Thursday, May 20, 2010

Day 4: Monterey

At first, Monterey was kind of underwhelming. Most of it looks like any other bland suburban sprawl area. But then we took a walk downtown in the historic district. It wasn't too hard to find because the sidewalks were engraved with the following:


They've done a great job of preserving certain key buildings, like the San Carlos Cathedral:


And the house that Robert Louis Stevenson lived in:


Even the children's playgrounds have a preserved Pacific Rail train engine:


Isaac and I enjoyed hanging out at the marina:


Mom and Isaac also chilled out at the pier:



I was trying to teach Isaac about etiquette. His response was unequivocal:


The cannery district at Monterey was the inspiration for John Steinbeck's "Cannery Row". They love to show their appreciation:


Quote of the Day: No real quote, but Isaac made the signs for "more" and "food" in consecutive order, thus officially counting as his first sentence.

Meal of the Day: For Teresa it was Huevos Rancheros for lunch at "El Palomar". For me it was Prawn Scampi for dinner at "Louie Linguine".

1 comment:

  1. Thanks for your great photos of our town! The children's playground is actually called the Dennis the Menace playground, and it was partly funded by artist Hank Ketcham.

    Wherever you're headed next, I hope you have a great time!

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