Abundance of fish and wildlife plus other natural resources attract people from old time to live in Monterey Peninsula. Very little things are known about the First People who settled here. Several of their village sites have been identified and preserved.
Historical records indicate that Monterey was "discovered" again by Spanish on 1542. In December 1602, Sebastian Viscaino officially named the port "Monterey", in honor of the Viceroy of New Spain who had ordered his expedition. In 1776, Spain named Monterey as the capital of Baja (lower) and Alta (upper) California. In April, 1822, the people of Monterey learned that Mexico had seceded from Spain; California pledged allegiance to the Mexican Government. While Spain had not allowed foreigners to trade with California, Mexico opened up the area to international trade, and Monterey was made California’s sole port of entry. The booming trade, especially with New England, brought a number of Americans to Monterey. Many of them married into Mexican families, and became Mexican citizens. In 1842 the United States established a consulate in Monterey and Thomas Larkin was appointed its first consul.
In July, 1846, Commodore John Drake Sloat’s flagship arrived in Monterey Bay and his troops raised the American flag, claiming the region for the United States. This began a period of American occupation that lasted until the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed in 1848, making all of Alta California part of the United States. This included the land now known as California, Utah, Nevada, and parts of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming. In 1850, the U.S. Congress voted to adopt California as the thirty-first state of the Union.
The Monterey modern history is very closed link with sardine and cannery.
A Chinese fishing village was established in the early 1850's and was devastated by fire in 1906. Monterey's first major canning operation had begun next to "Fisherman's Wharf " when F.E. Booth's sardine canning experiment was matched with the skill of Sicilian fishermen and "lampara" fishing techniques. Booth's early development of sardine packing depended on innovative and inventive personnel, many of whom went on to own or operate other canneries, all of which were forced to locate away from the harbor, along a rocky stretch of coastline out toward the Chinatown near Pacific Grove.
The rutty, unpaved coastal road from Monterey to Pacific Grove grew to host the sardine factories that for half a century would dominate Monterey history and commerce. But decades of warnings and urgent appeals for study and conservation had been ignored, ridiculed and discredited. Wartime patriotic fervor had done little to encourage either conservation or attention to what scientists knew too well: Cannery was about to commit suicide. The last sardine catch was packed in 1964, with the last operating cannery, the Hovden Food Products Corp. (now the Monterey Bay Aquarium) closing its doors in 1973.
Fasouri Watermania, located near Limassol, is an ideal place for families, friends and children to spend a one-day cooling splash in a fun and relaxing environment. Dressed in a Polynesian theme, the water-park gives a tropical feel to your experience. You can enjoy everything from Wave Pool to Kamikazi Slide, from Lazy River and Big Orange Wet Bubble to Black Cannons and Probowl. Go, enjoy and remember!
Fisherman's Wharf was built in 1846 for the many trading vessels bringing goods from around Cape Horn. At that time, Monterey was the major port on the Pacific Ocean. In the following years, the booming whale industry took over the pier, but it was the tiny sardine that made Monterey an industry leader. Now Fisherman's Wharf plays host to visitors seeking a taste of history and the finest fresh seafood dinners, it is a place for whale watching and fishing trips. It should come as no surprise that the wharf is one of the best places to buy fresh fish!
I took a flight from San Francisco CA to Amsterdam (The Nederland, Europe). About two hours after takeoff, I made these photos. (I’m not an American and it was my first flight on this route, so I don’t know where I was on that moment). What can it be? Any idea?
PIER 39 is located on the northernmost point of the San Francisco peninsula. It provides visitors with unique views of Alcatraz, the Golden Gate and Bay Bridges, the San Francisco Bay and the City skyline.
Abundance of fish and wildlife plus other natural resources attract people from old time to live in Monterey Peninsula. Very little things are known about the First People who settled here. Several of their village sites have been identified and preserved.
Napa County is situated in Northern California at the northeastern tip of San Francisco Bay. The county's primary industries are winegrape growing, wine production and tourism. There is little development in the county itself. The result is an attractive place for residents to live and tourists to visit.
In 1873, Prince Carol of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, who had come to Romania's throne in 1866, started the building of the Peles Castle in Sinaia as Royalty's Summer residence and retreat. The official inauguration took place in October 1883.
The Ocean! Vast and mysterious. The Ocean was for century a real challenge. The Pacific Ocean seemed untouchable for someone born in Eastern Europe. I remember that when I was child many of our games started counting:
Located between San Francisco and Monterey, Santa Cruz welcomes all visitors at Beach Boardwalk, the California's oldest amusement park that combines unforgettable nostalgia with modern-day fun.
When you search first time for a Chase Suite Hotel, it is, somehow, difficult to find. Approaching to your destination, you'll see a wide area with many two floor houses. OK, a nice residential area. Where is the hotel? ... These hoses "is" the hotel!
