After dinner and dessert, we drove south for about half an hour and stumbled upon Carmel. As we drove down the main street to the beach, I noticed several peculiar things about this cozy, tree-covered beach town. First of all, every third shop on the side of the road was an art gallery! I realized there were more art galleries than Starbucks. How could I tell? Because there were no Starbucks at all! The local community must have made a conscious effort to prevent chain stores like Starbucks, McDonalds, or Walmart from infecting the quiet mom and pop feel of this wealthy beach town.
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