{"id":642,"date":"2008-05-26T21:20:53","date_gmt":"2008-05-27T04:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.doubleperf.com\/blog\/?p=642"},"modified":"2008-05-26T21:22:32","modified_gmt":"2008-05-27T04:22:32","slug":"a_bit_o_denmark_in_california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.doubleperf.com\/blog\/archives\/2008\/05\/26\/a_bit_o_denmark_in_california.html","title":{"rendered":"A Bit o’ Denmark in California"},"content":{"rendered":"

We took advantage of the holiday weekend to get up to Solvang, the little Danish outpost outside of Santa Barbara, for some sightseeing, wine-tasting, and hiking. We arrived on Sunday afternoon and enjoyed the strange Danish-ness of the town, its many windmills, and especially the Elverh?j Museum<\/A>.

\"Elverh?j<\/a>

We headed up to Los Olivos for a delicious sandwich at Panino, some wine tasting on Grand Street, and then out to Beckmen Vineyards<\/a> and the Roblar Winery<\/a> for more tastings.

\"Solvang\"<\/a>

After a quick nap in the afternoon and some episodes of “Unbeatable Banzuke” (check out the crazy things they do on mountain bikes<\/A>), we headed to The Ballard Inn<\/A>, where Aimee had made reservations for dinner. We had one of the more delicious meals I’ve had in a long time – I had some amazing scallops, and Aimee let the chef go crazy making a vegetarian dish, which ended up have some tempura, couscous, and sweet potatoes in it, I think.

\"Solvang\"<\/a>

This morning, after some amazing pancakes at Paula’s Pancakes in Solvang, we headed back toward Santa Barbara on the beautiful 154, stopping at Aliso Canyon for a 3 1\/2 mile hike in the Los Padres National Forest. It was a beautiful hike along the hills, cool and breezy and full of insects and birds. It was a great way to end the weekend, and we headed home refreshed and ready for summer.

\"Aliso<\/a>


\nMore photos from the weekend here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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