喂旅行癖
自从我记得以来，我've traveled.
我爸'一家人离我们住了大约两个小时的飞行路程，所以一年几次，我的父母会打包我们去看望。
I've been 所有 over the world, but with two kiddos under 3, it'几乎不可能出国旅行。在加利福尼亚以外，的确如此。我不能'想象不到将它们留在家中一两个星期。我简直无法想象在海洋中渡过一个晚上。我绝对不能'想象不到与他们一起穿越海洋。不能't and wouldn't!
但是旅行癖在这一方面很强大！
随着每一天的过去，我不't get to travel, I get a little more restless. I think my hubs can tell. Somehow, he always comes to the rescue at the absolute 对 moment and surprises me with a few days away. It is usually a place that is not too far away, so that if need be, we could get home to our kids in just a few hours; yet it is also far enough away from every day life. A place that feels different and new. A place we can explore.
这些逍遥游已成为我的旅行解决方案。他们使我的思想和灵魂恢复活力，并赋予我新的生命。
我知道我听起来很戏剧化，但是's true. Not only do I have wanderlust, but we as parents, absolutely need the time away from it 所有. We need to get away to be ourselves, to be a couple, not just parents. We need these breaks from our daily routine because some of us need to sleep through the night, or to leave the house the minute we decide to, not an hour later because we had to organize, prep and pack the kids. We need to be spontaneous, and adventurous, and we need time for just the two of us.
我们的最后一次旅行是在十月。我们去了加利福尼亚州大苏尔，我坠入爱河。这次，爸爸去卡梅尔旅行使我感到惊讶。
我认为我的心脏属于北加州。
上星期三我们出发了。我们决定乘坐5号州际公路，而不是沿着CA-1沿我们的常规路线节省一些时间，这是一条风景优美的道路，有很多有趣的地方。稍后将详细介绍CA-1。
经过几个小时的开车后，我们的第一站是位于加利福尼亚乔拉米的41号和46号公路交叉口的詹姆斯·迪恩纪念馆。该路口以詹姆斯·迪恩（James Dean）的名字命名，他在该地点附近的一场车祸中丧生。它'真的只是路牌，但有点酷。
Next we hit some serious farm country. As we drove through 所有 of the farms, we tried to guess what these farms were growing and what we were looking at.
The great thing about going on a road trip with my husband, is that we always have fun. Hours in a car seem like no time at 所有. We listen to music, talk about everything and 没有 at 所有, and stop at the most random locations to goof off and explore. A great example is this strange and hilarious cabbage farm.
当我们最终到达位于卡梅尔村的酒店时，我们检查了场地并在小镇的一家名为The Running Iron Restaurant的地方吃了午餐。那里有一名甜美但又不堪重负的女服务员和一名调酒师。坐下来花了一段时间，因为一位女服务员也不得不坐车并打扫桌子。但是，当我们最终坐下时，服务很快，女服务员也很愉快。
菜单很大，但真正脱颖而出的只有汉堡。我不't remember which burger hubby ordered, 所有 I know is, it came on a long sandwich bun, and he had a very hard time eating it.
My burger was the one with feta cheese on 最佳. Absolutely 没有 wrong with my burger, but it was also pretty uneventful. The fries, however, were likely the best fries I have ever had. I highly recommend the fries.
我们的汉堡太没意思了，以至于我们没有'甚至无法拍照。因此，这里代替了美味的食物照片'是我们在露台上的自拍照。
After our meal at The Running Iron Restaurant, we walked around Carmel Valley Village. It is full of adorable restaurants, wineries and wine tasting rooms. The best thing about 所有 the wine tasting rooms being so close together is that there is no drinking and driving. You can simply walk to the various tastings.
