Njengabahambi abaningi bezamabhizinisi, ngihambele iSan Francisco izikhathi eziningi zebhizinisi. Imihlangano, imihlangano, imibukiso yezohwebo, izingcingo zokudayiswa, imihlangano yabambiswano, kunezizathu ezingaphezu kwezizathu ezanele zokuthi abantu bebhizinisi bangene eSan Francisco. Futhi ngenkathi ngivame ukungena edolobheni nje, yenza ibhizinisi lami, bese ushiya ukuze ubuyele ekhaya ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka, ngezinye izikhathi kuhle ukwenza okuthile okuhlukile, ikakhulukazi uma unezinsuku ezimbalwa ezengeziwe.
Abahambi bezebhizinisi abaya eSan Francisco kufanele bacabange ukungeza ezinsukwini ezimbalwa, mhlawumbe ngaphambi noma emva kohambo lwabo lwebhizinisi, ukuya enyakatho ukuya eNapa Valley eliseduze ngezinsuku ezimbalwa zokuphumula nokuphumula.
Ngasenyakatho-ntshonalanga yeSan Francisco cishe ihora nehafu, iNapa Valley indawo enhle yabahambi bebhizinisi ukuphuma emhlanganweni omatasa noma emhlanganweni ocindezelayo namakhasimende noma amathemba. I-Napa Valley inomsebenzi omkhulu wezinhlelo nokuzilibazisa okukhulu kunoma yimuphi umhambi webhizinisi.
Ngakho-ke, uma usuka eSan Francisco ibhizinisi futhi ufuna ukuthatha izinsuku ezimbalwa eNapa, nansi uhlu lwami lweminye imisebenzi ephezulu yeNapa yabahambi bebhizinisi.
I-Stags Leap
Awukwazi ukuya eNapa ngaphandle kokuvakashelwa (noma ukuvakashelwa okuningi) ku-winery (noma ama-wineries). I-Napa Valley (ne- Sonoma esiseduze) iyikhaya lenani elimangalisayo lamaphuzu okuhamba ngezindiza, ngewayini elimangalisayo, izinkambo ezithakazelisayo, ne-vistas enhle.
Futhi mhlawumbe indawo engcono kakhulu yokuqala i-Napa Valley "ibhizinisi lakho" ku-Stag's Leap Wine Cellars (phawula ukuthi i-apostrophe-kukhona empeleni ama-wineries amabili anegama elifanayo.Izikhala ze-Leag Wine ze-Leag ne-Stags 'Leap Winery. Ukuhamba kweStag).
I-Stag's Leap Wine Cellars iyisiqu se-Napa Valley.
Umvini wesibili we-winery, ngo-1973, walinganiswa njengewayini elibomvu eliphakeme emhlabeni wonke eSahlukweni seParis esiyingqopha-mlando ngo-1976. I-Stag's Leap win yabeka i-Napa Valley ekuqophelweni kwezwe futhi imboni iye yaqhuma kusukela ekuphumeleleni.
Namuhla, izivakashi eziya e-Stag zeLeap Wine Cellars zingathatha ukuvakasha okukhulu okuhlinzeka ngokuqondisisa ngenqubo yokuncintisana noma bangakwazi ukuhlala ngaphandle (noma ngaphakathi) bese bephuza iwayini elithile elimangalisayo (ngangikuthanda kakhulu i-SLV Cabernet Sauvignon ne-Cask 23 ye-winery ngenkathi ngithatha ekubukeni kwezivini kanye naseStags Leap Palisades eseduze. Ngosuku olumnandi, ukunambitheka nokubukwa okuvela esikhungweni se-Stag's Leap Wine Cellars sihamba kahle kunoma yikuphi esigodini. I-winery inikeza ukuvakasha okukhulu kwe-winemaking okunikeza ithuba lokuvakashela emaphandleni. Ukuvakasha ngokuvamile kubandakanya ukukhethwa okukhethiwe, nokubhuka kunconywa. Ngincoma kakhulu ukuvakashela ama-Cellar's Leap Wine Cellars kunoma yimuphi umhambi webhizinisi.
I-Balloon Ride
Njengoba ngithole lapho ngivakashela, iNapa Valley yindawo ephelele yokuhamba ibhaluni. Ama-ball balloons ashisayo aqala ekuseni phakathi kwesigodi futhi ngokuvamile ahamba aye ngaseNapa. Ngezinye izikhathi bafika phansi lapho ngokushesha, ngezinye izikhathi bavele baqhube, futhi ngezinye izikhathi bahamba basuka eNapa.
Konke kuxhomeke emoyeni nasemakhono omshayeli.
