{"id":609,"date":"2008-08-31T19:19:52","date_gmt":"2008-09-01T02:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/?p=609"},"modified":"2011-07-04T10:06:17","modified_gmt":"2011-07-04T17:06:17","slug":"santa-barbara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2008\/08\/31\/santa-barbara\/","title":{"rendered":"Santa Barbara"},"content":{"rendered":"

We woke up Sunday looking for something to do.\u00c2\u00a0 Aviva wanted to go for a drive.\u00c2\u00a0 I suggested we go out to Santa Barbara.\u00c2\u00a0 So Aviva, Basil and I packed into the Prius and headed west.<\/p>\n

It took about two hours to get out there because somebody got rearended on the highway; auto accidents around Los Angeles are common unfortunately.<\/p>\n

By the time we got there we were hungry, so we got a couple subs from the local pizza parlor and ate by the beach.<\/p>\n

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A panorama of the beach front and pier<\/p>\n

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A detail of the pier from the beach<\/p>\n

After we finished, we walked over to the Italian Pottery Outlet<\/a> that Aviva has seen online; we didn’t buy anything, but we talked about getting another piece of Raffaellesco pottery.\u00c2\u00a0 We think their prices for everyday wares are pretty good.<\/p>\n

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A surf shop near the waterfront<\/p>\n

We then drove up the main shopping street, State Street, stopped for some frozen yogurt, and then drove up to the Santa Barbara Mission.<\/p>\n

The mission was officially founded in 1785.\u00c2\u00a0 It was heavily damaged in the earthquake in 1925, and has been restored twice since.\u00c2\u00a0 There’s a self-guided tour for $5 USD which is pretty good; the sanctuary is particularly interesting.<\/p>\n

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The facade of the Mission Santa Barbara<\/p>\n

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The facade after the earthquake<\/p>\n

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A laundry basin in front of the mission<\/p>\n

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Part of the main fountain in front of the Mission<\/p>\n

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A plaque on the front of the Mission<\/p>\n

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The altar of the church at the Mission<\/p>\n

We drove back on a scenic route, Alameda Padre Senna, with many views overlooking the Santa Barbara waterfront from a distance.\u00c2\u00a0 We drove home without experiencing another car accident.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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