Best Western Inn at the Vines Napa

... in. The guide then introduced himself, checked-off his passengers, announced the stops he will be making and proceeded to start the engine. I was slightly baffled as he said they would be making 2 stops, but we were supposed to visit at least 6 wineries! Thankfully I went up to ask, as it turned out that we were on the wrong bus!!! Hahahahahahhaaa!!! BLUR!!!<br><br>We jumped off the bus and found our correct bus and hopped on. We then made a few stops around the Napa area to people up ...

Our last day in Wine Country - we will explore the Napa Valley today. We have a few wineries in mind - but other than that - we will see what looks good. First on our list is to stop at Andretti. Mario Andretti was a newcomer to the wine business in the late 90's. We had met him a few times at racing events and also met him once while he was in Michigan promoting his (then ...

... them. We took a few taxi rides and could barely keep our eyes open as the taxi driver completely crossed through traffic while going through a circle with trucks, cars and hundreds Kamikaze mopeds shooting every which way. Rome had the most mopeds or scooters of any of the cities we visited. It made me want one. It is a very efficient way to travel the city. It was interesting seeing the businessmen or women in a business suit, throw on his/ her helmet on and off they went, suit and ...

... preisen. die mentalitaet von angst und dekadenz macht uns zu schaffen, aber andererseits haben wir auch schon tolle leute getroffen (allen voran unser erster couchsurfing-host erik) und fantastische landschaften bewundern duerfen. wir haben sechs monate visum und einen alten vw camper, der uns hier durch die lande schaukelt, also seid gespannt auf die updates...

... gas seemed open. The lights were on and there was even someone there to pay for the gas. She however had different ideas and turned all of the lights off once I tried to start pumping gas. So we clinkety-clinked off to the next gas station down the road. Filled up and I fortunately decided to check out the noise. It was coming from one of the rear tires. I took off the hub cap to find two of the five bolts that hold the tire onto the van had sheared off and the ...

... to reconnect with a few wellesley peops. dinner spent catching up with laura handy who is looking and sounding great, living with her love on the edge of the park in a beautiful victorian. one drunken night with lori santos and her very sweet boyfriend, tex, at the gorgeous house they share with roommates up in the posh hills overlooking oakland and san fran. finally, a hung-over late breakfast with marianna's highly entertaining cousin scott. possibly the ...

... the fermenting tanks and finally the private reserve cask room) we sat down on the patio for our wine tasting. This was truly a wine tasting experience. We tasted several wines (LIST) while relaxing and enjoying the amazing views across and down in Napa Valley. After four wineries, we were ready for supper. We stopped at Yountville and were lucky enough to get a table at the Bouchon restaurant in Yountville. After a tasty meal we headed down to Pentaluna for the evening.

... after being able to get a few hours sleep on the train. Justin (the kind lad from Oregan) lent me his pillow! I was huggled in my sleeping bag and being smaller than Dan managed to curl up a bit. The seats reclined and there was a cool little foot rest so it wasn't too bad. We slept on and off for about 4 hours. I woke to the sun rise on the west and it was just beautiful. We are now cruising along through the state of California. We stopped on the border as they have to check ...

... at the San Diego zoo we rented a car to go see Laura. She seemed to be adjusting pretty well now that she was back at Uni in SF. We stayed in her very sweet, yet extraordinarily expensive room near Haight Ashbury. Went to the beach. Doug did the Bay to Breakers run (clothed). Hung out with Laura. And then back to Orange County. And then home. Very excited to see my friends again.

... I didn't mind too much. I always like going to the wine country. We also went to Dean & Deluca which is always fun. We always seem to find cool teas, jams, or rice or some sort of gourmet this or that to try. DH always has to get his Anzac cookie! We had dinner at the Culinary Institute which was fantastic. It's a wonderful place to have a meal.