Santa Barbara sights

Lonely Planet describes Santa Barbara as a coastal Shangri-La and it is an apt description.  It is a charming town with a wonderful all year round climate, lovely boutiques, eateries, a good bridge club, good thrift shops and wonderful places nearby to hike around and to visit  It is the first time I heard Andrew say that he could easily live here.  We are lucky to have a good old friend to visit here, Karina, and she is showing us the sights and taking us on nice hikes.

The County Courthouse, built in Spanish-Moorish-revival style, is an impossibly beautiful place to stand trial.

There is much to marvel at here - hand-painted ceilings, beautiful hand painted tiles, intricate murals, lovely shining paving stones.  The whole building is lovely to walk around in and it is all free.  

We then climbed the clock tower for a view of the town below - these photos capture two lovely old buildings.

 View of the Courthouse rotunda from the tower

The old jail house