How wanderlusty are we getting in Southern California, while debate flares over Europe’s readiness for American tourists? Well, I’m sitting at home trying to decide which continental stand-in made me happier, a croque monsieur in Los Feliz or a gondola ride in Long Beach. I think I’d have to go with the Venetian-style vessels that Gondola Getaway operates on the canals around Naples Island. I don’t mean the missions (we know that story) or the churches, though they do deliver impressive domes, murals and stained glass. They are Los Angeles when it doesn’t play itself.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 30, 2021 13:52 UTC