About 3 1/2 hours south of the Monterey Peninsula is the beautiful town of Solvang, California. Solvang is a very special place that began as a Danish settlement in Santa Barbara County in 1911. It maintains the atmosphere and culture of a town in Denmark. It is one of my favorite places in California to spend a weekend. We travelled there this weekend and had a great time. One of the best things about Solvang is that it is totally dog friendly. I think that the people of this town truly go above and beyond to show kindness to our furry friends.
As I have shared in the past, Liesl LOVES vacation. She loves to travel and totally gets it when it comes to travelling. She is up for any adventure, and really likes Solvang. Everyone was so nice to her, so of course, she thinks Solvang is all about her.
So here are some photos of Solvang to give you a taste of what it looks like:
One of four windmills in the town
Miss Liesl waiting to see what we are going to do next.
So we got to eat lots of yummy things like Danish pastry, sausages, frikadellar (Danish meatballs) and try an Icelandic beer. Everything we ate was so delicious and we just had a great time. We walked the avenues, shopped, and visited the Santa Ynez mission. It was wonderful.
Whenever I am in Solvang, one of my favorite places to visit is Thumbelina Needleworks. Thumbelina carries a selection of Permin of Copenhagen, Oehenslager, and Eva Rosenstand patterns that you can not get anywhere else. They have some very unique things that have been imported from Denmark. In the next few days I will share photos of my purchases.
This trip was such a joy. It was a nice break in the middle of a season that has been really busy. I am so happy that we got to stop and smell the roses.
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