Thursday, April 28, 2011

San Fran!

So it has officially been forever. I apologize. If any of you know me you probably haven't really seen me around in a while. Between work, school, traveling and what not I literally don't have a life anymore. Class ends on May the 4th and words can't express my joy and excitement on having the summer off.




Girls trip in April. My friend Beth and I took a long weekend out to San Francisco and to Napa Valley. Can we say amazing. We stayed in a small town called Calistoga at the Calistoga Inn. It was totally precious. It was like we were transported back to the 1940's. You push open the screen door to this really old building into a check in area, you lug your bags up the stairs to these little rooms with one outlet and one mirror and a teeny sink. There is a restaurant and bar underneath and the town is just what you would picture in the movies of the most quaint and cute main street lined with restaurants and shops. I think it is safe to say that Beth and I made our mark on Calistoga.

It's no secret that I love me some wine. So another reason why this part of the world is right up my alley. Beth and I rented bikes one day to do a tour of Napa Valley and to do wine tastings. The weather was perfect, the temperature was just right, and we didn't have to worry with any silly DUI's LOL (wait can you get a DUI on a bicycle?)







Muir Woods may have been my favorite part of the trip. Those trees don't even seem real. At one point in complete awe i know i said outloud "Is this real life!?" I just can't explain the enormity of these giant trees. It was awesome.

We also did the tour of Alcatraz. We took a boat over, had a great audio tour and I was completely intrigued by it all.



We also stayed downtown in San Francisco. We stayed in another very cute hotel. Hotel De Artes. It was a hotel and art museum. Our our hotel room was covered in this amazing super colorful mural. I wish my bedroom at home looked like that. But the whole area was just gorgeous. I would definitely like to go back.


Already looking forward to my next vacation. Florida in may!!!! :)