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North America » United States » California » Santa Barbara » Solvang August 19th 2008

As our narrator has informed you in the last blog, we set off from Manzanar, heading west, with no real destination in mind. As it was Saturday, 08/16/08, and we had no place to stay until Monday, 08/18/08, we headed out in search of a campsite on the beach. We drove down the 395, 14, and 405 to the coast and arrived near Malibu. We wanted to find a place in southern California, and kind of take it easy heading up to Solvang. Heading up the Pacific Coast Highway, we stopped at every single national and state park there was…all of them were full. Finally, in Buellton, a whole 2 miles away from Solvang, we found a spot in an RV park. So we decided to spend the weekend relaxing, writing blogs, and recuperating from Death ... read more
Buellton
Solvang
Solvang


Solvang is a small town in Santa Barbara County, North of Los Angeles. It was founded in 1911 on 9,000 acres land by a group of Danish educators to serve the Danes in the East coast. Most of the buildings follow traditional German style. Although Solvang may seem like a Danish village, there are very few Danish people live in Solvang nowadays. The city is home to some first-rate bakeries, restaurants, and merchants offering a taste of Denmark in California. During my visit to Solvang, I stayed in the Solvang Inn and Cottage and had complimentary breakfast at the Olsen’s Danish Village Bakery accross from the hotel. Took a quiet stroll in the morning, browsed shops and enjoyed the unique building design located here. Nice !!!... read more
Still in Solvang, California, not Rothenburg nor Amsterdam
Solvang, anyone ?
shopping


On To Long Beach! May 22, 2007 Tuesday We woke up early enough and decided to split among ourselves. Emy was to have her day out with high school classmates while the Guerreros and I were fetched by Romy for the ride to Long Beach to meet up with Kuya Endo who prepared lunch for us. I also managed to meet up with my Grade 1 classmate Willy Ilagan! I was surprised to learn he lives just 3 blocks away from where Kuya Endo lives. Willy brought me to the school where he teaches, which is about 2 kms away, and introduced me to his fellow teachers who can hardly believe that our friendship survived 47 years!!!!! Gosh, we called ourselves friends at an age even younger than my apos today. Who would have thought we ... read more
Still in Solvang
malibu
Dessert?




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