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| Meeting Snoopy in Windsor |
While staying in Windsor with the Collette's we also explored the surrounding areas. On Wednesday, our first day, we explored Windsor. Our first stop was the information center, where we collected a ton of brochures of things to see and do. We just walked around and stopped in some of the local parks to relax, read our brochures end enjoy our time. Windsor is a very friendly and welcoming city!
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| Lorenzo trying to be an artist |
On our second day we drove north a little bit and visited Cloverdale, Geyserville and Healdsburg. Cloverdale and Geyserville are pretty small cities, so we didn't spent so much time there. In both places there were a lot of wine tasting places, like in the rest of Sonoma County. Healdsburg is a bit bigger, it also has a lot of wine tasting bars, restaurants and different small boutiques. In the center of the city there is a small little park with a fountain, a good place to relax! In the evening we went to an art gallery in Sebastopol were Chris was having a presentation about his work with the mezzotint technique. He told us all about it, which was very interesting.
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| Hike at Lake Sonoma |
On our third day we went for a hike near Lake Sonoma with Steve and Noelle, the dog. It was a really nice walk and we even got to see a rattle snake!! It was actually a bit scary, because we had to pass on a pretty narrow path and the snake (which was not so small) was just some meters away from us. And the sound it makes with the rattle is pretty loud too, which is a good thing, because at least you are warned about its presence. In the afternoon we drove to a nearby winery with Steve and Pamee and we got to taste some very good wines. From white to red to sweet wine, everything was on the tasting "menu".
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| The Jelly Belly plane at the air show |
On Saturday, the fourth day, we went to the "Wings over Wine Country" Air Show. There were different planes going in the air and showing their flight habitabilities. At some point the show had to be interrupted because of a fire that started right after one on the pilot's exhibition. It took about almost 1 hour for the firefighters to take care of it. It was a really hot and nice day!
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| Snoopy walk in Santa Rosa |
On Sunday we explored Santa Rosa. We checked out the Railroad Square (the historic district) and we went for a Snoopy walk. The author of Snoopy, Charles M. Schulz, died in Santa Rosa. All around the city there are statues of the famous comic characters Charlie Brown, Lucy, Snoopy and Woodstock. In the evening we stopped at Stephanie's (Steve and Pamee's daughter) house in Santa Rosa. She was throwing a party for one of her friends and invited us over. It was a really nice evening and by the end of it we were all covered in glitter! :)
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| Along the coast |
On Monday, our last day in Windsor, we drove to the coast, to Bodega Bay. As we did wake up late we didn't have much time to stop somewhere, so it merely was a touristic drive. But it was a nice and sunny day! In the evening we went for pizza with Steve, Pamee, Lisa (Steve's sister), Chris and Stephanie. Steve and Chris gave us a ride on their bikes and took us on a mini-tour along the many vineyards! After dinner we joined Stephanie in Santa Rosa, where she was having a dance session with fire. Different people were dancing with one or more fiery tools on them. As it was dark, the resulting effect was very nice! We concluded the evening with a beer in one of the local breweries.
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| Picture after the wine tasting |
We really enjoyed our stay in Windsor with the Collette's!! We are really thankful to them, they all made our stay wonderful!!!
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