Sonoma Wine Country

On Sunday I drove out to Sonoma from San Francisco with some friends who live in the city. What we didn't know is that most of the wineries require reservations ahead of time so we weren't able to get into the first one we stopped at. They recommended we go to Cline Cellars Vineyard which is open to the public and we weren't disappointed. It was beautiful there and every wine we tried was amazing! They also don't charge for wine tastings like most of the others do. 

We had a wine and cheese picnic is the garden and enjoyed the sunny yet cool weather.

After our picnic we headed into downtown Sonoma which is cute and quaint. We walked around the farmer's market and checked out a few shops finally settling at The Girl and The Fig for a drink and some appetizers. Once again, amazing food and drinks here! 

So glad I got to cross Sonoma off my bucket list. Wine country is truly breathtaking!

Weekend on the West Coast

Hope everyone had a great weekend. I'm in San Francisco for most of this week for a work conference. I flew in on Saturday and have been adjusting to the time difference but definitely enjoying some new scenery. 

On Friday night, K and I went out to a new Korean BBQ place which was amazing! We cooked different meats on the grill in the middle of the table and the dinner also came with a cold bar which had sushi, edamame, cocktail shrimp and lots of other things. It was a great date night and perfect way to spend some time together before I flew out.

I headed to the airport bright and early on Saturday morning and spent most of day traveling over to the the west coast with a quick layover in St. Louis, Missouri. Saw some pretty views from the plane and snow in Colorado. As I always say, snow is pretty from AFAR.

 I landed in San Fran on Saturday afternoon and got settled before heading out to explore the city and do some window shopping (which turned into actual shopping). What can I say. lol

I walked around and did some site-seeing in the night and then stopped off at a restaurant to have some Prosseco overlooking the Bay Bridge.

On Sunday, some friends picked me up and we drove out to Sonoma to check out some wineries and have lunch in wine country. It was a gorgeous day! 

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Joining Biana for her Weekending linkup. 

Touring San Francisco

I have to say San Fran is one of the most beautiful cities I've ever visited and I was lucky enough to be there during a sunny (and non foggy) week. The first day I arrived, I took a taxi over to the Fisherman's Wharf and explored Pier 39, which also has a beautiful view of Alcatraz Island.

I then hopped on a double-decker bus tour and went site-seeing through the city ending at Union Square, which is where my hotel was.

Day 2: After a full day at my work conference, I hopped back on the same city bus tour to finish the rest of the tour.

We saw the Japanese Tea Garden, all the beautiful parks and historical buildings, Chinatown, and the most magnificent Golden Gate Bridge. 

I loved everything about this city and was so happy to get the opportunity to visit even though I was working most of the time.

Have you ever been to San Francisco?

Work Week in San Fran

Happy Friday!

Phew.... what a whirlwind, busy week. I flew in to San Francisco on Tuesday for a conference on Wed & Thurs. I've never visited California before so I wanted to squeeze in as much site-seeing as I could on my free time.

After I checked into the hotel on Tues, I had a few hours to kill so I took a taxi to Pier 39 to walk around the marina, see Alcatraz island and enjoy the sunny 70 degree weather outside.

Later in the evening I met up with friends/coworkers that live in the city. They invited me to a networking event that had free drinks and food.

After working all day on Wednesday, I hopped on a double-decker city bus tour to see all the main tourist attractions including the most beautiful Golden Gate bridge.

The tour guide said the bridge is typically foggy and only about 75 days of the year is as clear as it was for us to view and take pictures of the bridge. It was beautiful!

The bus tour ended back at Pier 39 so I hopped off the tour and had a nice seafood dinner before heading back to the hotel.

This morning I had to wake up at 3:30 am to catch my flight so I'll probably be sleeping all the way home on the plane.

Happy Friday!

Joining Lauren for H54F and April for Five on Friday.