We just returned home from our belated 10th Anniversary trip to San Francisco and Carmel. It was the most amazing trip of my life. There are no words to describe the beauty and majesty of the Pacific Coast. The pictures can only give a glimpse of being there. The smell of the pines and the eucalyptus trees, and the sound of the waves crashing as sea foam sprays on your face are missing from the visuals. Every where you look, there is beauty- breathtaking beauty. In that beauty it was hard to miss seeing God in all His splendor.
We had so much fun in San Francisco. This was Justin's first trip west of Colorado, and we were both amazed at the hills in San Francisco. It was crazy to drive to the top of a hill and not even be able to see the road until you started going down. We took a professional tour (Mr. Toad's Tours) and they showed us all the sights of the city. We were able to stay at the Fairmont San Francisco and it was AMAZING! (This was the hotel site used in the old TV show "Hotel") We will never stay anywhere nicer than this hotel, and our room overlooked most of the city all the way to Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Bridge. We had the robes, flat screen TV, granite shower and large tub, and complimentary champagne with chocolate covered strawberries. While we were there, we rode the trolleys, ate at Ghiradelli square, toured Fisherman's wharf, and heard the sea lions on Pier 39. We also took the hike to Point Bonita Lighthouse which was our favorite part of San Francisco. The views were unbelievable and we had to take a cat walk bridge to the lighthouse. (It was an old bridge that only 2 could cross at a time.) When you walked across the bridge, it would sway in the wind. I was terrified! We toured the Muir Woods and it was a peaceful walk through trees from the turn of the century.
In Carmel, we stayed at the Tickle Pink Inn which had an amazing view. It was a very wonderful place. Carmel is so quaint with all the cottages and shopping, all the while hearing the roar of the ocean only yards away. We took the 17 mile drive and it was captivating. We rode horses on the beach and rode through golf courses to get there! There was a place on our ride called "Seal Rock" where hundreds of sea lions all were on a rock about an acre wide. They were so loud, but it was just incredible. We shopped and toured the infamous Pebble Beach Golf Course. Once again, beautiful. Then we took the drive to Big Sur, which was just incredible. We drove over the Bixby Bridge and everywhere you looked it was a picture.
The best part of the trip for me, was spending much needed time focusing on each other. We get so busy in our day to day lives, we forget how much we enjoy just being together. Hopefully our next big anniversary trip will come close to this one.
2 comments:
I love all the pictures...so glad you guys had fun!!!
Congrats on 10 years of marriage you guys! Seriously... that is awesome. Here's to another 50 at least!
What an amazing trip... that part of the country is so incredible. I've only been there once myself but I wasn't prepared to love it as much as I did... I never thought anyplace could be as beautiful as Tennessee in October... and I was right, but the coast of California is a very close second! :)
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