Exploring

Dave was quick with his blog yesterday and wrote about our exploring trip to Los Alamos and Los Olivos.  After visiting those towns, we ended up driving a few more miles and having lunch in Solvang. 

Los Alamos, CA was a very small, tired-looking town.  It's current claim-to-fame seemed to be several antique shops.  We were impressed with the county park, there, though, and since the town was flat, we think it would  be a good place to go for a bicycle ride.

Los Alamos County Park

The old Union Hotel in Los Alamos.

A Victorian Bed and Breakfast that looked like it was closed since all the window shades were down.

These two palm trees were located behind the Los Alamos post office.  Notice that most of my photos taken in this town contained pictures of power lines.  No underground utilities here!

Los Olivos was a pretty town which contained many winery-related shops. 

A picturesque scene in Los Olivos.

Also in Los Olivos was this huge Episcopal Church.  It was built in the 1990s, and the pipe organ was donated by the Pea Soup Andersen family after the deaths of the father, mother, and 21-year-old daughter in a plane crash.

Interior of St. Marks in the Valley Episcopal Church.

We saw WWI memorials in all three towns.  in Los Alamos and Los Olivos the memorials and flags were placed in the middle of a street, and in Solvang the memorial was in Hans Christian Andersen Park.

Hans Christian Andersen bust in Solvang.

Los Alamos, CA

Los Olivos, CA

Solvang, CA

Dave and I ate lunch at The Mustard Seed Restaurant in Solvang.

We enjoyed our day of exploration and wandering!