We had such a wonderful mid-winter vacation in California.
Spring is in full bloom there and it was such a pretty ride through the fruit
farms areas. The almonds are blooming, the grapes are barely waking up and huge
green avocados are hanging from the branches. What a lovely picturesque drive!
I finally had chance to see Carmel-by-the-Sea. I've heard so
much about this little town that I always wanted to. I love the beach, the
fresh ocean air, crashing waves and of course, local architecture. The houses
are so unique, it seems that there are no two alike!
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There are lots of the
cutest little shops in the city and you just cannot resist the temptation of
getting something to remember Carmel.
This is also a dogs friendly town, so the happy dogs are everywhere. I think
our two furry babies would love to visit this place!
We visit the Fisherman's Wharf and the shops at Cannery row
in Monterey. We lived on a Pacific
coast before so it was very nice to be so close to the ocean again!
Our last destination was Solvang,
CA. This is a small pretty Dutch style town
in Santa Barbara area which was worth
the visit.
I loved the city's European architecture and delicious foods at the
local restaurants. There is lots of wine tasting rooms but we just did not had
enough time!
I stopped by the Hans Christian Andersen museum and was very happy
to see so much memorabilia. When I was a little girl I read his stories but I
just realized that there are so many things I never knew about him.
So it was
educational, informative and I was very happy to purchase a great book of
Andersen's stories translated in English. I started to read it as soon as I got
to the hotel room and really, it was a very special night for me! I dreamed of
little Thumbelina and a The little match girl. When I woke up I started to
think of goblin and the grocer story which I actually did not remember from my
childhood.
I love our vacation. It was short but full of events and new
places. I hope one day we will have more time to explore them but for right
now, I am happy.
3 comments:
Great story about your vacation! And your story reminded me that when I was a little girl my mom bought me fairytales books very often so I have fairytales from different countries :)
Your first paragraph describing the almond trees, grapes, and avocados made me want to visit in the spring. We've always gone in the fall.
Beautiful travel pics! Looks like you've had a lot of fun :)
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