InventingKafka

The people here were some of the friendliest I encountered in the whole of Europe. It is just a beautiful place to visit. We stayed at a beautiful palace that I unfortunately forget the name of but it was majesic. Highlight of the trip I think.

Unfortunately, I only spent a day in Santa Barbara & stayed in nearby Carpinteria. Santa Barbara was beautiful though. It was really laid back & had a really good vibe to it. I loved strolling along the main street, walking into little shops then catching the little shuttle bus back to the beach & walking along the street looking at all the beautiful art. There was also am Iraq war memorial on the beach which was beautiful & touching. If I ever go back to the States I will spend more time here.

I had really grand ideas of what NYC would be like, I guess due to movies, music, pop culture & all that. I definitely enjoyed NYC but not as much as I thought I would. The art & music scene was not as great as I expected. I did only get to spend about 2 weeks here though.