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| Lunch @ Mustard's Grill, Napa |
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| Another day of gorgeous weather in CA! |
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| Arriving at Sterling Vineyards |
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| getting ready to board the tram up to the tasting rooms, 300 feet up! |
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| Renata on the tram |
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| View from the tram |
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| beginning of self-guided tour |
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| patio at Sterling. 80 degree day. Didn't want to leave!! |
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| Tasting patio at Mumm Napa. Mumm does sparkling wine exclusively. |
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| Ahhhh, do we really have to go back to Seattle? |
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| @ Mumm Napa, in Napa |
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| main bedroom of our hotel, Hotel Diva |
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| Diva on the pillows! |
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| me and my very good friend, Stephanie. We both worked for AIG VALIC (She still does), and she was living outside of Boston when I was. This dinner was the first time we'd seen each other in 5 yrs!! |
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| tuna tartare @ Michael Mina in San Fran. Amazing splurge dinner |
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| my entree - trout done two ways. Poached and crisy skin side down. the side was a fava been thing that was very good |
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| Renata and Aydan enjoying Michael Mina |
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| Here we are at a champagne lounge, called The Bubble Lounge. Super cool place! |
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| Bubble Lounge, San Fran |
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| Cheers!! Enjoying our champagne! |
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| our hotel, Hotel Diva on Geary Street. Around the corner from the St. Francis Hotel |
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| Union Square, San Fran |
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| World Famous St. Francis Hotel, which survived the 1906 earthquake |
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| Huge palm trees in Union Square |
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| Chinatown |
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| Chinatown |
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| Transamerica Building, view from North Beach neighborhood |
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| St Francis of Assisi Chruch, est. 1849! This was a beautiful church!! |
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| North Beach, the Italian neighborhood of San Fran. I really loved this area. So many restaurants that smelled heavenly |
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| I love the townhouse architecture along the way to Fisherman's Wharf |
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| Passed by this place. Gotta try it next time. Oldest Italian restaurant in America? yes please! |
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| World Famous Fisherman's Wharf. Definitely even more touristy than our waterfront in Seattle |
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| had lunch outside at this place. Really good grilled cheese sandwich filled with crab! YUM |
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| Renata and I at lunch |
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| Lined up for the cable car, looking back at the Golden Gate Bridge |
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| Aydan and Renata on the cable car |
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| Me and Aydan. My first ride on the cable car |
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| Tres Agaves is a local place in Rocklin, CA, suburb of Sacramento. Pitchers of margaritas at happy hour! |
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| Aydan's Ahi Tuna salad |
