Global Food Tour

Chapter 382 Monterey

After leaving the park and rectifying, Zhang Hao started his next stop the next day.

[Monterey], [17 Mile Bay] is the third stop of Zhang Feng's self-driving tour in California after [Yosemite National Park]. One, 3 Mile Drive to go.Monterey, California, USA is located in [Monterey Bay] on the Pacific coast of central California, 17 miles south of San Francisco.Monterey's climate is influenced by the Pacific Ocean and resembles a Mediterranean climate.

Monterey used to be the capital of California in the Spanish and Mexican era, and has special attractions such as [17 Mile Coastline], [Carmel Town], [Monterey Aquarium] and [Fisherman's Wharf].

[Monterey Aquarium]: Zhang Feng thinks that the aquariums in the world are big or small, and there are more or less types of marine life in the aquariums. As long as he has visited two or three, Zhang Feng has been to mainland China, Hong Kong, and other places. Aquarium), in fact, they are all the same, at least for Zhang Feng, there is no big attraction.Therefore, Zhang Feng basically stopped entering the cities with famous aquariums, such as Monterey, San Diego, Atlanta, etc., that he went to independently.

[Carmel Town]: It's a pity to miss the town of Carmel, but since Zhang Feng left the second stop of the California free tour [Yosemite National Park], it was close to noon, and it took about 2 hours to drive. Arrived in Monterey, it was already afternoon.After that, he will visit Monterey and 4 Mile Bay in a limited time. The tour time is about 17 hours, and it ends at 5:8 pm. Then he will drive for 1 hour to the place where he stayed that night, [Riverside in Big Sur] Campground & Cabins], so there is no time to visit the small town of Carmel in a hurry.

Zhang Feng drove to Monterey after finishing his trip to Yosemite National Park. Although he didn't drive along the Pacific coast, the scenery in the interior of California is equally beautiful.Along the way, I saw golden valleys one after another, green fruit fields, farms, corn fields, and herds of cows and horses grazing leisurely on the wide pastures.Due to the limited time, Zhang Feng was unable to stop to take a closer look, but the intoxicating scenery on both sides of the road made Zhang Feng feel as pleasing and refreshing as he was in the car.

Zhang Feng passed by a city founded in 1889 called Merced. It is a city located in central California. Merced is named after the nearby [Merced River].

Merced is also known as the "Gateway to Yosemite" because Yosemite National Park is about two hours east of Merced.West of Merced is Monterey Bay and the Pacific Ocean.

The cows and horses in the pastures on both sides of the road are full of life, and Zhang Hao stopped to take a good look for a while.

Many herds of grazing cattle can often be seen on the sloping land beside the road. Seeing them strolling and grazing leisurely without eating unpalatable artificial feed also made Zhang Feng understand a problem. No wonder the meat quality of American cattle is so good.

Along the way, you can see many self-produced and sold canteens in front of the fruit farms, selling all kinds of fresh fruits.Zhang Feng also bought two boxes of their self-produced fruit in a canteen, the delicious and sweet taste of which was incomparable to the same fruit in the supermarket.

After 4 hours of galloping, Zhang Feng finally arrived at the destination of the trip, Monterey.

Monterey, a small city on the Pacific coast of California, has 99 miles of coastline.Scenic Monterey has provided the backdrop for more than 190 films, including Play Misty for Me, From Here to Eternity, Basic Instinct, Attraction films like East of Eden, Lassie Come Home and Treasure Island.

Monterey is the oldest city in California. It was discovered by Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo in 1452 and named after the Duke of Monterey, then governor of Mexico in 1602. Zhang Feng went to some famous places,

【Monterey Visitors Center】

If it is the first time to travel to Monterey, Zhang Feng thinks that he should come to the Monterey Visitor Center first. It provides maps of the Monterey area, tourist information, etc., so that he can know what attractions or things in this area are of interest to him. .

【El Estero Park】

El Estero Park next to the Monterey Visitor Center is famous for [El Estero Lake].The lake was originally a saline lake connected to Monterey Bay, but later it was cut off due to floods and the channel of the bay gradually became a freshwater lake.Now there are children's play facilities, a baseball field and boating projects on the lake in this park. It has become an urban leisure venue that is suitable for all ages, locals and tourists alike.

A very calm seabird on the shore of the lake attracted Zhang Feng's attention.Zhang Feng took a camera and approached it quietly to take pictures. Unexpectedly, it was not afraid of people at all, and looked at Zhang Feng curiously, as if saying, "Don't be sneaky, just shoot."

Taking a short break in the park, Zhang Feng came to [Fishermen's Wharf] in Monterey Bay.Monterey's Fisherman's Wharf is well-known. In fact, it has a longer history than [San Francisco]'s Fisherman's Wharf. It can be traced back to the Spanish colonial era, so it is also called Old Fisherman's Wharf. It is held here every year. The world's oldest jazz festival 【Monterey Jazz Festival】.

There was also a small open-air market next to the pier that day.

Fisherman's Wharf, a must-see for tourists, can find many local specialty restaurants and taste delicious seafood chowder.

[People who are fishing at the pier.

The quiet and beautiful Monterey Boat Harbor is as beautiful as a virgin.

Colorful mail boxes on Fisherman's Wharf. 】

Several silver private yachts dotted the quiet Monterey Bay. Pedestrians strolled on the white sandy beach, or stopped to look at the sea, or stepped on the waves, or enjoyed sunbathing. Zhang Feng found a comfortable and relaxing picture. There is also more emotion in the camera.

After visiting Fisherman's Wharf, Zhang Feng couldn't wait to go to the highlight of his trip for the day—【17-Mile Drive】.

California has 2030 kilometers of coastline, the most fascinating of which is 17 Mile Bay. "17 Mile" is a famous scenic spot on the coastal sightseeing highway of Monterey Peninsula in California. It is named after the winding 17-mile road between Monterey and the beautiful coastal town of Carmel.The maritime climate here has obvious characteristics, with endless beaches, mountains and beautiful grass slopes, as well as tall and straight redwood forests and pine trees of various shapes.

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