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We wake up early as usual.
Disconnecting our array of chargers.
Max is conducting an optics experiment.
Breakfast in a small cafe near the hotel.
These are our drinking water reserves.
The rest of our luggage is in the trunk.
Leaving our Santa Barbara hotel.
We will explore the city before continuing north.
First we go to the center of the city to take a look at the courthouse.
Occupying an entire block in the downtown,
the courthouse was built in the Spanish colonial style
following the devastating 1925 earthquake.
The colonial style was popular in the Southwest states at the time.
The Spanish text above the entrance says: "God has given us the country,
"and the mastery of the people has built cities."
The entrance is to the right of the arch. It repeats the same sentence in English.
Under the arch.
A look through the arch from the courtyard.
Entering the courtyard.
Panorama of the courtyard.
Exploring the interior parts that are open to the public.
The assembly room, also called "the mural room."
Once more, on video.
Continuing to wander through corridors and staircases.
A spiral staircase.
A look at Santa Barbara and surroundings from the viewing gallery.
Yalta (in Krimea, Ukraine) is one of the twin cities of Santa Barbara.
The area deserves its "American Riviera" nickname.
In 1980, a television soap opera series named "Santa Barbara"
was filmed here. The series follow the lives of several wealthy families living in the city.
Saying goodbye to the courthouse.
Other buildings in a similar style.
[reading the text on the plaques]
Next, we went to El Presidio.
Founded in 1782, El Presidio was a seat of Spanish government
in the area, or simply a military fortress at the settlement frontier.
The church in El Presidio.
Mission-, or barrel-tiled roof.
A period kitchen.
Kitchen work.
Do you recognize this local?