Thursday, December 30, 2010

Napa Valley 2010

Nicole and I snuck away from home for a few days. This is a slow week at Nicole's office so we took the opportunity to get away. I am working a little while we are here, but my team at the office is wonderful about helping me with my clients when I am gone. Mark is big on our group getting away and recharging. I have seen this change in him over our last 11 years together. It's still hard to completely leave it, but it's easier than it ever has been.

We arrived in San Francisco yesterday at about 2:00 p.m. We rented a car and headed north over the Golden Gate Bridge. Our first stop was the first town over the bridge called Sausalito. We really enjoyed this little town. The shops were great and there were many choices for waterfront dining and the views back to San Francisco were beautiful. The backdrop of all the views are the Golden Gate Bridge, the bay, Alcatraz and of course the city of San Francisco. Not nearly the traffic and people either. We had a late lunch and took some pictures and then made our way to Napa.

We checked in last night to our hotel which is downtown Napa. Check it out. http://www.aviahotels.com/hotels/napa/

We drove around town last night trying to get familiar and saw about 6 or 7 great restaurants. The town reminded me of Vail just a little without the snow. Looking forward to seeing it in the daytime.

We are off to taste some wine today... William Hill first, then Rubicon. 2 is probably enough for the day.

2 comments:

the ritchie's said...

Looks really nice. Have a great time. You will escape the next two storms starting today:)

Anonymous said...

Have a relaxing fun time.