晚上晚些时候，我们决定去世界著名的Cannery Row，我一直称那金丝雀为鸟。
从Carmel Valley到加利福尼亚蒙特雷的Cannery Row，我们花了大约30分钟的时间。一共18英里，这绝对值得。
I'我不确定您会觉得寒冷的夜晚如何，但是对于我们两个人来说，低40's在冻结。因此，我们捆绑在一起，遇到了我们可以找到的第一个星巴克。曾经，我们配备了美味可口的饮料，我们准备接受寒冷并带入现场。
We walked around for some time and enjoyed 所有 the various shops. There are several candy shops on Cannery Row, but we stopped at IT'糖。这家商店很大，里面有各种各样的糖果。我们拿到了14岁的寿司形状的糖果。如果您认识我们的小女孩，就知道她为假食品和形状像真实食品的糖果而疯狂。我们给了我们3岁大的巨型软糖熊（他在5分钟内吃了）和一些可爱的Shopkins。
满意我们的购物，我们搬到了下一家很棒的商店， 蒙特雷's Tasty Olive Bar. Oh Mylanta, the olive oil and balsamic vinaigrette selection here is beyond words. We must have spent about a half hour in this delicious tasting bar, trying 所有 of the incredible olive oils and vinaigrettes. Highly recommended! Highly!
We walked up and down Cannery Row, and visited several other shops. We walked up to the 蒙特雷 Aquarium, which was already closed for the day. And then it happened, hubby decided to take us down a dark 所有ey, following a sign that read "to the ocean".
Skeptical of this very un-hubby-like move, I was so pleasantly surprised when we arrived at the ocean at the end of the dark 所有ey. At the end of that 所有ey was a lovely deck overlooking the dark crashing waves of the ocean. What a site!
Just to our 对, a very lively scene. Restaurants, hotels, and fire pits for anyone to enjoy. As we walked and talked, and Snapchatted away, we noticed a restaurant overlooking the ocean. At that moment, I announced that I wanted to eat at that restaurant, and so hubs made it happen. It was not that easy to find, as we originally saw it from a distance.
当我们到达 鱼漏斗, there was a bit of a wait. First come first serve seating. But I requested a window seat and told the host that we did not mind waiting a little longer. One of the best things about our little getaways, is that we never rush. We feel and act like we have 所有 the time in the world and simply refuse to stress about anything. We got our pager from the host, and decided to continue walking around the deck, stopping at random shops.
不到20分钟后，传呼机震动了，我们坐在一个可爱的靠窗座位上。
一等生意，老公下令The Loaded 血腥玛丽为其妻子，妻子是Blood Mary的忠实粉丝'但是，不幸的是，自大约5年前以来，它就没有在拉斯维加斯的一家小酒吧里表现出色。
血腥玛丽's, when done 对, are one of my favorite drinks. But they are very often, a sad disappointment. Fortunately, 鱼漏斗 got it 对!
这位血腥玛丽饰有3颗蒙特利大虾。我从来没有对喝酒和装饰感到满意。
喝完大虾和虾后，我已经完全吃饱了，只是以某种方式，当我们的第一个开胃菜出现时，我立即腾出了空间。半壳上的1/2十二个牡蛎。我将继续记录说，从字面上看，我一生中从未有过比以往更好的牡蛎。
这些牡蛎大，多肉，多汁，充满风味。不需要酱！
接下来，我们吃了培根卷贝
而主菜，龙虾尾。
Both were very good, but the 血腥玛丽 and Oysters take the cake.
一顿美味的晚餐后，我们决定买一瓶酒，（其中一个，老公不会't饮料），然后回到我们的房间，在那里我们可以欣赏美景，并从露台上呼吸新鲜空气。
一路上，我们找到了不得不尝试的另一家餐厅，并于第二天在 Rou
第二天早上，我们经过一整夜的睡眠后才醒来。没有婴儿每2小时叫醒您一瓶或擦背。哦，真是光荣！我的父母父母明白
我们醒来，喝了咖啡，然后开车去圆石滩做"17 Mile Drive". If you are anything like me, the place where the forest, mountains and the ocean meet, is where you need to be. The cliffs, and crashing waves, the brisk air, and Cypress Trees, 所有 surrounded by a thick fog that'缓慢燃烧。那是我的地方！
Fair warning, there is a $10 CASH fee for non-residents. However, if you spend $35 or more at any of the restaurants in the 17英里路 area, they will credit your $10 toward your meal.
我们从必看的柏树开始了我们的旅程。这是一棵标志性的树，栖息在由花岗岩制成的孤独山丘上，是北美最常被拍照的树。
We then drove through and stopped at most of the stops on the 17英里路. It was stunning.
