Landing on California

João Rodrigues Cabrilho (Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, ca. 1499 – January 3, 1543) was a Portuguese explorer noted for his exploration of the west coast of North America while sailing for Spain. Cabrilho was the first European explorer to navigate the coast of present day California in the United States. He also helped found the city of Oaxaca, in Mexico.

The "Cabrillo National Monument" commemorates the landing of "Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo" at San Diego Bay on September 28, 1542. This event marked the first time that a European expedition had set foot on what later became the west coast of the United States. This monument was dedicated on October 14, 1913. The National Monument was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966. A heroic statue of Cabrillo looks out over the bay. The statue was executed by sculptor Alvaro de Bree for the Portuguese Government in 1939, who then donated it to the United States. The sandstone monument is 14 feet (4 m) tall and weighs 7 tons (6 tonnes).

Beach Del Mar, California, 2005

Old Town, San Diego-California

Old Town San Diego is considered the "birthplace" of California. San Diego is the site of the first permanent Spanish settlement in California. It was here in 1769, that Father Junipero Serra came to establish the very first mission in a chain of 21 missions that were to be the cornerstone of California’s colonization. Father Serra’s mission and Presidio were built on a hillside overlooking what is currently known as Old Town San Diego. At the base of the hill in 1820’s, a small Mexican community of adobe buildings was formed and by 1835 had attained the status of El Pueblo de San Diego. In 1846, a U.S. Navy Lieutenant and a Marine Lieutenant, raised the American flag in the Old Town San Diego Plaza.

Old Town, San Diego-California 2005

Pacific Beaches Orange County, California 2005


The Pirates of the Caribbean, San Diego, California 2005


Seals Siesta, La Jolla Coves, California 2005

Balboa Park, San Diego-California 2005

Santa Fe, California, 2005

San Diego Bay from the top of Coronado Bridge, California-2005- Coronado Koprusunden San Diego Korfezi, Kaliforniya 2005

Beach Hotel Del Mar, Coronado Island, California 2005

“SOME LIKE IT HOT” is a 1959 comedy film directed by Billy Wilder and starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon. Some Like It Hot ia a classic with Marilyn Monroe, was filmed at the Hotel Del Coronado you see in the photo, and this is the beach where you can still feel the Marilyn Monroe is around you.

“BAZILARI SICAK SEVER” yönetmenliğini Billy Wilder’ ın yaptığı ve başrollerinde efsane yıldız Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis ve Jack Lemmon un oynadığı 1959 yapımı bir komedi filmidir.Marilyn Monroe ile klasikleşen “Bazıları Sıcak Sever” filminin seti de fotoğrafta gördüğünüz Hotel Del Coronado’ dur ve sahilde hala Marilyn Monroe yanıbaşınızdaymış gibi hissedebilirsiniz.

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