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time I asked my daughter Sara to join me. Our vacations are on their
way. I was pleased with visiting the museums. We’d like to know
some facts about the history of Santa Barbara. It is also unique as
well as everything in this city. We are looking through the leaflets
of the city.
Chumash Indians are the local population. They are calm and friendly by
nature. History of this place is various – they came into contact
with European civilization in 1542. Juan Cabrillo was the first who visited
this marvelous land. 60 years later his grandsons repeated his visit. Their
frigates were caught by a severe storm, but for the miraculous chance they
left alive. It happened thanks to the bay and they called St. Barbara,
now it is worldwide known as Santa Barbara.
Only in 1782 the Spaniards settled here permanently. They built a fort
of El Presidio. And there is a museum here. Then, the Catholic mission
was built here, which is the tenth in California. It is so beautiful that
it is bestowed the title "Queen of Missions". Hispano-Moorish
architecture is decorated with a magnificent look of Santa Barbara, and
local authorities try to keep nice those new buildings. The first thing
that surprise tourists is the lack of crowds in this fabulous location.
Santa-Barbara is one of the top lines in the American rankings on the number
of restaurants and cafes. Food and drinks are excellent in each of them
surely. One can find here American, Californian, Italian, Marine, Japanese,
Chinese and Thai veggie and French cuisine during his/her vacation. Common
people and naughty tourists can be satisfied with good food in such a miraculous
city. My daughter Sara liked Japanese food very much due to its simplicity.
The fact is my daughter hates eating meat. Eating excellent food and admiring
the museums and other sightseeing we have forgotten about all our worries.
We are just having fun and excitement.
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