Of retail, that is.
Things you will not find in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California:
- Starbucks
- Safeway
- The Apple Store
- Macy’s
And that’s all good. Unfortunately there are two simply ghastly T shirt vendors and one can only hope that when the economy recovers they will be crowded out by higher rent tenants.
What you will find are many high end art galleries, restaurants, jewelers and boutique clothing stores. The many coffee shops here are strictly one-off efforts, run by local entrepreneurs. Here’s a cross section, snapped the other day.
Italian foodstuffs, complete with Vespa.
Even the booze is beautifully presented.
High end boutique.
Wine tasting.
Antiques – that’s a two person copper Victorian tub in the window.
All images on the D2X with the 16-35mm AFS Nikkor.