Wisetrips Travel Blog

At the end of 2014, I would like to take an inventory of things I consider to be the best in their class: Restaurants : Mama's Fish House , Maui, Hawaii  Manresa , Los Gatos  The Plumed Horse , Saratoga  Weinstube Baldreit, Baden-Baden, Germany  Solbar, Calistoga  La Foret, San Jose  Dishes: Apple Strudel: Cafe De…

The Dartmouth Middle School Band (where Alex plays trumpet in the Beginning Band) presented a Winter Concert in December 2014. The Beginning Band, in which Alex plays trumpet, played 3 holiday melodies: Beginning Band Jingle Bells Silent Night For a group that never played an instrument, they sounded better than I expected. It was a pac…

After eating at our favorite Laili Restaurant in Santa Cruz, we decided to learn more about the Mystery Spot in Santa Cruz. I have often seen bumper stickers on cars with "Mystery Spot" written on them but have never understood the enduring fascination. The drive to the Mystery Spot is not too hard, though the road is winding and one-way in places. The day we explored Mystery Spot was quite rainy,…

Today, we saw the 12:00 pm performance of La Boheme for Families at the San Francisco Opera in the War Memorial Opera House. We had great seats in the second row and enjoyed sitting close to the orchestra and the stage. The production was well presented, and the costumes and sets were exceptional. However, the singers, especially Rodolfo (sung by Eric Margiore), were inadequate and lacked the majestic v…