California Dreaming

Have you ever wanted to go to the wondrous state of California? Have you ever dreamed of

being in the same place as your favorite celebrities and YouTube stars? California is an amazing destination! People always say it is a fabulous place and that they just love it. I understand, I love California too! There is so much to do and so many places to go. I went to Cali in August with my mom and my sister to visit my brother and it was one of the best vacations ever! We got in late on August 8^th, so we really did not do much. The next morning before we set out to meet my brother in Santa Barbara, we went to my favorite place to look around, the famous Grove. I was kind of mad that I didn’t see any celebrities because youtubers say that it is one of the prime locations to spot celebrities and /or YouTube stars. We grabbed some breakfast at Dominique’s Bakery which was quite delicious as always.

After that, we set off on our 2-hour trek to Santa Barbara. By the time we all got there it was lunch time and we were hungry, so we went to this place called Mizza which is an Italian pizza place.

After that we walked around a little bit, we went into this store I forget what is was called but they had home décor and antiques, as soon as I stepped inside it gave me a really magical vibe and it even had a secret garden out back that you would only see in a kids movie, now if that doesn’t scream magic to you then I don’t know what does.

After our Santa Barbara excursion, we made our way to Lompoc, California. When we got there it was nighttime, so we just went to bed.

In The morning we went to Solvang, which is a Dutch inspired city in California, it was so beautiful!

As soon as we drove into town, we were completely surrounded by this magnificent architecture that just captivated your attention. We stopped had breakfast at this place called the Landsby, their food was just delicious.

We loved the Landsby so much that we went back later that same evening to experience the live music. If you thought Solvang was beautiful in the daytime it was even more alluring at night. Just picture yourself sitting with your family or friends under the California stars, lights hanging from above, the firepits blazing, the sound of good music, people dancing and having a good time. It’s like scene from your favorite movie, right?

While out sightseeing the next day, I spotted, wait for it…an Ostrich and Emu Farm! Yep you heard me correctly an Ostrich and Emu Farm, in California. Generally, my first thought was that it would be cool to ride an Ostrich but then I retracted when I thought about animal cruelty, so I thought hmmmmm…better not. Then I was so excited when I found out that you could feed the Ostrich and the Emu but then my anxiety took over and was like “uh uh honey” my mom did not of course partake in feeding the animals, but my sister and brother did though. I just stood there and took the pretty pictures that you see here.