Santa Barbara is a laid-back city, where people always maintain a slower pace of life, without the noise and tension of the big city, and there is just calm and relaxation. `

In such a city, there are more festivals to celebrate, which is completely understandable.

Needless to say, every traditional and important festival has a strong festive atmosphere here. There are festivals that may not seem so well celebrated here.

A variety of festivals run from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, making this secluded town always full of joy.

Even the Mid-Autumn Festival and the Spring Festival, which are more important to the Chinese, although there are few Chinese immigrants here, the residents of the small town still find plenty of reasons to hold a joyous celebration for themselves.

These activities are often organized on a community-by-community basis, so there is a lot of interaction between the residents of the community, and the relationship between the residents of the town is very harmonious.

Everyone always communicates with each other in a variety of festivals, and the feelings become stronger, and the friendship between them is even more timeless.

In the time he has returned home, he has missed many of the town's festivals, such as the Santa Barbara Harbor Seafood Festival, an annual event that starts with lobster and features a variety of seafood, cooking shows, children's activities, musical performances, and a variety of marine entertainment.

There's also the California Avocado Festival in Carpinteria, in the southeast corner of Santa Barbara, which attracts more than 100,000 visitors each year to the largest avocado festival in California.

Santa Barbara is the third-largest producer of avocados in North America, and the three-day festival offers great food, great music, and a great place for family activities.

These festivals were originally the gospel of foodies, and they were unmissable festivals for foodies, but unfortunately Shi Lei was busy accompanying his parents at that time and missed the happy moment of these foodies.

And Laura has often participated in these activities, but now there is nothing new, plus there is no Shi Lei by her side. I can't lift my spirits about this.

Fortunately, Shi Lei is not too late to return, and there is still a chance to attend another foodie party this year, the California Lemon Festival in Golita, which is close to Stone Ranch.

In addition to food, this annual weekend festival also has many family activities, such as pie-eating contests, handicraft sales, "green business" exhibitions, horseback riding, and miniature golf. Ponies, etc.

It will also be accompanied by the Golita Autumn Classic Car Parade and the popular "Safe Neighborhood" event, which showcases the latest vehicles and technologies.

Like many other festivals, the Lemon Festival is held directly on the downtown streets of Golita, which will be the centerpiece of the celebration and a favorite hangout for foodies like Shi Lei.

There are all kinds of lemon recipes, lemon pies, lemon eating competitions, lemon idols, and of course, carnivals and bands, a very good event!

Shi Lei is most interested. There is no doubt that there are still a variety of dishes with lemons, and as for the lemon competition, think about the taste of lemons, which is sour. It's definitely delicious, Shi Lei just thought about it, and the sour water began to flow in his mouth, so it's better to participate in it or something, and enjoy all kinds of dishes and pies. It's definitely not to be missed.

Under Laura's guidance, the two of them rode up the mountain bike very easily and came to the activity center area of the main street. With Laura's guidance, the two soon arrived at the food court.

Shi Lei was very curious to taste a lot of dishes he was interested in, and Laura was already very experienced in this, so she would only choose those new dishes launched this year to try, and occasionally find some dishes that she had always liked to satisfy her hunger, so Laura ate much less than Shi Lei.

By the time he came to all kinds of lemon pies, Shi Lei was almost out of his stomach to hold these new delicacies, but Laura, who seemed to lack resistance to these special desserts, and ate a lot of pies with different methods here, looking satisfied.

The two of them also did not forget to order various drinks with lemons, savor some of the fragrance and sweetness of lemons, and feel the unique style of lemons.

In addition, there is an additional effect, that is, the sour taste of lemon makes Shi Lei feel that it also has some effect on promoting digestion, so Shi Lei is also ruthless and has a cup of special lemon juice.

Not to mention that it is quite delicious, it is not just the sour taste of lemon, but after mixing with several other fruity flavors, it is very sweet and sour, and it is very refreshing.

After eating, the two took drinks and began to enjoy the various performances of the actors, and from time to time the band performed on stage, which won enthusiastic applause from the audience.

The festival here seems to have attracted a lot of tourists, which will be surrounded by some water around the main street, in the big waist and super strength of Shi Lei to open the way, Laura followed the crowd step by step, the two moved to another venue, to see the autumn classic classic car parade.

For this classic car festival, the people here are proud to claim that it is the Little Pebble Beach Car Show. They dare to boast like this, there is still a certain foundation, but it is not without purpose.

Golita's environment here is no worse than Pebble Beach, and in some respects even better. And Santa Barbara has always been a traditional rich settlement, and many billionaires live in this beautiful seaside town.

