San Francisco and Schramsberg

Lombard Street

Sunday was such a wonderful day! Aunt Becky, Uncle Dan and Ian took Lindsay and I to San Francisco. It was my first time there and I loved it! First we drove around for a little bit and then parked the car and hopped on the cable car, which use to be called the trolley. We were lucky enough to get seats on the outside of the car. It was fun to ride up and down the steep hills of the city. After riding around for awhile, we jumped off at Lombard Street, which is a very narrow curvy road with a great view of the city. It was cool to see all the cars driving down this street!

Then we ended up walking to the Fisherman’s Warf. I love being by the water, therefore this was one of my favorite parts of being in San Francisco! We walked around down there for most of the day. We stopped for lunch at Boudin, which is a wonderful bakery. I got a bread bowl filled with calm chowder! It was delicious! The bread was great and the chowder was great! When I go back, I will make sure I stop there for lunch again!

Also while on Fisherman’s Warf, we walked to Pier 39. Pier 39 is a huge pier with lots of shopping and places to eat. There is even a carousel in the middle that Aunt Becky, Lindsay and I rode on. It made me feel like I was at the Turner County Fair! We went and saw the sea lions from this pier, as well.

Then we headed to the Golden Gate Bridge. It was such a gorgeous day that we had a perfect view of the Bridge all day. After we drove across it, there was a place to pull over and take pictures, which is what we did. The sun was setting when we were taking pictures, so as you can see it was a beautiful view! I am a sucker for a sunset, so I was very excited to be taking pictures of the Bridge at this time.

For supper we met up with Aunt Becky and Uncle Dan’s friends from Augie at Bin 38. We sat outside and had a wonderful meal!

To end our day in San Francisco, we drove back over the Bay Bridge to head home, but pulled off at Treasure Island to see the skyline all lit up. It was another beautiful view! The Bridge was all lit up and so was the city! It was a perfect Sunday!

On Monday, Lindsay and I went to Schramsberg Winery for a tour and tasting with Aunt Becky and Ian. Schramsberg is well known for their champagne and is a favorite to be served at the White House. It was the most interesting tasting experience we have been on because we got to tour the caves in which the champagne is stored. Schramsberg has two miles of caves! We did not go through all two miles, but we did get to see thousands of bottles of champagne that line the walls of the cave. We also did the tasting in the cave! It was such a fun experience.

Schramsberg 

Aunt Becky and Ian also took us to Castello di Amorosa, which is a winery in a castle. We did not do a tasting, however we did walk around and it was pretty neat. In the tasting area, there was a huge gift shop where a person could buy almost anything from dishware to clothing to wine.

Then for supper we went met up with some of Aunt Becky and Uncle Dan’s friends from Sioux Falls who were in the area. We ate at Ristorante Allegria in downtown Napa. We all had some delicious Italian food. Unfortunately, it was our last night with my family in town. It was so much fun to hang out with them for a long weekend! Lindsay and I are so appreciative for everything they did for us and for giving us this opportunity!! Thank you!!