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Staying at a Winery
... of the owners is originally from Australia and learned her craft at her home and also in New Zealand, Germany and France.
She was very knowledgeable about Canada and Nova Scotia but did not realize Nova Scotia has a wine industry. We tasted a few of their wines and bought a bottle of port. The grape harvest has finished and we missed the wine/food/music festival that was held in this area just this past weekend, unfortunately.
Our next stop was ...
A Drive in Wine Country
... north-west, through summer-browned landscape, and into the greener Sonoma valley, absolutely chockers with wineries. But we didn't come for the wineries. We wanted to take a look at the historic town of Sonoma, and see a couple of sights around Calistoga. Sonoma was the site of the second American revolution, in 1846, this time against Mexico. Rebelling against Mexicam rule, American frontiersmen declared independence and estabished the California Republic. It was ...
Wine Tasting and Casino Day
Today we took a break day before we head to Oakland for our flight out on Wednesday.
Our first stop was the Living Solar Center which dealt with using solar instead of using fossil fuels to live by.
We then headed to an casino that was run by a tribe of indians out here. It was so smoky in the place that we didn't stay very long.....long enough to spend $15.00 (the big spenders that we ...
Moving Inland
... and has the distinct odour of algea. So greeen and slimy that we will not let Koal swim here. Spectacular sunset tonight though and the noises of the birds in the area is cool too.
Will probably spend the weekend here and may even try fishing in the pea ...
Reflections
... in Venice was a highlight because it was something I wanted to do for a long time, fulfilling a dream is always a highlight.
I would have to say that my favorite dish I had in Italy was a Papparadelle pasta with Wild Boar Sauce. It was at a restaurant in Taveranelle, close to the Villa. I had it at the lunch we had before going to the meeting. Although it’s hard to just pick one dish, there were many!!
My only regret? I wish I would of bought ...