Ngaphambi kokuba ngithathe ibhaluni ukuhamba neNapa Valley Aloft Balloon Adventures Angikaze ngiqaphele ukuthi ukuhlolwa okuningi kungenzeke kanjani ebhaleni lomoya oshisayo okungase livele likhuphuke phezulu. Ngathatha uhambo ngehora nengxenye, ngafunda ukuthi kuningi umshayeli webhaloli ongayenza. Ngaphezu kokungeza umoya oshisayo (nokuphakama) kwibhaluni, bangakwazi ukuvula ama-winds phezulu bese bevumela umoya oshisayo ukuba uphunyuke (ukulahlekelwa ukuphakama), futhi bangakwazi ukuvula ama-side avents ukuze baqhube noma balungise ibhaluni. Okunye ukuhlolwa kuthola amaphakheji ahlukene nokugeleza komoya ukuhamba ngendlela eyodwa.
Ukuthatha ibhaluni ukuhamba, njengokungathi ngithatha Napa Valley Aloft Balloon Adventures, kuyindlela enhle yokubona iNapa Valley. Amabhaluni abo anamaqabunga amakhulu ama-wicker anamakamelo amaningi lapho abagibeli bemi khona.
Unesihlalo esingaphambili segqadi elibheke phambili endaweni evulekile ngaphansi kwakho. Sasihamba ngemifula, izivini, imigwaqo, izikole, nezitolo. Umoya wawuthambile futhi uthule-kwaze kwaba yilapho umshayeli wethu eshisa umlilo we-monster ngaphezu kwamakhanda ethu adla umoya oshisayo ebhalini. Ukufika kungase kube okuthakazelisayo ngokukhethekile. Wehla endaweni yokupaka yomthengisi, kanti umlingani wami ohamba naye (ebhaleni elihlukile), wehla phambi kwezindlu zokuhlala e-cul-de-sac, lapho wonke umuntu ephuma khona eyokubona okungaqondakali ibhaluni egibela phambili kwendlu yabo!
Yilungele ukuvuka ekuseni uma uhola ibhaluni ngoba kufanele uqalise ekuseni ukuze uthole imimoya efanele. Kodwa ekuseni ekuseni-up kwaba intengo encane ukukhokha okuhlangenwe nakho okunjalo futhi ejabulisayo. Okuhlangenwe nakho konke kuthatha cishe amahora amathathu bese uqala kusuka ku-V Marketplace e-Yountville (yebo, usuka endaweni yokupaka). Ngenkathi kunezinketho eziningi zokugibela ibhaluni eNapa, iNapa Valley i-Aloft Balloon Adventures iyisinqumo esihle ngoba ithatha abantu abambalwa ibhaluni (8 kuya ku-14) uma kuqhathaniswa nezinye izinkampani zamabhaluni. Indawo yokuqaliswa kwenkampani (Yountville, ngaphesheya kweBellon Bakery edumile) nayo ilula kakhulu kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uhlala kuphi eNapa Valley.
I-Napa Valley i-Aloft Balloon Adventures inikeze ibhaluni lomoya oshisayo e-Napa Valley kusukela ngo-1978. Bonke abagibeli be-FAA baqinisekisiwe. Izindiza zihamba nsuku zonke, isimo sezulu sivumela. I-Napa Valley Aloft Balloon Adventures itholakala ku-6525 Washington St e-Yountville. Iwebhusayithi yayo yi-www.nvaloft.com, futhi ifoni ingu-855-944-4408. Izindiza ziqala ku-$ 220 umuntu ngamunye.
Ukuhamba ngebhayisikili
Ngesikhathi i-air balloon ehamba phambili phezu kweNapa Valley iyindlela enhle yokuthatha kuyo yonke indawo, enye yezindlela ezinhle kakhulu zokuthola umuzwa wangempela wesigodi ukuhamba ngebhayisikili. Ngesikhathi ngisahlala eNapa Valley, ngathatha ibhayisikili ehamba phambili ye-Napa Valley Bike eyayihle kakhulu. I-Napa Bike Tour ye-Classic Half-Day ihamba phambili kuma-bikers angenabungozi abafuna ukujabulela ukuhamba ngebhayisikili ngeNapa Valley enhle ngaphandle kokunikela usuku lonke kulo. Ukuhamba kwezinsuku zokuhamba ngebhayisikili ye-Napa Valley kuqala ngo-9 ekuseni e-Yountville bese uqeda ngo-1: 30. Ukuvakashelwa ukuvakashela ama-wineries amabili, lapho ungasetha khona iwayini uma ufuna, nakuba izimali zokunambitha zingabalwa, ngakho-ke kuzodingeka ukhokhe ngaphezulu uma ufuna ukungena.
