Marriott Napa Valley

Well... Tonight is our last night at "the compound". I have to say.. I'm ready to get the hell out of here. Rob is still going to be working for a couple more days so we're heading over to my friend Claire's to stay until Wednesday. <br><br>Living here at the compound has really been amazing. And even though I'm definitley ready to get moving I'm pretty damn sad ...

... fun to see the thousands of huge wine barrels where they store the wine and the machines that mix and bottle the wines. The highlight, though, was the wine tasting afterward. Dave and I aren't huge wine enthusiasts, but you can't go to Napa without drinking at least a little wine. We sampled four wines. Dave prefers the fruity wines, but I like my wine dry. The best of all was a dessert wine we tried at the end. It was almost enough ...

... The condo/town house looked very festive and it was great to see the trouble they go to in decorating their home for Christmas. Tom and Enid have worked for several years in wine hospitality in Napa. Tom worked for Robert Mondavi for several years and Enid is still working part time for the Beaulieu Winery. After a welcoming sparkling wine and chat, Tom took us to visit several wineries ...

... básicamente porque nos perdimos tratando de llegar al Golden Gate, y en la perdida pudimos disfrutar un rato más de esta gran ciudad. Cruzamos el puente, que nuevamente para Alex ya era signficativo por alguna de las películas que había visto y para Xime por su grandeza arquitectónica que la tenía maravillada. Paramos al final del puente para la respectiva foto, lo que nos tomó casi una hora, entre ...

... seems to dislike LA. The combination of its earthquake-fueled aversion to high-rise buildings and its vast 18m-strong population has lead to an urban sprawl unlike any other city. This appears to have also precipitated the creation and maintenance of some highly segregated communities, many divided along racial or ethnic lines. Travelling from one part of town to another can not only take an eternity but can take you through ...

Hey Guys! Well we've finally arrived in San Francisco after planning our tour for the past year, n it feels bloody great to be here! We arrived yesterday feeling a bit knackered after the 10 hr flight which I'm sure most of you know I was ******** myself about. It wasn't actually that bad and when we arrived the sun was shinning on our tired faces which soon woke us up. The Hostel is quite nice but we're still getting used to walking down the street ...

SanFransico was one big party! We went there to stay with our frineds Emma and Nick. Chelise knows them from Oz and I know them from Garmish. We also caught up with two more Garmish friends Chris and Heidi. Our first night we went downtown SanFran to go visit Chris in his huge office building that is right in the middle of all the other huge office towers. His office is on the top floor and has a sweet view of the city. Since his ...

... and filter for the camera. The store guy tries his best to make a sale on the lens/filter, and almost suceeds, that is until he gets very aggressive and starts to curse and swear at us for suggesting that we'd think about it and maybe call back later. There were a couple more examples but we won't rant on. We go for dinner along the shore before stopping in a few Irish pubs for some Californian Sierra Nevada beers.