Showing posts with label Napa valley. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Napa valley. Show all posts

Thursday, March 23, 2023

Road Trip to Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Napa valley and Redwoods: Day 10, Drive to Petaluma; Day 11 Napa Valley and Sonoma

 Day 10  Nov 26 Drive to Petaluma

STAY Quality Inn, Petaluma, 2 nights

Caught a bad cold/fever after Getty center visit

The last building in Getty center with the paintings was very crowded, not well ventilated and there were people coughing.
I started feeling sick. Took an Ibuprofen and slept. But still woke up very tired.

The provisions we had brought from home were over. Son went to Walmart to get some groceries and some medicines.

We checked out and drove toward Petaluma.

We had done the scenic Highway 1 a few years ago.

This time the focus was northern california wine country.

Drove a bit of hwy 1 and when it became very time consuming drove  on the interior highway.
Reached Petaluma

Day 11  Nov 27 Napa valley and Sonoma drive

I was running temperature, ate nothing and just slept fitfully the whole day in the hotel room.

Son went out on his own and drove around the vineyards.

In South Africa we had had a good time driving the wine country.
France champagne, Burgundy regions were OK too

Here he said it was just so-so.
Guess people doing wine tasting probably enjoy this area

NAPA VALLEY, SONOMA DRIVE


wine train for tourists



















He returned to the hotel after some 4 hours... we are so used to packing our day with sight seeing, this was pathetic

Quality Inn, Petaluma





Quite underwhelming couple of days.

It got better coming days.
Report continues
 

Friday, March 3, 2023

Road Trip to Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Napa valley and Redwoods: Day 4, Strat checkin, Bellagio, Mirage, Venetian

 Day 4, Nov 20, Sunday: 

Thunderbird checkout, parked at Strat, Enjoyed Bellagio, Mirage, Venetian

STAY The STRAT 4 nights

CHECKED OUT OF THUNDERBIRD:

Took pics as the hotel had put a hold on cc for checking damages if any






Passage in day light
Fountain
Hotel facade

THE STRAT

Drove to Strat for checkin
Room was not ready at 9am, we did the self chrckin through the machine, left the bags with the bell desk.
Car was parked in their garage for free.... other hotels charge 18usd/day





ENJOYING THE STRIP

Boarded the Deuce bus which runs all along the Strip, The driver gave us a free ride to the next stop Circus Circus, to buy our pass from the machine at the bus stop


Then we boarded the Deuce again, got down at Bellagio;




Sight of Paris...


Bellagio

Entered Bellagio





CONSERVATORY










Went back to Strat, room was not ready, we had our food in our car

Took the deuce again, got down at Mirage

MIRAGE








Stuff below is all soaps looking like padtry

Dolphin show is suspended now





VENETIAN

















CHECKED IN, STRAT HOTEL ROOM





Report continues here

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