Thousands of fish lined the shores of the beach below the Cayucos Pier on Wednesday. Local photographer Danna Dykstra-Coy snapped several shots of the wildlife in action.
Advertisement Euro-kitsch is all over Southern California if you know where to look
Do you miss plane trips across the pond? Southern California travelers don’t need to go far to find Europe-influenced destinations as long as they don’t mind the kitsch.
Times travel writer Christopher Reynolds recently outlined 21 nearby destinations where Californians can get their continental fix. Care to cozy up in an English pub? Grab a seat at Ye Olde King’s Head in Santa Monica. Longing for a trip to Venice, Italy? Take a gondola ride in Long Beach. Craving castles? Southern California has those too if you don’t mind paying to see Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland or Hogwarts’ façade at Universal Studios Hollywood