Getty Center is an incredible complex of museum buildings, research institute, library and amazing gardens. It is situated in Los Angeles on the top of Santa Monica hills.

Every year, at St Joseph’s Day, the wonder of Capistrano Swallows happens. Swallows come back to the Mission every year from Goya, Argentina and come back there every fall. John O’Sallivan (1911-1930), Mission San Juan Capistrano pastor, in his book “Capistrano Nights”, tells a story about swallows and why they found their home in the mission. Read more »

When Spanish explorer Gaspar de Portola went through this placer in the late 1770s, he found Indian rancheros amidst the rocky hill slopes, dark canyons, old sycamores, ancient oaks, prickly pears and chaparral. Now, when we approaching Rancho by Alicia Parkway, we can see the picturesque valley with numerous tiled roofs between the hills. Read more »