California Trip
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This February, Aaron and I decided to take that trip to Napa that we had been wanting to take for years. We flew into Oakland and drove to Yountville. We spent the first two days visiting various wineries including Alpha Omega, Robert Mondavi, Frank Family Vineyards, Pride Mountain and Terra Valentine. Each winery had it's own charm but I think we enjoyed the wine at Pride and the atmosphere at Terra Valentine the most. Let's just say - more than two days and Aaron and I would have been bored to tears. Next time, we are bringing another wine loving couple along with us. So off we went to San Fransisco.
We stayed in Concord (Aaron had some hotel points) so we jumped on the BART to get into the city. We were kind of winging it, with recommendations from random people we had run into along the way in Napa. We were told to go to 16th and Mission to see the more eclectic area. Who doesn't like a little artsy-fartsiness.... Too bad we were mislead right into somewhere I didn't want to be. We hailed a cab and booked it to the Ferry Building, all the while the cabby is laughing at his clueless tourist passengers. We hung at the farmers market, walked along embarcadero st visiting all the piers all the way down to Fisherman's Wharf
The Following day we decided to see the sites outside the city (which involves crossing 5 bridges from beginning to end). We started in Tiburon, which in the early morning with a dense fog reminded me a little of Cape Cod. We sat, had a beer, some clam chowder b/c it felt appropriate and hung out with the birds.
We headed back to the city to make our Night tour of Alcatraz. I once wrote a paper about Alcatraz and was THRILLED to have the opportunity to actually visit the Rock.
And that is the extent of my California Trip 2010.
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