我们看到了海豹，鸟类和其他各种野生动植物。我们看到了巨大的海浪，我们看到了令人难以置信的自然地点，周围环绕着人造材料，房屋，铁丝网围栏。肯定有很多景点。
After the drive and 所有 of the stops, we were ready for breakfast. It was a little after 10am and we decided to go to one of the restaurants marked on the map.
One of the things I failed to mention earlier is that there are about 8 golf courses located along the 17英里路. Two of these golf courses are world famous PGA courses. Is that how you word it? I don'不知道。我真的对高尔夫不太了解。
在这一点上，我们只是跟随着一点"fork and knife"在地图上签名。最近的一个恰好在 圆石滩旅馆。圆石滩旅馆位于 圆石滩高尔夫球场，这是美国最重要的高尔夫球场之一
当驶入该物业时，位于展位的女士拦住我们，询问我们要去的地方，并通知我们该物业唯一可用的停车位是代客停车，原因是有些建筑。她确保再次告诉我们，我们不要在任何地方自助停车。所以我们开车直到看到看似代客的东西，只有没人代客代步。于是老公拉开了一点路，我下车问旅馆制服的那位绅士，这是否是代客。
他看着我，好像我问了有史以来最愚蠢的问题，然后继续告诉我，是的，这是代客泊车服务，但我们也可以在自助停车场停车。我没有注意他的居高临下的语调，我解释说，展位的保安告诉我们没有自助停车位。我又屈从了"这是举世闻名的等等……我们怎么可能代客泊车？" Oh... I see, Sir.
我还有一个问题要问他，他能指出我去餐厅吗？我的问题遇到一个傻笑和"which restaurant?". The valet, once again began to tell me about this very world renowned hotel and golf establishment and 所有 of the fine dining that was housed here. He, in great details, proceeded to tell me about each restaurant'的位置，提供的食物类型，他没有忘记说，"不要介意这家餐厅的价格，因为您是在为景观付费，而不仅仅是食物".
当我回到车上时，我向老公解释了对我说的话。我没有'不知道我该冒犯还是感激。
后来我认为我很生气。
We wrapped up breakfast and drove 对 back to our hotel where I needed to get a few hours of marketing work done for a few of my clients. But let me show you my office that day...
我们工作，放松并准备在 Roux，我们前一天晚上发现的可爱的小餐厅。
当我们到达时，这个地方挤满了人。有三个可用的表，没有一个看起来很理想。但是，这位了不起的女主人采取了一些行动，为我们提供了一个很棒的餐桌。我们本来想坐在火炉旁，但她建议不要这样做，因为温度要降到30度以下。's that evening.
我们很喜欢他们的Petite Assiettes，它们基本上是法式小吃Tapas。
我特别喜欢扒手八达通。我唯一的抱怨，我希望还有更多。
我们也有白兰地的炒甘巴，虽然不是我们的最爱，但是足够好。
We split the main course, which was the Venison dish. It was delicious, light and not at 所有 gamy.
We had plans to do a hike the next morning before we 剩下 for home. But instead, we slept in and lounged in bed until we had to check out. I truly cannot remember the last time I got to sleep in. My internal clock wakes me up early morning because that'男孩们醒来的时候。但是在这一天，我们实际上睡着了。
很高兴能悠闲地起床，打包和走动。
我们的最后一站是路途中的汽油和外带餐，因为我们不想花更多的时间离开婴儿。尽管我们绝对享受独处的时光，但我们却像疯子一样怀念我们的小家伙。
因此，我们终于在加利福尼亚州冈萨雷斯（Gonzales）停了下来。沿途回家的一个小农镇。
在101号车站的这一站，有一个加油站，一个星巴克，一个地铁站，一个甜甜圈店，一个牙科诊所以及一个令人惊讶的美味汉堡店，称为Burger Queen。
我以汉堡和薯条结束我们的假期而感到内，但不能'不能帮助自己。我必须尝试一下。
我有第一名，超级女王芝士汉堡，这次没有汉堡的照片，因为我不能'不要停止进食足够长的时间拍照。喝彩，汉堡皇后！
我们度过了一段美妙的旅程，每一秒钟都很开心。但是我们很高兴终于回到我们的两个男婴身边。它'像我们一样享受一次假期，并享受更多的回家，这是一种奇妙的感觉。
