Made it back to SF around 7pm, and had some time to relax back at my apartment and repack before heading to the airport for Mom's late night flight. It was a whirlwind 4 days, but I thoroughly enjoyed having Mom visit, and spending time catching up, and showing her around my home. :)
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Rainy Monday Morning & Big Sur
Monday October 19, 2009
Woke up to rain in Carmel Monday morning, and I was finally overcome with the cold that I had been ignoring for the past three days. Humph. Armed with a cup of tea, and pocket full of tissues, we braved the rain and drizzle, and explored the shops of Carmel. After we got our fill of shopping... we got back in the car and headed south once again on CA-1 towards Big Sur. The rain lifted enough for some spectacular views of the coastline, and photo opportunities! The farther south we drove, we hit the fog and rain once again, but it was just in time for a lunch stop at famous Big Sur restaurant, Nepenthe. Warm soup and sandwich hit the spot! http://www.nepenthebigsur.com/Having reached our southern-most destination... we turned around, and headed back to the city.
Carmel-by-the-Sea for the evening
Sunday October 18, 2009
After a long day of driving, eating, and absorbing the coast, we rolled into Carmel for the evening. Checked into a little Inn in town, and relaxed for a bit. Still half full from lunch, we rallied out of the Inn for a late dinner. For a sleepy and quiet town on a Sunday night, we were a little surprised that we had to wait for 45 minutes for a table at the little Italian restaurant... think it was just an excuse to send us to their wine bar next door for a bit! No matter. Lovely dinner and glass of wine topped off the night.
Sunday Drive down the CA coast
Sunday, October 18, 2009
After a slow start leaving the city (SF women's marathon ran right through all the neighborhoods between my apartment and mom's B&B)... we hit CA-1, and wandered down the coast from Pacifica to Monterey. A little more overcast of a day, it was still a stunning drive. Taking our time, we stopped for an awesome seafood lunch just above Monterey, in Moss Landing at Phil's Fish Market. http://www.philsfishmarket.com/Thoroughly stuffed, we continued on down the coast to Monterey. Walked around Cannery Row, checked out the bay, and did a little shopping.
Saturday night - Teatro Zinzanni!
Saturday October 17, 2009
Saturday night we got gussied up, and went to see Teatro Zinzanni. Love, Chaos, & Dinner. Super fun dinner and show all rolled into one! Theater, song, acrobatics, comedy, so hard to describe... fabulous night of entertainment. http://love.zinzanni.org/(Mom or Dad, can you scan the picture from the show and send it to me?)
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)