We fit in one more trip before the end of 2021-- a trip to Napa and San Francisco with our friend Kris from Seattle. We met Kris at the airport, picked up a rental car and drove up to Napa. We were all very happy to be going back to wine country once again.
We all stayed at the Andaz in Napa. It was located right in the town of Napa with many businesses within walking distance. It was a very nice room, very expensive, but very nice.
There was a cute outdoor patio at the hotel on the second floor (hence the red lights from heat lamps) and we had a drink and a snack after checking in and unpacking a bit.
We went across the street to the Norman Rose Tavern for dinner. Everything was quite good and we caught the end of the Vikings game.
nightcap at Cadet Beer and Wine bar
We had breakfast at the hotel restaurant, Andaz Farmer's Table. We had a small hotel credit to use anyway and it was not busy at all.
We had booked a driver for the day, or rather Kris had and he arrived at at noon. His name was Joe and he was a very nice guy.
Our first winery was Palmaz Vineyards. The whole facility is built into the hill/mountain and it had an amazing view.
lovely food pairing with our wine tasting after the tour at Palmaz
Our second stop was Round Pond Estate
the tasting area was outdoors on a lovely patio
Round Pond view
Last stop was Quintessa Vineyard
After we returned to the hotel, we took a little break and next ended up at Be Bubbly wine bar. Apparently we accidentally crashed a real estate company's holiday party, but the were very kind and gave us a free drinks and a some snacks. Then we went to JaM vineyard's tasting room. The wine was nothing great, and we had some snacks too. Pretty sure we called it a night after that.
Napa farmer's market. John and I walked around town a bit Saturday morning
lunch at Torc in Napa
Saturday afternoon we had a tour and tasting at Tench Vineyards. We took an Uber out there.
After Tensch we went back to Be Bubbly for a couple beverages
dinner reservations at Oenotri
our wine purchases
John and I had breakfast Sunday morning at Jax White Mule diner
In San Francisco we stayed at the Intercontinental Mark Hopkins in Nob Hill. The room was kind of dated, but clean and quiet. John returned the rental car and Kris had to head home as her mom was coming to visit, so she left for the airport that evening.
hotel lobby
Tonga room at the Fairmont
holiday display at the Fairmont
Brandy Ho's in Chinatown
Monday we had breakfast at Sears Fine Foods
It was rainy and cold most of the time we were in San Francisco. So we Ubered everywhere and went to the California Academy of Sciences for something to do. We visited the planetarium, aquarium, natural history museum and rainforest sphere.
albino alligator named Claude
the sun briefly came out while we were at the museum
Beach Chalet Brewery for lunch
It was pouring rain as we left the Bech Chalet. Huge waves, wind and sideways rain as we left.
Musee Mechanique had a ton of old pinball machines and coin operated machines
The Buena Vista
hotel exterior
Betty Lou's Seafood & Grill for dinner
Our breakfast at Heist Tuesday morning before heading to the airport was really good. Probably the best breakfast we had the whole trip.
Other than all of the rain in San Francisco on Sunday night and a of Monday, we had a lovely trip overall. At least the weather while we were in Napa was nice. And our flight home was on time with no issues at all.
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