleinement des\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.metro.net\/projects\/expo-santa-monica\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ligne Expo<\/a>\u00a0,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/events.kcrw.com\/events\/category\/events\/category\/summer-nights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KCRW Summer Nights<\/a> et de bien d'autres \u00e9v\u00e9nements autour de la plage cet \u00e9t\u00e9.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"inline-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ca.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4398_2048x2048.jpg\" style=\"float: none;\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ca.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ5244_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ca.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ5247_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ca.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ5274_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ca.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ5285_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ca.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ5311_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ca.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ5321_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ca.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ5339_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ca.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ5356_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ca.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ5376_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ca.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ5387_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ca.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ5441_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ca.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ5506_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ca.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ5473_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ca.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ5555_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ca.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ5523_41c9196c-7f65-4a37-80ff-98cbe29825a5_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ca.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ5608_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;0\/10 experience.&#8221;, &#8220;Terrible.&#8221;, &#8220;Awful. Just awful.&#8221;, &#8220;Worst s###t EVER.&#8221; No these aren&#8217;t Yelp reviews of your local Applebee&#8217;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. 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