Monterey Bay, California is one of those places that has to be visited at least once. It is situated just south of the San Francisco Bay and next to Pebble Beach (17 Mile Drive). I am not a good tour guide and there are really not much to tell except you just have to see it and marvel at the landscapes yourself.
The last time I went to the city of Monterey which is the city next to the bay was May, 2010. We drove hours through the twisty freeway to arrive to this beautiful city. Our first stop was the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
Unfortunately my external hard drive went bonkers that summer and lost all my pictures except these which I had cleverly uploaded to Facebook.
Anyway, after the aquarium, we met up with my mom’s friend who worked nearby and we went to a restaurant by the beach for lunch. It had to be the most exquisite lunch I’ve ever had. After that, we said goodbye to my mom’s friend as she headed back to work and we headed toward Pebble Beach.
17 Mile Drive or Pebble Beach is said to be California’s most beautiful coastline. On Wikipedia, it said that there are a lot of mansions and golf course along this scenic road. I guess I wasn’t paying attention since I was focused on the ocean. I mean, how can you focus on mansions and golf courses when you got this to look at?
I hope you’ve enjoyed this mini-tour and thank you for reading. 🙂
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I was just there!!! We didn’t end up going to the aquarium, but did spend some time in Cannery Row and visited Point Lobos State Park, just south of Monterey. STUNNING coastline! 🙂
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I hope to go there again someday to replace the pictures that were lost.
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The water looks so lovely!
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I think so too.
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I had the pleasure of spending my youth enjoying the awesome nature that is the Monterey Bay, including Carmel, Pacific Grove, pebble Beach and Big Sur. My father was stationed at Fort Ord and I attended middle and high school there as well as college in at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo. It was a great and memorable time in my life. Thank you for the walk down memory lane!
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It was a pleasure.
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I haven’t been to Monterey yet. My husband has gone for work a few times and I’m always jealous of the pictures! Looks like you had fun 🙂
~AJ Lauer
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I did have fun, just wish my hard drive hadn’t die.
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