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After we spent several days in San Francisco, we drove south a few hours to a quaint little town called Carmel-By-The-Sea, which is right next to Pebble Beach.
This town is so incredibly chock-full of houses and shops that look like they are right out of a storybook! I just LOVED every minute that we spent there!
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It's so interesting to meet people from all over the US and world, to chat with them over breakfast, and compare travel stories. We met people from Scotland, Australia, Texas, and California.
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To redeem ourselves from eating at Safeway in San Francisco, I must say that we ate very well in this little town! Almost every corner has a fine dining restaurant and the food was so good! No fast food is allowed in this town!
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A beautiful sunset over the Carmel beach...
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The pictures are beautiful. I must be like you because I didn't get tired of looking at all the house and garden photos. Thanks for sharing them.
ReplyDeleteA couple years ago my in-laws did a trip almost exactly like you guys just did. They hit San Fran, Napa Valley, and Carmel by the Sea - they loved this place as well and I couldn't get over that there was actually a place that really looked like this! It was the first i had heard of it. Hope to see it myself one day!
ReplyDeleteLooks and sounds like you had a lovely trip. Mj
How charming! I have been to Carmel before but it's been a long time. Your pictures make me want to go back! So glad you upgraded from your fine dining from Safeway. :)
ReplyDeletelooked like a lovely vacay! I enjoyed the pictures!!
ReplyDeleteOh my word - is that not the best looking town ever? I am thinking that I need to go there, and soon!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing these pics. The town looks just wonderful. I will be sure to put it on my places I want to go list.
Love these photos!
ReplyDeleteYou are definitely right: storybook-looking for sure! That must have been neat to see in person...now I'm calculating when and how to take a CA trip with Curt! :)
ReplyDeleteAhhh thank you for the lovely photos. We were married in Carmel 10 years ago and it was truly nice to see a few familiar places. We were married on the beach and the sun cleared up a spot during a terrific storm just long enough for us to have the ceremony and say I do!!! ;o) memory lane
ReplyDeleteLove the house photos...I could never tire of driving around and looking at houses. The garden out in CA always make me jealous...that's what nice weather more than 6 months a year will get you!
ReplyDeleteYipee! I've always wanted to visit Carmel, partly b/c of the the cottages and partly b/c Doris Day lives there. :)
ReplyDeleteSo very pretty. And yes, that must be one of the fun things about running a B&B -- meeting people from all over the world. I guess I will find out:)
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