I left off this morning with the end of our time in San Francisco. After we ate some ice cream at the Ferry Building, we hopped in a rental car and drove to Napa. Let’s pick up on Saturday evening, shall we?
{Walking around pre-dinner}
{No idea. But it was spray-painted on the ground.}
{Dinner. This meal was so good.}
{Shredded Beer Can Chicken + Kettle Chips}
{Half-Sour Pickles ❤️}
{Shared (amazing) Baked Mac and Cheese}
{Lil’ Chocolate}
{Banana Bread Puddin’}
{We got in a hot air balloon on Sunday morning. Bad picture, but fire!}
{I think the owner thought I was younger than I am…}
{I couldn’t drink the champagne at brunch, so I got a champagne-cork hot air balloon sculpture.}
{First winery. I couldn’t taste, so I wandered around and took pictures.}
{Entrance to the second winery}
{What you get when you’re under the drinking age at a winery. Never did find the activity box.}
{Last meal of any note. Also, most vegetables consumed on vacation.}
{Roasted garlic, caramelized onions, grilled chicken, cheeeese, and tomato sauce}
And after that, we got on the road back to San Francisco, where we spent a fairly relaxing evening and morning before flying out on Monday. Ta-da! A nice family vacation complete!
Wait! Did you actually ride the hot air balloon!!!!!? :O
Yes! It was a stunning view of the sunrise and all the vineyards!
I’m so impressed you got in a hot air balloon! I’m afraid of heights and the tiny basket scares me haha but those pictures are amazing!
My mom seriously hates heights (and actually, our pilot hates heights but he does this for a living!), but she was actually really okay on the trip. The basket is definitely bigger than it looks, and the ride overall is more peaceful than anything.
Absolutely gorgeous photos, Ellen!! I’ve been hearing about more and more people taking hot air balloon rides and it’s made me want to try it myself. Unfortunately, I don’t think the rest of my family would be interested, lol! 😉
And yes…much as I love my veggies, when it comes to treats, eating out and vacation food, most of the time, my veggies are garnish for the other treaty foods. All your meals looked so yummy…but your pizza looks especially divine! I just wanted a bite then and there. 😛
Thanks for sharing your vacay with us! <3
My mom HATES heights and was actually really okay on the hot air balloon ride. It’s less thrilling than peaceful and beautiful.
Haha I love them and all, but the veggie intake was way down on vacation. And the ice cream + fried potato intake even higher than normal. Fabulous. 🙂
SO so jealous of this amazing trip! I have been to Napa once but I hated how it was so far away. I am in awe that you went on a hot air balloon, that is so on my bucket list :)!
Definitely a cool experience! Worth getting up even earlier than normal for 🙂
This vacation looks incredible! Beautiful pictures!
Thank you!!