Visiting Castello di Amorosa

We visited Castello di Amorosa, a castle winery of the Napa valley California.
It is located between St. Helana and Calistoga.

Beautiful wild flowers growing among the vineyard


Walking the vineyard

We enter the castle for a little while

Photos by trees

Pathways and gardens

Fun viewing the vineyards and mountains from this arch:-)

Photos by arches

Photos at doors

Went up the hill to the castle pond

The pond

Up there was a greater view of the valley and mountains

Up here there was more grape wine vineyard with a better view of the valley

At a bridge and the castle behind us.




Enjoyed the garden of the castle

Sisters

Us

sisters at magic mirror?

Group photo




For lunch we went to a Mexican restaurant in Calistoga so Zulita can have her flan for desert.

Concert at a St. Helena Park

We went to a concert at a St. Helena park one evening.

Gordon and Ada got the picnic food ready for our picnic. Gordon made his classic potato salad.

The band did not look so good but it sounded good, maybe because of the saxophones:-)

Ada and I
Love the small town life style. Ada is so lucky to live here.

One of many Ada's friends

Enjoying Visiting Ada

I took a class at PUC for credentials update. Gordon came with me. He was a great support with my homework and transportation to class. He also took cake of lunch every day.
Ada would go to work and I would go to class all day. Here I am coming back from class one evening.

Gordon took me to class and picked me up and he then be all day enjoying my sister's place.
He would read in the morning at his favorite spot, the living room deck.

He would work and made phone calls from the deck.
He works hard, so I was glad he had a relaxing time while I was in class.

Ada, getting some herbs from her garden to use for our dinner.
She was so good in getting dinner, BBQ, picnic concert at the park, walk around her neighborhood after she came from work.

Love the forest surroundings that continues to open sky to the Napa Valley.

Ada, with her hands full of herbs we would us for our dinner.

Me next to this plant among her garden that has beautiful huge flowers.
After that were the lemon trees which I did not go. We had to wear boots to go to the lemon trees because that is where the snakes are.

Feels like if I am in Tuscany Italy

Ada's Place

My sister Adita lives in a peaceful and beautiful place!
Her place is surrounded by plants, flowers and nestle of tall trees beautiful.

We visited my sister Ada for a week. She lives in Angwin California. She works for the Pacific Union College (PUC). She has the most cozy peaceful place. Lots of trees and great plants and flowers. Staying here Gordon and I thought we died and went to heaven:-) So beautiful!!!!

View out the kitchen window

Enjoying the outdoors of Ada's place Gordon also encounter two snakes in two different days.
This snake gave him time to go in the house and get the camera to take a few pictures of it.
The last day we were there Ada and Gordon encounter a rattle snake while picking tomatoes. It was hissing and rattling at them. Sorry, no picture of the rattle snake.

Breath taking from the upper deck of the Napa Valley (wine country), mountains and a lake.

Father's Day

My father very satisfy after a great Father's Day meal at Ana's house.
The meal included one of his favorite dish from Honduras, Pupusas.

It was in the late 70 outside so after we ate we enjoyed Carlos and Ana's yard.

At Ana's vegetable garden

Relaxing and talking with my dad

Dad even got a hair cut

Ada and Tico

Carlos and Tico

Ana and Tico