Ukuhamba kuhamba kahle ngebhayisikili engavamile futhi akudingi umsebenzi omkhulu, nakuba uzobe uhamba ngezinyawo ngamakhilomitha angu-10 noma ngaphezulu. Ukuvakasha kunomkhawulo kubantu abangu-12, ngakho-ke akusizi kakhulu. I-Napa Valley Bike Tours yokuhamba ngebhayisikili yosuku lwamahora angama-half kwaba yinto evelele yokuhlala kwami okufushane eNapa Valley. Ukugibela ibhayisikili esedlule izivini nemifula kwakumnandi, futhi ngakwazi ukubona umbono ohlukile kaNapa kunami engingayithola kusuka efasiteleni lemoto. Ngenkathi i-winery yokuqala esiyibeke kuyo yayingeyona into ekhethekile ngokwemigomo ye-aesthetics, yanikeza ithuba lokunambitha amawayini avela ezihlukahlukene zabakhiqizi be-micro-boutique. I-winery yesibili esasiyifake yayiyikhethelo - kwakuyi-wineries yomndeni encane eyayisezivini zesigodi. Ukuhlala ngaphandle ebhenini yepikinikini kanye nokuphuza iwayini ngenkathi kuphuza emkhathini kwakumnandi.
I-Bouchon
Uma ukwenza ku-Yountville noma ukuhamba ngebhayisikili noma ukuhamba ngebhayisikili, cabanga ukuma nge-Bouchon noma eBouchon Bakery, phakathi kwedolobha. Eyasungulwa nguThomas Keller, i-upscale kodwa ikhululekile kakhulu i-bistro yesiFulentshi ayikho emthethweni kodwa iyamangalisa. Londoloza imali ngokumisa ngesidlo sasemini, uma ugcwele kancane, noma nje uvakashele iBouchon Bakery eduze komnyango wokukhethwa kwamakhekhe amaningi kanye ne-madeleine engcono kakhulu engake ngayinambitha. I-Bouchon ne-Bouchon Bakery iyatholakala ku-6528 Washington St, Yountville, CA 94599, ucingo (707) 944-2253.
Auberge du Soleil
Ngenkathi iNapa namadolobha aseduze kunenani elimangalisayo lezindawo zokudla, i-Auberge du Soleil eRutherford iyindawo yokugcina ephezulu ephethe indawo yokudlela enhle enezindawo zokudlela ezingaphandle futhi idle indawo engaphezu kwesigodi. Ibha yabo encane inikeza ukubukwa okuhle nge-latetail cocktail, noma ungazama ukuvakashela ukunethezeka (ngentengo nokubukeka ukufanisa) ngesidlo sasekuseni ngombono. I-Auberge du Soleil itholakala ku-180 Rutherford Hill Rd, eRutherford, CA 94573, ucingo 707-963-1211.
Domaine Carneros
Ngenkathi kukhona cishe inani elingenamkhawulo lama-wineries ongavakashela eNapa Valley, kukhona izinketho ezimbalwa uma uthanda izinto ezimbi. Enye yezimiso zami ezizithandayo ze-Champagne e-Napa (nakuba kungeyona i-champagne ngoba ayiveli e-Champagne esifundeni saseFrance) yi-Domaine Carneros. I-Domaine Carneros yasungulwa ngumndeni ophethe i-Champagne Taittinger eFrance. Nakuba i-winery isanda kusha (iqalile ngo-1987), ama-champagnes ayo aphezulu kakhulu. Uma uzimisele ukuhlukumeza, ngithanda kakhulu i-Le Rêve Blanc de Blancs yenkampani, enamabhule amancane kakhulu engake nginambitha. I-winery inempahla enesakhiwo esisegqumeni elincane elinemibukiso emihle yamasimu nezithelo eziviniwe. Ngangikuthanda ukuchitha isikhathi esithile esikhwameni se-castle ephefumulelwe ngesiFulentshi, ngiphakamisa imibala yabo ehlukene. Imininingwane yokuxhumana: 1240 Duhig Rd, Napa, CA 94559, (707) 257-0101.
Gotts Roadside
Okokugcina, kodwa okungenani, ukuvakashela edolobheni laseNapa noma eSt Helena ngeke kuphelele (kimi, okungenani) ngaphandle kokuvakashela ku-Gotts. I-Gotts Roadside iyinhlangano yokudla okusheshayo yokudla okusheshayo: ama-burgers, amafriji, ukuthuthumela, njll Kodwa ukuthi yikuphi ukulethwa okumangalisayo. I-Gotts imane ibhekene ne-burger engcono kakhulu, mhlawumbe ama-fries amahle kakhulu, futhi ngaphandle kombuzo ubisi obisikahle obungake ngake ngaba nawo. Misa nge. Ngeke ulizisole. Uma usunambithe u-Gotts, cishe ngeke kube okokugcina.
* Njengoba kuvamile embonini yezokuvakasha, umlobi wanikezwa ngezinsizakalo zokubhalisa ngezinhloso zokubuyekeza. Nakuba engathonye le nhlolovo, isayithi likholwa ngokudalulwa ngokugcwele kwazo zonke izingxabano ezingase zenzeke. Ukuze uthole olunye ulwazi, bheka inqubomgomo yethu yokuziphatha.