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Caption: Santa Barbara
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Caption: We drove up the coast from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara.
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Caption: Some of the first buildings constructed here were built in the 1700s. Those buildings that still remain are mixed in with newer ones. One white wall gives way to another more worn with cracks in its plaster showing earthen clay beneath.
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Caption: Santa Barbara has beautiful doorways and gates that lead up hills and through corridors. It's hard to keep yourself from trespassing.
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Santa Barbara County Courthouse
Caption: We made our way back downtown to the courthouse. The building is filled with Spanish tiles, dark woods, and mission style furniture.
Picture of Santa Barbara County Courthouse
Picture of Santa Barbara County Courthouse
Picture of Santa Barbara County Courthouse
Picture of Santa Barbara County Courthouse
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Caption: We ate too much at La Super-Rica Taqueria. I recommend doing that as often as possible.
Santa Barbara County Courthouse
Caption: We ended the day at the beach for sunset.
Picture of Santa Barbara County Courthouse
Picture of Santa Barbara County Courthouse
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Santa Barbara County Courthouse
Caption: It's easy to get wrapped up in our small world and not step away to see all that surrounds us. There are so many communities within or near Los Angeles that I've never visited. I'm glad to have spent a little time in Santa Barbara. It is one of the most beautiful places I've seen.
