February 10th: San Francisco and Napa

~~~2nd day Touring with Ken and George ~~~

Corner of Haight and Ashbury 

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Rainbow Crosswalk at 18th and Castro
http://blog.sfgate.com/stew/2014/03/14/rainbow-crosswalks-coming-to-the-castro/

Iconic homes in San Francisco

Now, these 2 photos are what I really think of when I think of '60's San Francisco

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~~Fort Point ~ below the Golden Gate Bridge~~

View of San Francisco from below the
Golden Gate Bridge

Surfer swiming out
See previous post showing the surfer
 catching the wave

Love this '50's Bridge Cafe

View across the Bay to the
left of the bridge

 Traveling across the Golden Gate  with views of Tiburon and SF

Looking back toward San Francisco

View from the bridge of
Tiburon, CA.

 ~~~~~~ On to Napa ~~~~~~

First view of a winery in Napa

Even though we visited Napa during the winter season and the vines were bare, 

I found all the vistas to be amazingly beautiful.  

Robert Mondavi Winery

Olives
outside the door

Yes, it was a very good glass of wine!

Love the Napa Valley Wine Train.  This is a must to take on our next trip!
http://winetrain.com/

Explore Napa Valley by Rail  "The Napa Valley Wine Train is one of the most distinctive Napa restaurants, offering an authentic, memorable experience that echoes the glory days of train travel, with fine dining service, multiple course meals, Napa Valley scenery and ultimate relaxation aboard exquisitely restored vintage rail cars. This top dining establishment is housed in a museum quality, antique train that runs on 25-­miles of track in the heart of the Napa Valley. The train itself has two engines, three kitchens on board and a collection of early 20th century Pullman rail cars faithfully restored with Honduran mahogany paneling, brass accents, etched glass partitions and plush armchairs that evoke the spirit of luxury rail travel in the early 1900s. Take a trip into the luxurious American past and experience an unparalleled memory-­making journey."

~Yup!  A Must !!

We drove on to visit and have lunch at Beaulieu Vineyard, Love the Pig and Hawk
sculpture out side their restaurant and the Belfast Clock inside.

Statue in the Garden
at Beaulieu 

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Frogs Leap

I was in heaven.  It's such a beautiful winery.

We loved it and I hope to return for an overnight stay!

Front Entrance - Frogs Leap

Upstairs in the Wine Barn

Ken Upstairs in the Lounge

Downstairs

Upstairs

View from the back porch - Lovely

The wine in Napa was wonderful at every winery that we visited.

Reluctantly,

 we left Frogs Leap to experience a few more wineries 

before days end.

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Another Beauty ~ Duckhorn
Unfortunately, it had just closed so we were unable to tour or
have a taste of wine.  Another reason to return.

Interesting Trees and bushes at Duckhorn

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Old Entrance at the  
Beringer Brothers Winery

' The Beringer estate provides a unique glimpse into Napa Valley's past. Graced with stately 19th century architecture and verdant gardens, Beringers is not only one of the most beautiful properties in California's wine country, but the longest continues operating winery in Napa, it is also one of the most historic.  The entire estate was designated a Historic District on the National Registery of Historic Places.'       http://www.beringer.com/property

And the wine was delicious also!

We took the Bay Bridge home.  

What's a little traffic when we had a delicious dinner at a wonderful restaurant to look forward to!

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(Ok, just couldn't resist adding this 'Bunny Foo Foo" 45' tall sculpture seen on our ride home. 

*at Hall Winery, St. Helena* 

I do Love Rabbits.)

http://www.napawineproject.com/hall-winery-st-helena/

http://www.hallwines.com/art-lawrence-argent