Saturday - September 4th, 2010
Sonoma
Sonoma
Final day in SF. We felt as if we've covered most of the 'must see' places in SF so we decided to drive up a little further to one of the widely known wine country, either Napa Valley or Sonoma. Since Sonoma is closer, that was an easy decision to make.
An hour later... We didn't really have a specific place to go to, so we just drove around and ended up at this place!
bit sour and sweet!
All that goofing around sure builds up an appetite, so we need to find a place where we can sit and chow down decently. Discovered from my phone that city center was just a couple of miles away that comes with a park hah! So, we unloaded a bag of Russian pastries we bought yesterday and settled ourselves on a bench in a shady spot at the park.
After refueling, we strolled around the park and snapped a few pictures. Discovered that Sonoma is a state historic park!
PCC wanted to try out Cheesecake Factory since the day she set foot on US soil (that and In-N-Out), so I teased her, she finally got her wish, however, just cheese without the cake here in Sonoma!
After all that walking around the park square in the hot sun (compared to foggy SF), we decided it was time to head back to SF so we could be at the airport on time. On a sunny day like this, we just had to cool ourselves down with some icy-goodness and behold this heavenly places below:
Hidden behind that fluffy tree, tucked away from preying eyes. Ice-cream were delicious, I had Cherry Garcia cone but it was just outrageously overpriced!
And this is the end result after consumption of Russian pastry and Ben & Jerry's goodies... oh, only affected these two, obviously hehe
Under the bridge
The other side of the bridge:
Oh yah, jam right on the bridge, so we weren't going nowhere fast.
Snap snap snap...
After a while, the jam seems to loosen up a little and it only took us a few minutes to get over the 1.7mile stretch of suspension.
It was already way passed 2PM when we were done, our flight to Vegas is at 7PM which gives us plenty of time to roam around still... or so we thought until our GPS got confused and couldn't get us back right on track. We finally were able to manage by doing it the conventional way -- reading the posted signs as there were plenty showing us the right way to the airport.
Well, farewell red-colored-suspension bridge in a constant fog... for now. Definitely will be back when I can see you in vivid colors!
Blankets of fog embracing the green hills of San Francisco:
Reached the airport right on time after topping off gas for our rental at nearby Costco. Took the shuttle to the domestic terminal and get our boarding passes. Can't believe airlines these day charge you $25/check-in baggage. What a ripoff. Didn't do much at the airport until time to board the plane. Flight was uneventful as well and took less than an hour to get to Vegas. It was a little after 8PM when we reached there. Picked up our luggage and took another shuttle to get our rental car. This time around, our group merged with Florence's... so, a bigger form of transportation would be needed to accommodate 10 adults plus numerous luggage.
Welcome to Vegas!
An hour later... We didn't really have a specific place to go to, so we just drove around and ended up at this place!
The grapes were aplenty! We couldn't resist but to pose and...
curi curi pluck a few to see how they taste like...
bit sour and sweet!
All that goofing around sure builds up an appetite, so we need to find a place where we can sit and chow down decently. Discovered from my phone that city center was just a couple of miles away that comes with a park hah! So, we unloaded a bag of Russian pastries we bought yesterday and settled ourselves on a bench in a shady spot at the park.
After all that walking around the park square in the hot sun (compared to foggy SF), we decided it was time to head back to SF so we could be at the airport on time. On a sunny day like this, we just had to cool ourselves down with some icy-goodness and behold this heavenly places below:
And this is the end result after consumption of Russian pastry and Ben & Jerry's goodies... oh, only affected these two, obviously hehe
Afternoon nappie
ZZZzzzZZZ
So, we weren't that thrilled with the foggy pictures of Golden Gate Bridge taken on our second day. And since we'd have to pass the gate again on our way to the airport (toll $6 south-bound), we might as well give it another shot, since we've heard the fog is more forgiving at the north-end.
Remember how HOT and SUNNY it was in Sonoma that we peeled our cardigans and jackets off?
Welcome back to San Francisco!
Well, apparently this area pulls in the fogs like magnet. Temperature dipped and wind blew. Sure it's mysterious alright, but let in some rays!
Take photo first
In order to get closer to the gate, we'd have to cross the bridge with an underpass for pedestrians only. It was pretty neat to see the construction underneath it.
The other side of the bridge:
Blue blue sky then fog?
This is a cute pic of Mom showcasing her newly bought jacket from previous night's rendezvous at their favorite store -- Target
Oh yah, jam right on the bridge, so we weren't going nowhere fast.
Snap snap snap...
It was already way passed 2PM when we were done, our flight to Vegas is at 7PM which gives us plenty of time to roam around still... or so we thought until our GPS got confused and couldn't get us back right on track. We finally were able to manage by doing it the conventional way -- reading the posted signs as there were plenty showing us the right way to the airport.
Well, farewell red-colored-suspension bridge in a constant fog... for now. Definitely will be back when I can see you in vivid colors!
Blankets of fog embracing the green hills of San Francisco:
Reached the airport right on time after topping off gas for our rental at nearby Costco. Took the shuttle to the domestic terminal and get our boarding passes. Can't believe airlines these day charge you $25/check-in baggage. What a ripoff. Didn't do much at the airport until time to board the plane. Flight was uneventful as well and took less than an hour to get to Vegas. It was a little after 8PM when we reached there. Picked up our luggage and took another shuttle to get our rental car. This time around, our group merged with Florence's... so, a bigger form of transportation would be needed to accommodate 10 adults plus numerous luggage.
Welcome to Vegas!
3 comments:
Aiyoh @ red jacket, bright blue leggings, black socks and sandals hehehe
Last picture adoi.... eyes closed and what not hehehe.
And yea, we will be back when SF is back in vivid colors! ;) Papa said maybe 2-3 years will come back :D
Quite colorful, at least not blinding haha makes a vivid appearance in the fog!
Aiyah that's the best picture I have while waiting for rental car.
2-3 years still so long. Start saving now so can come back next year. We go by RV, no need to pay for hotel keke
the grass is always greener on the other side.
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