Wisetrips Travel Blog

Tuesday, September 24, 2024 I woke up at  07:00, showered, shaved, and dressed. I packed my remaining clothes and chargers and prepared to check out of the Gran Cruise House in Porto, Portugal. Inna and I walked downstairs to the hotel's restaurant for our 08:00 breakfast. We sat at our usual table and ordered scrambled eggs, cheeses (Azores and Ricotta), and deli meats (Iberian Ham and Turkey Ham). We also ordere…

Since our 16th engagement anniversary was on May 5, we decided to revisit where I first proposed to Inna - at the Benziger Winery , atop the hill that overlooks the winery. We enjoyed strolling around Benziger Winery's gardens, looking at the beautiful flowers. We saw a few frogs lurking about in the nearby lily pond, ribbiting. Inna took lots of fantastic, close-up photos of frogs and flo…

We have always enjoyed dining at the fabulous Solbar Restaurant in Calistoga, especially when we spent time at the Indian Springs  Resort. We have never stayed at the Solage Spa , but Inna wanted to try it, so we booked the " Just the Two of Us " promotion for the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend. We arrived on Friday afternoon and checked in. The drive from San Jose to Calistoga was uneventful, and we especially enj…