(the scene at our super cute French inspired hotel's cafe counter)
After enjoying a few mini crepes at the hotel, we were ready to get going...
with a few stops related to movies, pop culture and of course, the obligatory stops for coffee and lunch.
This lovely house was on a street just CHOCK FULL of historic homes used in the movies. This is a very famous one. I'll give you a hint. Hitchcock. And no, this is NOT the Bates Motel from "Psycho" (that's at Universal Studios) or the house from "The Birds" (that's in Bodega);
Interestingly enough, right across from this house, was ahouse made famous in a slasher flick (cough, clue, cough).
This historic building by the train depot was also featured in the Hitchcock movie I referenced but is now the site of Flying Goat Coffee which we had to visit since their coffee beans are featured at Hawthorn Coffee in University Heights.
The train depot across from the coffee place was also featured prominently in that Hitchcock movie. This, along with the house are the only two places that still survive since everything else was torn down over the past 70 years.
Santa Rosa is home to the Charles M. Schulz museum (which we visited back in 2009). There are statues of his beloved "Peanuts" characters around this area.
We also visited a cheese factory that makes only one type of cheese.
Bert's suggestion for today was visiting this particular street in Sebastopol known for their whimsical recycled sculptures on nearly every house's yard.
Mary and Darlene (and other Doctor Who fans), this house is for you!
It was quite cool seeing the variety of items used to create these pieces of art. You couldn't get away with this in our neighborhood.
Coffee was enjoyed on the outside deck of a local coffee shop (the barista, a nice young man, used to work for Flying Goat and gave us several food recommendations)
Bert's other pick of the day was the grounds of an experimental farm which was founded by Luther Burbank, a botanist and pioneer in agricultural science. Ever heard of the Russett Burbank potato? He developed that. The Shasta daisy? Yes. Spineless cactus? That too.
Boring to you? Maybe but interesting for us.
Back to downtown Petaluma on the corner of 4th and C where you can see the clock tower, a local landmark. This was also seen in the movie, "Peggie Sue Got Married".
From the coffee shop across the street is the old Carnegie Library which is now the home of the Petaluma Historical Society, which sadly was closed the days of our stay.
Dinner was enjoyed in this ethnic restaurant (can you guess the country)...
Just one of the several dishes we tried at this fairly new place near our hotel...
Tomorrow would be our last day in Petaluma with activities planned by TC and Bert (it's nice not to have to think of everything!) before heading down to the Bay Area.
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