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Solvang Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Solvang, United States
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Solvang - A (not so) danish town
This is a top pick! ... ; Solvang is a cute little town, but we had to call it a day and go to bed. The next morning we ...
On the move again, going the wrong way!
This is a top pick! Sleep didnt come easily last night as we were so tired, it was gone 3am by our body clocks by the time we were sorted. Also it was so hot, the hottest weather LA has had for quite a while. Not being a fan off air con, we could only rely on ...
Relax, its the first day of the rest of your trip
This is a top pick! ... want to book hotels ahead, it'll be muuch cheaper. Also a cool box, as drinking the water when we were driving up to Solvang was disgusting - it was almost hot in the weather we have been having. However, now we have bought the cool box, the wweather ...
The Klimchuk-Brown exhibit at the Solvang zoo
... bridge Northbound… oops! The bright side is that it is only a toll going INTO the city. We are now in Solvang, CA – a Danish themed town… very Danish. You can’t stand anywhere in this town without seeing a windmill. ...
The Drive to Northern California
... passed; realizing that Tito Buddy was the driver afterall and he needed his rest. Our first stop was 2 hrs away from Glendale - Solvang. We had our breakfast around 9:30 AM at the Belgian Waffle Cafe. We split a Crepe Rio (crepe with ...
Wine and Vons!
will update soon ... hey everyone, solvang is a danish community two hours from LA with loads of vinery and danish type things like pastries and pancakes! went along with Jen on a work trip, she does property mangement for Vons, who are owned by ...
Highway 1- An Amazing Coast Line
We left Christina's home with 108 degrees (42 degree Celsius for the Canadians), which thank goodness for the pool. I was somewhat worried that these would be difficult temperatures to handle in the VW, but as soon as we arrived on the coast temperatures ...
impromptu stop due to Jamie's driving...
We had never heard of this town but we had to stay here for 2 nights to get the car repaired due to the damage done after Jamie doing her best impression of Stevie Wonder doing a Nigel Mansell impression. Please see below for the pictures of the ...
Solving - San Francisco - Day two of tour
... just before lunchtime' and then make our way to Stanford University. The tour company's description of Solvang - 'Antiquated windmills and Northern European style architecture punctuate this charming village's skyline. Brilliant sunshine, boundless open ...
San Francisco
A stunning clear blue sky is lost on our slightly hung over eyes in the morning and we head over to Highway 1 and drive up along the coast road to Big Sur. Apparently the road of a million dreams and a thousand car ads, the driving is awesome. ...
Solvang
... to reveal quite beautiful views. At Santa Barbara we cut inland to the Santa Ynez wine region and stay for the night in Solvang, a town proud of its Danish origins. Its a bit cheesey touristy but we forget that after a few bottles of the local ...
Windmills and wine
... but I missed the turn off and by the time, I had worked it out - we were not going back. However, we did go into Solvang for a short visit. Solvang was established by a bunch of expat Danish teachers in 1911. And there are windmills and ...
The Stuff of Fairytales ..... Solvang
We spent the morning engrossed in this little Danish village, with cobbled stoned paves, window boxes and the most mouth-watering donuts with jam! (see photos) Sticky, sickly and way too early in the morning for something SOooo good. We ...
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
... como los de las peliculas: con su hotel-saloon al mas puro estilo Lucky Luke. Al dia siguiente fuimos a visitar Solvang, otro pueblecito de inmigrantes daneses, los cuales se divirtieron construyendo las casas con el estilo arquitectonico Danes... Tiene ...
Solvang and San Simeon
... Padres Forest and the Santa Ynez mountains which were lovely, just don't look down. We made our way to the town of Solvang, a pretty fairytale town established in 1911 by Danish-Americans and known as little Denmark. We spent a couple of hours here and ...
Morro
Today was spent back in Morro (we visited this place on our way up the coast) the is pretty pants though - not what we expected for Calafornia! We saw Morro Rock, some more seals & massive Pelicans - didn't get to see any Otters that they have ...
Santa Barbara and Solvang
... at least they are interesting :-) Santa Barbara is great destination, they had art work fair and it was all great stuff. Our next stop was Solvang - Danish town in CA - they claim to be more Danish than Denmark - so, I had to see that! It is so ...
Touring Solvang & Santa Barbara
DRove around Solvang & Santa Barbara. Had a leisurely breakfast before we left. Went to Santa Barbara airport. What a lovely airport! Really its a blast from the past, just like Kariba airport. Low key everything. Unfortunately its got more ...
Brunch with the newlyweds
... , we left to drive to Huntington Beach for dinner with Susan's cousin Howard, his wife Stefanie, and Aunt Ellen. The drive from Solvang to Huntington Beach through Santa Barbara of about 140 miles or so took 5.5 hours. There was a lot of bumper to ...
Solvang & Old Mission Santa Ines
... Old Mission Santa Ines. The mission was founded in 1804 and was named after Saint Agnes. From there we walked around the town of Solvang, stopped in a few stores here and there. Solvang is such a quaint place. You'd almost think you're in Europe. Almost. ...
Mission Santa Ines
We drove to Solvang from Santa Barbara. Had a nice time exploring Old Mission Santa Ines. The mission was founded in 1804 and was named after Saint Agnes. [I will fill in more info about the mission at a later time] ...
Solvang
... kids. Our memories of the place are very similar. We both remembered crazy wooden toys, windmills, strange music and good food. Solvang hasn't changed much. We happened upon the town during Danish Days, an annual street festival. The downtown area was ...
beaches, whales and a dutch village!
... pretty amazing to see one so close. We drove onto Solvang where we are staying tonight. The landscape was a lot greener and hillier. Solvang is a mock Danish Village. The town is quite cute, we had a look at the shops and I bought yet another Christmas ...
Solvang
Today, we had a lot of fun. We got to see real live adult Ostriches. I though I was lucky when I saw baby Ostriches at the Academy of Sciences. And guess what, we also got to feed them. But, before we fed them, we had to read a long list of things to do ...
Solvang-Danish America
... of a hill with stunning vies of the ocean. The tour is very informational and the castle is beautiful inside. Driving on to Solvang, we passed through rolling hills of vineyards left and right. The town of Solvang is a Danish culture community with many ...
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