Bhairitu, Yes, the weather was excellent over there as compared to foggy San Francisco, CA. I don't know if it means anything. But when I checked in to a budget motel in town, I found out that the motel was owned by a family from India. It was rather surprising to see a picture of a guru at the check-in counter in a small northern California town.
Anyway, I just had to get out of town from SF since they had a big annual rock concert at the Golden Gate Park for the entire weekend. You could hear them play from my place and did not have to stop until 10 PM at night. Next year, I'll have to visit another town for a weekend getaway. JR PS By the way I later found out that Paul McCartney was playing in that concert. Last Friday night, I did hear a band playing some old Beatles tune. But I thought it was one of those copycat bands that was playing. Little did I know that it was Sir Paul himself who was playing. --- In [email protected], Bhairitu <noozguru@...> wrote: > > Good weekend to visit there since it was cooler than usual and Chico can > be quite a hot spot in the summer. > > On 08/13/2013 06:09 PM, John wrote: > > That's right. I was there last Saturday to get some peace and quiet. > > While there I took a tour of the Sierra Nevada Brewing Company. It was > > delightful and I got to taste all of the beers they produced for free. > > > > Later in the evening, I ate a wonderful Basque restaurant in town. If you > > haven't been in one, you guys should try this place out. > > > > Then, on Sunday, I visited a Cistercian Monastery at Vina, CA which is > > nearby Chico, CA. Yes, I did talk to one monk there for direction to their > > wine tasting room. The tasting room was staffed with women. One lady > > served us a taste of their wines and all for free. I later bought three > > bottles and a sweatshirt with an emblem of the monastery, New Clairvaux > > Abbey. > > > > http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=A2KJke6j1wpS0hAAN6mJzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTFyajN0bHNnBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1nBG9pZAMyMWFkN2FkM2Q4MzFmM2M0ZTgwZTgzY2U5YzE0ODdkZQRncG9zAzE5?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3F_adv_prop%3Dimage%26va%3Dnew%2Bclairvaux%2Babbey%26fr%3Dfptb-w3i-s%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D19&w=314&h=471&imgurl=media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com%2F736x%2Fd2%2Fb7%2Fad%2Fd2b7ad0c28bbb48bb6d62ab804b9e91c.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fpinterest.com%2Fpin%2F40532465368531644%2F&size=46.6KB&name=The+%3Cb%3ENew+Clairvaux+Abbey+%3C%2Fb%3E%22chapter+house%22+in+Vina+%28Chico%29%2C+Calif.+is+...&p=new+clairvaux+abbey&oid=21ad7ad3d831f3c4e80e83ce9c1487de&fr2=&fr=fptb-w3i-s&tt=The+%3Cb%3ENew+Clairvaux+Abbey+%3C%2Fb%3E%22chapter+house%22+in+Vina+%28Chico%29%2C+Calif.+is+...&b=0&ni=48&no=19&ts=&tab=organic&sigr=11bfohrd6&sigb=13jnpfvsa&sigi=12dh553p7&.crumb=bx66Zf6j0MA&fr=fptb-w3i-s > > > > > > One advice: make sure your gas tank is full when you get to the abbey since > > there are no gas station in town. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
