Road Trip Weekend

 

 

My romantic boyfriend surprised me for our Anniversary and planned a little road trip to Carmel.  We whisked off onto the road and made our first stop in Half Moon Bay.  We frolicked in the Half Moon Bay beaches, explored tide pools, and Mario found a perfect sand dollar in the sand.
We then ventured to Santa Cruz where we walked in the rain at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.  The amusement park was closed, but we still played a couple games at the Boardwalk arcade.  
Then we continued our road trip to Carmel, where we checked into a quaint hotel right in the heart of downtown.  Before dinner, we had to of course keep our gypsy traditions alive-- so we bought a bottle of wine to sip and enjoy as we snuggled under an umbrella in the rain and walked around downtown Carmel.  A feast of Spanish Tapas, a pitcher of Sangria and dancing completed the night.  

We spent Sunday driving to Monterey, but took a nice drive along the famous 17-mile drive to get there.  The 17-mile drive is one of the most majestic and inspiring drives—every stop along the way is a picturesque and magical place with lots of history to learn about.  
Road trip weekends are the best—I love how I can go to a familiar place but find new things that inspire me every time.

Big Apple

 

 

Just got back from a fun trip to the Big Apple with my mom.  Traveling with my mom is so much fun--we went to lots of yummy dinners, shopped, and walked 'til we dropped.  We walked from our hotel on 5th Ave for 30 blocks to The Metropolitan Museum of Art.  It was a lovely stroll, but don't suggest it before you have to stand in a museum for several hours after a 30 block walk.  As always, I was blown away by The Met.  My favorite exhibit was the Impressionist gallery-I felt like I was floating through a dream looking at the massive collection of Monet, Manet, and Van Gogh paintings.  I also got see some works I have never seen before by my favorite artist Matisse.  New York is so lovely and exciting, yet I have to say I was so happy to come home to the cozy city of San Francisco!



It was a treat to also go to Long Island, which is where my mom is from.  I got to see some of her old haunts and we even drove by the house she grew up in. 



I hope to visit you again New York!