Njengabantu abaninzi abahamba ngezoshishino, ndandwendwela iSan Francisco ngamaxesha amashishini. Iintlanganiso, iintlanganiso, imiboniso yezorhwebo, iintengiso zeentengiso, iintlanganiso zentsebenziswano, zikhona izizathu ezingaphezulu kwezizathu ezaneleyo zokuba abantu bezoshishino baye eSan Francisco. Kwaye ngelixa ndihlala ndihamba nje kwisixeko, yenze ibhizinisi lam, uze uhambe ukuze ubuyele ekhaya ngokukhawuleza, ngezinye izikhathi kulungile ukwenza into eyahlukileyo, ingakumbi ukuba unemihla embalwa.
Abahambi bezoshishino abaya eSan Francisco kufuneka bacinge ngokungongeza kwiintsuku ezimbalwa ezongezelelweyo, mhlawumbi ngaphambi okanye emva kohambo lwabo loshishino, ukuya ngasentla ukuya kwiNapa Valley kufuphi neentsuku zokuphumla nokuphumula.
Ngasemntla-ntshona yeSan Francisco malunga neyure nesiqingatha, iNtlambo yeNapa iyindawo enhle kubahambi bezoshishino ukukhupha kwiindibano ezixakekileyo okanye iintlanganiso ezixinzeleleyo kunye nabaxhasi okanye ithemba. Intaba yaseNapa inomsebenzi omkhulu kunye nokuphumla okukhulu ukuyeka nayiphi na umhambi wezoshishino.
Ngoko ke, ukuba uhamba ngeSan Francisco kwishishini kwaye ufuna ukuthatha iintsuku ezimbalwa eNapa, nolu luhlu lwam lweminye imisebenzi ephezulu yeNapa yabahamba ngezoshishino.
I-Stags Leap
Awukwazi ukuya eNapa ngaphandle kokutyelela (okanye ukutyelela ezininzi) kwi-winery (okanye kwimifuno ye-wineries). Intaba yaseNapa (kunye ne- Sonoma esondeleyo) yindoda enomyinge ongakholwanga wokuqhubela phambili ukuhamba-moya, ngewayini ezimangalisayo, iindwendwe ezityebileyo kunye neendawo ezimnandi.
Kwaye mhlawumbi indawo efanelekileyo yokuqala i-Napa Valley "uhambo loshishino" liseStag's Leap Wine Cellars (phawula i-apostrophe-kukho iminyango emibili efana namagama afanayo.Ikho iCape Leap Wine Cellars kunye ne-Stags 'Leap Winery. Ukugquma kweStag).
I-Celag's Leap Wine Cellars yi-titan ye-Napa Valley.
Umvini wesibini we-winery, ngo-1973, wawubalwa njengewayini elibomvu eliphezulu kwihlabathi elimangalisayo leMigwebo yaseParis ngowe-1976. I-Leag ye-Leap yokuphumelela ibeka i-Napa Valley kwimpumelelo kwibalazwe yehlabathi kwaye icandelo liye laqhuma ngenxa yokuphumelela.
Namhlanje, iindwendwe kwi-Stag's Leap Wine Cellars zingathatha ihambo enkulu enika ingqiqo kwinkqubo yokuphumelela okanye ingakwazi ukuhlala ngaphandle (okanye ngaphakathi) kwaye idibanise iwayini elinqabileyo (ndandithanda kakhulu i-SLV Cabernet Sauvignon neCask 23) ngenkathi ithatha kwimbono yezidiliya kunye naseStags Leap Palisades eseduze. Ngomhla omnandi, ukunambitha kunye neembono ezivela kwiziko lezivakashi ze-Leag ze-Leap ze-Stag zifana nantoni na kwintlambo. I-winery inikeza uhambo oluthile olukhulu lokubonga, olunikeza ithuba lokutyelela emaphandleni. Ukutyelela ngokuqhelekileyo kubandakanya ukutya okukhethiweyo, kwaye ukukhuselwa kuyacetyiswa. Ndincoma kakhulu ukutyelela kwi-Stag's Leap Wine Cellars kuyo nayiphi na umhambi wezoshishino.
Balloon Ride
Njengoko ndifumene xa ndandwendwendwe, iNapa Valley yindawo efanelekileyo yokukhwela ibhaluni. Iibhaluni zomoya ezifudumayo ziqalisa ekuseni nganye phakathi kwintlambo kwaye ngokuqhelekileyo zihamba zibhekise ezantsi kwisixeko saseNapa. Ngamanye amaxesha bafika apho ngokukhawuleza, ngamanye amaxesha bavele bahamba, kwaye ngamanye amaxesha bahamba behamba ukusuka eNapa.
Zonke zixhomekeka kumoya kunye nezakhono zomqhubi.
