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Destination Overview, Rainy Day Photos, Santa Fe

Rainy Day Santa Fe

A Shot in the Rain:  Santa Fe, New Mexico

A woman with a red umbrella explores the cliff dwellings at Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico. Photo by Kayte Deioma

A Rainy Day in ….Santa Fe, NM

story and photos by Kayte Deioma

Despite the fact that Santa Fe boasts an average of 300 days of sunshine per The ĄCARNAVAL! exhibit at the Museum of International Folk Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico.year, all travel guides warn to be prepared for inclement weather. Especially in summer, thunderstorms blow in and make their presence felt before blowing away again to make way for more scorching sunshine. In summer, it may be the heat, as well as the rain that has you seeking an inner sanctum. No fear, Santa Fe offers an extensive array of world-class museums, galleries, spas and other ways to stay cool and dry in the summer or warm and dry in the winter.

 

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Destination Overview, Long Beach, California, Rainy Day Photos

Rainy Day Long Beach

A Shot in the Rain: Long Beach, CA

Hunter Esquibel of Claremont enjoys petting the rays in the rain at the Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, CA. Photo by Kayte Deioma

A Rainy Day in ….Long Beach, CA

story and photos by Kayte Deioma

Everyone knows it doesn’t rain in Southern California. At least not between May and October. Not until last year when it actually sprinkled a few drops in July. Rain in July? Not possible. But I’m a witness. It happened. So you never know when you might just need some rainy day alternatives.

Check out the Aquarium of the Pacific in the Kid's Stuff Section.Many people come to Long Beach from far away places to sun themselves on the beach. With only 32 days of rain per year, you have a reasonably good chance of visiting Long Beach on a day when it’s not raining. One might expect the other 333 days to be sunny. They usually are, eventually, after the infamous “marine layer” burns off. But if you happen to arrive in the middle of June gloom which, despite the nomenclature, can last from May through September, and you’ve had enough of lying on the beach under your beach towel to keep warm, you might want to check out some of the great indoor alternatives Long Beach can offer.

 

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Berlin, Destination Overview, Rainy Day Photos

Rainy Day Berlin

A Shot in the Rain: Berlin, Germany

The German flag seen through the rain-spattered Reichstag Dome.
Best known as the city divided after the Second World War… by the conquerors, by doctrine and by a big ugly wall designed to keep the residents on the East from defecting to the West, Berlin is doing its best to regain its pre-war position as an international capitol. Revamped palaces, shiny new world-class museums, architecture from the middle ages through the iron curtain to the new age, clubbing from funky to chic to A-list-only and of course plenty for shoppers from come-as-you-are outdoor flea markets to look-but-don’t-touch designer boutiques.

Sitting outside in a Biergarten, dining at an outdoor restaurant on the Gendarmemarkt, a river cruise on the Spree or a walking tour of the historic Nikolei Quarter are all great things to do in Berlin on a clear day. But with an average of 13 days of rain per month, there’s a good chance that if you stay a couple days in Berlin you might run into a few showers.

On a rainy day in Berlin, we take you to the Jewish Museum Berlin, The Story of Berlin Exhibition, the German Reichstag and the German Museum of Technology.

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To find more things to do in Berlin, go to Berlin Rainy Day links.