Bonjour! This week’s carte postale comes from Santa Cruz, located on California’s central coast, about 75 miles/ 120 km south of San Francisco.
Points of Interest include:
- Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk (California’s oldest amusement park operating since 1907)
- Santa Cruz Diner (featured on Guy Fieri’s show, “Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives“)
- UC Santa Cruz (The Grateful Dead Archive is housed at the University Library)
For more information:
Spotlight: Santa Cruz – VisitCalifornia website
Until the next Wednesday Postcard, à bientôt!
Bonjour: A Francophile Blog 
I love this post because I have actually been to Santa Cruz! When our sons were small, my husband was working in San José (Silicon Valley) and his company paid for all of us to join him. We started in San Francisco, hired a car and drove down the coast, staying in Santa Cruz along the way. I loved California! Very happy memories 😍
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California awaits your return! Happy to hear you have happy memories of San José and Santa Cruz 😊
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My husbands uncle and aunt owned a deli in Santa Cruz called Zoccoli’s Deli. I’m not sure if they still own it because his uncle Bob passed away a couple of years ago. The kids might still own and run it, or perhaps they sold it. I’ve been to Santa Cruz once and it was a blast.
Cheers,
Carolyn
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So cool that you have a family connection in Santa Cruz! Glad you had a great time when you visited. I’m going to check out Zoccoli’s Deli the next time I go!
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