Kuze ndide ndikhwelise ibhaluni kunye neNapa Valley Aloft Balloon Adventures Andizange ndibone ngokuchanekileyo ukuba kuqhutywe phi ukuqhubela phambili kwibhaluni lomoya oshisayo onokuthi uphumele phezulu. Ukususela ekuhambeni kweyure nesiqingatha ndathatha, ndafunda ukuba kukho umqhubi webhaluni onokuyenza. Ukongezelela ukongeza umoya oshisayo (kunye ne-altitude) kwibhaluni, banokuvula i-vents phezulu kwaye bavumeleke ukuphefumula umoya (ukulahlekelwa ukuphakama), kwaye banokuvula iivoloni zecala ukuba bajikeleze okanye bajonge ibhaluni. Ukuphela kovavanyo kukufumana iipokotshi ezahlukeneyo nokuhamba komoya ukuhamba ngendlela enye.
Ukuthatha ukukhwela ibhaluni, njengalowo ndiyithatha kunye neNapa Valley Aloft Balloon Adventures, kuyindlela emangalisayo yokubona iNapa Valley. Iibhaluni zabo zinamaqabunga amakhulu amakhulu kunye namaqela amaninzi apho abagibeli abami khona.
Unesiqinisekiso esiphezulu esiphezulu se-row-row seat kuya kwindawo ebonakalayo phantsi kwakho. Sasihamba ngeefama, izidiliya, iindlela ezihamba phambili, izikolo kunye neevenkile. Umoya wawuthambile kwaye uthule-de kube umqhubi wethu etshaya i-monster burner ngaphezu kweentloko zethu ezondla umoya oshisayo kwibhaluni. Ukuhamba komhlaba kunokubangela umdla. Wehla kwindawo yokupaka yomthengisi, ngelixa uhambo lwam ohambahambayo (kwibhaluni ehlukile), wehla phambi kwezindlu zokuhlala kwi-cul-de-sac, apho wonke umntu ephuma ukuza kumangalisa ukubona ibhaluni ehla phambi kwendlu yabo!
Yilungele ukuvuka kusasa ukuba uhamba ibhola yebhaloli kuba kufuneka uqalise ngokusa kwelanga ukuze ufumane imimoya efanelekileyo. Kodwa ukuvuka kwentsasa kusasa kwakumgangatho omncinci wokuhlawula loo mava amahle kwaye anelisayo. Amava onke athabatha malunga neeyure ezintathu kwaye uqala ukusuka kwi-Marketplace e-Yountville (ewe, ususa kwindawo yokupaka). Nangona kukho iindlela ezininzi zokukhwela ibhaluni eNapa, iNapa Valley i-Aloft Balloon Adventures yinto ekhethekileyo kuba ithatha abantu abancinci kwibhaluni (8 ukuya ku-14) xa kuthelekiswa nezinye zeenkampani zebhaluni. Indawo yokuqaliswa kwenkampani (Yountville, ngaphesheya kwinqanaba elidumile leBhokon Bakery) nalo lilungele kakhulu kungakhathaliseki ukuba uhlala kuphi eNapa Valley.
I-Napa Valley I-Aloft Balloon Adventures ibonelela ngebhaloon air air hot in the Napa Valley ukususela ngo-1978. Bonke abaqhubi be-FAA baqinisekisiweyo. Iindwendwe zinyuka zonke iintsuku, imozulu evumela. I-Napa Valley I-Aloft Balloon Adventures ifumaneka kwi-6525 Washington St e-Yountville. Iwebhusayithi yayo yi-www.nvaloft.com, kwaye ifowuni ngu-855-944-4408. Iindwendwe ziqala kwi-$ 220 ngomntu ngamnye.
Uhambo lwebhayisike
Nangona i-bhoon air air ride phezu kweNapa Valley yindlela enhle yokuthatha kuyo yonke indawo, enye yezona ndlela ezilungileyo zokufumana ukuziva ngokwenene kwintlambo kukuthatha i-bike ride. Ngexesha lokuhlala kwam eNapa Valley, ndathatha ikhefu ye-Napa Valley Bike Tours ehamba phambili. I-Classic ye-Half-Day ye-Napa Bike Tour iyafaneleka kubahamba ngeebhayisiki ezingabonakaliyo abafuna ukuzonwabisa ngokuhamba ngebhayisikili ngeNapa Valley ngaphandle kokunikela usuku lonke. Uhambo lwee-Tour of Bike Tours luhamba ngo-9 ekuseni e-Yountville kwaye lugqibe nge-1: 30. Ukutyelela iindwendwe ezimbini zokutyelela, apho unokusasaza iwayini ukuba ufuna, nangona iifom zokutya zingabandakanywa, ngoko kuya kufuneka uhlawule ngakumbi xa ufuna ukungena.
