Napa valley is one of the most exotic travel destinations in the world. Breathtaking scenery, green vineyards, rolling hills, gentle breeze, fresh air, curvy roads - A perfect place to enjoy and unwind.
Napa valley is located north of San Francisco Bay Area in California, USA. They are known for their wineries which produces world class wine. This region has more than three hundred wineries and number of grape varieties like Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Zinfandel are grown here. We stayed in Vallejo and spent our lovely three days around Napa, Vallejo and Calistoga. The locals translate Napa as "you will always return". Yes, I am sure I will. :-)
Our trip began with the visit to Robert Mondavi Winery. We had a tour around the vineyard which educated us about the Napa icon, Robert Mondavi and his tremendous growth as a wine maker. It was a vast acre of land growing different varieties of grapes, he brought the initial seeds from Italy. We could pluck and pop in couple of grapes for taste. Some of them were sweet while some were tangy. The tour ended with a wine tasting. Finally we tasted red wine, white wine and dessert wine but I personally liked the white wine and dessert wine. Dessert wine will go extremely well with Indian curries.
We then headed to Calistoga downtown and meandered through the different alleys like a aimless traveler :-). We heard the songs of Elvis Presley from a small restaurant down the road and as we entered we saw a guy dressed up like Elvis and a live band playing behind him. We had a great time enjoying the night life of Calistoga.
The next day, we wanted some more fun and thrill. I am a major amusement park freak. So we headed to Discovery Kingdom, Vallejo and spend the entire day getting baked in the hot sun. The amazing scary rides, dolphin show, Latin festival, great food and much more! We had a blast.
Hope you guys had a glimpse of my short vacation.
Have a great week ahead!
Napa valley is located north of San Francisco Bay Area in California, USA. They are known for their wineries which produces world class wine. This region has more than three hundred wineries and number of grape varieties like Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Zinfandel are grown here. We stayed in Vallejo and spent our lovely three days around Napa, Vallejo and Calistoga. The locals translate Napa as "you will always return". Yes, I am sure I will. :-)
Our trip began with the visit to Robert Mondavi Winery. We had a tour around the vineyard which educated us about the Napa icon, Robert Mondavi and his tremendous growth as a wine maker. It was a vast acre of land growing different varieties of grapes, he brought the initial seeds from Italy. We could pluck and pop in couple of grapes for taste. Some of them were sweet while some were tangy. The tour ended with a wine tasting. Finally we tasted red wine, white wine and dessert wine but I personally liked the white wine and dessert wine. Dessert wine will go extremely well with Indian curries.
We then headed to Calistoga downtown and meandered through the different alleys like a aimless traveler :-). We heard the songs of Elvis Presley from a small restaurant down the road and as we entered we saw a guy dressed up like Elvis and a live band playing behind him. We had a great time enjoying the night life of Calistoga.
The next day, we wanted some more fun and thrill. I am a major amusement park freak. So we headed to Discovery Kingdom, Vallejo and spend the entire day getting baked in the hot sun. The amazing scary rides, dolphin show, Latin festival, great food and much more! We had a blast.
Hope you guys had a glimpse of my short vacation.
Have a great week ahead!
So you had a great vacation dear! Nice clicks...
Nice to see this place from here...
Your blog is really good...
Wow that intereting and nice clicks..
We were actually planning to make it to this place for our next vaccation..looks really nice Vij..:)
Awesome pictures Vij...looks like you had so much fun :)
Vijitha seems you had a great enjoyment and thrill short vacation! Even i love to take short outings. after seeing ur post i'm so eager to plan a vacation..! good clicks dear, thanks for sharing!!
Beautiful pictures vijitha....its seems u enjoyed a lot...
Vijitha seems you had great day during ur short vacation..thanks for this virtual treats, i really enjoyed..
Awesome place and lovely pics..u r so lucky..I had seen so many episodes on Napa valley on Fit TV..Thanx for sharing...
Gorgeous clicks!
Seems you had a great vacation Vijitha. Nice pictures.