I saw an episode of Rachel Ray's Tasty Travels a while back that focused on Napa and the Wine Country. We decided we would follow her trail and see what we would discover.
First stop on the tour was a visit to a 13th century Tuscan castle, Castello di Amarosa. But before that a stop at the Petrified Forest and the town of Calistoga.
The Petrified Forest was a strange place. We decided to skip the $7 self-guided tour (big, fat $1 discount for educators - don't do me any favors!) and hung out in the gift shop. I think we saw as much there as we would have on the tour. On the way out we saw a sign for another fake attraction - Old Faithful (of California).
We followed the road to the town of Calistoga, a bustling tourist hub of Napa Valley. We walked around the main street (the only street?) in the bright sunshine. After a brief stop at one of the many shi shi geegaw stores we went back to a little cafe that we had noticed earlier for some coffee. We spent about 30 minutes hanging out with the owner while he detailed the nuances of the coffee roasting business.
All buzzed out on coffee we struck out for Tuscany.
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