Santa Barbara?

 Driving to San Francisco - not...

Decided to have a quick visit to Santa Barbara

thinking that it's just a couple of miles from Malibu...

 Pacific Highway towards north

 Arrived to Santa Barbara just before sunset

 Santa Barbara is a wealthy resort town

- you don't come here for urban thrills,

but for history, culture, top-end eating

and an old-world aesthetic

 Boutique of Juicy Couture

 Lots of shopping possibilities in Paseo Nuevo...

- a colourful shopping and dining centre
- Macy's, Nordstrom, Abercrombie&Fitch,
Gap, Victoria's Secret, Aveda, Sephora...
and See's Candies!

651 Paseo Nuevo
SantaBarbara, CA
www.paseonuevoshopping.com

 Santa Barbara is a city with a single architectural style

- after the devastating earthquake in 1925,

the centre was rebuilt according to strict rules 

that dictated Mediterranean-style architecture

 Cute looking Saks Fifth Avenue!

 Detail of a bank building

 The local Chumash Indians lived here for 5.000 years,

before the Spanish arrived in 1786

 Detail of a beautiful  tile wall

The bride's father's house was 

the principal one in the place,

 with a large court in front, 

upon which a tent was built, 

capable of containing several hundred people.

 ...for on these occasions no invitations are given,

 but every one is expected to come..."

www.sbthp.org

Lobero Theatre

- built in 1924

- the original theatre was built in the same place in 1873

by Jose Lobero, an Italian musician

Vow, what a cupcake!

By the way, Santa Barbara is by the ocean 

but the downtown is more in inland