MAJOR ATTRACTIONS ON THE PACIFIC COAST

SAN DIEGO

San Diego

-190 km South from Los Angeles-The 1st Spanish settlement on the West Coast (1542)- Located on the US-Mexico border/ Foreign Trade Zone- Deep water harbour/ home port of the Pacific Fleet- Hub of military defence during WWII - Military and defence oriented industries- Biotechnology, biopharmaceutical companies- Tuna canneries - tourism

Hotel Del CoronadoNational Landmark

THE MISSIONS21 Spanish missions in 1300 km

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO1776 – the largest – ruins since 1812

The miracle of the swallows

• Capistrano in California• summer in the U.S.A• St. Joseph’s Day - 19th March • Day of San Juan - 23rd October • Goya in Corrientes• Summer in Argentina• The journey takes 30 days• 12000km

LONG BEACH - Spruce Goose 1947 / made of wood / only flew once /

98m wingspan / Howard Hughes

LONG BEACH - Queen Mary1936 ocean liner / troop carrier during

WWII / retired in 1967 / hotel and museum

Queen Mary

DISNEYLAND “THE ORIGINAL”Anaheim

• Opened in 1955• Disney California Adventure opened in 2001 (2nd park)

LOS ANGELESCity of Angels

• 2nd largest city in the US• Few skyscrapers (only

downtown- San Andreas fault – earthquakes)

• International trade centre• Entertainment and media

(television- motion pictures- video games- music recording studios)

• Home to artists, writers, filmmakers, actors, dancers and musicians

• Celebrity oriented culture

Curiosities

• La Brea tar pits ( natural asphalt deposits with fossils - museum)

• Natural National Landmark

• Sunset Blvd. (35 km long street running from downtown LAX to the ocean- former cattle trail)

• Rodeo Dr. ( in Beverly Hills – famous 3 blocks – luxury shopping destination)

UCLAWestwood Campus

Hearst CastleHistorical Landmark -San Simeon

SAN FRANCISCO

• A Spanish mission settled there in 1776• Prospectors accumulated and population grew

dramatically due to the Gold Rush – 1848 /49 from 1000 to 25000 inhabitants – Ghirardelli (chocolates) and Levi Strauss(jeans)

• Destroyed by the 1906 earthquake and fire• Fortified against foreign enemies • Port of embarkation for services in the Pacific

Theatre during WWII• Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, “The Rock”,

operated from1934 to1963 – Al Capone (inmate) • Homelessness, the highest rates in the US

ALCATRAZ

Frisco – Fog City – The City in the Bay

• Famous for its Victorian architecture, bridges, cable cars and Alcatraz Island

• Cultural, commercial and financial centre

• Centre of the liberal activism in the US

• Ethnic diversity (white, Hispanic white, African American, Asian, American Indian and Pacific Islanders)

HawaiiThe Aloha State

• Volcanic archipelago• Only one important city, Honolulu

in Oahu• Famous Waikiki Beach• Iolani Palace, now museum• Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbour• Diamond Head• Hanauma Bay• World famous beaches: Sandy

Beach, Sunset Beach, Waimea Bay• Polynesian Cultural Centre• Active volcanoes• Dole plantation

7th December 1941Pearl Harbour - USS Arizona

The North Shore

Waimea Bay and Sunset BeachSurfing: The sport of kings and chiefs

North Shore surferJack Johnson