小瓜呆 murielee84

Other than the famous Courthouse, there were some other things you can do or see in Santa Barbara.
除了法院，聖塔芭芭拉還有一些地方可以晃晃。

I posted Teddy Bears Museum and Humpback Watching a while ago and I am going to introduce a few other things for those who might be interested in visiting SB.
之前寫了泰迪熊博物館與座頭鯨，現在寫寫其他景點。


 

It happened to be a Saturday when I first visited SB and there was a farmer’s market in downtown. There were certainly a lot of fruits, vegetables, and flowers, and you could test many samples. There were also street performers playing different types of music.
第一次遊聖塔芭芭拉是星期六，正好市區有農夫市集，除了花、水果、疏菜，還有許多街頭藝人表演音樂。


  * The cart reminded me of shopping in Taiwan’s traditional markets.
有沒有覺得像是上我們的菜市場！？



FYI: Farmers’ markets are held every Tue and Sat in downtown SB (different blocks) and other days in nearby towns - there is one everyday, except Monday.
每星期二跟六在聖塔芭芭拉市區有農夫市集，其他天則在鄰近的小城；除了星期一，每天都有市集逛。




Janka bought a pair of earrings from a street artist.
Janka 在路邊買 了一對耳環，是這位藝術家自己做自己拿出來賣。



 
 

Architecture in Santa Barbara is very “Spanish.” Janka is from Slovakia and she said walking on the streets felt like being in Europe.

 
聖塔芭芭拉建築很有西班牙風；Janka 是斯洛伐克人，她說走在路上的感覺很歐洲。


 
Traffic here was not exactly light (not as crazy as LA, of course) but it did felt somewhat peaceful – you could lay back and relax. No wonder it’s a top destination for tourism year-round.
車子也不算少，但有一種寧靜時而慵懶的感覺！難怪整年到頭都有許多觀光客！

* Spanish influence is everywhere 西班牙風隨處可見。

* For those who know me, you know what I am gonna say: the Peanut Milk Shake was TOO sweet.
兒童號漢堡，還可以啦！Peanut Milk Shake 甜死人不償命

* A sign inside Fatburger – very funny!
Fatburger 店裡的一個牌子，還蠻好笑的: 我們店的洋蔥圈與其他店的不同處在於 – 我們在製做洋蔥圈時，我們會掉淚，而當你吃他們的洋蔥圈時，哭得是你。

Santa Barbara Museum of Arts was the next stop. It’s not a huge museum (well, after you worked at the Getty, it’s not easy to consider others as huge) but it got some interesting pieces and a good Chinese collection on the second floor.
吃飽了繼續逛，要提昇一下水準，我們到聖塔芭芭拉藝術博物館 . . . 散步；博物館不是特別大，不過有幾件展覽品還蠻有趣的。

* Messing around with your optics 玩弄視覺


 

* A big piece  一件大作品

* South America, my next trip 南美洲 . . . 想去玩


We walked really fast because we wanted to catch a guided tour at 2 pm in the Courthouse – I think you can easily spend 2 hours or more if you look everything carefully.
因為要趕著到法院參加兩點鐘的導覽，我們很快得晃過每個展廳，如果有空仔細參觀，大概也要兩小時(以上)吧！

Geeta and I ordered some fish and we all shared with each other. Dinning on the wharf was a bit pricey but once in while, you just need to treat yourself nicely.
Geeta 跟我點了不同的魚；雖然在碼頭上用餐比其他地方貴了點，不過偶爾也要善待自己，好好享受一下，這樣才有精神繼續接受挑戰。