Ukukhwela kukugqibelele kwiibhayisikili ezingaqhelekanga kwaye akudingi nawuphi na umsebenzi omkhulu, nangona uza kuhamba malunga neekhilomitha ezili-10 okanye ngaphezulu. Iindwendwe zikhawulelwe kubantu abali-12, ngoko azinzima. I-Tour yeBhoke yaseNapa Valley i-Tours yesiqingatha-ntsuku yokuhamba ngebhayisikili enye yezinto ezibalaseleyo zokuhlala kwam okufutshane kwiNapa Valley. Ukukhwela ibhayisikili ezidlulileyo izidiliya kunye neefama zazintle, kwaye ndakwazi ukubona umbono ogqithisileyo kaNapa kunokuba ndibe nefestile yemoto. Nangona i-winery yokuqala esiyekanga kuyo yayingeyona nto ekhethekileyo ngokwemigangatho ye-aeshetics, yanikezela ithuba lokunatha iwayini kwiintlobo ezahlukeneyo zabavelisi be-boutique. I-winery yesibili esasiyimiseleyo yayiyimfuneko-yayingumncinci womncinci omncinci osetyenziswe kwizidiliya zentlambo. Ukuhlala ngaphandle kwibhenki yepikiniki kunye newayini zokucoca ngelixa ukusela e-atmosphem kwakumnandi.
Bouchon
Ukuba ukwenza kuYontville ukuba uhambe ngebhaloli okanye uhamba ngebhayisikili, qwa lasela i-Bouchon okanye i-Bouchon Bakery, phakathi kwedolophu. Eyasungulwa nguTomas Keller, i-upscale kodwa i-bistro yesiFrentshi ekhululekile kakhulu ayinasesikweni kodwa iyamangalisa. Londoloza imali ngokumisa ngesidlo sasemini, xa ungaphantsi, okanye u tyelele i-Bouchon Bakery ngasemva kwendawo ekhethiweyo yokukhethwa kwamadlelo kunye ne-madeleine engcono endiyidla ngayo. I-Bouchon ne-Bouchon Bakery zifumaneka kwi-6528 Washington St, Yountville, CA 94599, umnxeba (707) 944-2253.
Auberge du Soleil
Ngoxa i-Napa kunye needolophu ezikufuphi zinenani elininzi leendawo zokutya, i-Auberge du Soleil eRutherford iyindawo ekhethileyo yokutya ephethe indawo yokudlela enhle eneendawo zokudlela zangaphandle kunye neendawo zokutya ezijongene nentlambo. Ibha yabo encinane inika imibono enhle kwi-cocktail yamva mva, okanye unokuzama ukutyelela i-luxury (ngentengo kunye nombono wokufanisa) ngesidlo sasekuseni ngombono. I-Auberge du Soleil ikhona kwi-180 Rutherford Hill Rd, eRutherford, CA 94573, umnxeba 707-963-1211.
Domaine Carneros
Nangona kukho phantse inani elingenamkhawulo we-wineries onokutyelela eNapa Valley, kukho ukukhetha okuncinci xa uthanda izinto ezibuhlungu. Enye yezimvo zam intandokazi ze-Champagne e-Napa (nangona kungengomsebenzi we-champagne ngoba awuveli kwi-Champagne esifundeni saseFransi) yi-Domaine Carneros. I-Domaine Carneros yasungulwa yintsapho ephethe i-Champagne Taittinger eFransi. Nangona i-winery yinto entsha (yaqala ngo-1987), i-champagnes yayo iphezulu. Ukuba uzimisele ukuhlambalaza, ndithanda kakhulu i-Le Rêve Blanc de Blancs yenkampani, enamabhola amancinane kunawo onke ndiyidla. I-winery inomhlaba onobunxantathu obunxwemeni elincinci elinemibono emihle yeendawo ezijikelezileyo nezidiliya. Ndandithanda ukuchitha ixesha elithile kwisigumbi se-French chateau ephefumlelweyo, nditshintsha iindawo zabo ezihlukeneyo. Iinkcukacha zoqhagamshelwano: 1240 Duhig Rd, Napa, CA 94559, (707) 257-0101.
Gotts Roadside
Ekugqibeleni, kodwa kungabi ncinane, ukutyelela kwisixeko saseNapa okanye eSt Helena asiyi kugqibelela (kum, ubuncinane) ngaphandle kokutyelela eGotts. I-Gotts Roadside i-fast-fast food-joint joint: i-burgers, fries, shakes, njl. Kodwa yintoni ukuhanjiswa okumangalisayo. I-Gotts inomgca ongcono kakhulu, mhlawumbi i-fries ehamba phambili, kwaye ngaphandle kombuzo i-milkshake engcono. Imiswe ngu. Awuyi kuzisola. Emva kokuba uzonambitha iGootts, mhlawumbi ayisayi kuba lixesha lokugqibela.
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