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All in Travel
During our visit last weekend, our aunts decided to take us on a drive to a charming town they love called Pescadero. Stuart and I have driven down California's scenic coastal highway from San Francisco to Santa Cruz before, but there was so much fog that we could only see as far as a few meters out. This time we were blessed with clear and sunny weather.
Every year, we take a trip to the Bay Area to visit family. This weekend visit to Santa Cruz is low-key yet we have had opportunities to experience this beach town's culture.
Here's a short list of our favorite restaurants from our most recent trip to Vancouver, British Columbia. This list covers all meals from breakfast all the way to a night cap.
My family decided to escape from the holiday bustle and decided to hole up in a house along the Columbia River. This is the first time since we moved from the Philippines that we spent Christmas away from Bellingham. It's a holiday venture that we have convinced my family to participate in, and it has turned out to be the best Christmas present we have given ourselves.
After a fascinating time in Murano checking out its glass shops and museum, Stuart and I took vaporetto #12 again and continued on to Isola di Burano. For what glass is to Murano, is lace to Burano. While we appreciate the intricacy and craftsmanship of lacemaking using needles, we weren't interested in acquiring a pieces to take back home with us. We felt it just wasn't suited to our taste/style.
The real reason why we wanted to visit this little island of approximately 3,000 is for their famed colorful houses. There is actually a specific set of rules that residents must follow when it comes to painting their houses. When a resident wants to paint their abode, they make an official request with the local government, which in return, will tell the resident the choices of acceptable colors for their particular house lot. What do you all think about these rules?
