One good thing about a road trip is that going from point A to point B has opportunities for nice stops along the way. We've only driven through/by San Luis Opisbo before, never stopping to check it out. We decided to spend a few hours in this college town on our way up to Cambria - a delightful stopping point. Before we left home, I had downloaded a series of podcasts to take a walking tour of the historic downtown area, and we took the opportunity to listen to these little gems while driving up the 101. If you decide to do the same, just know that these podcasts have little video as well as audio, with historic and modern photos for each segment. Actually, you can see them as youtube videos, as well.
I didn't take any photos of the used bookstore that we enjoyed, but H bought a book with various walks throughout Paris for future reference.
The Court House
Mission San Luis Opisbo (Opisbo means bishop)
The original Carnegie Library, now the History Center where we talked to one of the docents who was a Scripps alumna
The creek that runs through town
A small, free art museum
Just outside of town is the SLO Botanical Garden, a little gem of a place. There is no charge during the week, but we would have gladly paid the $3 entrance fee if we had been there on the weekend. While H took great interest in the various plants, I was especially enamored of the various art pieces throughout the landscaping - some of it for sale. What a great way to combine several different interests which go so well together.
We also drove through the campus, but I didn't take any photos there. It's tucked into the foothills above the town.
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