Many of them are wealthy families like the Lincoln family that have accumulated wealth through several generations of wealthy people, and there are even some old families that have been prominent in the upper class for more than a hundred years.

Of course, there is no shortage of classic car lovers and collectors here, and some are simply luxury cars handed down by their own families for generations, so there is no shortage of fine works, and there are many beautifully preserved classic cars.

Even on a sunny afternoon, you can still see a few gray-haired grandfathers, driving open-top classic cars, leisurely along the seaside road in a leisurely drive, showing another kind of chic demeanor.

There is a large group of wealthy people who come to this laid-back town to enjoy a comfortable retirement life, so there are also a lot of fans for this classic car parade.

On both sides of the road, from time to time, you can see an old man who is either extraordinary or gentle, admiring each classic car with a focused expression, and from time to time whispering a few words to his colleagues next to him.

When Shi Lei and Laura arrived, they encountered a Ferrari 250GT classic red car. Slowly driving through the streets. This classic car is a classic that has set a record for the auction of Zào, and I didn't expect to see it here.

Later, there were many classic cars, many of which were from Mercedes-Benz, Bugatti and Ferrari, and occasionally a few classic cars from Horch (the predecessor of Audi and one of the four masters of the German family) or Rolls-Royce, as well as Alfa Romeo and Aston Martin.

Of course, the most numerous of them are Mercedes and Ferrari. Mercedes-Benz is a classic luxury car that has been inherited for several generations, so the mass base is very strong, because most of the people who can afford to drive Mercedes-Benz are rich people, and there are naturally more that can be retained.

And Ferrari has always had a lot of fans. Some classic cars have always been the favorite of collectors, whether it is for investment appreciation or just love, Ferrari will be properly cared for, so there are many good things that have been passed down.

In addition to these classic models, this cruise also saw many classic muscle cars from the Midi side, Chevrolet Camaro, Dodge Challenger and Ford Mustang (Mustang three most famous muscle car series). There is no shortage of one.

The Corvette and Pontic GTO series models are also not to be outdone, and the lineup is not much worse than that of the other three series.

Muscle cars of all ages and generations. Whether it is open or not, when passing by the crowd, they like to wave their hands vigorously at the crowd and hit the accelerator vigorously at the same time. Show off your muscles that are still strong.

It seems that these old rich people, who are the main force, did not lack blood and passion before, maybe they were typical of the rich second generation before. Watching the muscle car run in the sunset, ah, that's their lost youth.

These muscle cars were undoubtedly welcomed by more audiences at the scene, after all, the arrival is mainly young people, these enthusiastic muscle cars are more in line with the exciting personality of young people, unlike the previous calm models, more suitable for people of a certain age to appreciate. What's more, many of these muscle cars are movie stars,

The appearance of classic models such as Nicolas Cage's 1967 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 in "60 Seconds" and the Bumblebee in "Transformers" have given more charm to American muscle cars.

These classic car parades will follow the established route, and then stop at a huge park in front of them for visitors to enjoy carefully, and it is said that some will also be auctioned, or exchanges between Tibetan friends, which can be regarded as a kind of exchange between each need.

After all, people who can afford to play with classic cars often don't care about the millions of dollars in money, but care more about their favorite collections.

After watching the street parade of classic cars, Shi Lei didn't plan to go to the park lawn to carefully look at the details of those classic cars, his interest in these things was far less than his love for guns and knives, and there was no beautiful car model to help, so naturally he wouldn't go to see it again.

Shi Lei was once again responsible for opening the road to Laura, and the two came to another venue, the handicraft exhibition area.

There are not only high-end leather craftsmen with their own unique style and design language, but also very affordable homemade small objects, with practical functions and affordable prices.

Most of them are based on the community, organizing community residents to take out some self-made things, conduct some friendly exchanges, self-made shelves, small ornaments that are transformed by themselves, or storage compartments and the like.

There is that skillful, will also make their own very beautiful old things to take out, the whole place, more like a large courtyard market, you can see a lot of nearby residents wandering around, not so much to shop, but to shop for things while exchanging feelings.

Laura also took out a few pieces of her own works, which can be regarded as waste, using the leftovers cut out when making zuò clothes, and the color-blocked silk bags of zuò, which are large and small, mainly according to the size of the material.

Not only are the designs beautiful, but also have Laura's own unique insights and minds, which are both beautiful and practical.

It didn't take long for it to be put on the table, and it was divided up by several ladies who walked by, and they almost grabbed these bags in their hands, and even argued about how to distribute them.

Laura also did not return empty-handed, she found a few beautiful fir wood products from a good carpenter, and several unique objects can be used as ornaments to decorate the living room, but also have practical storage space, which is also very convenient for putting some candy or small bits and pieces. (To be continued......) R527